Taylor Swift wearing a elegant hairstyle while attending the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA.

It's A special night and you want your HAIR done quickly. After shampooing and completely drying your hair, preferably with product dried therein, roll sections like these, pin and sit under a HOTt dryer for about 10-15 minutes. You MAY want to very lightly spritz with (watered down) spray gel, or not, before applying that heat, however, experiment as everyone's tastes, and hair, are different. While these curls are getting their very necessary cooling, apply your make-up, dress or RELAX. The longer they cool the better so waiting until just before you GO out is ideal. Remove pins carefully, shake STYLE and with your fingers, direct where you want it all to fall. Fingercomb gently and spray with a little hairspray or spray wax and you're set for the night. This works on longer HAIR TOO, though the heating and cooling times will differ.

Even outdoors in the cold or wind, Mary Hart still manages to keep her medium length looking good. Her layers are all rolled vertically and barely picked to break them up for smoothness.

A little layering around the bottom of this short to medium length on Linda Evangelista allows a short stack of curls to be supported. Tucking it all behind her ears gives this look a graceful air and opens up her well made-up face that could maybe use a little more mascara.

Slight layering along the bottom of this style on Natasha Richardson gives her just the lift she needs to pull off this light flip.

At a medium long length, Mikalah Gordon has put her layers to work in this neck hugging design. With the right razored haircut and products applied to damp hair, simply work an undercurl towards the front center while blow drying.

Heidi Klum at the 81st Annual Academy Awards.
The perfect accent to this sleek style would be these earrings that make for an extravagant look against the simple sedu look. Razoring finishes off the ends of this angled blunt cut that is totally fabulous.

Charlize Theron at the Paris Premiere of "The Burning Plan".
Medium long hair may think that it is too short to be done in a formal updo, however, consider the alternative of a low-riding gathering like this one on Charlize Theron. You can curl the front section or sections into ringlets or opt to leave them straight as is demonstrated here.

Kate Winslet at the 81st Annual Academy Awards.
Kate Winslet shows us a great way to transform medium length hair into a formal style for your evening out. Hair is curled under and secured in a tight roll from ear to ear in this retro 1940's inspired look.

Jemma McKenzie-Brown at the "Marley and Me" U.K. Premiere.
The wind is blowing this style a little, yet your can still see how it is classy, yet simple. Jemma McKenzie-Brown either has a formal updo in the back or a ponytail, while the front has free side sections and is banded with a natural hair plait, which is going to be seen more and more here for Spring.