TEASED PONYTAIL
Seen at: Donna Karan, Carolina Herrera, Paul & Joe
Donna Karan showed crisp linen and tailored suits this spring, inspiring Redken stylist Guido Palau to give the models a teased ponytail to contrast all the sleekness. "Last season was all about very finished, polished looks," he said, "and now hair is rougher with a matte finish."
GET THE LOOK, STEP 1
Apply a thickening lotion to damp hair then blow dry, using your fingers to roughen up the texture and create a messy, casual look.
GET THE LOOK, STEP 2
Gather your hair at the nape of your neck and pull it into a low ponytail, securing with a decorative elastic—or cover a basic elastic with a suede ribbon, as Palau did at Donna Karan.
Collette Malouf ponytail holders, $36, at bluefly.com
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Use a paddle brush to backcomb the ponytail to increase volume and coarsen texture. Try to achieve a triangular shape—tease the ponytail outward to make it wider.
Sephora paddle brush, $32, at sephora.com
MESSY WAVES
Seen at: Thakoon, Gucci, Etro
To complement Thakoon's travel-and-leisure-inspired collection, Aveda key stylist Eugene Souleiman gave the models what he calls "convertible hair"—it was meant to look as if they had curled and styled their hair, and then gotten some natural tousle from taking a ride with the top down.
GET THE LOOK, STEP 1
Do the prep work for this style the night before and sleep on it. Part damp hair down the middle and put it in two pigtails. Spray the tails with hairspray, and then divide each pigtail in half and coil the pieces together tightly to form a rope. Then secure the ends with elastics and pin them to your head, allowing your hair to air dry overnight.
GET THE LOOK, STEP 2
If you don't have time to let your hair air dry completely in the coils, use a blow-dryer on a warm setting to speed up the process.
T3 pink overnight dryer, $130, at nordstrom.com
GET THE LOOK, STEP 3
When hair is completely dry, take down the coils and flip your head over to loosen up the waves. Apply a matte texturizing powder to your roots for added volume and work it down towards your ends.
EXTREME VOLUME
Seen at: Tuleh, Peter Som, Baby Phat
The clothes at Tuleh were reminiscent of Jackie O, mixing smart houndstooth prints with bold colors, so Bumble and Bumble hairstylist Jimmy Paul created a voluminous '60s coiff that he said made the models look as if they had been "vacationing in the south of France and lounging on the beach all day."
GET THE LOOK, STEP 1
Spritz volumizing spray all over damp hair, focusing on the roots. Blow-dry hair in two-inch sections, wrapping them around a large round brush to give shine and volume.
Cutler large round brush, $8, at amazon.com
GET THE LOOK, STEP 2
Part hair across the crown from ear to ear and let the front section of your hair fall into your face. Take one-inch sections of hair from behind the hairline and hold it taut while you use a fine-tooth comb to tease the hair toward the roots. The secret is not to let your comb go all the way through the section, just sweep it gently down the backside of the hair.
Mebco tortoise backcomber, $2, visit sallybeauty.com for store locations
GET THE LOOK, STEP 3
Flip the front section of your hair back over the crown and gently brush it with a boar bristle brush, being careful not to flatten it. Brush out the ends of your hair to break up the curls and finish with a heavy mist of hairspray all over to set the style.
Bumble and Bumble spray de mode, $25, visit spraydemode.com for salon locations
SLEEK CENTER PART
Seen at: Givenchy, Chloé, Richard Chai
In step with the knee-high gladiator sandals that the models wore on the Givenchy runway, Kérastase hairstylist Luigi Murenu wanted the hair to look "sexy, mythological, and warrior-like."
GET THE LOOK, STEP 1
Part hair damp hair down the center using a widetooth comb for accuracy and blow-dry from the roots downward, making sure to leave the part intact.
Sephora wide tooth comb, $4, at sephora.com
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Apply texturizing mousse to dry hair from halfway up the shaft down to the ends to add body.
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Apply a shine spray to the top of the hair to give it a polished feel.
Biolage Shine Endure Spritz, $14, visit matrix.com for salon locations
WISPY BUN
Seen at: Carlos Miele, Celine, Alberta Ferretti
Carlos Miele showed natural, flowing clothes for spring, and Bumble and Bumble stylist Rolando Beauchamp reflected the carefree aesthetic with soft, crimped buns that looked as effortless as a day at the beach.
GET THE LOOK, STEP 1
Apply a thickening spray to damp roots and blow-dry using your fingers to roughen up the hair texture.
GET THE LOOK, STEP 2
Twist two-inch sections of hair around your finger and spritz with a texturizing surf spray to enhance your natural wave and create a slept-in look.
Bumble and Bumble surf spray, $21, visit bumbleandbumble.com for salon location
GET THE LOOK, STEP
Loosely pull hair back and twist it into a bun in the center of the back of your head, securing with pins. Pull a few pieces out of the bun from random spots, then use your finger tips to loosen up the hair around your face, rubbing the hair towards your face to give it a light, fluffy look.
Vermeer bobby pins, $10, at anthropologie.com
Tort/Rhinestone bobby pin, $6, at ulta.com
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