Quick and Easy Melbourne Cup Hairstyles
With the nation-stopping Melbourne Cup quickly cantering towards us, it’s time to get out your hats, fascinators, headbands, and favorite hair accessories! You can match these with your clothes so that you’re ready to gallop with the nation on this event that we all know and love.
Here are five quick and easy hairstyles that you can rock during this long yet fun race day.
#1 Soft Beach Waves
You can never go wrong with just having your hair down and styled in soft beach curls. Whether you’re wearing fun headbands, cute fascinators, or simple hats, your curls will definitely be in style and in perfect match for your chosen accessory.
Plus, beach waves embody a feminine look that never goes out of style. It's also flexible enough to match whatever style of clothes you decide to wear to the event – casual, semi-formal, and more.
#2 Braids
Keep your hairdo in a fashionably complex style by braiding your strands. You can braid your hair in various ways, like the classic plait, the timeless french braids, the more formal dutch braids, or the feminine waterfall braids.
You can also tuck your hair behind your head or put them over your shoulders. Either way, it's easy to wear a simple hat or fascinator above your head to give your hairstyle more creativity.
Or you can also bring out your inner princess with crown braids and don a cute but royal-looking headband or small hat.
#3 Edgy, Simple Ponytail
Tying your hair into a high ponytail is probably the simplest hairstyle of them all. But, with a bit of a tweak and the right fascinator, you can turn this simple 'do into a sleek and chic style that can pretty much complement the different types of outfits you’re considering wearing on race day.
If you prefer a more voluminous hair rather than the usual slick back pony, you can tease your crown hair before tying it up, or use the Zala Ponytail Extensions for extra volume.
The best thing about high ponytails is that it's very easy to redo when you're feeling all tired and haggard from the day's activities. Also, since it's not at all obtrusive to your race day hair accessory, you can confidently wear your statement hats, fascinators, and headbands while still maintaining your hairstyle.
#4 Slick Back Straight
If you’re going out on race day wanting to look more serious and formal than fun and casual, you can also keep your hair just slicked back and straight. That's not to say you can't style it up with a wide-brimmed hat, a huge fascinator piece, or a netted fascinator, of course.
Straight hair also looks best if you want to wear a statement headpiece that will do all the talking for your hairstyle. Since there’s nothing going on with your hairdo, the focus of your hairstyle will go directly to your headpiece, whether it's royal and formal or large and extravagant.
#5 Braided Ponytail
Braided ponytails are a romantic twist on the classic ponytail. Luckily for you, they're very easy to do. You only have to make a couple of braids at the top of your head and tie the rest of your strands in a ponytail.
You can also spice up the fun and carefree vibe of this hairstyle by adding cute accessories like flowers, ribbons, or even scarves.
Quick and Easy Melbourne Cup Hairstyles
Regardless of the hairstyle you choose and the accessory that you decide to wear, it's important to remember that your style for the Melbourne Cup should always be comfortably fashionable. It's going to be a long day, so an uncomfortable hairstyle will just hamper all the fun you could possibly enjoy.
We hope you have fun at the Melbourne Cup! Did you like any of these Melbourne Cup hairstyles? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
For more hairstyle recommendations, don't forget to check out our ZALA blog!
