The look: Un-done voluminous bun
Step 1: Distribute mousse (try Aussie Opposites Attract Styling Mousse, $3.99) through hair and roughly dry the back of hair (just wave the blow-dryer through hair and use your hands, not a brush).
Step 2: Use a round brush to smooth top section of hair while blow-drying. When hair is dry and still warm, wrap top section in Velcro rollers, from hairline to the crown.
Step 3: Twist hair back into a casual bun and secure with an elastic above the nape of the neck.
Step 4: Remove rollers from the top section of hair and lightly tease hair for volume.
Step 5: Spray with hairspray and use a flat, boar-bristle brush to smooth hair back. If that section of hair is long, tuck and pin it in place. Push side pieces behind ears.
Images taken on November 17, 2008, in New York City
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Molly Sims
The look: Messy side bun
Step 1: Distribute mousse or volumizing spray (try Frederic Fekkai Instant Volume Spray, $19.50, or Victoria's Secret So Sexy Volumizing Mousse, $9.50) through hair and rough dry (wave the blow-dryer through hair and use your hands, not a brush). Smooth ends with a round brush but keep the rest of your hair texturized.
Step 2: Using a curling iron, curl random sections of hair all over, keeping some straight.
Step 3: Make a deep side part and gather hair to one side (leave out a front section). Create a low pony and secure.
Step 4: Lightly twist and pin the ends of the pony around the elastic. Repeat until all the hair, except for a few loose strands, is pinned into a bun.
Step 5: Use your hands to gently loosen the bun and make it look messier. Spray with hairspray.
Step 6: Take the untouched front section and wrap it around a curling iron (holding the iron diagonally). Leave hair ends out of the iron for a more natural look. Lightly brush out curl and spritz with hairspray.
Image taken on November 17, 2008, in New York City
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