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Nick Arrojo’s Guide to Bombshell DIY Blow-Outs

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You went to the salon. You got a great color and cut. Your stylist blew it out beautifully. You felt fabulous. Then, a few days later, after you washed it, you couldn’t recreate that salon look. This is a common challenge, especially for women with long hair who love smooth blow-outs with lots of body. So we asked acclaimed stylist and educator, Nick Arrojo, to share techniques, tips and tricks for bigger and better blowdries. Click style notes for his exclusive and surprisingly simple, professional insights.

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Spring Hairstyles: Soft Side-Parted Pixie Cut

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With the likes of Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, and Charlize Theron adorning this awards season with an array of beautiful pixie cuts, short hair is fashionable and fun for spring. For confident women, it’s a great way to wear hair as it exposes features like cheekbones and temples, creating timeless, elegant beauty. This razor-cut graduation is an archetypal example, with sweeping bangs bringing out the allure in the model’s eyes. Layered through the top, which engenders freedom to wear hair messy or smooth, spiked or flat, this is a hip, ‘wash and wear’ low-maintenance hairstyle. For tips on tailoring short hair, click style notes.

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Trending: Classic Looks Inspiring Men’s Fashion and Grooming

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“Every girl’s crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man,” sang ZZ Top in 1983. The song emulated the zeitgeist of the times, inspiring men to pull together a classic wardrobe to impress the ladies. Fast-forward thirty years, not much has changed.

With shows like Mad Men and BoardWalk Empire influencing the social scene, modern men also have an interest in getting dressed. Forgoing the casual Friday aesthetic, hip men are leaving the polo shirts and khakis in the closet. Designer Christopher Bailey called his recent Burberry fall collection “I ♥ Classics.” The focal pieces were traditional Burberry trenches updated with graphic prints. The models, sporting hair by stylist Matt Mulhall, wore classic soft side-parts. Mulhall recommends this look for “letting people know you’re aware of sartorial traditions, but not subservient to them.” Even with its classic roots the hair is modern and easily maintained. Similar grooming was seen at the Jil Sander show. Sander’s classic, streamlined silhouettes were paired with square cut hair, and brushed forward to accentuate the jaw line. Hair stylist Guido Palau was inspired by the late 70s and called this look “very GQ.”  For more tips on achieving the classic soft side part, click through style notes.

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Hair Trends for Men

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For the last few seasons the roaring twenties and the New Deal thirties have influenced men’s hairstyles. We’ve seen lots of close cut exteriors paired with disconnected length in the crown worn pushed back into pompadours. Wax and gel replaced pomades and crèmes, providing firm hold for sculpted shapes. Tight sides and longer tops still hold sway this spring, but the shapes have softened. The variation between perimeter and crest is less severe this season and styling options are more varied. Pushing hair up and away is still stylish, but looser locks, brushed forward and to the side is another debonair option. Wet look finishes are gaining popularity and natural waves are adding movement. Shoulder length locks are also experiencing a revival and give guys a low maintenance look that is relaxed and sporty. Get tips for trying the new looks in the style notes. –– Laura Martin  Click for StyleNotes →

Taylor Swift & The Sleek Chignon Bun

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At the recent Golden Globe Awards, Taylor moved swiftly from her typically tousled waves to this elegant, slicked back chignon. Always chic and surprisingly easy to do, this classic style is great because it keeps hair off the face, while, being low, it always has a certain air of effortless French sophistication. For Taylor, it’s a great way to expose those piercing blue eyes, which contrasts perfectly with her flaxen tone for a dramatic effect. For you, wear a chignon for brunch or cocktails, or simply to make a workday change up. For an easy way to make a similar look, click style notes.  Click for StyleNotes →