Stylists on Instagram have become masters at creating impossible braided updos, twisted chignons, and the kind of detailed updos no mere mortal could ever copy. But, sometimes, they share their tricks ...

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Updos tend to live in two extremes. Either they are worn on a red carpet, complete with gowns and a full beat, or they are the go-to after work hairstyle for lounging on the couch in sweatpants.