favorite updo?

I love those hippie/medieval inspired dos, with little braids, beads, the top hair in something bunlike and the rest of the (long-long) hair worn down. I personally do not (really!) look good in a half up, half down style, but I still think it´s lovely.

I pretty much do my own. Whenever a friend tries to help, they're usually not used to working with so much hair (it's only just past BSL, but it's pretty thick). And as for salons, I just don't have the cash.

Since I dance, I have gotten quite good at the "slick it all back, don't budge" bun, but it's so severe-looking that I pretty much save that for performance (Haven't tried it since I got bangs, though, so this could be interesting). For dance classes and rehearsals, as well as other exercise, I prefer a really high pseudo-bun where I fold the ponytail under once then loop it through the elastic.

For everyday, I tend to favor simple mid-height ponytails, but lately I've also been into low side buns (I saw Jennifer Aniston wearing a side bun a while back and thought that it was cute, and I like it on myself even better).

An updo that I really like when my hair is curly is as follows: First, pull hair back from the temples as though to do half-up half-down, then secure with a medium-sized claw clip. Then, gather hair at the nape, twist upwards, and secure with a second clip above the first, leaving ends sticking out. Looks best when done kind of loosely.