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Celebrity Hair Styles - Wavy Looks

Find a hair style to suit natural waves.  Look below for loads of styles to suit wavy hair, and lots of stars to take inspiration from.

Browse the styles, ordered by length -

Good For- Only people with naturally curly hair, which is thick and has loads of body.

Color- Honey Blonde

To get this look you'll have to go to the hairdressers and get a layered bob, to maximise texture. Then once its washed a short blast with the hair dryer is all it needs. If you want a more choppy finish get some flat heated irons, such as Morphy Richards Mark hill Kick It, to break up the ends of the hair and make it kick out like Keira's.

Follow with some John Freida Tousled Tresses Texturizer, a texturising wa in fab mist form, which will create a broken up piecy finish.

Categories - Bobs, Curly Hair, Heart Shaped Face Styles, Honey Blonde, Keira Knightley, Oval Face Shape, Waves,

Seen At - The 2011 Academy Awards

Scarlett had her natural-looking wavy Oscars look created by Frederic Fekkai hairstylist Duffy.

He began by applying Fekkai Advanced Full Blown Volume Styling Whip to towel-dried hair, working it in from roots to ends.

The hair was then dried with Fekkai Classic Brush (a natural boar bristle brush) to create the textured effect this look requires.

Fekkai Full Blown Volume Lifting Hairspray was applied to the roots and Fekkai Coiff Oc?nique Tousled Wave Spray was spritz towards the nape of the neck.

Using a 1.5 inch curling iron 2-3 inch sections of hair were wrapped around the barrel, leaving the ends out.

For an added volume boost, a hairdryer with a nozzle attachment was used to blast the roots.

Waves were broken up and separated with the fingers and the style was completed with a mist of Fekkai Coiff Sheer Hold Hairspray.

Categories - Awards Styles, Bobs, Honey Blonde, Oscars, Oval Face Shape, Scarlett Johansson, Short Hair, Waves,

For natural curls, apply a little anti-frizz product and blow-dry using a paddle brush to straighten out the length.

Take sections of hair and wrap around some large-barrel curling irons.  Do this randomly, leaving some ends loose so that the result looks more care free.

Just a smidgen of John Freida's Tousled Tresses Fine-Mist Wax is a great product for breaking up the ends and adding a little more texture.

Categories - Golden Blonde, Heart Shaped Face Styles, Oval Face Shape, Sara Paxton, Short Hair, Waves,

Seen At - The Whitehouse Correspondents Dinner in April 2011

Color - Scarlett's colorist Lorri Goddard-Clark said of Scarlett's new shade: “I mixed one color for her scalp area and a lighter version of that for the rest of her head. I then added fine brownish-red lowlights throughout and put subtle highlights on her ends so that they don’t look too inky.”

Style - This might be an easy style for this with natural, subtle waves to achieve but if you don't have this style naturally, follow the guide for Scarlett's 2011 Oscars 'do (below) but with a centre parting instead, for a more sophisticated look.

Categories - Bobs, Oval Face Shape, Red Hair, Scarlett Johansson, Short Hair, Waves,

Suits - Most face shapes

Best For - Mid-Length hair and if you've got some help to pin up your curls

Begin by blow-drying damp or wet hair using a round brush to create some volume at the crown and roots.

Loosely tong the hair then pull it into a low ponytail at the back. Begin twisting hairs up and then pin or clip them into place. It's fine if this isn't the neatest hair style ever - Hayden's look was slightly messy but still ultra glam.

Finish with hairspray to keep everything in place.

Categories - Buns, Curly Hair, Golden Blonde, Hayden Panettiere, Honey Blonde, Medium Length, Oval Face Shape, Prom Styles, Shoulder Length Hair, Up-Dos, Waves, Wedding Styles,

Cheryl's look as of late-2009 when she ditched her long extensions in favour of this fresher tousled look.

Color - Dark Brown

Suits - Most face shapes

To style this look needs lots of texture so add some volumising mousse or spray to the roots of damp hair.

Apply to medium-large sized velcro rollers, rolling up to the roots for volume. For some extra curl and kick at the ends you might also want to use a curling iron to curl some sections - holding the tongs for about 10 seconds to lock the wave in place.

Once dry, gently remove the rollers and secure your new waves and curls with hairspray.

Categories - Cheryl Cole, Curly Hair, Dark Brown, Shoulder Length Hair, Waves,

Suits - Most face shapes but avoid if you have a wide or square shaped face

Seen At - The May 2010 Premiere of The Prince of Persia

First, create your curls using a medium-large hot-rollers, taking them right up to the roots.  Don't worry about trying to get a perfect finish to them, since they'll be getting pinned up anyway.

After creating your curls, collect all your hair and tie it in a high ponytail - don't make it too tight though, you still want volume and movement at the roots.

Take sections of the ponytail and loosely pin them up around the base ponytail, and onto the  back of the head.  Again, don't worry about trying to get a perfect finish.  You can see in Gemma's pic she has a few loose sprigs and ends.

Once you're happy everything is secure, finish with a light mist of hairspray.

Categories - Curly Hair, Dark Brown, Gemma Arterton, Medium Length, Shoulder Length Hair, Up-Dos, Waves,

Suits - Heart, oval and square shaped faces.

Color - A brown base with lots of lighter and golden streaks.

Good for - Hair with a natural wave.

This is a simple ponytail but it has a little bit of a twist. First blow-dry your hair, using a volumising spray, or mousse, to add a bit of height. Once its dry back comb the hair at the crown a little bit, so its got some height, and spray on some lacquer to keep it all in place.

Tie your hair back now, into a pony high at the back of the head and use a little band to secure it. To give your pony a bit more of a wave you could apply so styling mousse and scrunch your hair with your hands.

This look shouldn't be too perfect so don't worry about any little frizzes.

Categories - Brown Hair, Jennifer Aniston, Medium Length, Pony Tails, Shoulder Length Hair, Up-Dos, Waves

The Look -Beachy waves

Seen At - The July 2011premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

For this pretty look, start by working some styling

Categories - Curly Hair, Golden Blonde, Heart Shaped Face Styles, Long Face Shape Styles, Medium Length, Mollie King, Oval Face Shape, Round Face Shape Style, Shoulder Length Hair, Waves,

Seen at the 2002 Oscars

Color- Auburn

Styles like this shouldn't look too perfect so run some wax through your hair to give your curls a messy appearance.

Twist your hair up into a messy do leaving a few tendrils lying loose around your face. For Julia's look tuck your hair into a French plait and leave the ends loose.

Finally to get more defined curls around your face, like Julia's take one tendril at a time and coil the hair around your index finger, then to make sure the curls stay in place spray them lightly with some lacquer.

Categories - Auburn Hair, Awards Styles, Buns, Curly Hair, Heart Shaped Face Styles, Julia Roberts, Medium Length, Oscars, Oval Face Shape, Shoulder Length Hair, Up-Dos, Waves,

Mila's lovely Oscar up-do was created by Tresseme stylist Mara Roszak, who gave Talking Make-Up a quick guide on recreating Mila's look.

First run some Tresemme Naturals Mousse to wet hair and rough dry it before creating a parting on one side.

Use a one-inch barrel curling iron to wave the hair away from the face.  Separate the waves by running your fingers through them.

Pull the hair on the larger side of the parting out to sweep over one eye and tuck the ends over the ears.

Pull the rest of the hair back into a loose chignon at the nape of the neck, keeping it in place with some hairpins.

Finish the look with Tresemme Naturals Finishing Spray which should provide the style with lovely soft hold.

Categories - Awards Styles, Curly Hair, Dark Brown, Medium Length, Mila Kunis, Oscars, Oval Face Shape, Prom Styles, Up-Dos, Waves,

Color - A mix of baby and honey blondes with some slightly copper highlights

Seen at - The 2010 InStyle Golden Globe Awards After-Party

Creating this look, first scrunch a little volumizing mousse into damp hair.

Blow-dry using fingers instead of a brush, helping to boost some texture and volume into the hair.

Once dry, use a small amount of wax, applying it with the fingers to break up some of the hair and create a piecier look.

Ashley's look is very natural but you could enhance it a little, using some curling irons to refine the wave at the very bottom of the hair.

Categories - Ashley Olsen, Heart Shaped Face Styles, Oval Face Shape, Shoulder Length Hair, Waves,

Seen At - The November 2009 Premiere of Planet 51

Suits - Most face shapes

Styled by Frederic Fekkai's Adir Abergel, Jessica first had Fekkai Coiff Bouffant Lifting & Texturizing Spray Gel applied from the roots to the ends of her hair and Adir used his hand to tousle the style.

Once dry, he used a large-barrelled curling iron, taking it from the roots down, in medium-large sections for till the while head was complete.

For an extra touch of texture, Fekkai Coiff Oceanique Tousled Wave Spray was spritzed on.

Letting the waves set, he then backcombed the brown and tied the hair at the back into a loose ponytail leaving some pieces loose at the front to frame her face.

The style was completed with a mist of Fekkai Sheer Hold Hairspray.

Categories - Auburn Hair, Brown Hair, Dark Brown, Jessica Biel, Medium Length, Pony Tails, Up-Dos, Waves,

Seen At - The 2011 Golden Globe Awards

Best For - Most face shapes

For this look begin with natural curls or waves; or create your own by blow-drying then using a 1-2 inch curling iron in alternating directions on your hair.

To style, create a deep side-part and sweep your hair across the front.

Tie your hair into a medium-low ponytail at the back but leave some sections loose at the side like Lea.

Twist the length of your hair up and into a loose bun around the base of the ponytail and pin into place - if a few pieces sprig out that's okay, this isn't meant to be a pristine look.

Now style your loose section with your fingers, and if you feel you need to, use the curling irons to create so extra waves.

Finish with a mist of strong-hold hairspray to secure.

Recommended products for recreating this look -

Categories - Awards Styles, Brown Hair, Buns, Curly Hair, Dark Brown, Long Hair, Medium Length, Oval Face Shape, Prom Styles,Up-Dos, Waves,

Seen At - The 2010 Teen Choice Awards

Best For - Naturally wavy hair

For Kristen's awards style what you want to do is bring out and enhance any natural wave in the hair.

Apply some texturising spray into the roots and throughout the lengths, scrunching with your hands and fingers.

For hair that struggles to hold curls, products like Frederic Fekkai Wave Spray and Salt Water Sprays are great.

Let hair dry naturally before creating your centre part and pulling it back into a ponytail at the back of the head.  Allow the hair around the face to fall free for a softer finish.

This look should be kept as natural and simple as possible so try to lay off the finishing products, maybe applying just a light touch of hairspray if you need to.

Categories - Kristen Bell, Medium Length, Pony Tails, Up-Dos, Waves,

The Look - Super-pretty side-swept bun

Seen at - The 2010 Emmy Awards

Creating this look, Keri was styled by Jonathan Hanousek.

Keri's hair is naturally curly but instead of straightenening them out, they were enhanced and refined for this look with a touch of MoroccanOil Light before being blow-dried with a diffuser.

Extra refinement was added with a one-inch barrel curling iron wrapped around random curls.

Jonathon then sprayed on MoroccanOil Glimmer Spray and raked it through her hair with his fingers, breaking up her hairline.

Gathering the hair back, he pulled it into a side ponytail that pinned into a loose bun.

Frederic Fekkai Sheer Hold Hairspray was applied; then, the finishing touch: a flower adornment from Jennifer Behr.

Categories - Awards Styles, Brown Hair, Buns, Curly Hair, Light Brown, Medium Length, Prom Styles, Shoulder Length Hair, Side Swept, Up-Dos, Waves, Wedding Styles,

For this look it's better to start with hair that isn't freshly-washed, so it's great style to try if your hairs a little greasy rather than just putting it into a pony.

Needs - Long hair, unless following version 2.

Create your centre parting, and pull your hair back, leaving some optional face-framing tendrils at the front.

Collect the hair at the back into a ponytail, slightly to one side of the nape, and plait it into a loose braid, securing at the end with a transparent band.

With the braid complete, wrap it up over the head, pinning into the scalp with bobby pins as you go.

Version 2 - Buy a thick braided headband, such as the Sephora Collection Thick Braided Headband, and pin it to you head the same way as you'd pin up a real one, putting your own hair into a bun at the back.

Categories - Curly Hair, Golden Blonde, Heart Shaped Face Styles, Mary-Kate Olsen, Medium Length, Oval Face Shape, Plaits, Prom Styles, Super Long Hair, Up-Dos, Waves,

Seen At - The 2010 Emmy Awards

Color - A mix of blonde shades including baby and champagne

Anna was styled by Frederic Fekkai hairdresser Renato Campora for TV's glitziest award show.

To her wet hair he applied Fekkai Full Blown Volume Styling Whip to the roots as well as some Frederic Fekkai Coiff Perfecteur Anti-Frizz Silkening Creme.

Renato blow-dried, not with a brush but with his fingers.

Once completely dry, he used a ½ inch curling iron and set the hair into pin curls.

After 15 minutes to set and cool, the pin curls were removed and Renato ran his fingers through the hair to loosen and create shape.

Next, the hair was pulled back into a high French twist, revealing the nape of her neck, and it was secured with bobby pins.

For volume, the hair at the crown of her head was loosened instead of being slick and sleek, resulting in a softer, yet more glamorous style.

For the waved look at the crown, Anna had a very subtle band, go for it or use a ribbon or head band of your own color choice.  If opting for a ribbon, help keep it in place using two hair pins in an cross shape connecting it to the head at the nape of the neck or behind your ears.

Finish with some hairspray; Anna's look was completed with Fekkai Advanced Sheer Hold Hairspray.

Categories - Anna Paquin, Awards Styles, Buns, Medium Length, Oval Face Shape, Prom Styles, Shoulder Length Hair, Up-Dos, Waves, Wedding Styles,

Suits - Most face shapes

Seen At - The LA Film Festival in June 2011

For Kate's pretty-glam look, first spritz some texturizing spray over the lengths of damp hair.

Create a center parting and blow-dry hair to create smoothness as well as a little body.

To create the waves, use some medium-sized curling irons, wrapping sections of about 1-2 inches, up to about eye height.

If you usually have problems making your curls last, try spraying the hair with a little extra texturizing spray before using the tongs.

Once the curl creating is complete, run your fingers through and scrunch them a little - don't brush them through though!

Finish with a mist some strong-hold hairspray over the curls, another step which should help them last all night.

Categories - Kate Bosworth, Medium Length, Waves,

At the National TV Awards in January 2010 Cheryl wore up her cute cut in a glam up-do.

Best For - Mid-length or layered hair to give the perfect length of loose curls at the front.

Color - Dark Brown

To get the look tong your hair all the way around, doing it by about one-inch sections at a time.

Now take your curls (leaving a few loose at the front) and use hairpins to grip them up into a bun. This is a glam look but not too precise or fussy, it's okay if a few parts are a little messy or loose as the bun doesn't need to be really neat.

Finish with a good spritz of hairspray.

Recommended products for achieving this look -

Categories - Cheryl Cole, Curly Hair, Dark Brown, Medium Length, Prom Styles, Shoulder Length Hair, Up-Dos, Waves, Wedding Styles,

Colour - This is Lindsay's natural shade and is hard to achieve through colouring.

Best For - Hair that is naturally curly or wavy.

Suits - Most face shapes

To get this look you're best starting with a long free cut, with lots of choppy natural looking layers.

Wash your hair and apply a strong hold mousse then while you blow dry use a round bristle brush to add some texture and volume.

Once completely dry get some wax and separate the ends of your hair with your fingers.

Categories - Auburn Hair, Curly Hair, Heart Shaped Face Styles, Lindsay Lohan, Long Hair, Medium Length, Oval Face Shape, Red Hair, Round Face Shape Style, Waves,

For this look it's best to start with hair that isn't freshly-washed as it will hold a lot better when a little dirty.

Apply some texturising spray into the roots and throughout the lengths, scrunching with your hands and fingers to add or enhance natural body and waves.

Create a slight part on which ever side you prefer, then on the smaller side, create a French plait going down past the ear and round to the back of the head where you can pin it into place.*

Leave a few tendrils loose around the face but gather the rest of your hair back into a low ponytail (*incorporate any extra length you might have after creating the plait into this) below the plait.

Twist the ponytail up into a tight bun, using a few more pins to keep it in place.

Once you feel everything at the back is secure, move back to the loose tendrils.  If you feel they need a little more wave, taking one at a time, spray on some more texturising spray and wrap around your finger or use a medium-large curling iron to boost the shape.

Finish with a good dose of hairspray to keep everything in place.

Categories - Diane Kruger, Golden Blonde, Heart Shaped Face Styles, Long Hair, Medium Length, Oval Face Shape, Plaits, Up-Dos, Waves,

" I don't actually use a lot of product! I style it with heat and let it cool down to set it. Too many people think they need to style hair with product, and lots of it. For Taylor, I sometimes put a little Bumble and Bumble Thickening Spray on the roots to give it a little lift, seal the ends with some silicone, and I might use some Elnett Hairspray to keep it all together."

The tools he uses - "blow-dryer, round brush, curling irons, wave iron, straightener, and hands."

He also says when you what a certain style : "bring pictures!! A picture says more than a two-hour conversation. That still doesn't make it a rocker haircut though. You need to style it as a rocker too."

Categories - Bangs, Fringe, Heart Shaped Face Styles, Medium Length, Platinum Blonde, Shoulder Length Hair, Taylor Momsen, Waves,

The Look - Full, glam beach waves

Seen At - The 2010 MET Gala

For Gisele's gorgeous and full-bodied look, first apply a styling mousse into damp hair.

Once the hair is dry, wrap sections up a large curling iron (you could also use Velcro rollers for this look if you prefer), taking the curl way up to the root.

With you hands, apply a touch of texturising serum to the hair, scrunching, breaking up the curls a little and boosting the volume with your fingers.

Categories - Brown Hair, Gisele Bundchen, Golden Blonde, Honey Blonde, Light Brown, Long Hair, Medium Length, Waves,

Seen At - The 2009 Emmy Awards

Suits - Most face shapes

For Mila's simple yet very sexy awards look, first apply some smoothing balm or serum to damp hair.

Create your parting and blow-drying using a medium-sized round brush.

Create some curls using a small-medium sized curling iron - taking the curl up to about chin/jaw length.

Pull your new curls into a low ponytail at the back of the head but leave a little loose to tie up and cover your ponytail-securing elastic.

If you feel your ponytail is too curly, run your fingers through the length to break the curls up a little, but remember they will probably drop a little over time.

Finish the look with some shine-enhancing lacquer.

Categories - Awards Styles, Brown Hair, Dark Brown, Long Hair, Mila Kunis, Pony Tails, Prom Styles, Up-Dos, Waves,

Seen At - The 2011 MTV Movie Awards

Kristen was styled by her go-to hairstylist, Adir Abergel, who created a loose, rock-chic style to go with her studded dress.

He began by applying some Fekkai Full Blown Volume Styling Whip throughout the hair before rough-drying.

Once dry, he applied a little more of the Styling Whip then re-dried to boost the body and create a natural wave.

Next he back-combed Kristen's hair from the roots to the ends, spraying it with Frederic Fekkai Sheer Hold Hairspray along the way.

A few random parts were slightly flat-ironed for an edgier look.

Kristen's hair was then brushed out leaving her with textured and volumized hair.

Categories - Auburn Hair, Awards Styles, Kristen Stewart, Long Hair, Medium Length, Round Face Shape Style, Waves,

Suits - Oval face shapes

Color - Very dark brown

Seen At - The 12th Annual Young Hollywood Awards in May 2010

Looking at Nina's roots in this style, it looks like she gave her hair a break from the constant straightening and let her natural waves give this look some added texture.

If you've got straight hair, start by applying some texturizing spray to your hair while it's damp.

Brush your hair back and slide on an Alice band of your choice - Nina went for a simple black one to blend in with her hair.  The band some smooth down the front, and push the hair back to create some volume behind it.

Gather the hair into a high ponytail at the back of the head, not pulling too tight so as to leave the volume behind the band still there.

Now for the glam curls, if you don't have natural curls, use a medium-size curling iron to add some ringlets to the length of your ponytail, then take those newly-created curls and pin them up randomly, looping some over and using hair pins that closely match your natural hair color to secure them.

Finish with a touch of smoothing balm to take care of any frizzy hairs on the top or side of your hair and complete the style with a good amount of hairspray to hold everything in place.

Categories - Buns, Curly Hair, Dark Brown, Long Hair, Nina Dobrev, Prom Styles, Up-Dos, Waves

Color - Dark brown base with lots of golden and light blonde shading throughout

Suits - Almost every face shape

Nicole showed off this pretty style in November 2009 just before going all dark.

To get the look work some styling mousse through damp hair and blow-dry using a paddle brush for a look that's straight at the top but some body at the ends.

For some extra curl and kick at the ends you might want to use a small curling iron.

Finish with some finishing spray.

Categories - Brown Hair, Heart Shaped Face Styles, Long Face Shape Styles, Long Hair, Oval Face Shape, Waves,

The Look - Full-bodied waves

Seen at - The 2010 World Premiere of Valentine's Day

Styled by Adir Abergel, Jennifer's hair was first prepped with Fekkai Advanced Full Blown Volume Lifting Hairspray applied at the roots.

Jennifer's fringe was blow-dried with a round brush, but the rest of her hair was then dried using the hands rather than a brush; creating texture and bringing out any natural waves.

Once dry, use a one-inch curling iron to curl the hair out for the direction of the face while leaving the ends straight or with their natural wave - doing this right around the head.

Once curled, Adir mixed Fekkai Coiff Oceanique Tousled Wave Spray with Fekkai Coiff Magnifique Ultra-Light Finishing Creme and applied it to the ends with his hands, to create a tousled look.

Finally, for all-evening hold, he used Fekkai Coiff Sheer Hold Hairspray across the whole style.

Categories - Curly Hair, Dark Brown, Jennifer Garner, Long Hair, Medium Length, Waves,

For this look, start by creating some loose curls using curling irons, velcro rollers, heated rollers or whatever you prefer.

Create a centre parting and take the section at each side, pinning it at back using simple kirby grips or something fancier if the occasion calls for it.

Heidi's curls aren't just tumbling ringlets though, she has them mussed up and full of texture and volume; get the look by spraying them with texturizing spray (one that will work on wet or dry hair) and use your fingers to scrunch and boost some volume through the lengths.

Required Product Recommendations -

When simple grips just aren't enough     As mentioned above, this is perfect

                                                                 for that beachy waves look

Categories - Golden Blonde, Heidi Klum, Long Hair, Oval Face Shape, Waves,

Suits - Most face shapes

For the cut print out this pic and take it to your hairdresser or ask for a cut with long, soft layers and a full, feathered fringed.

To style mist damp hair with some texturizing spray, if you hair has natural waves this look should be pretty easy - just run you fingers through, but if you have straight hair create the care-free waves with a small curling iron and break up the curls with your fingers. Don't be too precise or worry that some parts are wavier than others when creating your curls - it's all the better for a natural look.

Finish with a spritz of hairspray.

Categories - Bangs, Dark Brown, Fringe, Heart Shaped Face Styles, Long Face Shape Styles, Long Hair, Waves,

Suits - Most face shapes

Color - Light brown base with lots of ash and baby blonde highlights throughout

For this look apply some styling cream to damp hair and blow-dry straight with a paddle brush.

Create a side parting and clip just the very front of the larger side back above the arch of the eyebrow.

To create the curls, use a large-barrelled curling iron, holding it vertically while wrapping large sections around the barrel, holding in place for about 15 seconds.

Finish with a mist of flexible-hold hairspray.

Categories - Carmen Electra, Light Brown, Long Hair, Super Long Hair, Waves,

Categories - Golden Blonde, Heart Shaped Face Styles, Marisa Miller, Plaits, Round Face Shape Style, Side Swept, Waves,

The Look - Polished beach waves

Seen at - The 2010 MTV Movie Awards

Creating this style, begin by applying some heat protection spray to wet hair then blow-dry using a round brush to boost a little height at the top and create a smooth, polished base in the hair.

Use some medium-large sized curling irons to create the waves.  Lindsay's curls are in various widths and go up to different heights so do try and get every curl perfectly the same.

Once you've created curls you're happy with, use a little shining texturizer to separate your waves.

John Freida's Tousled Tresses Fine-Mist Wax is great for adding some beachy texture.

Categories - Awards Styles, Bangs, Extensions, Golden Blonde, Lindsay Lohan, Long Hair, Oval Face Shape, Super Long Hair, Waves,

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