Straight, Shag Hairstyles

Helena Christensen's shag is asymmetrical and funky. See how to get the look:1. First, part your hair to the side right out of the shower so it dries that way. Apply texturizing mousse to damp hair and let it air dry to bring out your natural texture. 2. Rub some styling wax between your fingers and comb through your hair to make it look messy and tousled, especially around your neck. 3. Use a round brush to blow dry your bangs and give your shorter layers some curve.

Ellen Degeneres' chic layers make for a sexy shag hairstyle. See how to get the look: 1. Apply volumizing mousse to damp roots and rub through well.2. Blow dry your layers using a natural boar bristle brush, curving hair in different directions as you go.3. Put a dab of styling gel on your fingers and tousle hair for a fun, haphazardous finish, finger combing your bangs over your forehead.

Kristen Stewart's rocker look works best on unwashed hair. See how to get the look:

1. If your hair isn't already straight, apply a shine serum and blow dry straight with a paddle brush, then use a flat iron, especially on the ends for that stick straight look.
2. Run pomade through your hair for a piece-y effect.

Shar Jackson's choppy straight hair looks great if yours is short with bangs. To get the look: 1. To start, apply a smoothing serum to damp hair and blow dry hair straight using a paddle brush until it is completely smooth. If your hair is already straight, just apply an anti-frizz serum before drying. Make sure to dry your bangs straight, too.2. Then, with a straightener, go over your hair so that it's literally stick-straight. Get your bangs too, so they sit flat on your forehead.3. Take a teasing comb and tease the hair at the back of your crown and smooth the top layer of hair over.4. Finish off the look by rubbing in a dollop of pomade for added shine. See More Shar Jackson Hairstyles

Paris Hilton's hair is a perfect, low maintenance look for girls with short, straight hair with bangs. How to get it: 1. To start, apply smoothing cream (if you have wavy or curly hair) and blow dry hair and bangs straight using a paddle brush. 2. Then, go over your hair with a straightener, making sure no waves or curls have escaped unscathed. You're going to want your bangs straight, too.3. Finally, rub some shine serum through your hair for extra shine, and lightly mist bangs in place with a hairspray. See More Paris Hilton Hairstyles

Paris Hilton's trendy, straight hairstyle works well for those who have razored bangs and want a dramatic 'do for a night out. Steal her look:1.If your hair is wavy or curly, work in a smoothing cream to damp hair and blow dry straight using a paddle brush, making sure to blow dry your bangs, as well.2. Next, heat up your straightener and touch up any pieces that may still be frizzy, and to insure your hair is uber-straight.3. Brush bangs forward, and use a comb to create a center part about 2-inches back from your forehead and bring it all the way to the back of your crown.4. Finally, apply a little shine serum to complete the look. See More Paris Hilton Hairstyles

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.

Mary J. Blige's shag is a good choice for layered, medium length hair. What to do: 1. Apply a straightening cream and blow dry hair with a round brush, flipping your ends out. 2. Follow up with a flat iron to further straighten and flip. 3. Apply styling wax to your ends to keep them from falling limp and to get that piece-y texture.

Mariska Hargitay's style is a perfect choice for fine, straight hair. What to do:1. This look is all about the cut, so take this picture to your stylist and ask for a short, layered bob with long, sideswept bangs. 2. To do this 'do, use mousse at the roots of your hair and blow dry hair up at the roots to get some volume, then style straight.3. Fix your bangs by holding them to one side, between your second and third fingers, as you dry.4. For the finishing touch, put a little wax on your fingertips and piece out the ends of your hair. Keep the wax just on the ends or your style will fall flat.

Mandy Moore's adorable razored, short 'do is chic and sexy. Steal her style: 1. With a short cut, it's especially important that you use a styling mousse on wet hair, so that the look doesn't go flat. Working a dollop of mousse through hair before your blow dry will add volume, especially to the top. 2. Part hair to the side. Using a small round brush, blow dry small sections of the front and side under (pull brush through hair with brush under hair). For the back of hair, blow dry with brush on top of hair, which will help add volume and achieve the piecy look at the ends.3. To finish the look, use hair wax to arrange pieces of bangs, and to sculpt ends of hair in back. Lock in place with a light-hold hairspray.

Mandy Moore's trendy style is perfect for a casual or more formal event, and her bangs soften her square-shaped face. To get the look: 1. Rub styling mousse throughout damp hair, focusing on the roots, to add extra volume. 2. Using a medium or large round brush, blow dry 1- to 2-inch sections of hair under (with the brush underneath the hair as you pull it through). Focus on the roots and the top layers, where you want the most volume.3. With a hair straightener, smooth out any waves, curls or frizziness to help shape your look. 4. Using hair wax, separate bangs and arrange them all across your forehead and guide ends of hair under. Set the look with a light-hold hairspray.

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

Lisa Rinna's feathery bangs are a great way to handle over-grown fringe. To get the look: 1. Brush damp bangs into one section and spray the top and bottom of them with styling spray. Then mist the rest of your hair with the same spray.2. Using a Mason Pearson-style brush, blow dry your bangs to the left, and the right, back and forth until they're 80 percent dry. This helps knock out any bendy-ness so they end up smooth.3. Finish blow drying bangs in the direction you want them to end up. 4. After you've styled the rest of your hair, brush the bangs into place, finger comb 'em (to break them up), then mist allover with flexible-hold hairspray.

When Lisa Rinna dresses up, she goes for a more polished finish. Steal her style:1. To get the look, apply a lightweight hair gel and blow dry to 80 percent with your hands. 2. Then switch to a Mason Pearson-style, boar-bristle brush and finish blow drying. Scoop hair up at the roots for volume (bangs, too), and be sure to dry it with a soft bend. Gently direct the ends outward, for a gentle flick.3. Finish by pinching a bit of styling wax through the ends. Just enough to define them.

Lisa Rinna's shaggy cut is perfect for finer hair or to soften a square face. To get the look: 1. For her playful style, mist damp hair with a texturizing spray and rough dry it with your hands only. This pumps up the sexy, disheveled factor, big time. 2. If your bangs aren't naturally straight, brush them side to side as you blow dry. (A Mason Pearson-style, boar-bristle brush is a great bang-tamer.)3. Finish with a smear of styling paste. Rub it between your hands and fingers and rake them though your ends to play up the fun flicked-out vibe.

Lindsay Lohan's multi-level waves are great for growing out a layered cut. To get the look: 1. Work a volumizing mousse through damp hair and blow-dry with a large round brush, flipping bangs in and layered ends out. 2. Smooth with shine serum and spritz with hairspray for a smooth finish.3. Clip in long, wavy hair extensions at ear level. You want the clips to be hidden beneath the top layer of hair, which should match the color of the extensions perfectly.4. If necessary, spot-curl to better blend the extensions in with your own hair (make sure you can heat-style your extensions before you put that blazing-hot curling iron on them). Or if you have time and a friend who's talented with shears, trim extensions to blend in with your layers.

Kristin Chenoweth's simple shag works best on thin hair. To get the look: 1. After you wash your hair, blow dry until slightly damp. 2. Rub gel on your palms, and then rake hands through hair.3. Now blow dry for another 30 seconds using cold air to set the style and give you piece-y texture.

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

Kathryn Morris is sporting a classic shag cut that's sophisticated, thanks to the razored ends, and easy to style. Get her look: 1. Apply styling mousse and work throughout damp hair. Part hair to the left. 2. Using a large round brush, blow dry small sections of hair. Blow dry bangs to the left, blow ends of hair up (with brush on top of the hair) and pay special attention to hair at the crown of head, where you want the most volume. At crown, pick up very small sections, and, using the round brush, pull brush through strands slowly, beginning at the root and pulling through to the ends. 3. On the top and crown of head, use large hot rollers on sections of hair, leaving them in for just 10 to 15 seconds at a time (you're trying to create body and shape, not actual curls). 4. Use hair wax to separate pieces of hair at the ends, and lightly mist hair with a light-hold hairspray to set the look.

Kate Bosworth's simple hairstyle is great for when you're in a rush. How to do it: 1. To get the look, apply mousse to damp hair and blow dry straight, flipping out the ends.2. Rub gel on your palms and sweep the front of your hair back for a sexy, tousled finish.

Elisha Cuthbert's half updo with shaggy bangs is a funky style for a night on the town. Get the look:1. Apply a volumizing mousse to damp hair, then use a round brush to blow dry your hair straight. Turn the brush away from your face as you dry the ends to create a flirty flip. 2. Dry your bangs straight with a vent brush, pushing them to one side and wrapping the hair flat to your head. 3. Next, tease your hair at the crown with a comb to create a bit of height for the half updo. Smooth the top layer of your hair over the teased section and secure with a rubber band at the back of your head. 4. For an extra somethin' somethin', add a sparkly barrette to dress up the 'do.

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 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.