Ball Tip #1: Schedule your updo/make-up/nails appointment as soon as possible. This guarantees you an appointment on ball day (salons tend to get all booked up in the area around where the ball is being held). Plus, the stylists can give you a time estimate on how long everything will take so you have a good idea of when to go in. There is nothing worse than not being able to get an appointment or having to run to make it on time to the ball (or worse, sitting with your hair done for hours before the ball even starts).