This wavy, messy upsweep is the quintessential easy-breezy summer ’do.
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Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union rocked a tight, half-up/half-down style to the BET Awards.
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Kerry Washington
At the 2011 VH1 Do Something Awards, Kerry Washington rocked a gorgeous, deliberately disheveled chignon.
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Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington’s sleek, minimalist hairdo is proof that less can definitely be more. Her center-parted, super-glossy blowout is a timeless classic that flatters every face shape.
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Viola Davis
At a press conference for ‘The Help,’ Viola Davis looked elegant in an ultra-sleek, razor-sharp bob.
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Jessica White
Jessica White wore a glamorous side-chignon at Rolling Stone’s ‘Do You Wanna Be a Rock Star’ party.
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Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana hit the Teen Choice Awards red carpet rocking soft, Farrah Fawcett-inspired feathered hair.
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Zoe Saldana
The actress dresses up her sleek blowout by tucking one side behind an ear.
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Tia and Tamera Mowry
At the NBC Universal press tour party, Tia Mowry looked sophisticated in a loose updo, while Tamera went sultry in loose waves.
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Selita Ebanks
Selita Ebanks rocked a cornrowed side-plait to the 2011 Children of the City Benefit.
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Selita Ebanks
The supermodel/actress embraces the new two-toned trend by sporting bleached blonde bangs.
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Sanaa Lathan
Sanaa Lathan rocked an ultra-sleek topknot at Ella Moss’ tenth anniversary party. Perfect for the blazing hot weather!
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Sanaa Lathan
Sanaa Lathan flaunts her almond shaped eyes with this tightly pulled-back ponytail.
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Sanaa Lathan
The gorgeous actress curls her face-framing layers outward for a flippy, Farrah-esque effect. So sexy!
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Rutina Wesley
Rutina Wesley sported long, romantic waves on day two of Comic-Con.
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Rutina Wesley
During an appearance on Fuse, Rutina Wesley looked chic in a loose side-plait and full bangs.
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Serena Williams
At Pharrell’s ‘Qream’ liquor launch, all eyes were on Serena Williams and her wild, wanton waves.
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Iman
Iman sported loose, honey-streaked waves at the Invisible Beauty event in New York City.
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Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith brushes her long, thick locks back into a braided chignon, showcasing her perfect features and sexy shoulders.
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Katerina Graham
Katerina Graham swept her long locks up into a dramatic bun at the CBS, The CW And Showtime TCA party.
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Katerina Graham
The ‘Vampire Diaries’ star always rocks her long, dark waves in fashion-forward styles like funky, asymmetric updos and loose braids.
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Regina King
At the Design Care Benefiting The HollyRod Foundation event, Regina King looked so sophisticated in this subtly highlighted faux-bob.
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Angela Simmons
At Rolling Stone’s ‘Do You Wanna Be a Rock Star’ party, Angela Simmons looked chic in a full, blonde-streaked bob.
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Vanessa Simmons
Vanessa Simmons jazzes up her heavy, dark bangs with some random golden streaks.
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LaLa Vasquez
LaLa Vasquez swept her cascading chestnut waves over one shoulder at her BFF Kim Kardashian’s engagement party.
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LaLa Vazquez
As the latest “it” girl on the red carpet, LaLa knows the impact of a good updo.
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Patti LaBelle
From her kohl-rimmed eyes to her honey-highlighted, flippy hairstyle, Patti LaBelle was fierce at the festival!
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Tatyana Ali
While hosting the NAACP Theatre Awards Press Conference, Tatyana Ali wore this easy-breezy style with slightly tousled bangs.
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Jill Scott
During a performance at the Summer Block Party, Jill Scott swept her twists into an elegant updo.
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Jill Scott
This neo-soul songstress/actress adds a cool edge to her endless waves with a few intricate cornrows in front.
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Princess Keisha Omilana
At the Invisible Beauty event, model/actress Princess Keisha Omilana (yep, she’s a real Nigerian princess) sported this intricate, twisted updo.
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Tracee Ellis Ross
Tracee Ellis Ross pulls her curls back into a messy knot — classy, easy, and cool.
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Halle Berry
Halle Berry wore a delicate gold filigreed headband while shopping in Century City.
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Beyonce
Beyonce rocked out in lustrous, bouncy, blonde curls during her performance at NYC’s Roseland Ballroom.
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Beyonce
Beyonce wore lush, artfully tousled spirals at Kelly Rowland’s album release party. We love the ease of her dark roots showing — so cool.
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Beyonce
During a recent GMA appearance, Beyonce rocked massive, sun-kissed spirals.
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Beyonce
Beyonce rocks a natural, easy-breezy look with this subtly layered, long blonde blowout.
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Ledisi
Ledisi’s red-streaked coily updo was a hit with natural girls at the festival.
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Shaun Robinson
At the Design Care Benefiting The HollyRod Foundation event, Shaun Robinson debuted a sexy new look: side-swept bangs with chunky amber streaks.
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Rihanna
Rihanna goes for retro glam in this pin-up girl inspired ’do. We love the cool rolls in front!
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Rihanna
Rihanna wore this new, layered look with side-swooping bangs while out-and-about in NYC.
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Rihanna
The queen of new hair icons, Rihanna has tried every length and color under the sun.
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Rihanna
Ri-Ri shocked the world when she recently introduced her bold brunette curls.
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Melanie Fiona
At the Steve Madden Music Summer Concert Series, Melanie Fiona sported full, scrunched and teased, 80s-style waves.
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Melanie Fiona
The singer defines goes for a simple chic look by pinning back one side of her mile-long, thick black tresses.
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Lauren London
With her flowing, waist-length waves, Lauren London looked impossibly romantic at the premiere of “The Help.”
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Keri Hilson
At the Moet Rose Lounge Atlanta event, Keri Hilson sported her trendsetting, buttery yellow asymmetric bob.
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Keri Hilson
Keri Hilson’s dark roots and bleached blonde haircolor gives her messy waves a “Like a Virgin”-esque coolness.
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Keri Hilson
This asymmetrical chopped bob accentuates Keri’s pretty face.
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Zoe Kravitz
We love Zoe’s almost-hidden blonde highlights.
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Ciara
At the Station Invasion tour, Ciara debuted a brand new look: face-framing, honey-blonde streaks.
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Ciara
Ciara brightens up her dark brown strands with a few golden streaks along the bottom.
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Ciara
Ciara’s endlessly long, mermaid-inspired waves take a page out of Darryl Hannah’s “Splash”-era style manual.
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Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton channeled Brigitte Bardot with this tousled, lightly teased, sun-kissed ’do.
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Eva Marcille
Eva Marcille sported new copper-toned tresses at the ‘Hair Battle Spectacular’ Season 2 premiere.
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Eva Marcille
Model/actress Eva Marcille has rocked every style under the sun, from long curls to a barely-there buzz. And now her white-blonde pixie has spawned zillions of imitators. So stunning!
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Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland wore long, flowing, pre-Raphaelite waves at The X Factor’s press launch.
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Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland’s long, swooping bangs give her look a mysterious sexiness.
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Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland’s tried a zillion different hairstyles, but she always comes back to one — bangs! “I always love a bang,” she says. “It’s just so fun and flirty for summer.”
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Kelly Rowland
“It’s so important to use a really good conditioner,” says Kelly. “It’s kinda gross, but I use mayonnaise and eggs! It smells terrible but leaves my hair so shiny and healthy.”
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Marcia Ambrosious
Marcia Ambrosious looked every inch the disco diva in her sparkly column dress and big, rippling curls.
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Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks sported a loose body wave and bangs at the VH1 Do Something Awards.
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Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton’s short, curly pixie shows off her gorgeous doe eyes.
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Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Cole’s half-blonde, half-brunette tresses are twice as fun as subtle highlights.
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Kimberly Elise
Kimberly Elise accentuates her slicked-back bun with this a delicately embroidered headband. So angelic!
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys’ side braid is the perfect accessory.
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys makes a simple style — a long, middle-parted blowout — look extraordinarily chic by keeping her strands glossy and healthy.
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Zoe Kravitz
Zoe Kravitz goes for hipster cool with this fire engine red lips and a slicked-back topknot.
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Estelle
What a vision! Estelle’s pixie is picture perfect.
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Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell adds designer sunglasses to her signature bangs-and-blowout ’do. So easy breezy chic!
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Mary J. Blige
At the BET Awards, Mary J. Blige turned heads in this golden pony with full bangs.
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Mary J. Blige
The R&B queen is the picture of sophistication with her elegant bun and full, blonde bangs.
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Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige looked chicer than ever with this swingy, gold-streaked bob.
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Tamar Braxton
Tamar Braxton looked romantic in cascades of ripping ringlets.
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Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah rocked a high, sleek ponytail at a Net-a-Porter event in London.
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Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett looks oh-so-summery with her easy breezy choppy bob at EMF 2011.
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Shuanie O’Neal
Shuanie O’Neal was the epitome of chic in this amber-streaked, asymmetric style.
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Fantasia
Fantasia was all sass onstage in this heavy-banged, cropped ’do.
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Thandie Newton
Thandie Newton rocked the red carpet in teased, tousled Eighties-inspired spirals.
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Thandie Newton
Thandie Newton experiments with the classic bob shape by adding a deep side part and a swooping layer in the front.
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Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson added a modern twist to her chin-length bob by adding a swooping side-bang.
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LeToya Luckett
LeToya Luckett rocked flawlessly defined ringlets in a nod to Janet Jackson’s “Control”-era curls.
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Letoya Luckett
Letoya Luckett goes for a casually elegant vibe with long, side-swooping bangs and a messy chignon.
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Janet Jackson
Out and about in London, Janet Jackson introduced her new ’do: a head full of sultry spiral curls. Very 80s-cool!
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Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson’s boyish pompadour has recharged her style in the best possible way.
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Garcelle Beauvais
Garcelle Beauvais lets her freedom flag fly with her naturally coily strands.
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Kelis
We love the ease and effortless chic of Kelis’ cropped crimson curls.
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Willow Smith
This pint-size pop star has little girls (and quite a few grownups) whipping their hair back and forth! Whether she’s rocking braids or a side-shave, her styles are always inspired.
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YaYa DaCosta
YaYa goes for a wild, sex kitten-vibe with her natural blowout.
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Paula Patton
The actress’ flapper-esque waves are versatile, sexy, and perfect for every occasion.
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Solange Knowles
The edgy singer/actress/DJ rocks out in adorable, coily twists.
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Nia Long
If you’re rocking a Nia Long-esque pixie cut, try finger-tousling your layers with some styling wax (we like Redken Water Wax Pomade). The look is effortlessly sexy and lasts for hours.
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Rocsi Diaz
Rocsi Diaz’s long, layered locks looked unbelievably sexy with her bodycon dress.
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Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell accessorizes her pony with an ornate, bejeweled hairpiece — very ooh-la-la!
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Keri Hilson
In just over a year, Keri Hilson has gone from a brunette pixie to a platinum-hued, asymmetric bob. We love her fearlessness!
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Christina Milian
With her mousse-enhanced, waist-length curls, Christina Milian looks like she stepped right out of 1987!
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Garcelle Beauvais
For a casual chic look, Garcelle Beauvais swept her curls into an unstructured bun, letting a few waves escape in the front. So sexy, without trying too hard!
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Joy Bryant
Joy Bryant controls her sultry curls by adding a deep center part and pinning back the sides.
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Corrine Bailey Rae
Corrine Bailey Rae defines her natural curls by wrapping small strands around a one-inch barrel curling iron.
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Janelle Monae
In the past year, this singer’s signature style — the expertly sculpted pompadour — has become a favorite among natural girls. So chic!
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Lala Vasquez
Lala Vasquez-Anthony adds a cool cornrow and swooping bangs to her side-braid style.
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Serena Williams
Choppy, tousled, and shoulder-grazing or a bit longer, this medium-length ‘do is one of summer’s coolest ’dos.
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Aisha Tyler
The actress/comedienne sweeps her strands into a loose, side ponytail, leaving out bangs and a few face-framing layers.
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Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding may have won the Grammy for Best New Artist this year, but everyone was looking at her hair. Her lush, oversized afro is beyond chic — and she knows it!
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Estelle
We credit British songbird Estelle with single-handedly bringing back the short bowl cut! This tress trendsetter is always at the forefront of what’s cool and edgy.
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Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis gives major glamour with this sexily disheveled, fish-tail plait.
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Angela Simmons
Reverend Run’s It-girl daughter recently added a golden blonde layer on top of her chestnut brown strands.
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Nicki Minaj
During an appearance on ‘Good Morning America,’ Nicki Minaj turned heads in this platinum, poodle permed wig with eyebrow-grazing bangs. Loving her seafoam green lids, too!
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Nicki Minaj
At the MTV Movie Awards, Nicki Minaj turned heads with this surprisingly conservative flapper bob. Love!
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Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj commands attention wherever she goes in her dayglo yellow, Rapunzel wigs.
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Shingai Shoniwa
With strawberry pink lips and pearly eyeshadow, the Noisettes’ lead singer adds a flirty touch to her edgy pompadour.
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Amber Rose
When Kanye’s former girlfriend stepped on the scene with an almost-bald buzz cut and a fashion pout, a trend was born.
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Kalenna Harper and Dawn Richard
Dirty Money’s Kalenna Harper and Dawn Richard are always pushing boundaries when it comes to their hairstyles. Whether it’s a two-toned rooster cut or a Louise Brooks bob, these singers are fly.
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Keisha Whitaker
The beauty entrepreneur (and Forest’s wife!) has slightly feathered, grown-out bangs that give her ’do a casually chic look.
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Vanessa A. Williams
With her clear caramel skin and riot of natural ringlets, actress Vanessa A. Williams is absolutely glowing.
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Michelle Obama
The First Lady’s smooth, sleek bob perfectly suits her day-to-night lifestyle.
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Chrisette Michele
The songstress’ platinum blonde crop spawned a zillion imitators this year.
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Elise Neal
Actress Elise Neal goes for a casually chic vibe with fluffy, feathered layers and side-swept bangs.
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Lisa Raye McCoy
The ‘Single Ladies’ star rocks Bettie Page-style bangs that give her tresses a vampy, pin-up girl sexiness.
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Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson’s bouncy curls get a dose of sophistication from her eyebrow-length, perfectly trimmed bangs.
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Nene Leakes
‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Nene Leakes sports a sexy, coppery-blonde crop with matching eyebrows. Go ’head girl.
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NeNe Leakes
NeNe Leakes’ sunny blonde pixie brightens up her whole look.
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Cassie
Singer/model Cassie tosses her long, side-shaved goldilocks over one shoulder for a casually chic look.
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Eve
Eve’s high, “I Dream of Jeannie” ponytail is both fresh and uber-cool.