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Wave hello

For hair that's naturally curly, work a squirt of soft-hold gel into wet hair. Then brush through with a wide-tooth comb. Allow hair to air-dry or blow-dry using a diffuser attachment to soften airflow. Finally, define the waves and fight frizz with a silicone-based serum. If your hair is straight: Wash it with a body building shampoo and use a wide-barrel brush as you blow-dry. Work in a palmful of mousse and wrap one-inch sections of hair around a hot curling iron for 10 seconds. Finger-comb curls, then mist with a light-hold hairspray.

Long styles work with any hair type straight, wavy, or curly    but look best if locks are medium-textured or thick. Skip the lengthy look if you have fine hair (it tends to go straggly) or a long, narrow face.

Sleek 'n' chic

Lather up with a moisture-rich smoothing shampoo and conditioner, and towel-dry. Then rub on a heat-activated straightening cream. Score a straight look by blow-drying on high heat while using a flat brush. Run a straightening iron over sections from roots to ends. Finish by rubbing a drop of silicone serum through your mane.

Smooth and shorn

For a sleek, shiny look, work in a squirt of heat-activated straightening lotion. Blow-dry smoothing sections of hair with a small round brush as you point the nozzle of the dryer straight down. When your hair is dry, rub a few drops of silicone-based serum on it for shine. To keep your crop from looking too picture-perfect, fluff up the roots with your fingers while your hair is still warm from the dryer.

Best for fine or medium hair that's straight to slightly wavy, sexy short hairdos look great with all face shapes. If you have curly hair, or just a lot of it, opt for a longer style a short cut could look poufy.

Best messed

For a cutting-edge bedhead look, rub some pomade into dry hair, fluff with your fingers and go. For more controlled carelessness, work in a nickel-size dollop of stronghold gel and scrunch hair with your fingers while you blow-dry. Or blow-dry your do until it's almost dry. Then distribute a bit of pomade evenly through your hair while it's still damp.