Shag Hairstyles for Oval Faces

Monica Potter's chic shag is fun and sophisticated. To get the look: 1. Apply mousse to damp hair and part hair slightly off to one side. 2. Using a medium round brush, blow dry hair. Pull brush slowly through hair from roots to the ends near the crown, to add maximum volume. 3. Use hair wax to sweep bangs across forehead and off to the side. Put wax on fingers and also use to direct random small sections of your ends to curl slightly upward.4. Finish style with a light misting of shine spray.

Meg Ryan's curls look like they've been slept on, and maybe not washed, and yours can look that way too. How to do it: 1. Apply a curl-defining mousse to damp hair and air dry until it's 80 percent dry, then use a blow dryer with a diffuser and your hands to dry the rest. Lift and twirl your curls or waves around your fingers as you dry it. 2. If needed, touch up a handful of curls with a curling iron.3. Twirl a smear of styling cream through curls, and repeat a few times to get the grunge-level that you desire.

Lori Loughlin's shaggy, shoulder-length strands are a good choice for straight hair. To get her look: 1. Start by applying a volumizing mousse to damp hair.Comb through to evenly distribute, then use a paddle brush to blow dry hair straight.2. For sleekness, spritz 2-inch sections of dry hair with a heat protectant spray, then run them through a straightening iron.3. Rub a shine serum in your palms, then shake through hair to create a piecy, shaggy look. See More Lori Loughlin Hairstyles

Lori Loughlin's shoulder-length, layered strands have slightly flipped ends for a funky shag style.1. To get this look, begin by applying an anti-frizz smoothing cream to damp strands. Frizz is soooo noticeable on shag styles so the key to a sleek look is preventing it pronto.2. Blow dry hair straight in sections using a round brush. Give a slight flip at the ends by turning the brush out and away from your face. 3. Once hair is dry, spread a smoothing cream from roots to tips to tame flyaways. See More Lori Loughlin Hairstyles

Kimberly Caldwell's hairstyle is super easy for short hair. What to do: 1. To start, apply a texturizing cream and blow dry your hair straight (lift hair up near your roots to avoid the dreaded flat-hair syndrome)2. Use a straightening iron on any ends that came out too wavy, and mist with hairspray to keep in place. See More Kimberly Caldwell Hairstyles

Kimberly Caldwell's blonde bob is a sweet choice for short-haired gals. Get her look: 1. To get the look, blow dry hair straight with a round brush.2. While blow drying, slowly pull the brush from root to tip, bringing in the ends as you near your chin.3. Use a straightening iron on the ends of your bangs to make them extra defined. 4. Mist with hairspray to keep your gorgeous face-framing layers in place. See More Kimberly Caldwell Hairstyles

Katie Holmes' straight, sleek hair is perfect for those with short hair who want a sophisticated, yet edgy look. Get the look:1. If your hair isn't already straight, apply smoothing cream and blow dry hair straight using a paddle brush (make sure not to curl the tips under -- this isn't a bob).2. Then, part your hair down the middle, almost to the back of your crown.3. With a teasing comb, tease the hair at the back of your crown, then smooth the top layer over the teased section.4. Take a curling iron and twist the front tips around the barrel for a little flip.5. Finish with a shine serum and holding spray for the glossy-factor. See More Katie Holmes Hairstyles

Hilary Duff's shaggy layers and long bangs give her a funky rock 'n roll look that's perfect for medium length hair. What to do:1. Start by applying a texturizing spray to towel-dried hair. 2. Next, blow dry strands using a large round brush. You want to lift hair at the roots and dry from underneath. As you dry the length, turn the brush out and away from your face to create flipped out ends. Do not -- repeat, do not -- try this flipped out look on blunt cut hair, unless you like looking like you're straight out of the 50s.3. Switch to a vent brush to blow dry your bangs straight. 4. Once your hair is dry, rub a dab of texturizing putty between your palms, then flip your head upside down and shake your hands through your hair. Shaking the roots will give hair a sexy teased and tousled look.

Brittany Murphy's shaggy cut is fun, funky and most importantly fuss-free for straight hair. Get the look: 1. Start by applying a small dollop of gel throughout hair with your fingers. Don't get crazy with the gel though, less is more here for short layers.2. Blow dry hair upside down using your hands to tousle strands gently as you dry. 3. Flip head back upright and lift random strands up towards the ceiling while directing heat up the root to build volume. 4. Once hair is dry apply some pomade or wax and loosely twist and pinch ends to create piecey wisps.

Ashley Scott's beachy-messy hair is just right for the weekend -- it's unbelievably easy. See what to do: 1. Spray damp hair with a beach spray/surf spray, focusing on the roots, then comb through.2. Make a messy part, and run your hands through a few times to bump up the chunkiness, and air dry. 3. When done, if needed, coax bangs into shape with a flat iron. Use the iron to smooth and add a little bend so the fringe falls naturally. 4. Hit the ends with a little anti-frizz serum.

Ashlee Simpson's face-framing cut and long bangs call attention to her eyes -- super sexy. Get the look here: 1. Apply a defrizzing product to damp hair, flip your head, and blow dry using a vent brush until your strands are 80 percent dry.2. Flip upright. Spritz your crown with volumizing spray and continue blow drying. Lift at the crown for volume, and direct bangs to the side. 3. Hit the ends with a flat iron to play up the fringe (and hot girl vibe). 4. Mist bangs with hairspray. When dry, lightly finger comb them to break them up.

Ashlee Simpson's 'do looks sexy and edgy thanks to fringy defined ends and heavy side-swept bangs. Bring sexy back with these tips:1. Apply a medium-hold gel and blow dry hair using a vent brush. Lift at the roots for volume and direct bangs to the side.2. Run a flat iron from roots to ends. Curve the iron as you go to add a slight bend, so hair isn't stick-straight.3. Polish the ends with a little shine serum. Keep away from your roots so you don't look like you've skipped shampooing for a week, yuck.

Ashlee Simpson's face-framing fringe acts like little arrows that point to her beautiful eyes and cheekbones. Get her look: 1. Apply volumizing mousse to damp hair and blow dry using a large round brush.2. Blow dry til it's 100 percent dry -- that's the key to silky straightness (no laziness allowed). 3. Hit the ends with a flat iron. 4. Mist your bangs with flexible-hold hairspray, then finger comb 'em to break them up. 5. To finish, rub a drop of shine serum in your palms and run them over the ends.

Ashlee Simpson's loose waves are super flirty and touchable, yes? Get your wave on with these tips: 1. Mist damp hair with setting spray and let air-dry half way.2.Blow dry with a vent brush but finish with a round brush. Use it to twirl hair away from the face and to direct bangs down (blow bangs to the left and right a few times). 3. Wind 2-inch sections of hair around a medium-barrel curling iron. Only do your hair from eye-level down. 4. When your hair is cool, flip your head and give your roots one good shake to loosen the curls.5. Toss your hair around as you mist it with a light hold hairspray. Dance moves optional but definitely encouraged.

Ashlee Simpson's bodi-fied hair comes from thick, choppy layers in her long shag. Here's how to do it: 1. Mist damp hair with setting spray and let it air dry half way (pretty easy, huh?).2.Blow dry with a vent brush 'til it's 80 percent dry. 3. Finish blow drying with a round brush. Use it to twirl hair away from the face and to direct bangs to the side. 4. Tidy up any flyaways with a little styling cream.5. Humid out? Rainy? Then mist your handiwork with humidity-resistant hairspray.

Ashlee Simpson's shaggier long bangs give this bob it's edge . Get your edge with these tips: 1. Apply medium hold hair gel, and lift at the roots as you blow dry. 2. Mist bangs with setting spray, the blow dry them to the side. 3. Run a flat iron over your hair, and be sure to curve it so hair has a little bend, and isn't straw-straight (much less boring that way).4. Finally, rub a pea-size dab of grooming cream in your palms and run them over your hair from roots to ends, for a controlled finish like Ashlee's. Your bangs only need a misting of hairspray.