3 Ways to Style Your Hair Without Blow Drying It

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Put down your styling tools! It's hot enough out there. Here's how to style your hair without the heat for gorgeous beach waves, a pretty pleat and more from hairstylist, Jet Rhys.

For beach babe waves without touching a styling tool:
Wash your hair at night and distribute a thickening cream our light mousse through your wet hair. Let it air dry to about 80%, and gather your hair into a bun, securing it high on your head.

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In the morning, let your hair down and shake, shake shake! You'll have natural looking waves without the fuss.

Cute during the day and sexy at night:
Divide your hair down the center from your forehead to the nape of your neck. Lightly spritze each side with a tonic spray and braid from the top of your ear through to the ends. Secure with an elastic. You'll have adorable braids all day!

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To vamp it up at night, just remove the braids and rub a dime sized amount of smoothing serum between your fingers. Rake them through your hair for soft waves that hold.

For a bit of glam:
Spray a dry shampoo throughout your hair. Starting from the front of your head, take a three inch section of hair by the tips and wind it down into a circle to create a big pincurl. Stop at your hairline and secure with a bobby pin. Continue to do this until you have about 7 sections pin-curled around your head: two at the front, one on each side and three at the back. Spray your entire head with hairspray and let it set for 20 minutes. Take the pins out, flip your head over and rake through with your fingers. Flip back for volume and red-carpet worthy waves!

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