Calling all coast-side beauties: keep your hair repertoire simple this summertime by making salt water and the sea breeze your primary styling tools.
Summer means the return of low-maintenance beauty, and no one does it better than the model set. Follow these A-lister’s lead by flaunting your beach hair long after the sun goes down.
Here, 10 model-approved ways to wear beach-to-bar hair.
Backcomb
Backcomb
To make this look work, avoid parting your hair throughout your beach day. Emerge from a dip in the ocean and run a wide-tooth comb backwards through your mane to ensure that it’s the main attraction on the dance floor.
Messy plait
Messy plait
Salt water is a natural texturiser, so take advantage of the grip that it offers your hair by styling the strands into a plait. Wearing the weave to one side, like Romee Strijd, is the look of the moment.
Windswept
Windswept
We repeat: the idea is windswept. To get Gisele Bündchen’s sleek style, apply a frizz ease product once your hair is dry, then lightly blow-dry and hairspray to secure the hair to one side.
Texturised
Texturised
At the beach, when your hair is still a little damp, apply a texuriser product from midway to the ends to achieve this sultry bed-hair look that has put Montana Cox on the It-girl map.
Knotted
Knotted
The high topknot is so last summer. This season, bring your post-swim bun down a notch—like Romee Strijd—and fasten the loop to be aligned with the crown of the head.
Ponytail
Ponytail
The key to Jasmine Tookes ponytail looking more glam-girl and less surfer-girl is the height that she’s managed around the head. Work with the beachy waves you have and apply a texturising powder to the locks to give the hair body, before you secure with an elastic.
Undefined Up-Do
Undefined Up-Do
To get Shanina Shaiks’ style you’ll need to build on the sea salt you have on your hair already with an artificial product, before simultaneously pinning backwards haphazardly and pulling pieces out around the face.
Undefined Up-Do
Undefined Up-Do
Try: KMS Hairplay Sea Salt Spray Matte Finish, $35 at Sydney Salon Supplies
The scrunch
The scrunch
No tools required for Elsa Hosk’s look. Use both your hands to scrunch your hair up to your ears, then release. For extra hold, do this action with a lightweight mousse in the palms.
Low bun
Low bun
Start the low bun process with the backcomb instructions and then follow through by loosely pinning chunks of hair, in circles, at the nape of the neck. When you’re done, the idea is to look like Hayden Panettiere.
Half-up look
Half-up look
The easiest way to tame a wild beach-hair day is to take two pieces of your locks one from each side of your head—and secure them at the back of the head like a halo, just like the angel that is Lily Aldridge. Just remember to detangle before you secure, because this style can often end up in knots.
Half-up look
Half-up look
Try: L’Oreal Elvive Anti-Breakage Conditioning Protect Spray, $5 at Cosmetic Capital
