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Rising temperatures make topknots a summer hair essential. But just because the style is practical-and effortlessly chic!-doesn't mean you can't mix it up every once in awhile. Here, Fekkai creative director Fabrice Gili shows how a little braiding and teasing can take your topknot from ordinary to extraordinary.
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To begin, mist hair with an aerosol hairspray. "Aerosol hairspray is dry and will give texture and hold without adding frizz," says Gili, who used Fekkai Coiff Sheer Hold Hairspray.
When gathering tresses into a ponytail, Gili recommends tilting your head forward. "This way, you get body where you want it," he says. "If you stand upright, the volume is going to fall down and you'll have unwanted puffiness below the base."
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For sleekness on the sides and back of the head, Gili used a flat, compact brush with densely dispersed bristles. He says this type of brush is also easier on the hair. One to try:
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Elite new diet programs promise more effective weight loss with plans so personal they're based on your genetic response to food and exercise. Is this a true scientific breakthrough, or just another way to waste your precious time and money?
"I don't think people have that much control over their weight," I said. Nearly 20 percent of American children are obese-hardly their fault-and obese children are at a much higher risk of becoming obese adults. I told her that I once profiled a woman
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Studies have shown that, when it comes to fighting wrinkles, sunscreen is the most potent weapon, more powerful than hyaluronic acid and antioxidants alone. The problem: according to a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology, only one in seven Americans wear sunscreen daily. Yes, despite its ability to deflect harmful UV rays, the topical shield has a reputation for being oily and unpleasantly fragrant. There are, however, sunscreen-packed products that go against the stereotype. Here are face-savers that make applying SPF so easy, you won't think twice.
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We're taking a cue from the season's essential footwear trends and slipping into something more comfortable this summer. Go ahead-walk to work!
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Heather Cocks is a die-hard sports fan, a Leo, an ex-reporter, a Notre Dame grad, a dual citizen of the US and UK, a sandwich enthusiast, and a former producer for America's Next Top Model. Jessica Morgan is a Southern California native and UCLA alumna who has produced reality shows ranging from Growing Up Gotti to the docu-series 30 Days. She collects shoes, books, and unpaid parking tickets. Together, they're The Fug Girls, the duo behind the blog Go Fug Yourself, where they criticize the daily sartorial choices of Hollywood's leading ladies and gents. And today, they're releasing a young adult novel, Messy-the followup to their 2011 book debut Spoiled. In honor of the launch, here are their responses to ELLE.com's Top Ten.
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ELLE: What is your favorite smell?
JM: Night-blooming jasmine. I grew up in Los Angeles, and jasmine (plus sunscreen) smells like summer to me.
HC: Meat cooking on a charcoal grill, or a freshly-snuffed candle. I have so many happy memories of lazy warm-weather barbecues with friends and family and bare feet and deckchairs. But the char-grilled scent is a year-round thing for my family-first, because of all those chilly tailgate parties before Notre Dame football games (lubricated by morning beer, which in those circumstances is best when it's terribly cheap and in a terribly cold can), but second because my dad, bless him, used that thing all the time, weather be damned. He once grilled our Christmas turkey in thirty-below weather in Calgary. On a very precarious Weber whose third leg was broken, so he'd stuffed a crowbar up in the joint to make it relatively steady. We like our fire, is what I'm saying.
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Wedding season is here! Whether you're celebrating as a bride or guest, scroll down to check out the top celebrity looks to get you inspired.
Kate Bosworth
Mane master Adir Abergel, who counts Bosworth as a client, loves crafting "cool, modern" updos. Mixing different types of braids together is one of Abergel's favorite ways to impart these attributes. A prime example: Bosworth's single braid loops around the side of her head, joining a mass of knots and plaits at the back.
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Lea Michele
The Glee star favored a variation of Kardashian's dual-texture look at a Fox event earlier this month; two braids met at the nape of her neck in a plaited chignon.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé's lacquered ponytail and extreme side-part are simple yet sophisticated. "You should always place a deep side-part above the highest point of the brow-this way, it creates a linear appearance and draws attention to your eyes," says Abergel.
Marion Cotillard
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