Hair Styling Workshop: Elegant Upstyles

What you'll learn

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

Course testimonials

Domimnique said: 5 Stars
Daniella said: Great class. Teacher showed us all the basic bun styles plus more. Very helpful
Anna said: Loved Jodie’s responsiveness to the very different needs and skills of us , her students. So much mutual learning: the best! Thank you, Jodie!
Morena said: Help me gain more confidence in doing my own hair for functions.
Margaret said: I really enjoyed this course. Jodie presented several achievable options and before we knew it, we were creating nice up styles on ourselves.

Course tutors

Jodie Budd

Jodie is an experienced hairdresser and educator with more than 30 years of industry experience across Sydney and London. With a lifelong passion for hairstyling, she has worked extensively in...

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Classes Online Courses

Hair Styling Workshop: Elegant Upstyles

Mon 17 Aug 2026

1 session, 3 hours total

6pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)

2A Gordon St, Rozelle

Jodie Budd

Enrol in all 3 Hair Styling workshops for a 15% discount! Discounted price applies automatically in cart.

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Mon 17 Aug 2026	6pm - 9pm	C1-2: Training Room - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle

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