Half-up half-down hair is trending: 14 celebrities who wear the simple style on repeat

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Half-up half-down hair is trending: 14 celebrities who wear the simple style on repeat

By Morgan Fargo

Updated 3 years ago

1 min read

An easy weekend hairstyle to add to the roster – we love.

There are a few off-duty hairstyles we’ve seen rise into the mainstream recently. First, there was the slicked-back bun – an easy way to double up a hair treatment with the trending “clean” aesthetic. Then, claw clips and banana clips entered the fray, a throwback to the 90s and the low-maintenance, on-the-go clipped-up styles we so loved. 

Now, baby braids, spiky buns and voluminous blow drys are back, worn by celebrities, influencers and the majority of people I see on my “hot girl” lunch break walks. 

One popular style –  half-up half-down hair – has also been trickling back into the rotation, favoured by women of the moment Hailey Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, Sydney Sweeney, Rihanna and HoYeon Jung. 

Simple and elegant, it’s a school-esque style that’s really rather cute. Here’s some celeb inspiration for how to wear half-up half-down hair on straight, curly and braided hair.


Jennifer Lopez

A rare behind-the-scenes of her recent wedding to Ben Affleck, J.Lo wore her hair in her signature 90s style – half-up half-down on smooth, voluminous, blow-dried lengths.


Hailey Bieber

Secured with a silky black bow, Hailey Bieber celebrated her 25th birthday with a slicked-back half-up half-down style with shiny, sleek lengths.


Rihanna

Potentially the pregnancy announcement to end all pregnancy announcements, Rihanna and partner A$AP Rocky traipsed through slushy snow to announce their good news. Her hair? A wavy half-up style that swept away from her crown into a sweet, voluminous bun. 


Sydney Sweeney

Woman of the moment, Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney took the half-up half-down style a slightly different way, separating the top of her hair to create half-up, bow-tied bunches. Cute!


HoYeon Jung

Replete with curtain bangs, Squid Game actor HoYeon’s half-up hair feels effortlessly chic and low-maintenance.


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Yara Shahidi

Half-up doesn’t have to mean minimalist. Take a leaf out of actor Yara Shahidi’s book and accessorise with myriad hair clips. Paging Y2K


Barbie Ferreira

One of the first celebrities to adopt the trending copper hair colour, Barbie Ferreira’s shorter half-up half-down hairstyle is clipped back, her shorter layers and bangs left out to create a wholly undone feel. 


Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo perfectly encapsulates the resurgence of nostalgia-core with a purple butterfly clip and thick face-framing strands. Classically 90s, it’s giving Clueless in a major way. 


Dua Lipa

Sleek and lengthy, Dua Lipa’s half-up ‘do is a weekend hairstyle we’ll be recreating ASAP. Smoothed back along the crown and sides of her head, it’s similar to the slicked-back bun, just with half the hair.


Zendaya

No one does it like Zendaya, and this half-up hairstyle proves that. Intricately detailed, the circular braids work up to a tall bun with the bottom half of her hair left out and fluffy. 


Beyoncé

Waterfall-like, Beyoncé keeps the height of her half-up style at the crown of her head, letting the caramel waves to tumble down the sides of her head, blending with the left-out under-layer. 


Griff

Not sure what I like more about Griff’s ‘fit, to be honest – the silver Mary-Jane shoes, gummy bear necklace, impossibly tiny Chanel crossbody bag or the sweet half-up bun. 


Ciara

Chanelling 90s-preppy, Ciara’s flicked out mid-length half-up style is sweet and timeless.  


Bella Hadid

Parted on the side, Bella pulls half her curly hair back away from her face, leaving the fringe to drape out. Add pizza and you’ve got a winning combo. 


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