Sexy Hair Secrets

Whether you're single and on the prowl or attached and having a romantic dinner for two, make sure your hair looks its hottest on Valentine's Day. Read on for fun ideas and tips.

Go for Long Layers

Long layers will enhance your natural texture and give your hair a fuller look. Ask your stylist to snip you a few, especially around your face, like Carrie Underwood has here.

Tame Frizz

There's nothing sexy about frazzled, puffy hair. Apply a drop of shine serum (skip your roots) before blow-drying for smooth, glossy results, like Scarlett Johansson's. We're fans of L'Oréal Liss Ultime Shine Perfecting Serum, $23, since it's super-light.

Try a Side Part

If you have shoulder-length locks like Katy Perry, give them a glam date-night upgrade with some loose waves and a side part.

Get Megawatt Shine

Frequent blow-drying and constant curling iron use can leave your hair looking dull. For an instant shot of shine, try one of the new shimmer-infused stylers to get a look like Jessica Alba's. We're fans of Sebastian Trilliant, $19.95, which has mica glitter particles and protects hair from heat styling.

Bend Your Ends

Perfect root-to-tip spirals can look too "done." Take a cue from Zoe Saldana and wrap just the bottom few inches of your hair around a curling iron. Then, rub a bit of styling cream between your fingers and twist small sections of hair for a piecey effect.

Scent Your Strands

It can be tempting to mist your hair with perfume (especially for a big date), but most fragrances contain alcohol that can leave your strands dry and crunchy. A better option: Use a leave-in conditioner that smells awesome, like Victoria's Secret So Sexy Instant Detangler, $10. This stuff is seriously intoxicating, plus your hair will look soft and shiny like Meghan Fox's.

Tease Your Roots

The easiest way to make a simple ponytail or braid look hotter is with a little bit of volume at the crown. Position a fine-tooth comb about an inch away from your roots, then push the hair down a few times. Smooth the section back and mist with hairspray. (Check out how sexy the effect is here on Kate Beckinsale.)

Add Tons of Texture

Don't stress if your hair is naturally straight and flat — you can totally fake a fuller look, like Ashley Greene's. Spray volumizer all over damp strands, then blow-dry using your fingers to rough things up. Once your hair is completely dry, mist roots with dry shampoo (it fattens strands up big-time). We're fans of Samy Dry Spray Shampoo, $7.99.

Keep Waves Loose

The fresh way to wear wavy hair is slightly undone so it looks really touchable. For Kate Hudson's laid-back style, work a dime-size amount of smoothing serum into dry hair before wrapping random pieces around a large curling iron.

Make Your Mane Extra-Soft

Almost every hair type can benefit from a hydration boost. Deep-condition your strands once a week and they'll feel and look way silkier like Kate Middleton's. We're hooked on Garnier Fructis Moisture Works Instant Melting Conditioner, $3.99. It contains these cool micro-oils that sink right into your hair for immediate results.

The Secret to Natural Looking Highlights

Despite the weird weather we’ve been having recently in NYC (90 degrees one day, 50 the next—what is that?!), spring is definitely here and with it comes the desire to wear a flirty sundress, eat lunch outside, and get highlights. Okay, maybe not everyone is like me in that the slightest increase in temperature sends them running to the colorist, but there’s definitely a connection between warm weather and lighter hair. Remember back when you were a kid and your hair would get lighter during the summer because of the sun’s natural effects? Well, unless you’re spending the next four months on a beach (if you are, keep that to yourself or you’ll make the rest of us insanely jealous), then your highlights are going to come from a bottle.

In order to make your man-made streaks look natural you should only go one or two shades lighter than your base color. But the real secret to gorgeous highlights is all in where you place them. A lot of colorists start at the root and evenly space out the streaks, which is fine, but Marie Robinson at Sally Hershberger Downtown in NYC gives me super-skinny highlights (about the width of angel hair pasta) mainly at my hairline with a few random bright bits at the ends. It might sound weird to leave out your roots, but I swear the results are really pretty, plus you can go way longer between color appointments. If you try this technique at home, ditch the applicator that comes in the kit and use a Q-tip to paint on the streaks exactly where you want them.

Check out Jennifer Garner’s version of the lighter-at-the-ends look. What do you think? Love it? Hate it? And are you itching to get highlights right now?

Five Steps to get Silky and Sexy Hair Strands

As they say, the hair is our crowning glory especially for us ladies. Even though, you have beautiful skin and wearing nice clothes but have irritably ugly hair, you will not be adored by many.

Actually, that’s one of my problems right now. Since I got pregnant my hair seems to be unmanageable and dry. That’s why I tried to look for some solutions to fix it and here are some of them.

BAN BREAKAGE

Overzealous detangling is the primary cause of hair carnage. That’s because when strands are wet, they swell, becoming more fragile and prone to tearing. The gentle way to de-snag is with a wide-tooth plastic comb, not a brush. Brush bristles can be too rough for the hair. So comb it with the wide tooth plastic comb only, but before you do that squeeze out excess water and apply a leave-in conditioner so the comb glides right through.

PUT A STOP TO SPLIT ENDS

Three words: Get regular trims ( ideally, every 4 to 8 weeks ). If you have fine hair, tell your stylist to use scissors, not a razor. The latter thins out and weakens ends.

SKIP DAILY SUDSING

Shampooing everyday can strip hair of moisture. Between washes, simply rinse with water and massage your scalp to redistribute oils ( your hair’s natural conditioner ) down the length of strands.

FEND OFF FLYAWAYS

Twice a week, slather on a mask with a hair smoother such as shea butter or protein. The hot to: Divide damp hair into 3 inch sections, apply the cream from root to tips, then twist sections together. This helps the mask permeate deeper inside strands. Leave on for five minutes, rinse and style as usual.

ENHANCE SHINE

Pop you clothes in the dryer continuously and they’ll fade fast. The same thing happens when you bake hair with a dryer. Prevent scorching by setting your dryer on medium or low heat; also hold it about 4 inches from hair and always keep airflow moving- never aim the dryer at one spot for more than 10 seconds.