New season, new look — and your hair is the easiest place to start. But you don’t need to lop off your length or use a box of dye to make a major change. These 18 styles will do just the trick when it comes to switching up your style.
Want a more polished, yet subtly undone look, like Emily Ratajkowski’s? Simply leave out a few face-framing pieces and then create a traditional braid that flows over your right shoulder. Skip the hair tie and finish the braid off with a black ribbon bow (scoop this at the craft store!) for a feminine touch.
To copy Hailee Steinfeld’s half-up look, section off all the hair from your ears up and gather it into a high ponytail. Secure it with an elastic, wrap a sliver of hair around the hair tie to conceal it, and then loosely wave the rest of your hair with a large barrel curling iron.
Nothing says summer like Ashley Graham’s flowing beachy waves. After wrapping your hair around a curling rod (the key is to leave your ends out for a more natural-looking finish), mist your mane with a texturizing or salt spray to add a piece-y coolness to your mane.
Channel Zendaya’s ‘do and take your topknot to the next level. Instead of bunching up all your hair into a bun, twist the tail of a high pony into a coil and wrap it around itself to create a cleaner effect. Lock it in place with pins, and go!
Think of Olivia Culpo’s style as the easiest way to upgrade your typical high pony. To copy her cool-girl look, tightly braid a 1-inch section at your temple until you reach the crown of your head, then pull the rest of your hair back into a sleek ponytail, and finally secure the style with a hair tie.
Want the effect of an intricate updo minus the effort for a summer wedding? Emma Stone’s stacked buns will get you there. Split your hair into two sections (think top and bottom half of your hair), twist each section into a loosely coiled bun, and pin each in place. Don’t worry about layers poking out, that’s part of the allure of this chic style!
Using a jumbo three-barrel curler, take 2-inch sections and gently clamp the iron down the length of your hair to create S-shaped waves, like Camila Belle’s. Don’t have this specialized tool handy? Create the same soft waves by alternating a flat iron forward and backward (basically hold the iron, and then point your palm down and then up) to get this chic wave.
9 Flirty Pony
Leave it to Gisele Bündchen to make summer’s staple ponytail sexy AF. It’s messy, I-didn’t-even-try in the front, and a full, tousled tail in the back — the perfect combo. To steal her style, rake your hair back into a high pony using your fingertips, secure the look with an elastic band, and wave the tail with a curling iron. Lightly backcomb the ends to pump up the pony.
