5 Easy Date-Night Hair Ideas
This loop requires a little patience and a few pins, but it’s worth it. If you find yourself making plans for a lunch date or a straight-from-work event, "Natalie Portman’s style is professional, yet it allows him to see your face because it’s all swept back," says hairstylist Tommy Buckett. Create a deep side part, then work a dime-size amount of hair gel through strands to the ends (try Bumble and Bumble Bb Gel), brushing it back into a low, tight ponytail. Separate the ponytail into two sections. Fold the lower section under itself, pinning the ends to the roots of the hair. Then wrap the top layer around the base of the ponytail and secure with pins.
Sexy Volume
Carrie Underwood’s hair is "definitely touchable—and guys do want hair that they can run their fingers through," Buckett says. Start by running a dime-size amount of smoothing cream (try L’Oréal Paris Vive Pro Glossy Style Smooth Gloss Anti-Frizz Cream) through damp hair. Blow-dry with a round brush to create body, then wrap one-inch sections around a large-barrel curling iron, starting at ear level and wrapping hair away from the face. Break up the curls with your fingers, and finish with a mist of shine spray.
Sleek Center Part
ennifer Lopez’s casual style "is first-date hair," says Buckett. "You don’t look like you’re trying too hard, but it’s still polished." To get hair this straight, smooth an anti-frizz serum, such as Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Polishing Serum, over damp hair before blow-drying it with a paddle brush. "Finish the hair off with a flatiron to make it look shinier and smoother," Buckett says.
Defined Ringlets
"This style is an easy way to give naturally curly hair some definition and shape," says Buckett. Finger-comb curl cream through damp hair (the amount you use depends on how much hair you have, but don’t be afraid to really use the product, Buckett says). We like Moroccanoil Intense Curl Cream. Let it air-dry, or blow-dry it using the diffuser, then polish curls with a small-barrel curling iron. Pick out the naturally existing coils, wrap them around the iron, then spray them with shine spray. "Don’t shake it out with your fingers—you want these curls to be tight and bouncy," he says.
Glamorous Waves
"If your date is somewhere fancy—say a big party or a night at the theater—Kim Kardashian’s glossy ripples are the perfect way to complement a great dress," says Buckett. After blow-drying hair with a round brush to create volume, create a deep side part. Set hair in hot rollers and let them cool for 15 minutes. Take them down, then comb out with a brush that’s been spritzed with shine spray.
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