Anna Craig

The red carpet was hot last night, and so was the show. There were so many stars to “ooh” and “ahh” at over this year at the Academy Awards. Overall, ponytails and glam were definitely the themes this year, but don’t worry, we spotted curls, kinks and waves at the Oscars, and can help you steal their looks!

Curly Celebrities

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Jessica Chastain

The supporting actress nominee for “The Help” shined on the red carpet. Her type 2Awaves were pumped up to show off her coppery waves. Use volumizing products while styling. Mousses are great for type 2 waves since they provide shine, hold and body without weighing your hair doen. Then, tease the top crown section slightly and pin it back leaving out a few strands around the face.          

Milla Jovovich

The actress sparkled for her first Oscar appearance. Milla’s type 2B waves were accentuated with caramel balayaged highlights. By using a soft styling cream and lightly fingering the waves back, you can easily recreate this look. If you have longer hair, don’t worry about needing to get a cut to get the style. Simply pull the hair back and pin your longer layers up under the top ones. Play around with it a bit to get the exact look and length that you want. Then, be sure to to use bobby pins in an X formation to that the hold stays throughout the night.          

Viola Davis

The lead actress nominee for “The Help” outdid herself again last night by going natural. She has proven to be a curly girl’s favorite. Twitter lit up as she stepped out on the red carpet, getting #teamnatural riled up and excited about her debut look that we’ve been wanting to see on the carpet since the movement began. Her type 3Ccurls were spectacular. To keep them tight and in place, use a moisturizing cream. From the look of it, she simply rocked a wash-and-go on that gorgeous TWA of hers. Side note: LOVE the matching earrings, dress and eyeshadow!        

Melissa McCarthy

The supporting actress nominee for “Bridesmaids” looked flawless with her breathtaking updo. Melissa’s type 2Bwaves were scrunched while dry with a curly hairspray then pulled back away from her face. Next, her curls were pulled into 3-4 sections, and knotted to the side. If you are recreating the look, be careful not to disturb the curl pattern. Don’t run your hands through your hair, simply work with it to place it in the knot. Bobby pins are your best friend here, so use the X formation to make sure that the knot stays in place all night.        

Penelope Cruz

The Spanish beauty brought back the old Hollywood glam last night. To get her look, create a deep part on type 2Awaves, then smooth hair over and under until not a hair is out of place with a hard hold cream. Then apply a finishing spray to set in place. This style works well for curlier hair types as well. The secret to the glam look is keeping everything polished. Sit frizzies down with a hard hold gel and pin up your layers with bobby pins.          

Chris Rock

We can’t forget about the curly men. Chris Rock has grown out his type 4A kinks and has gone natural. To keep his natural look, he needs to keep his hair hydrated and moisturized. We’re guessing (okay, hoping) that he does a weekly deep conditioning treatment to keep those curls looking fabulous. Then, it’s just a wash-and-go and done. What red carpet styles did you LOVE last night? Let us know and we’ll get stylist insight on how to steal the look!  

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards had a somber tone tonight with the devastating loss of Whitney Houston. The stars were definitely out to celebrate her life and her influential career.

Bonnie Raitt put on a fantastic performance with Alicia Keys. Her well known red hair was as fiery as ever. Bonnie’s type 2 curls were voluminous and shiny. To get her look, use a soft styling crème mixed with a shine serum and clips to accentuate the volume.

Rihanna showed offer her new look during her stunning performance with Coldplay. Her beachy Tina Turner-esque look stole the show. Her now blonde type 2C waves were wild and free. With day old waves, apply a texture spray to give you the beach wave look.

Dierks Bentley kept his cool with Miranda Lambert on his arm. He kept his type 2C curls short and sweet tonight. By tussling in a light curling gel, you can recreate his easy look.

Kimberly Perry, of The Band Perry, was the favorite curly girl of the night.  She always stays true to her type 3A curls and makes us proud. Her textured curls were so perfect and were done with a texture cream and by scrunching repeatedly upside down.

Quest Love was as natural as could be. His type 4A fro was astounding.

And finally, Diana Ross was Epic! Her type 3C curls took our breath away. It was the best last minute surprise. To maintain her curls, do not use a shampoo. Wash with low-poo or just a conditioner to keep the frizz down then use a styling gel and curling cream cocktailed together.

“Old Hollywood Glam” is definitely the theme of this year’s award shows. There were not as many celebrity curly hairstyles as we hoped to see, but there were a lot of sexy classic pin-ups and finger wave styles this year on the red carpet at the Screen Actor Guild Awards.

Julianna Margulies, from “The Good Wife,” was ever so stunning as a presenter. Her type 3B hair was beautifully pulled back to accentuate her waves. To steal her look, after using a soft styling cream, lightly brush out the curls with a Denman brush, then slightly twist at the sides and pull back. Then loosely put an elastic headband on (one that matches your hair color) to give the front a little bump.

Kyra Sedgwick, from “The Closer,” looked killer with her beachy waves. Get her style by taking damp, wavy hair and using a texture wax, scrunch the product in and twisting the waves back.

Viola Davis, Female Actor in a Leading Role for “The Help,” won in my book for best hair last tonight. Her type 4 curls were fierce and volumized in an angled bob. Set the curls with a medium hold gel then tussle them with your fingers to create separation, and then run a matte paste through them to give a roughness to the curls. This look is flawless.

Zoe Saldana showed off her spectacular dress with her type 3C curls with a simple yet elegant chignon. Pulling the hair into a simple or styled bun and then loosely sweeping the hairline away from the face to give a little lift.

Jessica Lange, Female Actor in a Drama Series for “American Horror Story,” was out of this world amazing with her Brigitte Bardot style. Her type 2C curls were tussled and teased with endless amounts of hard hold aerosol hairspray. Starting with day old curls, spray heavily, then turn upside down and tease to create height. Flip over and, with a texture paste, twist the front curls back to fan away from the face.

Melissa McCarthy, of “Bridesmaids,” always keeps the laughs going on stage. She had her type 2B waves accentuated with a volumizing foam to increase the curl, then lightly tussled to give movement.

SAG Awards 2012 Photo Gallery

The 2012 Golden Globes were popping with curlies and everyone looked amazing! Ever notice how at some award shows everyone pay the big bucks for the insane dress and makeup and hair and they just look ridiculous? It is those times that we all truly realize that no amount of money can buy fashion sense. But the Golden Globes, unlike many MTV award shows, were what we like to call “fancy.” Curls abounded, and now we want to know how to get the looks!

“This year, stylists allowed natural waves to surface and coaxed hair to fall haphazardly to give the look a romantic vibe.” says curl style specialist Ouidad. ”Loose curls framed faces including Reese Witherspoon, Salma Hayek and Madonna, to illuminate features and highlight their beautiful bone structure.”

Golden Curls, Kinks and Waves

Gerard Butler was as sexy as ever with his longer type 2B locks tonight as a presenter. Use a curl enhancing gel to scrunch and tossle the curls to give the look of an imperfect curl.

Elle McPherson looked magnificent with her relaxed type 2B beach waves. Apply a curling cream to damp hair and twist the hair when scrunching to accentuate the beachy wave look.

Laura Dern, Best Actress in a TV Series Comedy or Musical, sparkled with all her glitz and donned some Curly Qs. Her perfect type 2C curls were created by applying a hard hold curling gel while sopping wet, creating a deep side part, and then smoothing the bangs over for a swoop bang.

Julianne Moore smoldered with elegance with her classic waves. These type 2A waves were smoothed down with a frizz-free smoothing cream and lightly brushed over with a Denman brush covered in smoothing oil.

Emily Watson, Nominee Actress in a Mini Series or TV Movie, kept her type 2C curls simple and easy. Scrunch in a sculpting gel into wet hair and, when completely dry, pull into a loose ponytail, then lightly tease and separate the curls to create fullness and volume.

Ludovic Bource, Original Score Motion Picture, was debonair with his type 3A curls. His tight curls were kept in control with a frizz-free foam.

Madonna, Original Song in a Motion Picture, was beachy and natural so not to distract from her amazing gown. A curl enhancing cream cocktailed with a volumizing foam will tame her type 2C waves for the evening. According to Celebrity Stylist Andy LeCompte, “Madonna wanted easy, natural texture hair.”

“To start, I rough dried her hair manipulating and emphasizing her natural texture,” says LeCompte. “Next I applied a mist of Wella’s Thermal Image Heat Protection Spray to protect the hair from thermal heat as well as give the hair a slight bit of texture. I spray this before I use my FHI platform 1-inch flat iron to make soft S formations, giving the hair a natural wave texture. Then finish with a mist of Wella Professionals Ocean Spritz Beach Texture Spray.”

Debra Messing was stunning with her sophisticated chignon. With day old type 3A hair, spray upside down with a spray gel to increase volume, finger the hair away from the face with a texture paste, then pin into a knot like bun.

Seth Rogan brought the laughs tonight with his humor and charm, and keeping his type 2C curls soft with a smoothing cream.

Demi Lovato.

For us curlies, it was a dismal showing at the People’s Choice Awards 2012. But since even the darkest of clouds have a silver lining, here is how you can get the few curly celebrity hairstyles that did make an appearance.

We say, next year, we all vote for more curly looks — after all, it is the people’s choice and we are the 60 percent!

Curly Actresses

Demi Lovato, Favorite Pop Artist, shined in the spotlight with her fiery type 2A red hair.  With lots of volume and long, voluminous curls she looked stunning.

To recreate, use a volumizing mousse to create a loose and airy curl, then tease the top and pin it back for a sleek look.

Ginnifer Goodwin looked drop dead gorgeous with her vintage finger wave bob. With her type 2C curls, use a hard hold gel and start with wet hair, create a deep side part, then take a comb and lightly set the curls side to side to give the finger wave look. Then air dry or lightly diffuse without disturbing the curls.

Faith Hill.

Faith Hill was as glamorous as always with her fabulous and big type 2A waves. Use a volumizing gel and a smoothing cream together to give the curls volume and definition, then create a deep center part and lightly finger the curls away from your face before setting dry.

Curly Actors

Adam Sandler, Favorite Comedic Movie Actor, the funny man himself, kept his type 3C curls short and cropped with a great paste to add control.

Morgan Freeman, Movie Icon, held his own for this great award with his type 4A silver fox curls. He kept his hair shiny with a good moisturizing oil, like argon or moroccan.

Want to guarantee your hotness through the entire evening without wilting? Easy — just pull those waves up into a fashionable updo. This will keep your hair out of your face and looking fine all night long!  After all, you don’t want to end up on the holiday hair style don’t list.

MORE: Curly Holiday Updos or Kinky Holiday Updos

Styling Tips

1. Wash your hair with a light shampoo and conditioner, and apply a light frizz free styling cream, nothing that will make your hair look wet or crunchy. Air dry or diffuse until it is completely dry. Do not try to style this look with damp hair; you will look wilted before you even leave the house.
2. Flip your dry, wavy hair upside down and heavily spray with an aerosol hair spray, scrunching while you spray. This will help to keep your waves intact. Part your hair to the side and pull a section from the large side at the front of your head. Clip it to the side of your head and leave that section out of the style for now.
3. Loosely begin to pin back small section at a time, pinning with bobby pins near your hairline to keep the style low. Place the bobby pins so they do not show. You can pin the style in the middle of your neck, or to one side to add variety. Spray hairspray throughout the style to give you hold for the entire night. Repeat this until you have a full bun with each wave separately pinned back.
4. French braid the front section that you left out and secure it to the back. To French braid, start with a small section at the top and separate it into three pieces. Then take the outer sections over each other and grab a section of hair from the side each time you do it. Repeat all the way to the end. You can weave the braid through the bun or hide it underneath with several pins.

Final Thoughts

Finish with hairspray to give you hold all night. This sleek holiday hair style is great for all you wavies out there and can be accessorized with hair clips or flowers.

If you’re going to lots of holiday parties this season, you don’t want to get caught with the same holiday hair styles each time. This style is fantastic with your already-styled curls, and is a great to-go look if you have to rush between your office party and your boyfriend’s parent’s party!

MORE: Curly Holiday Updos or Kinky Holiday Updos

Pin Up Updos You Can Do Yourself

1. Great looking waves start in the shower, especially with a look that is best for already styled curls. Apply your hard hold gel in the shower with your hair upside down. Then scrunch the moisture out with a micro fiber towel to create lift.
2. Diffuse your hair upside down to add volume and dry faster. Do not move the diffuser around too much as that will just disturb your curls and frizz-out your waves. When your hair is completely dry, spray upside down with a scrunch spray, then scrunch to help increase the wave and increase the volume.
3. Pull a few loose curls out to leave around your face to give you a sultry style. Lightly part your hair to one side to give the style more drama. Start twisting sections back, but stay with the curl pattern, and pin each curl. Do not break any curls apart or try to make it look perfect.
4. When pinning the top back, try to create lift  by not smashing down on your head or pulling the waves back tightly. If you need to, you can slightly tease the top section just to give you volume.
5. The underneath sections can be twisted up and around to give variation to the look. You can pin it in the middle of your head or pin it to a side to change it up.  Make sure you cannot see the bobby pins, they need to be hidden. Do not pin the hair tight to your head, the style needs to stay loose, but feel secure.

Final thoughts

When your look is finished, spray your entire head with a hard hold spritzing hairspray.

Heading out for a holiday party, but your waves look a hot mess? Are you having a frizzy bad hair day? Listen up right now and put down that towel — you don’t need to get back in the shower and start over.

MORE: Curly Holiday Updos or Kinky Holiday Updos

Here is a great way to quickly pull your hair up and dazzle them with a fabulous holiday hair style — and save time in the process!

Fishtail Braid Your Way to the New Year

To create this off the runway look, it is best to start with next day or second day hair. If your waves are too clean, the style will not stay in place as well.

1. Start by tipping your head upside down and spraying it all over with a hard hold aerosol hairspray. Then, take a teasing comb or brush and lightly tease your hair to help give it texture and hold.
2. Part your hair on the side and then take the front section of the larger part to your ear. Clip the rest of your hair back. Next, French braid that front section. This does not need to be a clean French braid — the messier the better.  Then, secure the braid behind your ear with bobby pins.
3. Take the remaining top crown section and tease heavily, spraying aerosol hairspray throughout. This will create the lift and “poof” effect. Twist each side inward and use several bobby pins to secure in place.  If you have a lot of heavy hair then criss cross the pins to give more hold.
4. Finally, fishtail braid the remaining hair. The remaining section of hair should be the bottom portion of your hair, and the larger portion of what you parted earlier. Split the hair into two even sections, but braid in the direction of the French braid that is already pinned behind your ear. Start by taking a piece (a half-inch or so) of hair from the outside of one section and bring it to the inside of the other section. The smaller section that you create, the tighter the braid will be — the larger sections you take, the bigger. Continue taking small sections from the outer part of one section and crossing it over to the inner part of the other section, switching sides as you go. Secure at the end with a small ponytail holder.

Final Thoughts

If you want a messy unfinished look, take a boar-bristle paddle brush and run it over the fishtail braid and finish with hairspray.

The CMAs should stand for Curly Music Awards with all the curlies out last night as they were definitely representing. There was no shortage of curlies on hand and the loose beachy look was definitely big.

Country Curly Women

Taylor Swift was natural and curly tonight with her demure and innocent look. Her style is perfect for Type 3a curlies, and is easy to style.  Start with a deep part and create subtle curls use a curling cream to increase and hold the curl, but that will not look wet or crunchy. Try something like AG Hair Cosmetics Re:Coil Curl Activator.

Kimberly Perry, from The Band Perry, who won Single of the Year and New Artist of the Year, looked fabulous while she was receiving so many huge awards last night. She had a loose mock bob with her Type 3a curls. To achieve the look yourself, pin the bottom layers underneath the top layers to give the appearance of a bob. This is a fantastic way to change up any style for just an evening, with no commitment.

Jennifer Nettles, of Sugarland, who won Vocal Duo of the Year, started the evening looking like a Greek goddess with her curly updo. Her Type 2c waves were pinned up for half the evening to accentuate the curls and then let down when she performed to let her curls loose while she rocked out on stage.

Shawna Thompson, of Thompson Square, completely changed her style last night and looked hot! She got rid of her chunky blonde highlights and went black and curly. Her Type 2c hair was voluminous, pinned half back and looked as shiny as ever with the help of a shine serum.

LeAnn Rimes, who presented last night, was as glamorous as ever. Her half up half down style stayed in place all evening. She achieved this fabulous look by pulling the top half up, creating a real sleek look, then scrunching her beachy Type 2a curls on the bottom half of her hair.

Kimberly Schlapman, Little Big Town, kept with her signature big sexy curls. Her 3c hair was ammmmmazing! She is the ultimate curly girl. Her hair is styled by using a curl enhancing gel and frizz free serum together to create volume, hold and shine.

Faith Hill stunned us with her first performance in five years and with her graceful beauty. Her Type 2c waves flowed back effortlessly. The waves and volume were created with a volumizing gel and by pinning at the roots to create lift.

And Don’t Forget the Curly Men!

Dierks Bentley is a genuine curly Q man. His Type 3a curls were held perfect in place with a great curl enhancing gel.

Blake Shelton, Male Vocalist of the Year, rocked it on stage with “Footloose.”  He kept definition in his Type 2b curls with a strong hold gel, so his hair was never out of place.

Lionel Richie went country with Darius Rucker tonight. He kept his Type 4a hair short, cropped, and in control with a strong frizz free styling cream.

CMA 2011 Photo Gallery

If you missed the event last night, and all the beautiful curls gracing the event, catch a glimpse here and find out how to get the look yourself!

In these upcoming cold months, it’s hard to fight the dreaded hat hair. When you put a hat on your head that you plan on taking off during the day, make sure you carefully place it on your head first and try not to disturb it. This will help reduce the amount of frizz you get from the hat and hopefully it won’t disturb your curls too much.

Keep it Refreshing

1. When you take the hat off, put your head upside and spray a refresher in your hair, like DevaCurl Mist-er Right. This will help to bring your curls back to life by dampening them a bit and allowing them to re-curl.
2. Spray more towards the root first, and then towards the ends and scrunch upwards, but do not run your fingers through your hair disturbing your curls.
3. Wavy (Type 2): After you have refreshed it, reapply a hard hold gel to reactivate your waves and to help give you volume again.  Scrunch for a few minutes, and then do not touch your hair again until it is dry. Then, lightly scrunch to slightly release the waves.
4. Curly (Type 3): Refresh and add a medium hold gel or styling cream to keep your curl pattern is in place. You only need to lightly scrunch — if you scrunch too much it will frizz.
5. Kinky (Type 4): Apply a frizz-free oil and a curling cream together to keep the frizz down while you lightly scrunch to refresh the curls. You may need to spray in a frizz fighting agent, like DevaCurl Set It Free, to cut down on the frizzy halo.