Jamie-Lynn Sigler Sophisticated, Wedding Updo
Jamie-Lynn Sigler's sophisticated updo is a polished look for weddings and other formal occasions. What to do:
1. Apply a smoothing cream to damp hair, then blow dry straight using a paddle brush.
2. Once hair is dry, spritz strands with a heat protectant spray and comb through. Next, use a straightening iron to smooth sections. Super sleek = super chic.
3. When all of your hair is perfectly straight, create a deep side part before gathering hair into a low ponytail at the nape of your neck. Tuck one side of your part behind one ear and let the opposite side cover the other ear.
4. Smooth a shine serum on to the surface of your hair to finish.
Josie Maran Formal Hairstyle with Braids and Twists
Josie Maran's twisted style is perfect for prom. Get the look:
1. First create a front side part on dry hair and gather a small section of hair at the top. Twist it back and pin place.
2. Use a small-barrel curling iron to curl the rest of your hair. Run your fingers through curls the give them a little bit of a messy look.
3. Mist the entire look with hairspray to keep it in place while you're tearing it up on the dance floor. See More Josie Maran Hairstyles
1. First create a front side part on dry hair and gather a small section of hair at the top. Twist it back and pin place.
2. Use a small-barrel curling iron to curl the rest of your hair. Run your fingers through curls the give them a little bit of a messy look.
3. Mist the entire look with hairspray to keep it in place while you're tearing it up on the dance floor. See More Josie Maran Hairstyles
Vanessa Minnillo's Long, Brunette Half Updo
Vanessa Minillo's ultra-long hair and windblown pouf make for a party-perfect 'do. Get the look: 1. To get this look, first apply a volumizing mousse to towel-dried hair. 2. Next, blow dry hair using a large round brush. Lift hair up and away from the scalp as you dry to create volume, and turn the brush as you dry the length for slightly turned-under ends. 3. Once hair is dry, begin backcombing small sections of hair at the crown. Focusing your teasing attention toward the top of your head and working on the sides less will keep you from looking like you have a lion's mane. 4. To make the pouf, gather the sides and top of your hair and brush the top over the teased sections. Twist the section as you push hair forward, then pin the twist in place to secure.5. Spray with a medium-hold hairspray to hold the look in place.
Uma Thurman Romantic Updo
Uma Thurman's wavy chignon is a sexy way to wear wavy hair. Steal her style:1. Work a curl-enhancing lotion through damp hair and blow dry with a diffuser, scrunching as you go.2. Wrap the very top layer of your hair, and any strands that usually frame your face, around a half-inch curling iron to get more structured curls. Mist with hairspray. 3. Using fingers, comb and gather hair into a loose ponytail at the nape of your neck, securing it with an elastic. 4. Loop the pony into a bun, tucking in any loose ends. Pin into place with bobby pins that match your hair color. If pieces pop out, smile and let them be -- the messier, the hotter.5. Mist with firm-hold yet touchable hairspray and pull a few face-framing tendrils out in front if you like.
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Uma Thurman Blonde Updo
Uma Thurman's simple, low bun is a fast, beachy 'do that works on any hair type. Get the look: 1. Brush hair, part it to the side and pull it into a low ponytail with an elastic. Leave out a 1- to 2-inch piece of hair underneath.2. On your last loop with the elastic, pull the ponytail halfway through to make a bun. At least a few inches of the ponytail end should be hanging in devil-may-care fashion against your neck.3. Wrap the remaining piece of hair (the one that was left out) around the bun, covering the elastic. Either tuck the end of it into the elastic (if you can -- it's tricky though) or secure underneath with a bobby pin. 4. Mist with hairspray if you need the extra hold.5. Casually tuck any hair that's falling into your face behind your ears.
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Sienna Miller Blonde, Formal Updo
Sienna Miller's posh, pulled back style with a bit of height is a chic choice for formal parties. To get the look:1. Start by applying a texturizing spray to damp hair. A bit of texture will help achieve the height needed for this style.2. Next, blow dry hair straight using a paddle brush. Don't worry about getting a polished, perfect blow out -- even leaving a bit of wave to your hair is fine.3. Once hair is dry, begin backcombing small sections of hair at the top of your head. Then, smooth the top and sides of your hair over the teased sections.4. Gather the length of your hair at the back of your head and twist into a tight bun. Secure in place with pins.5. Spritz style with a strong-hold hairspray to finish.
Sienna Miller Blonde, Chic Updo
Sienna Miller's swept-back bangs and face-framing curls are a chic look for weddings and proms. Steal her style:1. Apply a smoothing lotion to damp hair before blow drying straight with a paddle brush. 2. Once hair is dry, part it down the center. Then, create a section of hair toward the front of your head on each side that is about 3 inches wide. Run these sections through a straightening iron, then pin out of the way.3. Next, gather the rest of your hair at the back of your head into a bun and secure with bobby pins. Pull the flat-ironed sections back behind your ears and pin into the bun. 4. Finish the style by spraying the surface with a strong-hold hairspray.
Sienna Miller Long, Wavy, Blonde Hairstyle
Sienna Miller's glossy waves and deep side part are a glamorous pick for date nights. What to do:1. Start by applying a styling cream to damp hair. Create a deep side part, then blow dry strands straight with a paddle brush.2. Once hair is dry, mist 2-inch sections with a styling spray before curling them with a large barreled curling iron. Avoid curling the top three inches of hair, so curls are concentrated toward the ends.3. When all sections are curled, rub a few drops of shine serum between your palms, then work through curls to separate and add shine.
Sandra Bullock Formal Updo
Sandra Bullock's updo is a fun hairstyle for curly-haired gals. How to get the look: 1. To start, apply mousse and scrunch hair while blow drying with a diffuser to create sexy volume.2. Then use a curling iron to create textured curls throughout your hair. 3. Comb hair back with your fingers -- ignore the temptation to pick up that brush -- and put it in a ponytail. Then, pin the ends of the pony all around the base to create a bun. 4. Pull out several strands near your ear and curl them with a curling iron.
Penelope Cruz Sexy Updo with Bangs
Penelope Cruz's sexy, tousled updo is a chic style for formal occasions. To get her look:1. Apply a styling cream to hair, then blow dry straight.2. Once hair is dry, separate your bangs from the rest of your hair. We'll deal with them later.3. For the hair behind the bangs, lift small sections of hair and hold them straight up. Use a comb to backcomb hair down toward the scalp, just at the back of the section. Keep in mind that the goal is volumized roots, not 80s Hair Metal band hair.4. Once you've teased along the entire crown, use a boar-bristle brush to pull hair back into a high ponytail and smooth (not flatten) it on the surface. Secure hair in back with a rubber band.5. Twist the length of your hair into a French twist and secure with pins. Spritz with hairspray.6. To style the bangs, re-wet with water if dry. Then, use a round brush to blow dry straight, twisting the brush at the ends to create a soft bend.
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Nicole Richie Medium-Length, Curly, Blonde Bob
Nicole Richie's medium-length curls add a romantic flavor to her bob haircut. To get her style: 1. Apply volumizing mousse to damp hair and part it slightly to one side.2. Blow dry hair with a large round brush, brushing it under (with the brush under the hair as you pull it through).3. Using large hot rollers, curl 2-inch sections of hair in front, the sides and the back. Roll the rollers in the same direction on each side so you get uniform waves. Remove rollers when cool.4. Finger comb curls to loosen, lift and separate them, which will add volume and softness to your style. Finish the look with a light mist of light-hold hairspray.
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Nicole Richie Long, Straight Updo with Bangs
Nicole Richie's loose updo and darker color make for a sophisticated and romantic look. Steal her style: 1. Apply a texturizing lotion to damp hair, which makes it easier to keep an updo look in place. Part hair to one side, and blow dry with a diffuser, using a large paddle brush to smooth hair out.2. If there are any frizzy or wavy sections, smooth them out further with a straightening iron. Then, leaving bangs free, gather hair, pull it back into a loose, low ponytail and secure with an elastic band. Wrap the ends of the ponytail around the base and pin it into place.3. Run bangs through a straightener, add a small amount of hair wax and sweep them across your forehead and off to the side.4. Finger style a few wisps of hair to fall softly near your ears, and lock the look into place with a spritz of shine spray and a misting of medium-hold hairspray.
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Mila Kunis Wavy, Romantic Hairstyle
Mila Kunis' pulled back 'do is a sophisticated take on a ponytail that works for any dress-up occasion. Get her look:1. Make a side part. Curl your hair, from halfway down to the ends, with a medium-barreled curing iron.2. Tease your hair at the crown to give a little height. 3. Pull the side with less hair back, past center of your head, and secure with a line of bobby pins. For a no slip guarantee: Crisscross the bobby pins. 4. Leaving bangs and tendrils loose in front, pull the other side of your hair back to just behind your ear and pin.5. Arrange curls to hide bobby pins and spritz with hairspray.
Mila Kunis Wavy Ponytail
Mila Kunis' style is so easy. If you can do a ponytail, you have this look nailed. What to do:1. Blow dry your hair straight. Add waves by curling your hair with a medium-barreled curling iron, from below the ears down.2. Make a side part and pull your hair back into a low ponytail, just above the nape of your neck.3. Secure with a hair band. Then, take a small section of hair from your ponytail and wrap it around the band. Hide and secure the end of this section with a bobby pin below your ponytail.4. Mist the front of your hair with hairspray and smooth any frizzies with your hands.
Milla Jovovich Brunette, Curly, Short Hairstyle
Milla Jovovich's hair works well for those with short hair -- no matter if it's curly or straight. Get the look: 1. To get started, apply a texturizing cream to your hair and blow dry straight with a paddle brush. Don't fret if it's not perfectly straight, you're going to curl most of it anyway. 2. Then, with a 1-inch barrel curling iron, curl all of your hair, misting each piece before and after with hairspray. 3. Once hair is completely curly, rake your hands through it a little bit, so it loosens up any ringlets -- you don't want it to be perfectly curly for this look. 4. Then, make a part directly down the middle of your head with a comb, going all the way to the back of the crown. 5. To finish, mist with a light-hold hairspray and add a metallic headband for some extra pizzazz.
Meg Ryan Romantic, Curly Hairstyle
The secret to Meg Ryan's glam look is that the curl definition is perfectly even. Her curls are natural, yours should be too, to ideally copy this look. What to do: 1. Apply a curl-defining mousse to damp hair and air dry or dry with a diffuser. (You could even do this the day before, cool huh?)2. Then, mist hair with hairspray and wrap 1-inch sections around a 1.5-inch curling iron. Be sure to curl from roots to ends.3. After, apply a few drops of frizz-serum to your fingers and gently rake through curls to separate them.
Maria Menounos Straight, Brunette Updo
Maria Menounos' sleek and chic chignon would be perfect at weddings and formal parties. To get her look:1. Start by applying a smoothing cream to damp hair, then blow drying straight using a paddle brush. 2. Once hair is dry, create a side part, then use a natural bristle brush to smooth the sides back and gather the length at the nape of your neck. Twist the length into a tight bun, then secure with pins. 3. Spray style with a strong hold hairspray to finish.
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Lauren Conrad Sexy Updo with Bangs
Lauren Conrad's sexy, side-swept bangs are the perfect, face-framing touch to any updo. To get the look: 1. If your hair isn't already straight, start by applying a styling cream, then blow drying hair straight. Your bangs should be dried straight, as well. 2. When hair is dry, brush the length back into a ponytail, smoothing the top section . Leave your bangs out. Twist the ponytail into a bun, pin in place, then spray with hairspray to hold.3. Create a deep side part in your bangs and push the bangs to one side, leaving just a few pieces of fringe on the other. Coax unruly hair into place by running it through a straightening iron a few times.4. Rub a few drops of shine serum between palms then lightly smooth over bangs.
Katie Holmes Sophisticated, Brunette Updo
Katie Holmes' classic updo works well for a very dressy occasion -- like a wedding, reunion or formal. What to do:1. To start, apply a relaxing cream to all your hair -- including your top and bottom layers.2. Then, blow dry your hair using a round brush, and taking it section by section.3. Once hair is completely dry, create a side part, and pull hair back into a sleek pony tail, leaving the top layer of hair out of the pony.4. Twist the tips of your hair around the base of the ponytail, and secure with pins.5. Next, take the hair not included in the ponytail and loop up and over the bun, and secure at the ponytail base.6. Finish with a light-hold hairspray.
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Katherine Heigel Blonde, Sophisticated Updo
Katherine Heigel's sleek updo works best for a formal, evening occasion. Tips to get this look: 1. If your hair is damp, dry it completely straight using a paddle brush.2. Create a side part with your comb (don't make it go back too far), and secure with a hairspray.3. For added height, use a teasing comb to tease the hair at the back of your crown. Then smooth the top layer (closest to the part).4. Finally, twist all your hair back into a bun in the mid-back of your head and secure with clips. Then, spray any flyaways with holding spray (remember, the look here is sleek).
Katherine Heigel Curly, Romantic, Long Hairstyle
Katherine Heigel's curly, retro-Hollywood inspired hair works whether you've got naturally curly or straight hair. Steal her style: 1. To start, apply a curling cream to damp hair, then use a diffuser to dry your hair, starting at the roots. 2. When hair is dry, clip half of your hair back, then spray about a 2-inch piece of hair with a holding spray. Use a large-barrel curling iron to curl the sections, holding for 20 seconds.3. When this piece is complete, let the curl set (don't touch it), and grab another 2-inch section until all of your hair is curled.4. Take a comb, and create a side part, and spray and curl the front section until you have a swooping wave.5. Finish with a light-hold hairspray.
Katherine Heigel Curly, Tousled Updo
Katherine Heigel's slightly messy updo looks glam for parties. Get the look: 1. First, apply a curling cream to damp hair, then use a diffuser to completely dry hair. 2. Take a curling iron and completely curl your hair, in small sections.3. Spray your curls with a finishing spray.4. Then take your hair and twist into a loose bun right below the crown, making sure the curls don't get slicked back, and secure with pins. Don't worry about flyaways -- it's supposed to be messy.5. Finally, finish with a little hairspray for good measure.
Julianne Hough Blonde, Curly Half Updo
Julianne Hough's curly half updo is perfect for those who have long hair and an oval face, and want a formal style for their next big occasion. How to do it:
1. To get started, rub a curling cream through your damp hair, making sure to get the tips, too.
2. Then, blow dry your roots with a diffuser -- don?t use a brush, just your fingertips.
3. Once hair is completely dry, section off hair and use a curling iron to create ringlets (spray hairspray before and after curling).
4. Next, create a side part, extending all the way to the back of your crown.
5. Pull back half of your hair on both sides of your face and join the two sides. Twist around the tips into a neat bun and pin to secure.
6. To finish, mist hair with a light-hold hairspray.
Julia Roberts Curly, Red Updo
A clean middle part adds drama to Julia Robert's simple style. How to get it:
1. Air dry curls with styling gel. If you don't have curls, use a curling iron all over your head.
2. Create a clean middle part with a comb and loosely gather hair into a soft twist at the back of your head, and pin in place.
3. Use the pointy end of a rattail comb to pull out a few loose curls in front.
4. Finish by twirling a little shine serum over any frazzled ends. See More Julia Roberts Hairstyles
1. Air dry curls with styling gel. If you don't have curls, use a curling iron all over your head.
2. Create a clean middle part with a comb and loosely gather hair into a soft twist at the back of your head, and pin in place.
3. Use the pointy end of a rattail comb to pull out a few loose curls in front.
4. Finish by twirling a little shine serum over any frazzled ends. See More Julia Roberts Hairstyles
Jennifer Lopez Brunette, Chic Updo
Jennifer Lopez's casual updo works for any special occasion. Be warned: If you're wearing a top that has to pull over your head, put this on before you finish your style. What to do: 1. Apply a volumizer or texturizer to damp hair and blow dry around a medium-sized round brush.2. When dry, make a haphazard center part and pull front sections forward and clip out of the way. 3. Make a small French twist at the nape of your neck, leaving your hair out at the top of the twist.4. Tease all of your hair from your crown back. Smooth the top of the teasing with a brush; bring all of your hair to the back and tuck the ends under. Spritz with hairspray.5. Comb the front sections of your hair down and flip the ends back toward your ear.
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Jennifer Lopez Brunette, Curly Updo
Jennifer Lopez's style looks chin-length, but actually it's an updo. This works if you have long layers around your face. Get the look: 1. Use a mousse and blow dry hair with a medium-sized brush. To get lift at the roots, blow opposite the way they grow.2. Make a center part. Spritz hair with a heat protector. Curl hair, all over, with a 1-inch curling iron. Spiral your hair around the iron, like a corkscrew.3. After curling, pin up curls randomly in back so it looks like you have short hair. Don't try to make it perfect, it's supposed to look unstructured.4. Gently tease the roots on either side of your part. Then, comb the individual curls into soft ringlets. Pull out one curl forward to intersect with your brow.5. Put on a soft-hold hairspray.See More Jennifer Lopez Hairstyles
Jennifer Connelly Curly, Wedding Updo
Jennifer Connelley's updo is a classic and sophisticated style for curly girls going to any formal occasion. 1. Mist hair with a curl-enhancing spray, then scrunch strands while diffusing to boost natural waves.2. Use your fingers to rake hair back into a loose ponytail, then twist pony into a bun and pin in place. 3. Set style with a mist of light-hold hair spray. Try to avoid the shallaced-look, though, as loose and natural are the keys to this look.
Hilary Duff Straight, Formal Updo
Hilary Duff's chic and sleek updo is a great choice for proms and weddings. Steal the look:1. Start by applying a smoothing cream to towel-dried hair. Then, blow dry straight using a paddle brush.2. Run 2-inch sections of hair through a straightening iron for a sleek, shiny look.3. Leaving long bangs side-parted in the front, use your hands to loosely gather the length of your hair in back. Twist until hair turns on itself into a bun then pin into place at the back of your head. 4. Rub a glossing pomade (just a dab will do 'ya) between palms then smooth over the surface of your bangs.
Hilary Duff Short, Wavy, Blonde Hairstyle
Hilary Duff's short, side-swept waves are a great choice for formal occasions. What to do:1. Start by applying a volumizing mousse to damp hair, then blow drying straight with a round brush. Lift your hair at the roots to create volume. 2. Once hair is dry, make a deep side part and push your front layers to the side. Wrap the ends around a large curling iron, but only wind sections up about one or two inches, so curls stay at the bottom section of your hair. 3. Brush your hair to the side of your head and tightly twist it against the nape of your neck. Pin this twisted section to your head, then bring the ends over your shoulder. 4. To finish, mist hair with hairspray to hold.
Halle Berry Formal Updo for Prom
Halle Berry's curly updo is a great hairstyle for prom or homecoming. Steal her style: 1. To get the look, brush hair back into a high ponytail, then use bobby pins to pin your curls all around the base of the ponytail. 2. Smooth gel over your curls to keep the look in place, as well as over any flyaways above or beneath it.3. If your hair isn't curly or long enough, wrap a hair piece that matches the color of your hair around your bun.
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Eva Longoria, Formal, Sophisticated Updo
Eva Longoria's sophisticated style is a perfect look for a formal event. Get the look:1. No need to suds and blow dry, this style works great on slept-on hair.2. Separate the front section of your hair, from your ears over your crown, and pin out of the way.3. Put the back of your hair into a French pleat. What the heck is that? So glad you asked. Just pull hair from one side to the back of your head and hold it in place by crisscrossing bobby pins vertically up the back of your head. Now, take the other side of your hair and roll it from the ends inwards. Keep this roll tight and smooth. Pin in place, over the line of bobby pins.4. Curl the front of your hair, section by section, with a medium-sized curling iron. Backcomb the roots of each section and pin in place.
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Eva Longoria Brunette, Formal Updo
Eva Longoria's updo pairs height on top with eye-grazing, sideswept bangs. If you want a slightly disheveled, yet sexy look, try this style. What to do: 1. Do this 'do on slept-on hair. Just washed hair can be very slippery.2. Pull your bangs to the side. Then tease your hair at the crown and sides. Smooth the top of your teased hair with a brush.3. Pull your hair into a twist in back. 4. Hold bangs to one side and spray with a light hairspray.5. Gently lift hair on top with a tail of a comb for more volume and pull out a few strands to give your 'do a slightly messy look.See More Eva Longoria Hairstyles
Eva Longoria Brunette, Prom Updo
Eva Longoria's glam updo will rock any special occasion. Bonus: It looks great from every angle. How to do it: 1. Apply mousse and blow dry hair with a round brush for volume. 2. Curl hair from mid-way down with a small curling iron.3. Gather the back and sides of your hair (not the top just yet) at the back of your head, like you would a ponytail, but don't secure. Twist this hair up and pin, letting most of the curls stick out.4. Tease the front of your hair around your forehead, smooth teasing with a brush and pin at your crown.5. Arrange curls and pull out a few soft tendrils.6. Mist with hairspray.
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Elizabeth Rohm Curly, Formal Hairstyle
Elizabeth Rohm's curly style can be done whether you've got natural curls or only slight waves. How to do it: 1. Start with clean dry curls or waves.2. Curl 1-inch sections allover with a curling iron, making sure to wrap close to the roots. Before curling take each section, comb it, and spray with heat-protective spray. 3. While curling, roll your hair toward your face.4. As you remove each curl from the iron, rewrap it and pin it in place. When all hair is pinned and cooled (give it at least 10 minutes), release it. 5. Brush each curl to add shine and loosen it. 6. Smooth any frazzled tips with a tiny smear of light styling wax or cream, and use hairspray all over for hold.
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Dianna Agron Blonde, Prom Updo
Diana Agron's soft updo looks amazingly pretty with straight, wavy or curly hair. How to do it: 1. Apply two palmfuls of mousse to damp hair, comb through, and air dry til it's 80 percent dry.2. Flip your head upside down and blow dry the rest of the way, making sure to blast the roots.3. Flip up and create a part that's straight in the front and messy in the back. 4. Section out two front tendrils and pull the rest back into a chignon.5. If needed, wrap the tendril around a curling iron to add a soft wave, then mist all over with hairspray.
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Christina Aguilera Tousled, Formal Updo
Christina Aguilera's updo is super easy and a perfect pick for straight or slightly wavy hair. Copy this look by: 1. Put your hair up in a French twist. Hint: Hair goes up easier if you don't wash it that day. To start, take the length of your hair to the nape of your neck and twist. Pull the twist up and secure with bobby pins.2. Now, take the top of the twist and any shorter hair that didn't make it into the twist, and curl, section by section, with a curling iron. 3. Don't brush the curls. Instead, gently tease and pin them into place.4. If you have bangs, sweep them to one side.5. Finish by spraying on a light-hold hairspray.
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Beyonce Knowles Chic Updo
Beyonce Knowles' retro beehive makes a big statement for medium to long hair. Steal her style: 1. Section off dry hair just at the crown of your head. Using a rattail comb, tease 1-inch chucks of hair close to the root. Spray each chuck after teasing with hairspray.2. Once crown of hair is completely teased, lightly brush back hair to control shape and size of bump and pin into place at the back of your head. (Alternately, use a Bumpit, of infomercial fame.)3. Sweep the front section of hair, closest to your face, to the side and pin behind your ear. 4. With the rest of your hair, carefully sculpt back into a medium-height ponytail, making sure the sides of your head are smooth. 5. Twist unfastened tail counterclockwise up towards the ceiling and into a French twist, tucking the ends at the top back into the twist and pinning with bobby pins as you go. Spray the entire head with bulletproof hairspray, er ... the strongest hairspray you can find.See More Beyonce Knowles Hairstyles
Beyonce Knowles Curly Hairstyle with Bangs
Beyonce Knowles' tight, kinky curls are beautiful for an evening out or for everyday wear. Steal her style: 1. If your hair isn't naturally curly, the night before wearing this style apply mousse to entire head of wet hair and roll into tiny, tight buns (about an inch thick each) and secure with bobby pins. Let dry overnight. 2. In the morning let the buns out and use a diffuser to fully dry hair upside-down. Try not to use your hands much so you don't get frizz.3. Spritz curls with a spray gel or hairspray.4. If some curls are not defined enough, using a small-barreled curling iron to fix them.See More Beyonce Knowles Hairstyles
Ashlee Simpson Edgy Updo
Ashlee Simpson's updo is almost -- but not totally -- coiffed. That's why it fits her punky style. Get your punk on: 1. Mist dry hair with shine spray. 2. Create a low side part that's 2-inches long. Section off the hair along the front hairline with a clip.3. Tease the hair at your crown. 4. Using a Mason Pearson-style boar-bristle brush, brush the rest of your hair back into a twist, a chignon or a ponytail, your choice. 5. Release the front section and brush to the side. Add a baby bump of volume by teasing along the front hairline above the right eyebrow.6. Secure the ends of the front section by pinning them behind your ear or if long enough, pin into your twist.7. Spray liberally with hairspray -- you don't want this sucker to move at all.
Ashlee Simpson Sedu, Sophisiticated Ponytail
Ashlee Simpson's sleek ponytail is just as chic as your friend's labor-intensive updo. Best of all, it's way easy. See how to do it:1. Mist your damp hair with a generous amount of shine spray. Use a fine-tooth comb to create a slightly-off center part that extends to the middle of your head only.2.Using the fine tooth comb, comb the parted hair slick to either side, then comb the rest back and collect it all at the nape of your neck (or make it a side-pony) and secure with an elastic.3. Cover the elastic with a strip of hair and hide the ends underneath the base using a pin.4. Brush out the tail with another mist of shine spray.5. If the ends of your ponytail aren't stick-straight, use a flat iron (your trusty Sedu, perhaps?) to get them looking perfectly sleek.
America Ferrera Long, Straight, Brunette Half Updo
America Ferrera's partially pulled back hair is sexy and ultra romantic. This works great if you have layers cut around your face. 1. Start by blow drying your hair straight. 2. Separate out the pieces around your face.3. Backcomb (tease) the hair at the crown of your head, then smooth the front of this section with a brush. 4. Pin this section in back with a couple of bobby pins. It's cool if the bobby pins show. Or, if you want somethin' a little glitzier you can slide in a barrette. 5. Spray a little hairspray on your hands and separate out the strands around your face. 6. Wash your hands (obviously).
America Ferrera Long, Straight Half Updo
America Ferrera's half-up and half-down 'do gives you control, but lets you let your hair down -- nice.1. Blow dry your hair straight with a paddle brush. For a smooth finish, direct the airflow from your dryer down the length of your hair, from roots to ends.2. Separate the front of your hair, from the top of your ears over the crown.3. Tease this section to get some height. Then, smooth the front with a brush and pin in back.4. Give the teased hair a spritz of hairspray to keep the height lasting all night long.
Adrienne Bailon Long, Tousled Updo
Adrienne Bailon's sexy updo is the perfect look for a casual summer evening.1. Use a volumizing spray before blow drying hair with a diffuser, for maximum body.2. Part dry hair on the side and pull it back into a twist. Secure it into place with bobby pins.3. Sweep the bangs off to one side, and, using a large-barrel curling iron or hot rollers, curl for five to 10 seconds. You want a slight wave in the bangs, not a full-on curl.4. Using a medium or small-barrel curling iron, add curls to small sections of the hair hanging down in back. Create a mixture of waves and slightly tighter curls; you want your hair to look like it's totally natural (yeah, yeah, it's that whole looks easy but actually takes a ton of work deal). Use a medium-hold hairspray to secure the style in place.
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