You get eventually sick of making the same Seamless order for your desk lunch, and wearing your hair the exact same
way day in and out will eventually carry a similar effect. If your cut
or go-to style makes you say “meh” but you haven’t completely fallen out
of love with it, then it’s time to break out of your hair rut by making
a simple upgrade so your ‘do feels and looks brand new. We turned to
Tim Wandrey, National Style Education Director at Red Door Spa in New York for a set of simple tweaks you can make to refresh your everyday hairstyle—no scissors required.
[post_ads_2]If You Have a Lob
The last few years have been all about the lob and the proof is in Hollywood.
With stars like Selena Gomez, Bella Hadid, and Kim Kardashian making
the chop, it's safe to say the shoulder-grazing cut isn’t going anywhere
any time soon. If you aren’t over the uber-trendy cut but you feel that
your look is getting stale, Wandrey suggests “switching your part over
to the far side." He says that this "can really switch up the look too
and make it look slightly asymmetrical and more layered."
To help train your hair to stay in its new
place, use a dime-sized amount of a lightweight finishing cream like
Alterna Haircare Caviar CC Cream for Hair 10-in-1 Complete Correction (sephora.com) on any unruly pieces.
If You Have Straight Hair
If your hair is pin straight or you’re a flat-iron
addict, Wandrey suggests reinventing your look by adding texture to your
strands. “One of my favorite tricks is to do a few loose braids, flat
iron over them, and take them apart,” he says. “This will give straight
hair a completely reinvented look."
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Once a pixie cut starts to grow out, it might
feel like there’s nothing that can be done except to let the awkward
in-between length run its course. Instead, Wandrey recommends playing
with the newfound length. “Spray with a texturizing spray like Kérastase
Spray A Porter ($36; kerastase-usa.com),
then blow-dry the top with a medium size round brush off of the face,
and finish with a dry shampoo such as Kérastase Powder Bluff ($37; kerastase-usa.com),”
he says. “Don’t be afraid to flip the hair from one direction or the
other once it starts falling too flat to the head. Having a cropped
pixie is all about texture and volume in the right places.”
If You Have Curly Hair
To give your curls a refresh, Wandrey suggests this
move: “Start by letting your curls dry in the opposite parting of how
you normally wear it." This will allow for some volume when you flip it
back rather than getting the "triangle” look. If you are not blessed
with perfect curls (very few are), touch them up with a curling wand or
curling iron like Ghd Curve Soft Curl Iron ($199; nordstrom.com).
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If You Love A Braid
One braid might be nice, but a few more are even
better. If a side plait is your go-to style because its easy and quick
to do and instantly makes you look pull-together, Wandrey recommends
adding a few more braids into the mix as an update. “Once the side braid
is in place, add a few more loose braids,” he says. “Wrap it all up
into a messy nest or bun on top and don’t be afraid to let some pieces
fall out.” Reduce the frizz and flyaways with a few spritzes of Bumble
and Bumble Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil (sephora.com) once you’ve set your braids in place.
