18. Headband Hairstyle

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If you need to look professional and glamorous at the same time, wear discreet makeup, nothing that pops out too much. Build a refined bun and opt for a braided satin headband. 

19. Professional Half Up Hairdo

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Style some loose waves and separate the top hair from the mane. Create a half ponytail and wrap a strand around the base to hide the hair elastic used in securing the pony.

20. Blonde French Braid

There are multiple occasions when you need to look pulled out of the box. This French braid is impeccable, and if you want to recreate it, you can hide the remaining braided ponytail.

21. Office-Ready Updo

Updos are ideal as professional hairstyles for long hair. Always elegant and sophisticated, they keep your hair out of your face and off the back of your neck. More importantly, they make a statement. This is a sleek take on a chignon.

Long Hairstyles for Your Next Formal Party

22. Natural Curls

Never feel like you have to put up your hair at work—and never let anyone, not one single person, tell you that your natural hair or your protective hairstyles are in any way unprofessional. They are not. As such, feel free to give your natural curls the structure and shape, then head to work and reap the rewards—every woman you work with will be envious of your spirals.

23. Braided, Twisted, and Tucked

I don’t think it gets more polished and professional than this, speaking of protective styles. This is both intricate and elegant, as well as flattering. As you can see, it’s tidy—I hate that word, but it fits—but it’s just this side of high-fashion, all the same.

24. Up, Up, and Away

Arranging your curly hair in a messy bun unquestionably works as a professional hairstyle for long hair. The beauty of a messy bun is that your hairdo still has a little edge. To be put together but still funky is no small feat, but a sky-high bun can help you own it.