Between fancy updos and perfectly quaffed buns, it often looks like little girls are stopping by the salon en route to school. Unfortunately, you're a one-trick ponytail when it comes to hairstyling.

For most people, the term "updo" elicits visions of prom hairstyles and wedding looks — not to mention hours spent in a chair at a salon. But despite the first images your brain might conjure up, ...