The Tricks they Use in DIY Celebrity Hairstyles

Some of the best hairstyles that the celebs pull off, happen when they aren't being managed and handled by an army of stylists. A paparazzi shot hiking in South Africa or a little Christmas vacation in Fiji, sometimes catches on as the most famous celebrity hairstyle, even more so than the carefully-arranged Hollywood ones. It is easy to point to a super-stylish do on Jennifer Aniston or Gwyneth Paltrow and say, "There! That is the very look I need, right there". But perhaps more interesting than just pointing and demanding would be to know a few tricks to bring those lively curls and hair cascades about. If those actresses can do it on their own far from civilization, so can you, right at home.

Think of the casually messy look on supermodel Gisele Bundchen; if you have moderately curly hair, this would work best, but basically, it should work for anyone. You would need a little Paul Mitchell extra-body sculpting foam. Rub it in right when it is damp after a shower. After it dries for an hour, top it off with styling wax. You could blow-dry your hair now with a paddle brush while wrapping little bunches of hair around a curling iron wherever you like. You can have your red curls set in with finishing spray, and you would have one of the best must-have, celebrity hairstyles, the Wave, down pat.

Sometimes you just want to trim messily abundant hair that hugs and frames your face, but you're not so sure of your skills with a pair of scissors. What if you end up with something lopsided? Instead of using scissors or double bladed razors, pick up a single bladed one. Begin when your hair is well-dried. Pull up your bangs on each side of your parting right in front of your nose, wrapped between your middle fingers. Just apply the razor where you would want to trim it, and there you go. We believe that the best casual celebrity hairstyles are born this way.

But whatever celebrity hairstyles you have in mind, none of that is going to work if you have dry, unmanageable hair to work on. Softening it up, celebrity-style, is a great place to begin. Pick up a mixing bowl, go out four measures of conditioner, half of the leave in kind, and half the rinse out kind. Mix in some deep conditioner and hair mask too. Rub it into your shampooed damp hair, and wrap it all up in a nice warm towel. Keep your head warm within the warm towel every now and then for say, a half hour. You should end up with really manageable hair at the end.

Keeping up with when your roots are showing can be a real chore. But with a root touch-up kit from someone you trust like Clairol, you could make like your favorite celebrities. You don't really have to make the color come down to an exact match; you're just touching up, and no one will really know the difference. But use a brush that is soft and full, something like mascara wand. As long as your roots are no longer than half an inch, you should be fine. The famous just use a scarf to cover their celebrity hairstyles should the roots get too long before they get back to civilization. And you thought that they were just using the scarf because it was too windy.