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20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner

The holidays are always super busy. Between running errands, preparing for house guests and cooking dinner, many of us will find ourselves cutting corners with our beauty routine. However, that doesn't mean we have to look like it. Make this hectic time of year seem effortless by styling your hair into an easy and beautiful updo. Whether you’re cooking a Thanksgiving feast or doing light cleaning, an updo is a convenient hair style for getting things done and with no hassle. Get inspired by these holiday-ready styles, spotted on Instagram. 
By Jennifer Ford · Updated October 26, 2020
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Thanksgiving Updos

It’s all eyes on you with this twisted updo.

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

Keep your hair as festive as the holidays with these fun bantu knots adorned with gold hair clips. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

We love these gorgeous grey top knot genie locs.  

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

This curly ponytail is poppin’. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

If all else fails, a beautiful head wrap always comes in handy. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

 A messy bun is perfect for any and every occasion. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

We’re swooning over this gorgeous mohawk-inspired updo. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

Style mini buns down the center of your head into the shape of a mohawk. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

No time to dry your curls? Pineapple it. This styling method is tried and true. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

Spruce up your pixie cut with a rod set. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

To keep your curls (and bangs) from falling flat, throw them into a beautiful messy bun. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

A half up, half down updo is always easy and beautiful. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

Bun goals. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

Pineappling is always an effortless and beautiful go-to. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

Accessorize your updo with a bandana. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

OK, so it’s not an updo, but we live for big hair and this volumous afro is everything!

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

No time to style your hair? Set it and forget it with a gorgeous rod set.

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

This gorgeous updo is perfect for getting things done. 

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

Style your goddess braids into a bun.

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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Thanksgiving Updos

Part your hair into 6 sections, secure them with a rubber band and twist ends together towards the front of your head to form this easy but, intricate looking updo.

20 Stylish Ways to Wear Your Hair While Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
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TOPICS:  Holiday Hair