Pretty Ideas for a Bad Hair Day

Product and styling how-tos to save you when your hair issues are hair-raising.

Pony Up

Ponytail Hairstyles for All Hair Lengths
For a new twist on the classic ponytail, try sweeping your hair into one of these modern dos.

Hair Dressers

The 8 Best Hair Sprays
Of 65 new formulas tried, these provided great hold without giving hair a shellacking.  

The Best Dry Shampoos
For those mornings when you just can’t sneak in enough time to wash your hair, turn to one of these spritzes to cut the grease and give tired locks a boost. 

Basic Hair Tools Checklist

You don’t need a drawerful of products—just assemble a simple kit of must-have tools for your hair type.

• Blow-dryer. 
• Fine-tooth comb. When hair is dry, use a fine-tooth comb to tease sections at the crown to get lift. Start two inches from the scalp, and comb hair toward the roots.
• Hot rollers. Hot rollers (not the Velcro kind, which pull and tear fine hair) are the secret to volume and bounce for this type of hair. Look for velvet-covered hot rollers. Use on dry hair, and remove after eight minutes.

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