The Half Up Hairstyle Trend is all the rage on Instagram and style blogs for Fall 2019!  This is a front half of the hair up and back half of the hair down look!  It can be worn dressy such as for a wedding, but the big trend is a casual, tossed up look.  The hair should look extremely healthy and have some wave to it.  But the actual style looks like it the hair was gathered from temple to temple or slightly lower then twisted or knotted up at the crown of the head in a big hurry. 

Prep The Hair:  This is an easy look to create and is perfect for second day hair when in a hurry.  Hair is actually easier to style up if the hair is a little less than clean.  But whether working with freshly shampooed or late in the day hair, add some texture to make hair easier to work with.  Try P2 by Philip Pelusi RefresHair Texture Spray.  This combination hair refresher and texture creator adds just the right amount of flexible grip to the hair to make it much easier to style up.  Lightly mist over hair and either brush thru or lightly scrunch if creating more of a roughed-up look.  It has a fabulous scent of White Tea and Thyme and makes hair smell heavenly!

Catch a Wave!  If starting with freshly shampooed hair, add some body by applying a wave enhancing, texture creating product to damp hair.  Try P2 ReCurl Smart Styling Treatment.  This totally unique product works from the inside of the hair depositing a proprietary texture building plant derived micro-emulsion that helps add spring to naturally wavy and curly hair plus builds body in any hair texture.  Allow hair to air dry or diffuse dry the hair with some light scrunching.  It can even be applied to damp hair, loosely braided and allowed to dry overnight.  This makes for an easy Half Up style creation the next morning.

Neatness is a no-no!  No neat partings here.  Once hair is dry, use fingers to section hair off from temple to temple or even slightly lower.  And it’s just fine to leave some hair out above the ears, meaning you don’t have to pull all of the hair back from the front hairline.  Use small amounts of a flexible, non-stiffening hair groom to help control the hair and add some separation.  Try P2 Honey.  This honey-based product has a natural honey scent plus helps make manipulating the hair easier.  Gather the hair around the crown of the head and tie off in a hairband and stop there.  Or once hair is in the hairband, twist around the base and pin into place.  Make sure to leave a few pieces of hair loose from the band.  This trend needs to look a bit disheveled to stay modern looking.  Add a few bends with a wide barrel curling iron if hair needs a bit more separation and movement.