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12/02/2010

Whether you love the tousled curls look, or a sleek and sexy chignon we show you how to get a lovely look.

Lawrence gives his top tips for creating Valentines-ready locks.

For romantic waves

To create this look at home start by applying a volumising spray to damp hair. Try using Aveda's Volumising Tonic for fine hair or Tigi Bed Head Superstar Queen for a Day alongside Tigi Bed Head Superstar Blow-dry Lotion for medium hair.

Next, take a medium sized barrel brush and blow-dry hair section by section. Finish each section by turning the brush up to the roots to achieve a curl. Once the hair is dry use a serum or spray to give it a gorgeously shiny finished look.

Finally, if you want to achieve anymore curl use a curling wand.  Simply take random sections of hair and wrap them around the wand holding it in place to create curls, flicks and soft waves.

To create a shiny finish try a lightweight shine spray like Sebastian Halo Mist.
 
For a classic chignon

Inject some Hollywood glamour into your hair with a loose chignon for a soft and feminine style.

To achieve the look pull hair loosely back from your face and twist the back into a low slung chignon. Use plenty of grips and hairspray to fix your style in place and gently tease a few tendrils of hair loose to soften the look.

Create extra volume in your hair before sweeping it back into a chignon. Try using a blow-dry volume mousse on damp hair and dry it in.

Keep your chignon in place with TIGI S-Factor's Vivacious Hairspray. Simply spray the hairspray all over hair, paying particular attention to the areas that may need extra hold. You'll end up with a natural, sleek look with a high shine finish. 

Half up half down

The half up, half down style is easy to achieve and looks great on all hair types.

To achieve this look simply start by applying a root boosting spray into the hair before blow-drying. This will help to give your hair extra volume and that little bit of oomph!

For a more natural look blow-dry hair using your fingers instead of a brush. This will help you to achieve a more tousled end result.

Next, simply pop in some Velcro rollers around the top section of your hair to help create even more volume and height. Once you have taken these out apply a shine spray or serum.  Pull the front section of hair loosely back off your face and secure with grips.