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Try These Summer Hairstyles

By Tara Hari

Summer is always a rough time for our hair. The humidity makes our hair swell up to twice its size or fall limply due to all the sweat build up. And we usually have no clue what to do with this sticky tangle that used to be our smooth, manageable hair. But this summer, it is time to have fun with your hair. When the heat starts going up, you do not want your hair loaded with product.

Try These Summer Hairstyles

Here are 5 fresh summer hairstyles that take minimal effort, yet leaves you looking stylish and sexy.

Messy Side-Braid: The perfect look for this summer is the messy side-braid which will keep your frizzy hair under control, while highlighting your femininity. This simple and natural look gives the impression that you have not put too much effort into it. Mousse can be used to give your braid volume. A few tendrils escaping the braid will complete the messy look. This hairstyle leaves you looking laid-back, yet stylish.

Layered Pixie: Summer is the best time to go short, so opt for the chop! It keeps the hair off your face and neck, and you remain cool and fresh. This style is easy to maintain during the day, and becomes glamorous at night. Make sure your hair is not cut too short, your bangs should be left a little past the brows. Uneven bangs are all the rage, and they can easily be swept aside with a barrette.

Tousled Ponytail: Summer and ponytails go hand-in-hand. But this summer, chuck the boring, sleek ponytail and opt for the textured look. This will also save your hair from the damage caused by ironing. Use mousse on damp hair and scrunch to get the messy look. Loosely pull back your hair, comb the crown area and secure with a hair-band. This look works especially well for girls with thin hair, as your hair will seem to have more volume.

Bed-head Curls: Summer is the best time to flaunt your curly locks. We all crave a hairstyle that makes us look sexy without having to put too much effort into it. All you have to do is apply serum to damp hair, plait it and leave it overnight. Wake up to messy curls that turn heads all day long. For formal events, you can side-twist your bangs to keep the hair away from your face, leaving you looking elegant yet sexy.

Classic Chignon: Allow your neck to breathe by pulling your hair up in a classic chignon. A fancy up do is the perfect way to hide a bad hair-day. You can look casual, yet classy by opting for a messy chignon which leaves you looking soft and feminine. For an extremely simple chignon, put your hair into a low ponytail and pull out only half your hair through the last loop, leaving a few tendrils of hair framing your face.

Try out these 5 summer hairstyles and get ready to turn heads. Using minimal effort, turn into a sexy siren this summer. Summer is the season to have fun, so play around with these fresh summer hairstyles.

Story first published: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 18:30 [IST]
Read more about: hair beauty