Copycat Messy Bun

Having short (shoulder-length) hair, it's hard for me to find styles of buns that will really work for my hair. Then I found The Small Things blog on Pinterest and was especially taken by this tutorial. The blogger has hair about the same length as mine, and when I looked through her how-to's I was astonished at how easy-- and cute-- they are! 

So, I decided to start with the messy side updo, and this is what I managed to do. Keep in mind that I'm by no means a hair expert, and this was easy for me even on my first try.

I do apologize for the TERRIBLE picture quality. I took them with my phone.

As you can see, I started out with my hair curled. I curled it with my flat iron. Strong, defined curls aren't really necessary since all your hair is just going up in a bun anyway. You just need some texture and softness.