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  • MESS IS BEST photo | Olivia Wilde

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Updated: Tuesday Dec 13, 2011 | 06:00 AM EST By: Alex Apatoff & Zoë Ruderman

MESS IS BEST

Last-minute invite? Don't fret about not having hours to pull together an elaborate coif. Stylist Alex Polillo gave Olivia Wilde this easy updo by braiding a loose ponytail, twisting it into a bun and finishing the look with a Jennifer Behr headband (leather gives polish, but play with sparkling or multistrand styles too!). Voilà – party ready in five minutes!