Wavy Hairstyles for Fine Hair

Christina Applegate's tousled waves make thin hair look more voluminous. See how to get the look:1. Mist damp hair with volumizing spray and flip your hair upside down to blow dry it. 2. Once all of your hair is dry, part your hair to the side and rake your fingers through your layers. 3. Use a large barrel curling iron to curl the ends of your hair, twisting the barrel outward to create volume.4. Mist your hair with lightweight hairspray to finish.

Audrina Patridge's sideswept curls are so romantic. See how to get the look:1. Apply styling mousse on the bottom half of your hair and use a diffuser to bring out any natural waves you might have. 2. Use a large barrel curling iron to curl the bottom half of your hair in sections. Wrap large pieces of your hair around the barrel and release when you feel the heat of the iron through your curl. 3. Mist your curls with hairspray to set them, and bring all of your hair over one shoulder for a romantic touch. See More Audrina Patridge Hairstyles

Missy Peregrym's pretty curls look fabulous with jeans, a dress, and every other trend in between. Get the look:1. Apply a volumizing product to your roots to pump them up. 2. Create a middle part and tease the back of your hair for even more volume. 3. Use a 1/2-inch curling iron to create loose curls throughout your hair, and run your fingers through them to break up the waves.4. Mist the entire look with a flexible-hold hairspray. See More Missy Peregrym Hairstyles

Michelle Williams gets her bohemian on with this braided bun. To steal her style: 1. Start with wavy, blow dried hair. (Sleep in braids if your hair is straight, then undo.)2. Tease roots at the crown and spray with volumizer for lift. 3. Leaving out front section (including bangs and strands that will frame your face), loosely braid one side of your hair back toward the nape of your neck and secure with an elastic -- any kind.4. Repeat on the other side.5. Join the braids and wrap them into a bun, tucking ends under to hide the elastics. Pin into place. (If your hair isn't long enough to make a bun, cross the ends up and into the opposite braid, the pin them so the ends are hidden. Set with hairspray.

Kate Winslet's wedding- and prom-friendly half updo is super flattering for almost anyone, without looking too young or old. Steal her style: 1. If your hair is too short, get some extensions to help you fake this 'do (your hair should be at least six inches long, though).2. Work styling lotion through slightly damp hair, comb through and set your entire head with pin curls. Do this by wrapping sections of hair around your finger and then pin them to your scalp. (You can also use hot rollers on dry hair.)3. Release and finger-comb waves.4. Touch any curls up with a curling iron if needed. Pull the top section of hair back and pin into place, leave a face-framing piece on each side of your head.

Kate Bosworth's wavy hairstyle can be done on naturally wavy hair or straight hair. What to do: 1. If your hair is wavy, apply a curl enhancing cream to start. If you hair is straight, apply a styling mousse to hold curls better instead. Blow dry with a diffuser to bring out curls. 2. Curl your hair using a curling iron, but leave out the ends -- you want a messy look. 4. Now pin hair back into a half updo.3. Don't forget to pull out some strands near your ear and curl them.

Kate Bosworth's soft, flowing hairstyle is a romantic choice for your next date. How to get the look: 1. To get the look, apply a styling cream and blow dry your hair straight.2. Use a curling iron to curl the ends of your hair (this will work best on the lowest heat setting).3. Mist with hairspray to finish.

Jewel's messy, medium-length, party-perfect hair looks like it has lots of volume, even though it's really super-fine. To get the look: 1. To start, apply a volumizing cream to your hair, and blow dry hair upside down (without a brush) so it gets lots of texture. No worries if it's messy.2. Once your hair is dried to the max, run your brush through to tame it down a bit. Then, take your curling iron and curl a few random sections. 3. When the curls set, run your hands through your hair to loosen them.4. Then, make a swooping side part almost all the way to the back of your crown.5. At the back of your crown, use a teasing comb to pump up the volume, then smooth over the top layer.6. Finish off with a holding spray, and you're ready to step out.

Jessica Stroup's sexy-yet-casual updo is super versatile for layered haircuts -- wear it anywhere. To steal her look: 1. Work curl-shaping gel through hair and blow dry with a diffuser to bring out wavy texture. Using a brush on your bangs only, sweep them to the side and flip them out.2. Make a deep side part and gather hair into a side ponytail (leave out your bangs). Secure with an elastic.3. Loop the ponytail into a knot and secure in place with bobby pins.4. Pull out a face-framing tendril or two opposite your bangs. Set the look with hairspray. See More Jessica Stroup Hairstyles

Ashlee Simpson is a white-hot mess (in a good way) with this wavy/spikey combo look. Steal her look: 1. Apply volumizing mousse to damp hair from roots to ends and blow dry with a vent brush for fullness and straightness.2. Mist your bangs with setting spray (hers are controlled and for that -- you need hold). Blow dry them to the side but leave the outer portion a bit wavy, not spikey.3. Use a flat iron to spike up a few pieces of bangs and the ends of your hair.4. Working in 1-inch sections at a time, mist the hair from eye-level down with flexible-hold hairspray and twirl the section until it twists onto itself. Pin in place. 5. Let the twists dry for 20 minutes and release into shiny, beachy waves.

Ashlee Simpson's romantic waves are beautiful for clubbing or a dressy event. See what to do here: 1. Start with clean, dry, straight hair. (Blow it straight if needed but no flat-ironing.)2. Mist with heat-protective spray and curl hair in 1-inch sections, using a 1-inch curling iron.3. When curls are cool, run a dab of styling cream between your palms and twirl a large section of hair (like a 4-incher) from top to bottom several times. Pull the section downward as you go, to relax the curl. 4. When all your hair is done being twirled (a key step to looking more mermaid-y than "curling ironed") flip your head and give it a good shake to release the waves.

Ashlee Simpson's flowy hair is gorgeous on ultra long hair (natural or via extensions) or on medium hair. See how to do it: 1. Distribute two palmfuls of mousse through damp hair with a vent brush.2. Blow dry using your hands. Use them to twirl the ends and coax them into the bendy look. 3. When dry, roll 2-inch sections along a large-barrel curling iron. Only curl hair from chin-level down.4. When hair's cool, rub a pea-size dab of styling cream in your hands and run them down a large section of hair over and over to pull the curl out and coax it into broken waves. Repeat til all your ends are done.

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.