Skip to content

How to Do a Low Chignon

Low Chignon on a woman with light olive skin and dark brown hair, side view
Low Chignon on a woman with light olive skin and dark brown hair, back view
Low Chignon on a woman with light olive skin and dark brown hair, three-quarter view
Low Chignon on a woman with light olive skin and dark brown hair, front view
Low Chignon on a woman with light olive skin and dark brown hair, close view from the back-left of the chignon and the pin line above it
Low Chignon · Side · 1 of 5

Low Chignon · Side

1 of 5

The look in one line

A low chignon at the nape, soft at the front, a pin line above it for a veil comb.

Steps

  1. Tie your hair in a low ponytail at the nape.
  2. Slide the elastic a few centimetres down the length.
  3. Roll the ponytail up from the ends towards your head.
  4. Tuck the roll in above the elastic.
  5. Pin across it with bobby pins, crossing them in pairs.
  6. If the roll sags, roll it tighter and add two pins at its base.

The finished look

Front
Swept back softly from a centre part.
Sides
Loose over the ears into the bun.
Back
Rolled and pinned at the nape; a clear line above it for the veil comb.
You need
Pins, a low elastic and light hairspray. Five to fifteen minutes.
Lasts
Lasts the day.

Updated

Similar looks