1. Relaxed waves
There's nothing sexy about perfectly flatironed hair—just ask any guy. For soft, touchable waves, work volumizer through damp hair (if your hair is thick, use a nickel-size drop of styling cream instead to reduce frizz). Blow-dry while tossing your hair around with your hands—the bigger it gets, the better. Then take a one-inch curling iron and, holding it vertically, open the iron and spiral inch-wide sections of hair around the barrel for a few seconds without clamping the iron shut. Only curl the hair from ear level down—leaving the roots straight keeps the look loose and natural. Once the waves have cooled, rake your fingers through to soften them.
2. Side bun
Shifting a bun to the side makes it more charming—and less schoolmarmish. First, comb hair into a deep side part so it sweeps across one eye. Then, neatly brush it into a low ponytail on the side of your neck opposite to your part, securing the ponytail no more than two inches off-center (any further and you'll look like you have a doorknob growing out of your ear). Lightly tease the tail with the brush, which will help the bun hold, then wind it around into a chignon and secure with ridged, U-shape hairpins.
3. Soft blowout
Begin by blow-drying hair straight with a round brush to increase volume, then curl the ends using a large-barrel iron. Working in small sections, roll the bottom few inches of hair under, then slide the iron out and use a large clip to hold curl in place until it has cooled. Afterward, brush through the ends to create chunky coils.
4. Wispy knot
For the most appealing chignon, follow these steps:
Starting about two inches from your scalp, lightly tease just your roots with a fine-tooth comb, using broad strokes to avoid compacting the hair too tightly. This will help prevent the bun from slipping out. (Skip this step if your hair is curly.)
Gather your hair at the nape of your neck and make a low, loose ponytail, securing it with an elastic placed about a half-inch away from your scalp.
Tease the underside of the ponytail, then casually wind it into a bun. Use ridged, U-shape hairpins to anchor it, sticking one in each side of the knot and one at the bottom.
5. Lush wave
It's the perfect mix of polished and seductive. Blow-dry hair straight, part it in the middle, then use hot rollers to coil small sections under and up toward your scalp. Once the hair has cooled, let it down and use a paddle brush and your palm to coax the curls into one big wave. To finish, rub a tiny drop of shine serum between your hands and skim them over the outer layer of hair, avoiding your roots.
6. Loose braid
This is one of the easiest, most casual styles. Make a messy center part, which adds a sexy touch, and gather your hair very loosely at the nape of your neck. Don't worry if a few shorter pieces around your face fall out—they'll only enhance the look. First, braid the hair tightly, which helps it hold, then, after securing the ends, gently pull at the sides of the braid to loosen it slightly.
7. Jumbo curls
The secret to creating them: hot rollers, which give a looser spring to hair than a curling iron. Use medium-size rollers if you have fine hair, and large ones for thick or curly hair. Working with widths of hair that are the size of the rollers, start by wrapping the middle section around the barrel first, then wind the ends around and roll up to your scalp. (This prevents the curls from becoming perky ringlets.) To finish, brush through the curls once to fluff them, then keep your fingers off so they don't lose their shape.
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