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How to Style Caucasian Hair
How to work with the hair you've got.
By Elizabeth Flahive
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Diffuse hair until half dry and let it air-dry the rest of the way.
Once hair is totally dry, spritz with shine spray-keep a travel-sized version in your bag.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Jonathan Product Conditioning Leave-In Gloss, $22.
DIFFUSER like Conair Tourmaline Ceramic Diffuser, $8.
SHINE SPRAY like L'Oreal Studio Line Shine Spray, $4.99.
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Run a leave-in conditioner and a little mousse through your hair and rough dry it without a brush.
Then, use a large-barrel curling iron and randomly wrap a few sections. Rake your fingers through the curls immediately so they loosen up and look soft.
Flip your hair over and spritz with aerosol hair spray. Tie hair in a lose ponytail to the side.
LARGE CURLING IRON like Conair Hype Hair Instant Ultra-Hot Curling Iron, $15.
HAIRSPRAY like Got2B 2 Sexy Voluptuous Volume Hairspray, $5.99.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Africa's Best Organics Olive Oil Leave-In Conditioner, $3.99.
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Get a rocker-chic bob by keeping hair perfectly straight with a blow dryer and flat iron.
Then, add a little shine to the bangs to keep the look from getting too severe.
Offset the sleek bangs with a worked-over texture on your ends-matte and piecey with a little extra volume.
MATTE PASTE like Redken Rewind Styling Paste, $15.99.
SHINE BALM like Davines Defining System Shine Pomade, $27.99.
VOLUME SPRAY like Phyto Actif Volume Spray, $28.
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Touch up the top layer of your hair with a flat iron but don't overdo it so your style looks deflated. Use the iron sparingly and only to work out any unsightly kinks.
Run a bit of styling cream mixed with a dab of texturizer through your hair. Flip your hair over and blast it with a little heat from your blow-dryer to activate the product. You're left with tousled perfection.
CONDITIONER like Thermasilk Volumizing Conditioner, $7.59.
STYLING CREAM like Pureology Nanoglaze Styling Cream, $33.
WAVE-ENHANCING CREAM like Charles Worthington Big Waves Definition Cream, $5.99.
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Use a moisturizing color-enhancing shampoo to keep dark shades glossy and healthy. You want to keep up a mirror-like surface and darker shades get duller faster.
Dry hair quickly, brushing with a flat brush as you go.
Run a shine serum through the top layer of your hair.
SWITCH to John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Shampoo, $6.49.
SERUM like Citre Shine Shine Miracle Anti-Frizz Serum, $6.99.
COLOR CONDITIONER like Pantene Pro-V Brunette Expressions Color Enhancing Conditioner, $6.38.
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Wash hair with cool water (for extra shine) and towel-dry.
Coat hair in straightening cream and blow-dry with a large round brush, flipping hair up at the ends.
Make a deep side part, smoothing down any frizz at the crown with a touch of anti-frizz. Add a fishtail braid for added flair.
STRAIGHTENING CREAM like Frédéric Fekkai Straight Away Hair Balm, $17.50.
ANTI FRIZZ like Herbal Essences None Of Your Frizziness Cream, $3.99.
ROUND BRUSH like Goody Tufted Round Brush, $4.99.
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Deep-condition your ends, especially if you haven't gotten a cut in a while.
Use a smoothing styling product (something with a little hold) and dry with a round brush.
Mist with a light shine spray and then run fingers through your hair to encourage a little movement to go with your movie-star gleam.
Consider adding a tight braid to the side too!
DEEP CONDITIONER like Ojon Restorative Hair Treatment, $55.
SMOOTHING STYLER like Davines Momo Moisturizing Anti Frizz, $17.59.
LIGHT SHINE SPRAY WITH UV PROTECTION like Frédéric Fekkai Summer Shield, $22.
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Make a strong middle part while hair is damp and dry hair on a cool setting. Then, methodically flat iron one-inch sections from root to tip.
Run a shine serum through your hair, using your palms to really smooth down any flyaways at the roots.
COLOR CONDITIONER like Pantene Pro-V Brunette Expressions Color Enchancing Conditioner for Brunettes, $6.38.
FLAT-IRON LOTION like Got2B Flat Iron and Blow Dry Lotion, $5.99.
FLAT IRON like Cortex Pink Flat Iron, $85,
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Run a curl cream through your damp and newly hydrated locks.
Use a diffuser on medium heat to kick-start the drying. Diffuse until hair is half-dry. Air-dry the rest of the way while you get ready.
Once hair is dry, go back in and use a large-barrel curling iron on three or four two-inch sections.
CURL CREAM like MOP C Curl Curl Defining Cream, $14.95.
DIFFUSER like Infiniti by Conair Diffuser, $15.
CONDITIONER like Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Special Conditioner, $12.99.
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Use a straightening spray and mist over hair before quickly drying. Don't overdo it on the products, hair this thin can start to look stringy or greasy quickly.
Once it's completely dry, flip your head over and lightly mist the ends with a little dry shampoo to add volume without oil.
STRAIGHTENING LOTION like Aveda Hang Straight Straightening Lotion, $20.
DRY SHAMPOO like Samy Dry Spray Shampoo, $5.99.
VOLUME CONDITIONER like Dove Extra Volume Conditioner, $4.
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Run a straightening product through your hair and blow-dry using a big round brush.
Work a little mousse into dry hair to give it a little extra life.
BLONDE ENHANCING SHAMPOO like Redken Blonde Glam Shampoo, $22.50.
STRAIGHTENING CREAM like Bumble & Bumble Straight, $32.99.
MOUSSE like Alberto VO5 Vivacious Curls Mousse, $3.39.
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Spray damp hair with a volumizer and work a little volumizing mousse into the ends.
Let hair air-dry-you save yourself the damage of heat-styling and still get amazing results, thanks to the height-boosting products.
COLOR PROTECTANT SHAMPOO like L'Anza Color Care Color Preserving Shampoo, $42.
VOLUMIZER like Paul Mitchell Extra Volume Sculpting Foam, $9.99.
VOLUMIZING MOUSSE like Charles Worthington Big Hair Salon Shine Mousse, $6.79.
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Unwashed hair is a great way to kick-start this style. Make a deep side part before you run a little volumizing mousse through dry hair.
Flip hair over and comb through with a vent brush. Flip head back up.
If you want a little extra polish, use a large curling iron just on the ends and then shake your hair out again with an upside-down flip.
Add a front fishtail braid for some extra glam style.
A GREAT COMB like Sephora Wide Tooth Comb, $4, will last for years.
VOLUMIZE with René Furterer Anti-Dehydrating Volumizing Mousse, $23.
A VENT BRUSH really works product through your hair evenly. Bio-Ionic Vent Brush, $23.
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Use something that will boost shine but won't weigh anything down (like a bit of spray-on leave-in conditioner to prep the hair for heat). Use a round brush for the smoothest blowout. Tip: Blow-dry small sections. It takes longer but looks better.
Put a dab of shine serum on your hands, rub them together and run them over your hair so you end up using just the right amount of product.
A NON-OILY, SUPER-SMOOTHING SHAMPOO makes a difference. Phytobrush Special Smoothing Shampoo for Blow Drying, Anti-Frizz, $24
A BIG ROUND BRUSH holds hair right where you want it while you blow-dry. Conair Round Brush, $7.99.
PREP TREATMENT like Sally Hershberger Supreme Head Style Primer for Normal to Thin Hair for a bonus layer of protection and conditioning. $24.98.
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Combine leave-in conditioner and styling cream for the perfect balance of hydration and control, comb through damp hair and air-dry.
Rub a little shine serum in your palms and gather hair like you're making a ponytail so you evenly coat every strand.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Paul Mitchell Original The Conditioner, $16.
STYLING CREAM like Philip B Crème of the Crop Finishing Crème, $25.
SHINE GLAZE like Pantene Pro-V Smooth and Shine Anti-Frizz Serum, $6.49.
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Dab a little leave-in conditioner on the ends if they start to look fried or dry/dull.
BLONDE SHAMPOO like John Frieda Sheer Blonde Shampoo, $6.49.
SURF SPRAY like Rebecca Bacon's Beach Bag Elixir, $25.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Warren Tricomi Pure Strength Leave-In Conditioner, $25.
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Then, remove the hot rollers from the back of your head after two minutes. Then, take out the rest of the rollers after five minutes in order to create a cascading effect.
Spritz with shine spray to add sparkle, and don't forget to toss your hair when you walk!
HOT ROLLERS like Remington All That! Hair Setter, $15.79.
SHAMPOO FOR DAMAGED HAIR like Aussie Moist Shampoo for Dry to Damaged Hair, $7.49.
SETTING SPRAY like Bumble & Bumble Does It All Styling Spray, $24.99.
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Wash and condition hair, then towel-dry lightly-don't overdo it because roughing up your hair with terrycloth can actually create frizz.
Use a dab of styling cream and blow-dry hair with a round brush.
For a chic, matte finish, use a bit of dry shampoo-extra volume, and try a sleek ponytail too!
CONDITIONER FOR LONG HAIR like L'Oreal Vive Pro Nutri Gloss Conditioner for Long Hair, $4.99.
STYLING CREAM like Samy Get Thick Styling Lotion, $5.99.
DRY SHAMPOO like Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo Spray, $21.
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Spray a volumizer all over and then blow-dry hair with a round brush.
Set two-inch sections of hair with large Velcro rollers, allowing them to sit for at least 20 minutes. Remove rollers and mist entire head with hairspray.
SHINE SHAMPOOO like Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine Shampoo, $4, leaves hair 10 times silkier.
VOLUMIZER like Alberto VO5 Root Blast, $4, gives you a natural-looking lift at the root.
ROLLERS for a vavavavoomy style. Velcro rollers, $5.
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Spritz a thermal protective spray through dry hair to prevent damage.
Use medium-sized hot rollers and roll two-inch sections all the way up. Let rollers sit until they're nearly cool (about 10 minutes).
Mist with a hairspray and unroll hair for voluminous curls that stick around.
ROLLERS like BaByliss Ceramic 20 Roller Hair Setter, $39.95.
HAIRSPRAY like Got2B 2 Sexy Voluptuous Volume Hairspray, $5.99.
THERMAL PROTECTIVE SPRAY like TRESemmé Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray, $4.
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For sexy, Veronica Lake waves, use a gloss-enhancing shampoo and conditioner. Then blow-dry hair straight as you would normally.
With the front/face-framing bits, hold the ends around the barrel of the round brush as you dry, so you get a strong wave at the bottom.
If you need an additional curl to the ends once hair is completely dry, get a large curling iron to create a more dramatic swoop.
SHINE like Artec Textureline Smoothing Serum, $11.99.
SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER like Kérastase Nutritive Bain Satin Shampoo, $27.99.
CURLING IRON like Remington Digital Curling Iron, $16.99.
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Flip head over and scrunch curls lightly with a towel. Finger-curl a few pieces to give definition, but avoid heat styling.
Finish off the look with hairspray.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Philip B Lovin Leave In Conditioner, $24.
NON-SILICONE POMADE like Aveda Anti-Humectant Pomade, $21.49.
CURL CONDITIONER like John Frieda Frizz Ease Curl Around Conditioner, $5.99.
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Then, grab a large-barreled curling iron and wrap different sized sections (1-3 inches) around the iron loosely. The heat will help cut down on the frizz. Don't do your entire head, just a few pieces.
Then, flip your head over and spray with hairspray.
MOUSSE like Paul Mitchell Extra Body Sculpting Foam, $19.99.
WIDE-TOOTH COMB like Scunci Style and Detangle Wide Tooth Comb, $1.99.
CURLING IRON like Infiniti By Conair Tourmaline Curling Iron, $28.99.
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Get long, cascading curls with high shine. First, wash and deep condition so you get a healthy, glossy shine.
Dry hair with a round brush. Then use a large curling iron and, alternating two-inch sections, roll hair around the barrel in one direction and then again in the other direction to create a ripple effect.
Once you're done, spritz everything with an aerosol shine spray.
DEEP CONDITIONER like Burt's Bees Hair Repair, $7.99.
CURLING IRON like Remington Digital Curling Iron, $25.00.
SHINE SPRAY like Biosilk Shine On, $15.50.
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Apply volumizing mousse to the ends of your hair while damp.
Work to really smooth the hair at the roots as you dry with a round brush. Then, scrunch and shake from the middle to the ends of your hair as you dry to get that extra texture.
Work a little texture cream into the ends to ramp up the piecey effect.
VOLUMIZING MOUSSE like Garnier Fructis XXL Volume Mousse, $3.99.
TEXTURE like Paul Mitchell ReWorks Texture Cream, $17.99.
BLONDE SHAMPOO like TRESemmé Color Thrive Shampoo in Blonde, $4.99.
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Start from the back of your head and move forward. Run a little straightening cream through your hair-the less product you use, the longer your blowout will last-and dry two-inch sections using a large roundbrush.
For extra volume around the sides of your face, pull the round brush out to the side of your face instead of down as you go.
To curb frizz, warm up a tiny drop of anti frizz in your hands and run your palms lightly over your hair.
BLOWDRYER like Chi Rockey Professional Hair Dryer, $135.
LARGE ROUND BRUSH like Conair Round Brush, $9.99.
ANTI FRIZZ like Dove Therapy Frizz Control Taming Cream, $4.49.
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Use a diffuser and work until hair is mostly dry, but not all the way it's good to let a few curls dry on their own for a more natural texture.
A deep side part gives this style extra sexiness it's a great way to give curly hair an evening-ready edge without actually doing anything to your hair.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Korres Natural Products Leave-On Conditioner, $19.50.
GEL like Pantene Pro-V Curl Defining Scrunching Gel, $4.49.
CURL SHAMPOO like Kérastase Nutritive Curl Definition Shampoo, $31.99.
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First, consider a few layers. "The longest styles look even longer right after a good cut that adds movement even if it takes off half an inch," says NYC stylist Ted Gibson.
If you haven't gotten to the stylist yet, use a curling iron and roll two- to three-inch sections halfway up the barrel.
Spritz with hairspray and then pull the curls out so they turn into long, loose waves at the bottom. You'll get the same kind of bouncy look you'd get after a $200 haircut.
CURLING IRON like T3 PRO EverTwirl Curling Iron, $70.
HAIRSPRAY like Ted Gibson Beautiful Hold Hair Spray, $19.95.
LONG HAIR SHAMPOO like L'Oréal Vive Pro Nutri Gloss Shampoo for Medium to Long Hair, $4.99.
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Go movie-star glam and start with unwashed hair. If it's looking a little greasy, grab some dry shampoo and use a sprinkle on your roots.
Spray the rest of your hair with styling spray and roll halfway up with hot rollers, the bigger the better. Then while they're still warm, spritz with hair spray. Take curlers out immediately.
Make a deep side part and shake hair out so curls loosen. A little mascara and you're good to go.
HOT ROLLERS like Conair Instant Heat Velvety Rollers, $29.99.
HAIRSPRAY like Ted Gibson Beautiful Hold Hair Spray, $19.50.
DRY SHAMPOO like René Furterer Naturia Dry Shampoo, $23.
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Flip hair over and spritz with hairspray all over. This will give your hair a little extra grit and keep your chignon from wilting after an hour.
Rake hair up and back with your hands, pushing it forward at the roots to encourage lift, and secure ends in a twist at the nape of your neck. Keep sticking in bobby pins and pulling out pieces to loosen the style.
Then, mist the twist with a little shine spray. This shouldn't look perfect but fast/sexy/chic.
HAIRSPRAY like Aussie Catch The Wave Hairspray, $3.99.
BOBBY PINS like Scunci Comfort Curve Bobby Pins, $1.29.
SHINE SPRAY like Charles Worthington All Over Shine Spray, $6.49.
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Spritz your bangs with a little volumizer at the roots and blow-dry them so they lay sideswept across your forehead.
Finish with a light, fine mist of hairspray to keep everything in place.
BOBBY PINS are one of the fastest ways to get a whole new look. Scunci Bobby Pins, $1.29.
VOLUMIZER like TRESemmé Volume Big Boost European Root Lift Spray, gives you instant oomph. $4.69.
HAIRSPRAY Keep a bottle around, even if you hardly ever use it. Aussie Catch The Wave Hairspray, $3.99.
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A super-moisturizing shampoo and conditioner hydrates in the shower so you can use fewer products afterwards.
Generously work a prep spray or style primer through damp hair, to bring out your hair's natural texture and allowing it to air-dry almost perfectly.
Use a little shine serum to fight frizzy ends the tiniest bit will do the trick.
PRIMER like Sally Hershberger Supreme Head Style Primer, $24.98.
MOISTURIZING SHAMPOO like Freeman Papaya Massive Moisture Shampoo, $3.59.
SHINE SERUM like L'Oréal Studio Line Glossing Cream, $4.61.
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Rake hair back with your fingers (to create lift) and fasten loosely with a small claw clip.
Finger-twirl a few of the loose pieces for extra polish.
REFRESHING SPRAY like David Babaii WildAid Bohemian Beach Spray, $11.95.
CLAW CLIPS like Goody Clips, $3.99.
SPRAY LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Alterna Hemp Spray Leave-In Conditioner, $20.
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Dry hair with a round brush-use a big dollop of smoothing styling crème to tame frizzies.
Flat-iron bangs so they fall off to the side and stay that way.
SULFATE-FREE SHAMPOO like Louis Galvin Shampoo, $24.
STYLING CRÈME like L'Oréal Studio Line Out Of Bed, $4.99.
FLAT-IRON SPRAY like FX Flat Iron Spray, $5,99.
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Make a deep side part and tease the front section pulling it loosely back, over your ear instead of tucked behind it. Do the same with the other side.
Use a little styling cream on your ends and pull loose hair forward over your shoulder.
MOUSSE like Davines Defining System Volume Mousse, $22.99.
STYLING CREAM like Kérastase Nutri Sculpt, $29.00.
BRUSH like René Furterer Round Brush, $30.
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Be sure to create a face-framing shape with the front layers instead of drying them straight down. Pull hair out and then toward your chin with the round brush as you dry.
Spritz the whole look with a bit of shine spray-you'll be able to refresh the look more easily the next day the less product you apply.
STRAIGHTENING CREAM like Marc Anthony True Professional Straightening Cream, $7.99.
SHINE SPRAY like Avon Mark Salon Straight Shine, $5.
HYDRATING TREATMENT like Redken Smooth Down Butter Treat, $16.
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Run a little anti-frizz through hair and let the rest air-dry while you do your makeup.
Shake hair with your fingers.
STRAIGHTENING BALM like Redken Straight Hair Straightening Balm, $16.
ANTI-FRIZZ like Garnier Fructis Leave-In Anti Frizz Serum, $5.99.
SPLIT-END REPAIR like Clairol Herbal Essences Long Term Repair Leave In Split End Protector, $3.99.
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Run a straightening balm through your hair and let it air-dry.
Once it's dry, use a tiny dollop of mousse and scrunch into the midshaft for a face-framing tousled look.
SHAMPOO like Organix Nourishing Coconut Milk Shampoo, $6.99.
STRAIGHTENING BALM like Faroux Systems Straight Guard Styling Cream, $13.99.
MOUSSE like Samy Mucho Mousse, $5.99.
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Roughly dry your whole head with a blow dryer.
Take a small-barrel curling iron and define face-framing bits. Then, after you put on your hat, rake your fingers through the curls to soften the look.
MOUSSE like Joico Firmwhip Design Foam, $16.
CURLING IRON like Remington Protect and Shine Curling Iron allows you to control the temperature settings so it never gets too hot, $16.99.
VOLUMIZING SHAMPOO like Phyto Volume Volumizing Shampoo, $24.
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Pull a few pieces forward to frame your face. Twirl around your fingers for a tendril-ish effect.
Throw a few haphazard bobby pins in to keep the messy, quickie beehive texture.
BOAR-BRISTLE BRUSH like Spornette Boar Bristle Brush, $25.
PREP SPRAY like Bumble & Bumble Tonic Spray, $22.99.
HAIRSPRAY like Thermasilk Flexible Hold Hair Spray , $9.99.
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Pull the section back and a little to the side and fasten it with bobby pins so the ends are sticking out but you're keeping the height at the roots.
STYLING CREAM Run a little styling cream through the sides of your hair so they don't look frizzy. Kérastase Nutri-Sculpt, $27.99.
HAIRSPRAY A good hairspray gives you hold but not helmet head. Alberto VO5 Brush Out Hairspray, $4.29.
BOBBY PINS to anchor your style like Vidal Sassoon Bobby Pins , $1.
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Get back in the shower and rinse. The heat amps up the benefits of the conditioner considerably.
Then, dry hair on a low heat to maintain the shine. Don't use a brush, expect when you get to the pieces in the front to help shape the waves.
Clip hair back and then loosen by pulling hair out toward the front so you get that loose, '40s pinup look.
DEEP TREATMENT like John Frieda Frizz Ease Moisture Binding Deep Conditioner, $5.99.
HAIR CLIP like Goody Hair Clips, $1.99-$4.99.
BLOWDRYER like Conair Full Size Dryer, $15.99.
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Run a conditioning styling cream through your hair and let it air-dry while you get dressed, do your makeup and eat breakfast. Try not to touch your hair while it dries to avoid causing frizz.
CLARIFYING SHAMPOO like Terax Latte Clarifying Shampoo, $20.
STYLING CREAM like Nexxus Smoothing Cream, $11.99.
ANTI-FRIZZ like Marc Anthony Anti Frizz Balm, $6.49.
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Run a straightening balm through your hair. Using a natural boar-bristle round brush, dry hair on medium heat.
DEEP CONDITIONER like Burt's Bees Hair Repair, $7.99.
HYDRATING SHAMPOOO like Biolage by Matrix Hydrating Shampoo, $14.99.
STRAIGHTENING CREAM like Marc Anthony True Professional Straightening Cream, $7.99.
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Make a deep side part and pull hair back into a low ponytail at the nape of the neck. Fasten in a loop so the ends stick out.
Mist entire style with shine spray. Add a whimsical accessory right over the part.
FLAT IRON like Hot Tools Flat Iron, $39.99.
SHINE SPRAY like Thermasilk Detangling Shine Spray, $4.49.
BALM like Frédéric Fekkai Straight Away Straight Balm, $17.50.
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Blow-dry while raking fingers through your hair. Use a bit of volumizer at the roots.
Make a side part and take a section on one side of the part. Backcomb it to create height and then push the hair forward to create a "bump." Secure with bobby pins.
VOLUME SHAMPOO like Neutrogena Clean Volumizing Shampoo, $3.79.
VOLUMIZER like Phyto Pro Intense Volume Mousse, $18
HEAT PROTECTANT SPRAY like Cutler Specialist Protectant Spray, $21.
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Take advantage of your endless mane and go for loose, glossy waves. Start by blow-drying well-conditioned hair with a round brush so it looks silky.
Take the sides and back of your hair and roll them up using large hot rollers. Mist with setting spray and take out after only two to three minutes so hair doesn't look too done.
Spray top pieces (that are dried sleek and straight) with a shine spray and pull over and back, loosely. Fasten with a bobby pin and push forward to create some height in front.
HOT ROLLERS like Conair Instant Heat Hair Setters, $21.99.
SHINE SPRAY like Biosilk Shine On, $13.
DEEP CONDITIONER like Neutrogena Triple Moisture Daily Deep Conditioner, $6.99.
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After towel-drying hair, wet with a beachy salt spray so you get a laidback, undone texture.
Flip head over and shake out your hair to distribute and activate the product.
BEACHY SPRAY like Frédéric Fekkai Summer Hair Beach Waves, $22.
SUPER ABSORBANT TOWEL for faster drying like Aquis Microfiber Hair Towel, $18.
VOLUMIZER like Sunsilk Daring Volume Volumizing Spray, $3.99.
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Blow-dry your bangs with a round brush, making sure they're completely dry.
Run a tiny dab of shine serum over bangs to add a little polish to the look. If the rest of your hair isn't close to almost dry, attach a diffuser and quickly dry the ends.
STYLING CREAM like Pureology Nanoglaze Styling Cream, $33.
ANTI FRIZZ like Pantene Pro-V Smooth and Shine Anti Frizz Serum, $6.49.
DIFFUSER ATTACHMENTS like Conair Tourmaline Ceramic Diffuser, $8.
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Then, take a dab of straightening balm and work through damp hair before drying. Take smaller sections as you work toward the front of your head.
Use a dab of styling cream and work it thought the ends so you get a little extra bounce.
SHINE SPRAY like Thermasilk Detangling Shine Spray, $4.49.
SMOOTHING SHAMPOO like L'Oreal Vive Pro Smoothing Shampoo, $4.99.
STRAIGHTENING BALM like Redken Straight Hair Balm, $16.
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Work to really smooth the hair at the roots as you dry with a round brush. Then, scrunch and shake from the middle to the ends of your hair as you dry to get that extra texture.
Work a little texture cream into the ends to ramp up the piecey effect.
VOLUMIZING MOUSSE like Garnier Fructis XXL Volume Mousse, $3.99.
TEXTURE like Paul Mitchell ReWorks Texture Cream, $17.99.
BLONDE SHAMPOO like TRESemmé Color Thrive Shampoo in Blonde, $4.99.
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Run fingers through your hair as you blow-dry, shaking and twirling pieces, so you get a light, natural wave.
SMOOTHING CREAM like Tigi Bedhead After-Party Smoothing Cream, $11.99.
ANTI FRIZZ like Alberto VO5 Sheer Hairdressing Weightless Leave-In Anti-Frizz and Shine Cream, $5.99.
SHAMPOO like Neutrogena Triple Moisture Shampoo, $6.62.
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Refresh curls with a styling spray that's loaded with conditioning botanicals. Use your hands to scrunch curls back to life.
To tamp down frizz, smooth a little silicone-based serum over trouble spots.
BOTANICAL SPRAY like Ouidad Botanical Boost, $16.
SILICONE-BASED SERUM like Ouidad Shine Glaze Serum, $26.
CURL SHAMPOO like Kérastase Nutritive Oleo Shampoo for Curl Definition, $31.99.
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Combine a little volumizer and leave-in conditioner and run it through damp hair. Blow-dry with a round brush at a low heat.
Use a little anti-frizz to smooth down any flyaways without weighing down hair with excess product.
HYDRATING SHAMPOO like Matrix Biolage Hydrating Shampoo, $13.95-$25.95.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Terax Hair Care Life Drops Leave In Protein Conditioner, $20.
VOLUMIZER like Suave Volumizing Root Lifter Spray, $2.99.
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Then, twirl one- to two-inch sections around your fingers and then let the curled sections drop. Once you've done your entire head, let hair air-dry.
Once dry, pull apart the larger curls to be as loose as desired and spritz entire head with a little hairspray.
CURLING GEL/SPRAY like Redken Fresh Curls Spray Gel, $15.99.
HAIRSPRAY like Suave Professionals Hair Spray, $2.99.
SHINE-BOOSTING CONDITIONER like Garnier Fructis Fortifying Cream Conditioner Sleek and Shine, $3.99.
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Using various-sized hot rollers, roll up your entire head of hair (some all the way up, some only half way so you get a variety of textures and curls. Spritz with setting spray and let sit until cool, about 10 minutes.
Undo rollers and flip hair upside-down. Then, take a few front pieces and pull up and off to the side, fastening with a small bobby pin for a loose, sideswept effect.
HOT ROLLERS like Conair Instant Head Hair Setters, $29.99.
SETTING SPRAY like Biolage by Matrix Thermal-Active Setting Spray, $15.49.
BOBBY PINS like Vidal Sassoon Bobby Pins, $1.29.
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Pull hair back while still wet, training curls to lie flat.
Once hair has air-dried, use a serum to touch up any frizz or flyaways.
GEL like Frédéric Fekkai Styling Gel, $17.50.
CONDITIONER like Terax Crema Ultra Moisturizing Daily Conditioner, $22.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Alterna Leave-In Conditioner, $20.
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Then blow-dry your hair with a medium-sized round brush so you get a smooth finish.
Quickly run a straightening iron over large sections of hair you don't want to flatten your chic bob cut but a little extra heat adds a lot of extra polish. Finish with a spritz of shine spray.
A FINE-TOOTH COMB like Mason Pearson Comb, $20.
A TOURMALINE DRYER will protect hair from any additional damage. Revlon Tourmaline Ionic Dryer, $29.99.
SHINE SPRAY like Sunsilk Shine Spray, $4.49.
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Run a dab of leave-in conditioner through the end, towel-dry and blow-dry hair with your head mostly upside down.
Flip hair back over and make a deep side part. Smooth down flyaways with a little anti-frizz cream where needed.
VOLUMIZING SHAMPOO like Dove Extra Volume Shampoo, $7.29.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Bumble & Bumble Leave-In Conditioner, $23, keeps ends from looking fried.
ANTI-FRIZZ CREAM like Neutrogena Hair Care Triple Moisture Smooth Shine Anti-Frizz Cream, $7.39, keeps every strand in order.
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Get that messy, edgy texture by spraying your strands with a dry shampoo to sop up excess oil but add lift and texture.
Add the tiniest bit of polish to your look by flat ironing your bangs. "If you take a few minutes to style your bangs, you can get a away with a much messier overall vibe but still look chic," says NYC stylist Ted Gibson.
CONDITIONING/VOLUMIZING SHAMPOO like Burt's Bees Very Volumizing Shampoo, $7.99.
DRY SHAMPOO is a great way to save time (and water) and add volume to your hair. Korane Extra Gentle Dry Shampoo, $14.99.
A TINY FLAT IRON lets you precisely straighten even the shortest bangs without singing your forehead. Warren Tricomi Hot Iron, $90
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Take medium-sized Velcro rollers and wrap hair down around them in one-inch sections. Leave rollers in your hair for at least 20 minutes. Spray with a fine-mist, strong-hold hairspray before removing the rollers.
With a natural boar bristle paddle brush, brush out the front/top section of your hair so you get that swooshy, sexy hair-falling-over-one-eye effect. Leave the rest of the curls more solidly in tact. Just shake them out a little bit so hair looks soft.
STYLING SPRAY like Ojon Plump and Hold Spray, $22.
HAIRSPRAY like Ted Gibson Beautiful Hold Hairspray, $11.
CONDITIONER like Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Conditioner, $6.99.
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Take a large-barreled (1.5 inch) curling iron and wrap 2-inch sections of hair.
Take a natural boar-bristle brush and brush through the curls to loosen them into waves. To make this look a little more special/offbeat, add a whimsical headband to shake up a more traditional evening look.
PROTECT strands with Dove Advanced Care Heat Shield Styling Spray, $4.99.
CURLING IRONS give you a little wave with heat. T3 1.5 Inch Twirl, $215.
BRUSH with natural bristles to add shine, sans product. Mason Pearson Boar Bristle Brush, $170.
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Blow-dry hair with a vent brush and then run a flat iron over one-inch sections, flipping the ends up slightly.
Grab two or three large bobby pins. Take a section of hair a few inches back from your hairline. Spray it with a setting spray and roll the section forward over a round brush to make a clean loop of hair. Tuck the ends under and fasten very securely with the bobby pins. Mist the rest of your hair with a shine spray.
SMOOTHING SHAMPOOS like Clairol Herbal Essences Smoothing Shampoo, $3.99, work wonders.
SHINE SPRAY like TIGI Bedhead Headrush Shine Spray, $15.29.
BOBBY PINS like Vidal Sassoon Bobby Pins, $1.29.
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Use a deep conditioner once a week to add shine and manageability to thick, shorter cuts.
Blow-dry hair on a low heat to cut down on frizz. If you have serious issues with frizz, mix a dab of gel and styling cream together and run through wet hair before styling.
Spritz a shine spray for that mirror-like gleam.
SHINE SPRAY like Aveda Brilliant Spray-On Shine, $23.99, gives hair a hydrating hit of rice bran oil-and smells so good.
GEL like Ouidad Curl Quencher Gel, $24.20, is made with vitamin B and botanicals so it conditions as it controls.
ANTI-FRIZZ like Renee Furterer Straightening Gel, $24.
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Run some anti-frizz cream through hair from root to tip.
Then blow-dry roots and bangs with a round brush.
Leave the ends damp, and roughly dry them so they add texture to the look.
HIGHLIGHT-BOOSTING SHAMPOO like L'Oreal Professional Vitamino Color Shampoo, $28.
STYLING CREAM like John Frieda Frizz Ease Weather Works Cream, $5.49.
ROUND BRUSH like Earth Therapuetics Round Brush, $8.
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Use a drop of a light straightening product-a quarter-sized dollop for your whole head is enough. With a round brush, dry on a cool setting.
Run a flat iron through your hair. Be warned, this might make super-fine hair look finer so once you've flat-ironed, flip your head over and blast your whole head with the dryer. You'll add a little movement back into your straight, shiny 'do.
FLAT IRON like Ted Gibson Flat Iron, $225.
SHINE SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER like Modern Organic Products Glisten Shampoo, $11.49.
STRAIGHTENING CREAM like KMS Flat Out Straightening Cream, $17.96.
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Create a quick half-updo by gathering hair loosely back to softly frame your face.
Fasten with a small barrette and pull hair out so it's loosely framing the sides of your face, adding volume and softness.
Rough up ends with a little TEXTURIZING SPRAY like, Ted Gibson Build It $28, so the style looks refined but sexy.
HYDRATING SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER keeps hair healthy. Ojon Ultra Hydrating Shampoo, $18.
SCULPTING WAX like Terax Hair Care Sculpting Wax, $16, gives you an undone texture.
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Quickly blow-dry on a medium heat (don't worry about getting every strand perfectly smooth, you can tame flyaways with a little anti frizz serum later.)
Make a deep side part and pull hair loosely back from either side of the part, fastening hair with a tiny claw clip. This way you'll have that tousled, loose effect but your hair will still hold where you clip it.
VOLUMIZER like Clairol Herbal Essences Body Envy Volumizing Mousse, $3.99.
ANTI FRIZZ will tame flyaways without weighing down fine hair with a product like Neutrogena Triple Moisture Smooth Shine Anti Frizz Cream, $7.39.
HAIR CLIPS like Goody Colour Collection Claw Clips keep it loose, $2.99 for 4.
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Then, add a little dry shampoo to your bangs so they don't look shiny and have a little extra lift.
Warm up a little light pomade in your hands and define your ends by pulling them out. This will give your style shape.
A LIGHT, NON-STICK TEXTURIZER like Short, Sexy Hair Texture Crème, $20, gives your hair that slept-in vibe.
DRY SHAMPOO like Oscar Blandi Dry Shampoo, $11, gives you volume instantly.
VOLUME SHAMPOO like Pantene Pro-V Sheer Volume Shampoo, $8.49.
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Blow-dry hair on a medium heat setting and finish with a shot of cool air to seal the cuticle.
Spritz with a thermal protectant spray before flat ironing to keep hair healthy. Make a deep side part, once youve gotten your hair as sleek as possible.
HYDRATING SHAMPOO like Matrix Biolage Hydrating Shampoo, $14.99.
DEEP CONDITIONER like LOreal Professional Absolut Repair Mask for Very Damaged Hair, $30.
HEAT PROTECTANT SPRAY like Cutler Specialist Protectant Spray, $21.
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Then, rake a leave-in conditioner and tiny bit of styling gel though your hair with your hands. Scrunch and pile hair on top of your head and clip with little claw clips.
Take hair down 10 minutes later and let it air-dry loosely.
CURL CONDITIONER like Deva Curl Conditioner, $37.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like TRESemmé Detangle Leave In Spray, $4.79.
STYLING GEL like Aveda Confixor Liquid Gel, $20.
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Spray volumizer all over-sprays instead of creams and silicone sprays add the right amount of oomph.
Use a teeny bit of shine serum if you need to smooth down frizz-less is more.
VOLUMIZING SHAMPOO Pureology Volume Care Shampoo, $20.
VOLUMIZER like Paul Mitchell Extra Volume Sculpting Foam, $9.99.
SHINE SERUM like TIGI Bedhead Shine Serum, $14.99.
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Apply a little shine serum to your palms and rub hands over the top layer of hair.
Make a deep side part and pull hair loosely over one eyebrow and then back so you get a dramatic sideswept effect.
SHINE SERUM like L'Oréal Serie Expert Shine Perfecting Serum, $20.
MOUSSE like John Frieda Luxurious Volume Mousse, $5.99.
BOBBY PINS like Scunci Salon Bobby Pins, $1.99.
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Then, take a very large curling iron and wrap those sections very loosely so they are wrapped but barely touching the barrel.
Undo those section and brush hair. You're left with a few wavy pieces that blend in with the rest of your hair and look amazing.
STYLING PASTE like Redken Rough Paste, $13.50.
CURLING IRON like Conair Cordless Curling Iron, $4.79.
BRUSH like Revlon Tunnel Vent Brush, $4.99.
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Spritz towel-dried hair with a conditioning spray. Then, add a wave-enhancing mousse and scrunch lightly.
Let hair air-dry completely for best results.
CONDITIONING SPRAY like Back To Basics Sunflower Leave-In Conditioner, $11.99.
WAVE SPRAY like Frédéric Fekkai Wave Creating Spray, $19.50.
MOUSSE like Sunsilk Captivating Curls Mousse, $3.99.
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Work a texture cream through the ends before blow-drying on low heat.
Pull a little more texturizer through your ends to emphasize movement and separation.
DEEP CONDITIONER like Neutrogena Triple Moisture Hair Mask, $6.99.
TEXTURE CREAM like Cutler Definition Cream for Shine and Texture, $25.
MOISTURIZING VOLUME SHAMPOO like Ojon Hydrating Thickening Shampoo, $22.
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Pull hair half back, keeping hair loose for a softer, less-extreme style.
Rewet and dry bangs to freshen everything up. A little detail, but it makes a huge difference.
DRY SHAMPOO like Klorane Gentle Shampoo With Oat Milk, $11.
MINI DRYER like Revlon Travel Style Dryer, $23.99.
Texture Paste like Garnier Fructis Style Surf Hair Texture Paste Matte Effect, $3.99.
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Use a volumizer and blow-dry hair without using a brush. Then, take the section of hair you're pulling across your forehead and back and backcomb it, so you get a little extra lift.
Spritz the whole look twice with a shine spray-hold the bottle at least eight inches away from your head so you don't overdo it.
CLARIFYING SHAMPOO like Aubrey Organics Green Tea Clarifying Shampoo, $9.99.
VOLUMIZER like Phyto Pro Intense Volume Mousse, $18
SHINE SPRAY like Chi Shine Infusion Thermal Polishing Spray, $12.95.
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Still keeping your head upside down, grab your dryer and give already-dry hair a shot of heat to reactivate the leftover product from the day before.
Use a tiny bit of styling wax to define a few pieces in front. This look is so sleepy-movie-star.
STYLING WAX like Bumble & Bumble Sumo Wax, $28.
HAIRSPRAY like Sebastian Shaper Plus Hairspray, $24.95.
REFRESHING MIST like Ouidad Botanical Boost, $17.60.
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Blow-dry hair while brushing it in downward strokes with a vent brush. You'll get a flare at the ends and a separation thanks to the pomade.
Flat-iron bangs-carefully since fine hair is more delicate-so they lie close to your forehead.
PASTE like Kiehl's Creative Cream Wax, $15.50.
STRAIGHTENING STYLING CREAM like Kiehl's Heat Protective Silk Straightening Cream, $15.50.
FINE-HAIR SHAMPOO like Bain de Terre Lemongrass Volumizing Shampoo, $21.25.
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Run a light styling gel through damp hair and let it all air-dry so you get control and a little extra volume at once.
STRAIGHTENING BALM like Wella Color Perserve Straightening Balm, $14.99.
STYLING GEL like TIGI Bed Head Power Trip Hair Gel, $11.99.
DRY SHAMPOO like Samy Salon Systems Dry Spray Shampoo, $7.99.
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After hair is dry, add a dry spray wax and work through hair until you get that perfect unwashed look with just the right amount of volume.
Add a teensy bit of shine just to your bangs.
DRY SPRAY WAX like Short Sexy Hair Play Dirty Dry Wax, $18.95.
SHINE POMADE with Modern Organic Products Separation and Shine Pomade, $12.99.
VOLUMIZING SHAMPOO like Kiss My Face Big Body Shampoo, $8.19.
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Work a matte paste through your ends, taking care to work a small piece at a time. You don't want a ton of product but want to take the time to separate strands for a deliberate, piecey look.
DRY SHAMPOO like Bumble & Bumble Hair Powder, $34.95.
FLAT IRON like Babyliss Pro Natural Ionic Flat Iron, $169.
HAIR PASTE like Aveda Control Paste, $26.99.
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Pull layers forward as you dry so they frame the face and lie flat all at once.
Flat-iron bangs and then ruffle a bit so they maintain a little movement.
LIGHT GEL like Got2B Styling Gel, $4.
ROUND BRUSH like Conair Vented Round Brush, $6.99.
MINI FLAT IRON like T3 Mini Flat Iron, $119.
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Using a large-barreled curling iron, wrap hair from the midshaft to the ends around the barrel. Do your entire head.
Mist everything with a little shine-boosting hairspray and pull out curls so they look varied and imperfect — a.k.a. natural.
CURLING IRON like Remington Digital Curling Iron, $24.99.
HEAT PROTECTANT SPRAY like Joico Thermal Styling Spray, $14.96.
SHINE BOOSTING HAIR SPRAY like Got2B Laminating Shine Hairspray, $5.99.
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Take a front section on either side and twist it back so it stays very loose in front.
Gather the two sections together in a twist in the back and clip with a small, embellished barrette.
Spritz a little shine-spray all over to finish the look.
SHINE SPRAY like Bumble & Bumble Big Shine Spray, $40.
HAIR FRAGRANCE like Got2B Styltini Root To Tip Silkener, $5.99.
STYLING CREAM like Garnier Fructis Style Sleek & Shine Anti Humidity Styling Cream, $3.99.
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Twirl two-inch pieces around your finger to give them a more pronounced shape.
Flip your head over and diffuse every curl-take breaks so you don't get light headed and fall over.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like KMS Moistrepair Leave-In Conditioner, $16.96.
MOISTURIZING GEL like Dove Define and Shine Control Gel, $8.95.
CURL CONDITIONER like Herbal Essences Totally Twisted Conditioner, $7.49.
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Mist the rest of your head with a leave-in conditioning mist.
Scrunch your hair to help form the curls and allow to air-dry for the right mix of sleek and wavy.
STRAIGHTENING BALM like Rusk Str8 Anti-Curl Lotion, $10.95.
LEAVE-IN MIST like Motions At Home Leave-In Conditioner, $2.99.
SPRAY GEL like Herbal Essences Set Me Up Spray Gel, $3.99.
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Roughly blow-dry, working hair through your hands.
Take a mini flat iron and straighten sections for definition and shine.
TEXTURE SPRAY like GHD Sea Spray for Waves, $24.
MINI BLOWDRYER like T3 Bespoke Labs Overnight Dryer, $130.
MINI FLAT IRON like T3 Mini Flat Iron, $119.
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Use a wet-to-dry flat iron in order to combine two heat styling steps into one.
Backcomb the section of hair you're pulling up and back so you get a slightly more formal-looking lift in front. Fasten with a few light-colored bobby pins.
WET-TO-DRY FLAT IRON like Chi Wet To Dry Flat Iron, $250.
STRAIGHT-HAIR SHAMPOO like Herbal Essences Dangerously Straight Shampoo, $3.99.
BOBBY PINS like Ricky's NYC Bobby Pins, $3.79.
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Blow-dry just these sections so they fall smoothly into play. Brush shine serum into the rest of your hair (put a dab on a vent brush) but let it air-dry.
Toss head upside down and spray with aerosol hairspray.
SHINE SERUM like Pureology Shine Max, $18.99.
VENT BRUSH like Avon Advanced Techniques Vent Brush, $4.99.
AEROSOL HAIRSPRAY like Jonathan Product Finish Control High Shine Hair Spray, $30.
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Wash and blow-dry hair with a round brush. If hair isn't lying flat enough, set in extra-large Velcro rollers (the size of a coke can.)
Spritz rollers with a shine spray. Let everything set for about 10 minutes.
Take rollers out-hair should lie flat against your head but have great looking gleam.
SHINE SPRAY like L'Oreal Studio Line Smooth Spray, $4.99.
VOLUMIZING SHAMPOO like Kanebo Volumizing Shampoo, $30.
VELCRO ROLLERS Assorted Velcro Rollers, $5.
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Mist hair with spray gel to give separation, texture and hold.
Pull one side loosely back, keeping hair in front of your ear-this should look undone and almost messy.
SPRAY GEL like Pureology Spray Gel AntiFadeComplex, $20.99.
ANTI FRIZZ like John Frieda Frizz-Ease Secret Weapon Flawless Finishing Cream, $5.99.
CURL SHAMPOOO like Samy Curls Shampoo, $5.99.
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Spritz dry ends with setting spray and loop two-inch sections once around Velcro rollers so every end is set in a curler. Let them sit for 5-7 minutes.
Take rollers out and blast hair with a hit of cool air from the dryer.
MOISTURIZING STYLING CREAM like Kiehl's Heat Protective Silk-Straightening Cream, $19.
VELCRO ROLLERS Assorted Velcro Rollers, $5.
SETTING SPRAY like Biolage by Matrix Thermal-Active Setting Spray, $15.49.
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Use a shine-boosting style and work a generous amount from root to tip. Blow-dry using a natural boar bristle brush.
Finish with a hit of cold air from the dryer to seal the cuticle.
SHAMPOO like John Frieda Brilliant Brunette, $6.49.
SHINE SPRAY Sally Hershberger Supreme Head Star Shine Styling for All Hair Types, $12.49.
SHINE POMADE Got2b Define + Shine Pomade, $5.99.
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Blow-dry combing fingers through your hair-thanks to the product cocktail, your hair will behave even though you're not pulling it straight with a brush.
Use a little more anti-frizz wherever you notice flyaways.
ANTI FRIZZ like John Frieda Frizz Ease Daily Leave In Conditioning Spray, $5.99.
CONDITIONING MOUSSE like Dove Volumizing Body and Lift Mousse, $4.29.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Alberto VO5 Daily Weightless Leave-In Conditioner, $4.89.
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Rinse hair lightly leaving a little conditioner in thereits a great base for styling thicker, more coarse textures.
Rub a shine glaze together in your palms and distribute it evenly throughout your hair, says NYC stylist Ouidad.
DEEP CONDITIONER like Burts Bees Hair Repair with Shea Butter and Grapefruit, $7.99.
SHINE GLAZE like Ouidad Shine Glaze, $17.
CURL CRÈME like Bumble & Bumble Curl Conscious Crème, $30.
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Twist small sections around your finger and then wrap your head in a towel. Unwrap in 5 minutes and allow hair to air-dry the rest of the way.
When hair is completely dry, spray on some shine.
WAVE/TEXTURE CREAM like Short Sexy Hair Bulked Up Texture, $17.96.
ABSORBANT TOWEL like Aquis Microfiber Towel, $16.99.
SPRAY-ON SHINE like Paul Mitchell Freeze and Shine Spray, $10.50.
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Gather hair in a low ponytail at the nape of the neck, securing with a small elastic. Then twist the hair, secure the impromptu chignon with large bobby pins, allowing the ends to stick out.
Pull a few pieces out in front if you want a slightly more undone appearance.
SPRAY GEL like Matrix Biolage Bodifying Spray Gel, $16.99.
SHAMPOO like Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo, $2.49.
BOBBY PINS like Scunci No Slip Grip Bobby Pins, $3.29.
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Run a tiny dollop of straightening styling cream through the rest of your hair, and let it air dry while you do your makeup and get dressed.
Blast hair with a dryer on a cool setting to add some shine without layering on more product.
VOLUMIZER like Amplify by Matrix Volumizing System Thicklift Liquid Volumizer, $15.
CLARIFYING SHAMPOO like Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo, $2.49.
STYLING SPRAY like Sally Hershberger Supreme Head Shagg Spray For All Hair Types, $12.49.
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Work a texture cream through your ends — just a tiny bit to get an undone appearance.
To add a little volume to the rest of your hair, go for a mousse and work it haphazardly into dry hair. This look should seem naturally windblown, not styled, so don't try to get textures perfect.
DRY SHAMPOO like Bumble & Bumble Hair Powder, $19.
MOUSSE like Joico Firmwhip Design Foam, $16.
VOLUME SHAMPOO like Finesse Volumizing Shampoo, $4.29.
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Steer clear of vigorously towel-drying and instead, blot hair so your bathroom floor doesn't end up covered in water.
Then cocktail equal parts gel and leave-in conditioner and coat damp hair in the mixture. Carefully and lightly scrunch hair (stopping a few inches below the root, so you get the top to lie flat). Air-dry, and keep your hands off since touching your hair creates frizz.
CURLY HAIR TOWEL like Aquis Microfiber Hair Towel, $16.99.
GEL like TIGI Bed Head Power Trip Hair Gel, $11.99.
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Paul Mitchell The Conditioner, $16.99.
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Comb an anti-frizz through your hair (use a brush to make sure you really distribute the product).
Blow-dry sections in back with a round brush to smooth out the look. Then, dry the front pieces by combing them through with your fingers so you get that great, sexy wave.
STYLING CREAM like Rusk Str8 Lotion, $10.95.
ANTI FRIZZ will tame flyaways without weighing down fine hair with Neutrogena Triple Moisture Smooth Shine Anti Frizz Cream, $7.39.
ROUND BRUSH like Earth Therapuetics Radiant Round Brush, $8.
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Douse hair in volumizer and then blow-dry using a vent brush.
Add a little shine serum to the bangs and front layers to give them additional polish.
COLOR-BOOSTING SHAMPOO like Pantene Pro-V Color Revival Shampoo, $5.79.
VOLUMIZER like Amplify by Matrix Volumizing System, $16.49.
SHINE SERUM like Salon Selectives Smoothing Serum, $4.49.
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Run a cocktail of styling cream and gel through damp hair. If you can stand it, let your hair air-dry.
Otherwise, use a small round brush to smooth out the very front sections, then blow-dry brush-free on a very low setting.
STYLING CREAM like Rusk Str8 Lotion, $10.95.
CURL CONDITIONER like Deva Curl Conditioner, $37.
CURL GEL like Garnier Fructis Style Curl Scrunch Gel, $3.99.
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Refresh slept-on curls with a few sprays of leave-in conditioner mist.
Tame flyaways with an anti-frizz serum. Work it through your hair and scrunch to reform curls.
Use a little mousse on the ends so they don't droop.
CONDITIONING MIST like Aussie Hair Insurance Leave-In Conditioner, $4.43.
ANTI FRIZZ like Sebastian Laminates Crema Styler Anti Frizz, $27.92.
MOUSSE like TRESemmé Curl Enhancing Mousse, $4.35.
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Then, blow-dry using the tiniest bit of shine glaze to curb frizz.
Finish by running a flat iron though the front pieces only-you want sleeker in front and a little fuller in back.
CLARIFYING SHAMPOO like Aubrey Organics Green Tea Clarifying Shampoo, $9.99.
SHINE SERUM like Matrix Biolage Smoothing Shine Milk, $16.49.
MINI FLAT IRON like Warren Tricomi Hot Iron, $90.
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Spray volumizer all over and blow-dry hair fast and furious without a comb or brush, just shaking your fingers through to rough up the texture.
Once it's absolutely dry, use a bit of dry shampoo to ramp up the bedhead-y texture.
VOLUMIZING SHAMPOO like Kiss My Face Big Body Shampoo, $6.52.
VOLUMIZING SPRAY like TRESemmé Big Boost Root Spray, $4.49.
VOLUMIZING CONDITIONER like Joico Body Luxe Thickening Conditioner, $12.96.
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Then, take four medium Velcro rollers and set two one-inch sections on either side of your part (in front).
Spray with aerosol hairspray-a pump spray won't evenly distribute product-and allow to set for at least 10 minutes. Blast with a little hot air from a dryer before removing rollers.
VELCRO ROLLERS like Roller 3" Super Size Plus, $3.49.
STYLING CREAM like Frèdèric Fekkai Coiff Anti Frizz Silkening Crème, $25.
HAIRSPRAY like Suave Volumizing Hair Spray, $2.99.
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Use a volumizing spray all over. "People always think of volume at the top, you want it in the back and on the sides as well," says Gibson.
Run some serum through bangs and blow-dry but don't flat iron them — it'll make the look too severe compared to the rest of your wavy-ish texture.
WAVY HAIR SPRAY like Frédéric Fekkai Tousled Wave Spray, $23.
VOLUMIZING SPRAY like Alterna Life Volume Spray Mousse, $21.
SHINE POMADE with Modern Organic Products Separation and Shine Pomade, $12.99.
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Make a deep side part so most of the volume is to one side of the part.
Roll one-inch sections of hair halfway with small Velcro rollers and spray with hairspray so you get a slight bounce to just your ends.
VOLUMIZING SHAMPOO like Salon Selectives Healthy Volume Shampoo, $4.49, adds oomph.
VELCRO ROLLERS add style without heat damage. Velcro Rollers, $5.
VENT BRUSH like Avon Advanced Techniques Vent Brush, $4.99.
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For a sexy, sideswept look, work a texturizer through dry hair with a boar bristle brush.
Spray a little hairspray onto a vent brush and tease hair at the crown for a little extra height. Then grab that section and sweep loosely back to the side, fastening with a flower pin accessory.
Mist entire head with a light hairspray to keep the sexy, tousled look working hard all night.
TEXTURIZER like KMS California Hair Play Texture Blast, $16.
HAIR SPRAY like Dove Advanced Color Therapy Hair Spray, $5.
SHAMPOO like Sally Hershberger Supreme Head Shampoo for Wavy Hair, $9.49.
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Then, use a little texture balm, warm it up in your palms and really work the product into your strands. Too much will actually weigh your style down so less is definitely more here.
Flip hair upside-down and scrunch hair using a spritz of spray gel. You don't want loads of frizz to take your look from sexy to sloppy.
DRY SHAMPOO like Ojon Rub Out Dry Cleanser, $24.
SPRAY GEL like Frédéric Fekkai Spray Gel, $25.
WAVY SPRAY like Sally Hershberger Shagg Spray Styling For All Hair Types, $12.49.
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Coat damp hair with a straightening cream. Blow-dry and quickly flat-iron.
Take a pomade and work through the top layer to make this straight style a little more rock and roll.
STRAIGHTENING BALM like Alterna Hemp Straightening Balm, $22.
POMADE like Aveda Brilliant Anti-Humectant Pomade, $21.99.
BLOW DRYER like the Super Solano Hair Dryer, $100.
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Take medium-sized Velcro rollers and wrap hair down around them in one-inch sections. Leave rollers in your hair for at least 20 minutes. Spray with a fine-mist, strong-hold hairspray before removing the rollers.
With a natural boar bristle paddle brush, brush out the front/top section of your hair so you get that swooshy, sexy hair-falling-over-one-eye effect. Leave the rest of the curls more solidly in tact. Just shake them out a little bit so hair looks soft.
STYLING SPRAY like Ojon Plump and Hold Spray, $22.
HAIRSPRAY like Ted Gibson Beautiful Hold Hairspray $11.
CONDITIONER like Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Conditioner $6.99
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SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER like Pantene Beautiful Lengths Shampoo and Conditioner, $9.99 each
LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER like Nexxus Headdress Weightless Leave-in Conditioner, $19.99
SMOOTHING CREAM like Tigi Bead Head After Party Smoothing Cream, $17.50
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ROOT-LIFTING SPRAY like Mark Mega Volume Root Lifting Spray, $5
BRUSH like Spornette Ionic Convex Paddle, $8.99
POMADE like Modern Organic Products High Shine Pomade, $17
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PREPPING SPRAY like Jonathan Product Prep Spray, $20
FRIZZ SPRAY like Citre Shine Miracle Mist Anti-Frizz Spray Laminator, $4.05
HAIR OIL like Oscar Blandi Jasmine Oil Serum, $16