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Hairstyles for long and medium hair: five anti-heat solutions perfect for the summer

July 4, 2022
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Summer will also be a carefree season, but it does not lack contraindications, especially when it comes to hair: sun, chlorine and salt stress them, even if the care is maximum, not to mention the styling. The high temperatures certainly do not encourage you to use hairdryer and plate, definitely better to choose practical hairstyles and easy to make. If the hair is medium to long, yes to classic haircuts like tails, buns and braids, solutions anti hot that adapt to any situation.
Here are all the coolest versions, also loved by celebs.

Ponytail: mid, Barbie, messy and low. To each the right one

Very easy to make and practical: the ponytail it is always a must, even more so when the temperatures become unbearable, whether you are on vacation or in the city.

The ponytail is the simplest hairstyle for summer days © Getty Images.

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Beautiful tall and slightly messyas it likes Kate Middleton and Letizia Ortiz, or in XXL version at Jennifer Lopez (the so-called Barbie ponytail) but also low, for those who have chosen a medium cut: whatever your ideal length is, there is a right tail, perfect from morning to evening.

The Barbie-style tail chosen by JLo for the latest Tribeca Film Festival.

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Sleek bun tall, the favorite of tiktokers

With 76 million views, theelevated sleek bun, a very high-pulled chignon, is one of the favorites of tiktokers, but it is above all a winning hairstyle for days on the beach. Realize this bun, besides, it’s really a girl’s game: that’s enough gather hair in a ponytailroll them up on themselves and fix them on the top of the head with a net or simple hairpins.

The sleek bun played by Alicia Vikander © Getty Images.

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The lengths do not allow you to create such spectacular crops? Fly low. There is certainly no shortage of solutions. The chignon lowfor example, it is well suited to shorter cuts, and any side locks that escape the elastic give it a more natural look, also loved by stars and models, from Victoria Beckham to Caroline Daur. THE tendrilsthis is the name of the hair that remains free, it can be disciplined or wilder, but always add an extra touch to the hair look, like one of the latest flaunted by Chiara Ferragni.

Collected hair and free locks on the sides of the face for Chiara Ferragni © Instagram.

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If there is an important evening planned, yes, instead, a more composed hair look, it never disappoints. Seeing is believing.

The low waist bun on Toni Garnn in Cannes is perfect for summer evenings © Getty Images.

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Face framing braids: the front braids in Coachella style …

The braids that frame the face immediately turn into the nineties, especially if you choose fluorescent mini elastics to fix them. The face framing braids, beloved, for example, from Dua Lipa And Hailey Baldwin Bieber, they do not save from the heat but on the fashion front they are very popular on the beach. Making them is simple, preferably with the help of a texturizing spray, to give more body to the hair. Have you already got the hang of it? Make more than two, perhaps asymmetrically, for a practical and carefree look. One leads to another …

… And classic braids, mini or maxi

The classic braids do not lose their charm, a great summer passion of celebs with long hair. Models wear them Wednesday Addams style, for example Bella Hadid and Nina Agdal, while ad Amber Heard like them in more imaginative versions and boho chic. Among the most popular braids, the one a deserves a separate mention fish bone: with 446 thousand hashtags it is among the most present hairstyles on Instagram. If you’ve never tried it, the time has come.

The seed harvest, a must for summer evenings

If the hair has been tied all day, it is preferable to untie it in the evening, at least partially. Chic from the aperitif to the after dinner seeds collected it is another easy-to-make passepartout, which in summer also has a little more volume on its side, thanks to the air drying and the pleasant wavy effect typical of days at the beach. Loved by celebrities, it is beautiful both simple and paired with bows and clips.
It takes very little to have hair at the top in the summer (and save yourself from the heat).

Hailey Bieber with a high seed crop © haileybieber / Instagram

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Sea Salt Spray is a texturizing product that helps to give volume to the hair and create an infinite number of hair looks with a disheveled effect. The hair is fuller with an extreme matte effect. Its formula offers all the benefits of pure minerals, extracted from an exclusive mix of algae.

Cost: € 27.20

GHD

Thanks to the nylon bristles Paddle Blush helps fight humidity and guarantees softness and shine to the hair. During use, always brush with a fluid motion, from the scalp to the tips of the hair. Brushing the scalp ensures that the follicles are stimulated in one direction and this prevents frizz.

Cost: € 29.90
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CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 21: Toni Garrn attends the screening of “Triangle Of Sadness” during the 75th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 21, 2022 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images)

Invisibobble

Invisible hair elastic.

Cost: € 5

Schwarzkopf

BC Sun Protect Beach Wave Spray prolongs the beach effect thanks to its sugar-based texture.

Cost: € 21.60

T3

Detangle Duo, the perfect pair of combs to dominate your hair from wet. The set includes a shower comb to spread the hair products evenly all over the hair and a detangling brush to help untangle wet hair, leaving hair untangled and ready for styling.

Cost: € 35

Aveda

Smooth Infusion is a leave-in serum treatment that prepares hair for styling and at the same time protects it from the negative effects of the sun, dryness above all. Based on botanical oils and vegetable polymers, it prevents frizz and keeps the hair smooth.

Cost: € 32.50