Hair Styling Workshop: Elegant Upstyles

Learn how to create elegant upstyles for special occasions with our hairstyling courses in Sydney!

From effortless messy buns to polished event-ready styles, this hands-on upstyling workshop will teach you how to create beautiful hairstyles for everyday wear and special occasions.

Perfect for anyone with medium to long hair wanting to improve their hairstyling skills, this workshop focuses on achievable, wearable upstyles that look polished while still feeling relaxed and modern. You’ll learn how to prepare hair for styling, create shape and structure, and use pins and products effectively to help your hairstyles feel more secure and long-lasting.

Through guided demonstrations and practical hands-on styling, you’ll explore a range of classic and contemporary upstyles while developing confidence recreating these looks at home.

If you’d like to continue building your hairstyling skills, you may also enjoy our Hair Styling Workshop: Beautiful Braids & Plaits and Hair Styling Workshop: Curls, Waves & Straightening.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this Elegant Upstyles workshop, you will have explored concepts and techniques such as:

• Practising a variety of upstyle techniques
• Creating casual and polished upstyles with greater confidence
• Learning hair preparation and pinning techniques
• Understanding how to use styling products and tools more effectively

Course content

What will be covered in this Elegant Upstyles workshop?

During the workshop, participants will work with techniques and ideas such as:

• Classic and casual buns
• Soft romantic upstyles
• French twists
• Hair preparation and sectioning techniques
• Pinning and securing techniques
• Tips for creating longer-lasting styles

Content may vary slightly depending on class pace, participant interests, hair types, and instructor approach.

Intended audience

Who is this Elegant Upstyles workshop for?

This workshop is ideal for anyone with medium to long hair wanting to improve their upstyling skills and learn elegant, wearable hairstyles for everyday wear or special occasions.

Course venue

Rozelle Campus

2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd on the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)

Course materials

Please bring to class:

• Clean hair (please wash your hair the night before class)
• Your own hairbrush and comb
• Hair elastics
• Bobby pins (and, if possible, ripple pins)
• Hair doughnut
• Curling or straightening irons if possible
• Hairspray