It may seem counterintuitive to clean hair before tousling, but Thomas says you want to begin prepping hair in the shower with products that will help add moisture and minimize frizz. Try Herbal Essences Tousle Me Softly Shampoo, $2.99 and Conditioner, $2.99.
For straight or fine hair, comb a large dollop of volumizing mousse through wet hair. We recommend Tresemme Thermal Creations Volumizing Mousse, $3.84, a 2011 Total Beauty Award Winner.
For medium to thick hair, apply styling cream (try Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream, $25) to help control flyaways and finger comb it through the hair for even application.
Flipping through a Victoria's Secret swim catalog is a surefire way to commit one of the seven deadly sins: envy. There's much to covet, but the one thing we want is the models' perfectly tousled wavy hair. Though we can't tell you how to get a VS Angel's body (or amazingly hot-in-pirate-attire actor husbands), we are absolutely sure about one thing: How to get tousled hair.
While this hairstyle has always been the classic go-to for beach hair, today it has become as pervasive as bellbottoms in the '60s. Virtually every celeb has tousled her hair for the red carpet, and the queen of pop, Beyonce wore it in her hot "Run the World" music video. That's good enough reason for us.
So we went to celebrity hairstylist Eli Thomas, owner of Thomas Chance Hairdressing in Santa Monica, Calif. to give us step-by-step how-tos for every hair length, whether it's short, medium or long. All you need is a blow dryer, some tousling hair products, an appropriately sized curling iron, or just bobby pins depending on your hair.
Maybe you don't have your own personal lighting director and wind machine following you around, but one thing's for sure: you can have tousled hair — with or without Victoria's Secret. Learn how to make this look your own now.
