An effortless, undone updo is right on trend for spring/ summer 2016. Follow our Creative Director’s how-to guide to creating a Romantic, knotted updo…

STEP 1: Apply a smoothing cream like Sebastian Potion 9 to the lengths and ends of freshly washed hair.

STEP 2: Loosely curl a few sections of hair using a large barrel tong (try the ghd Curve Creative Curl Wand for beachy results) and brush them through to create texture.

STEP 3: Set hair into a rough side parting.

STEP 4: Pull the hair back, allowing a few strands to fall loose around the face.

STEP 5: Split hair into two sections then cross one over the other and bring it underneath to create a knot.

STEP 6: Repeat the crossover process a second time and secure with a hair tie. Finish with a mist of hold spray like Sebastian Shaper Fierce.