If you have curly hair, just dampen it with a leave-in mist (try Pantene Pro-V Curly Hair Series Heat Protection and Shine Spray, $5.99) and add a few drops of curl creme all over for more control and moisture. Then, lightly diffuse hair at the roots. If necessary, finish a few pieces around your face with a small curling iron.
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Twist It
Great for: Medium-length hair
This is great for long bobs of any texture. To style, follow these steps:
1. Wet hair from roots to ends with a beach-y texture-inducing spray or tonic (try Frederic Fekkai Summer Hair Beach Waves, $24). If your hair is wavy, mix in a dime-sized amount of grooming creme before drying and pin twist hair into 1-inch U-shapes. If your hair is curly, control frizz and add shine with a shine serum (try Pantene Pro-V Restore Beautiful Lengths Smoothing Balm, $4.99) from the middle to the tips of your hair before drying, says Rhys.
2. Blow it dry with a diffuser for a few minutes, take out the pins, and continue to blow it dry while you scrunch, twist, and massage your hair into shape. Even if your hair is straight, the diffuser can help accentuate natural texture.
Next: Step 3
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Twist It
Great for: Medium-length hair
3. Once your hair feels dry, use a flatiron to flick and twist out any pieces that aren't quite right. If your hair is wavy or curly, add polish and texture with a 1"-2" curling iron (depending on your curl size) to define various sections.
4. For a more natural look, keep the pieces twisted off or back from your face, and keep your curls random and sparse -- not uniform.
5. Optional: If you want to add additional oomph now that your texture is out in full force, try one of these amazing braids.
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Slick It
Great for: Long hair
Lopez, who helps make the "Glee" cast look spectacular, says this is a great way to make a simple ponytail look modern and fun. To recreate this:
2. Blow dry while smoothing hair back into a ponytail shape with a boar-bristle brush. (Tip: Get those hairs at the nape of your neck to cooperate by blow drying them upwards while your head is turned upside down.)
Next: Step 3
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Slick It
Great for: Long hair
3. Once your hair is dry, spray a brush with hairspray and start smoothing your hair into a ponytail with it. Secure with a small, snag-free elastic. (Try Goody Ouchless Mini Gentle Elastics, $2).
4. Wrap 1" sections of your pony around a curling iron to give it more bounce.
Bad hair days. We've all been there ... and it's so frustrating. When I had long hair, I wanted to cut it because it was way too heavy, greasy, and flat. So I cut it short ("low maintenance, here I come!") and was thrilled until pieces started sticking out every which way. Now, while it's growing out, it just looks dented and weird most days.
Don't get me wrong; if I bother to take the time to style my hair, it looks just how it's supposed to. But what's a girl who's crunched for time to do with hair that's just not cooperating? Call up an expert stylist and ask for help, of course! So, that's what I did and now you don't have to.
I collected the styling tips from celebrity stylists Jet Rhys and David Lopez to find the easiest styling 'dos to bail us out of bad hair days. See if any of them will work for you!
