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Top Knot 2.0
On days when having any hair on your neck feels unbearable, this style is the perfect go-to. Balance the simplicity of the style with look-at-me accessories like Zendaya's hoop earrings. To steal her look:

Step 1: Blow-dry hair with your head flipped over for added volume.
Step 2: Mist your hair with a shine serum. Then pull your hair into a high ponytail and secure with an elastic.
Step 3: Divide your ponytail into three sections. Wrap each section individually around the base of your elastic, tucking in ends and securing with bobby pins.
Step 4: Pull out a few loose ends from your top knot to create an undone look.

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Gold Medal Ponytail
This Olympic-inspired ponytail is a sassy (and unique) way to spice up that boring ponytail you've been sporting just about everywhere. While it looks like it took months of training (much like the athletes we're stealing it from), this style will take you under ten minutes. To get the look:

1. To start, separate your hair into three sections at the front of your head -- the middle section being a wide triangle at the front (like you're going to do the Snooki poof), and two at the sides above your ears (like you're about to do a faux-hawk). Secure all sections with clips.
2. Pull all the remaining hair into a sleek ponytail, and take a small section of hair from that ponytail to wrap around the elastic.
3. With the separated hair on each side of the head, divide those two sections into two more sections and create two hair twists, twisting into each other. Then cross over the two twists, pull back towards the ponytail and wrap around the ponytail. Repeat on the opposite side.
4. Take the remaining hair at the top of your head (the middle section), and gently tease strands to get some added volume and create a polished pompadour. Secure the look with hairspray (we love Pantene Pro-V Level 4 Hairspray). And there you have it. A hairstyle worthy of a gold medal.

I'm crazy about summer, but my hair? Not so much. It stubbornly refuses to be anything besides a big, frizzy, hot mess. Plus, can we talk about the hair-to-heat ratio going on? Nobody needs a heavy mop of hair sitting on her neck in the sweltering heat. That's why low-maintenance summer hairstyles are an absolute necessity to keep our hair looking hot, and us feeling cool.

Here, our favorite summer hairstyles that'll get you through all your outdoor escapades (while looking adorable, might I add). Plus, they're quick, require no heat and will stay out of your sweaty (er, glowing) face -- no matter how high the mercury rises.
BY SHARON J. YI, LILA GLICK, JESSICA AMARIS | SHARES
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