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We scoped the runways to find the must-have lock looks and homed in on these sexy styles. They all have one thing in common -- tons of volume.
After several seasons of strand styles with lift just at the roots, the hottest heads now have volume throughout the
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length of the hair rather than near the crown. It's all about glamorous, lusher-than-lush tresses. There are no excuses -- this look can sizzle on anyone -- so say sayonara to limp, lifeless locks and go for a magnified mane.
Straight
First Steps
Comb a light smoothing cream through damp locks and spritz ends with volumizer. A good one: Redken Plump Treat, $13. Next, blow-dry your hair flat using a nozzle attachment and a medium round brush.
Mega-Mane Move
When your whole head is dry, go back over each section with your hair dryer, but this time, use the round brush to flip your bottommost layers out. This step is the key for giving this style super bouncy, springy ends like the ones shown above, says Vu Nguyen, a stylist at the Frédéric Fekkai salon in New York City. Otherwise, it's just an ordinary blowout.
Final Touch
Mist ends with flexible-hold hair spray so they stay upturned. Then shake your locks out. That way they don't look ironed or too "done," says Nguyen.
Best For
Go for this polished look if you want to ace a job interview or impress your new guy's folks.
Curly
First Steps
Scrunch a curl-enhancing mousse through damp strands, skipping your roots. Try Pantene Pro-V Styling Mousse for curls, $4. Attach a diffuser (you can pick one up at a beauty-supply store) to your hair dryer.
Mega-Mane Move
As you blow-dry your hair on a medium setting (a brush isn't necessary -- you just use your fingers), push the diffuser gently upward into the ends of your curls for a few seconds, then move it away, says Nguyen. "This technique will give your ringlets exactly what this style requires: a fluffed-up appearance from the midshaft down," he says. Repeat on large sections of hair until dry.
Final Touch
If your coils look too controlled, try this sneaky trick: Use your fingers to pull them apart at the bottom. It will give them the extra fullness they need to look über-hot.
Best For
Show off a fun, bold do like this at a cool club. Pair it with smoky eyes for extra impact.
Short
First Steps
If you have naturally wavy hair, apply an antifrizz cream to slightly wet locks. Got straight strands? Opt for a mousse or spray gel. Either way, avoid the roots. Try Aussie Dual Personality Spray Gel and Leave-in Conditioner, $3.
Mega-Mane Move
Bobs used to be lank, with piecey definition. The supreme short style now has lost the edgy chunks and gotten fuller. To create the right kind of body, blow-dry using a flat brush, pulling sections of hair out to the side (instead of down). Near the bottom, rotate your brush a bit so your ends bend under slightly. You should have a subtle curve, advises Rodney Cutler, a Redken stylist and NYC salon owner.
Final Touch
When styling the front section of your hair, be sure your ends are on the straighter side. Otherwise, you might get an all-out bubblehead look.
Best For
An edgy, trendy bob is a great style to sport at a chic restaurant with your new fall duds.
Wavy
First Steps
Mist damp hair with a volumizing spray, starting an inch away from the scalp. We like Frédéric Fekkai Instant Volume Root-Lifting Spray, $17.50. Blow-dry entire head using a medium round brush, says Cutler.
Mega-Mane Move
This lock look should have airy, oomphy curves that get airier and oomphier throughout the length. To guarantee that effect: Once hair is dry, lift chunks outward with your fingers, slowly letting them fall as you mist the area with flexible-hold hair spray. This will create body-boosting pockets of space between your strands. Try Sebastian Laminates Hair Spray, $13.
Final Touch
Wrap the bottom half of your hair around a curling iron (in two-inch sections) to give it soft bends. The hair spray from before will help the waves form quickly.
Best For
Rock this look when you want to drive your guy wild. Tumbling wavy locks beg to be touched.
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