10 Ways to Get Easy Summer Hair (Without a Blow-Dryer!)

{Try Tamers, Tools, and Twisties}

These essential accessories help make heat-free styling a cinch.

{1. Argan-oil-infused Cricket Ultra Smooth Conditioning Comb, $6, folica.com }

{2. Oscar Blandi Pronto Styling Pin in Gold, $12, ulta.com }

{3. Maddyloo Original Hair Ties, $1 each, maddyloo.com }

{4. Hot Tools Professional Long Spongy Rod Rollers, $7.50 for 10, ulta.com }

{5. RickyCare No-Crease Bow Clips in Pastel, $6 for 3,rickysnyc.com}

{Stretch a Style}

To extend your blow out an extra day, sleep with your hair in a high, loose bun. In

 the morning, brush out and spray a little dry shampoo on roots if needed.

{Set Your Shine}

To get up with smooth waves, secure hair in a low, loose bun, then sleep on a silk 

pillowcase, which won’t rough up hair texture.

{Prime an Up-do}

Apply a light styling gel to towel-dried hair, then create a loose French braid. The 

next day you’ll have a messy texture that’s ideal for styling into an up-do.

{Catch a Wave}

For beach-y waves, spritz salt spray on towel-dried hair, roll two-inch sections into 

curls, and pin to head. Repeat all over. Remove pins in the A.M. and shake out.

{Prep to Save Time}

No blow-dryer? Cheat with these to fake a hot-tools look.

If you have fine hair, start by cleansing with Clear Scalp & Hair Beauty Therapy 

Volumizing Shampoo {$6, ulta.com}.

To style, use treatment hybrids like Nexxus Hydra-Light Weightless Moisture 

Leave-In Conditioning Foam {$48,ulta.com}.

Treat your hair with Oribe Signature Moisture Masque {$59,cusp.com} weekly 

under a shower cap to boost results.

{Get a Bit Kinky}

Step 1: Apply texture spray to damp hair. Try L'Oreal Paris Ever Style Texture 

Series Beach Spray {$7, drugstore.com}.

Step 2: Braid one-inch sections, from ear level down. Then air-dry, release, and 

shake out.

{Sleek it Up}

Caution: Skip this one if you're super curly.

Step 1: Apply a smoothing milk to damp hair; air-dry.

Step 2: Add Shu Uemura Art of Hair Volume Maker to roots 

{$48, shuuemuraartofhair-usa.com}. You can also flat-iron dry ends only, if you 

like.

{Energize Your Curls}

A little purposeful frizz can be sexy.

Step 1: “Press—don’t rake—Living Proof Full Thickening Mousse on damp hair,” 

says celeb hairstylist Chris McMillan,“then twist one-inch sections into ringlets.”

Step 2: Air-dry without combing—no need to touch them at all. Living Proof Full

 Thickening Mousse, $26, nordstrom.com

{Do Glossy Waves}

Shiny waves are classically pretty—and shamefully easy, even without a curling iron.

Step 1: Apply a smoothing serum like Redken Diamond Oil Shatterproof Shine {$40, redken.com} to damp hair, then twist into a bun using a snag-free cloth elastic.

Step 2: Let hair air-dry. This may take a few hours, but the slick up-do is a style too.

Step 3: “When hair is dry, release the bun,” says Zahir Ziani, a stylist at Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa and Salon. Brush to boost shine.