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all it “sexture,” or messy, just-

rolled-around hair. It’s soft, shiny,

nuanced—and more often than not, it’s

the work of celebrity hairstylist Adir Aber-

gel, who has used his trademark wave

technique to create Marion Cotillard’s

piecey bob, Rosario Dawson’s perfectly

undone strands, Nicola Peltz’s bendy vol-

ume, and dozens of other looks. (Just

check his In sta gram, @hairbyadir, to see

the variety.) His rule: “You have parts that

are blown out and others that feel more

textured,” rather than uniform waves

all over. “If you want to feel beautiful but

not overly done, this is your look,” he says.

He r e ’s how t o n a i l it i n f ou r s t e p s.

STEP 1

Start Clean

Begin with freshly washed hair. “You

want fullness and volume, and the only

way to get that is without oily roots,”

Abergel says. (Avoid dry shampoo, which

can dull shine.) Use conditioner only

from midlength to the ends, to keep hair

weightless at the crown.

STEP 2

Build Volume and Shine

Mist a volume spray on damp roots and

apply a drop of lightweight oil on ends to

add moisture and sheen. Air-dry hair, or

rough-dry (with a dryer, blast hair, lifting

and shaking with fingers), then blow-dry

with a round brush only at the top to add

fullness. If your hair’s extra f lat, swap out

the spray and oil for mousse. If it’s curly,

wash the night before, squeeze dry with

a paper towel to tame frizz, and comb a

hydrating oil through lengths before bed.

STEP 3

Now Add the Curls

“No matter the hair length or texture, I

always use a classic one-inch curling iron,”

Abergel says. Switch between his two

different curling methods, below. “The

secret is not having uniformity,” he says.

“The blown-out pieces, the curled pieces,

and the clamped sections will give it a

broken-down, tri-textured, undone effect.”

(Note: Begin your waves two inches from

roots or at the eyebrow level—even natu-

rally bendy hair is straighter at the top.)

The S-clamp method: Grab one - t o t wo -

inch sections of hair, then repeatedly

cla mp your curling iron dow n t he leng t h

of each section, alternating the position

so the clamp faces up and then down. “It’s

a very loose rotation back and forth,” he

says. “Don’t clamp too hard; it’ll leave an

indentation on your hair!”

The wrap method: Tu r n y o u r i r o n u p s i d e

down and wrap other sections of your

hair around the outside of the barrel

(without opening the clamp)—leave ends

out. Alternate the direction in which you

wrap each piece. (If your hair is curly and

you want to relax the texture a bit, pick an

iron larger than your curl pattern.)

STEP 4

And Scrunch to Finish

Use a light spray to add gentle hold and a

pea-sized drop of finishing cream at the

ends to create piecey separation. “Rub

your hands together to really emulsify the

cream, then scrunch it through the bot-

tom,” Abergel says. “It breaks everything

up, shows off the layers of your cut, and

gives your hair a little more personality.”

COTILLARD: PASCAL LE SEGRETAIN/GETTY IMAGES. DAWSON: GREG KADEL/TRUNK ARCHIVE. ROBBIE: GABE GINSBERG/WIREIMAGE. STILLS:

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John FriedaA VOLUME SPRAY

Luxurious

Volume Root B ooster

Blow Dry Lotion

($10, at drugstores)

A SHINE-INFUSING OIL

Goldwell

Kerasilk Control Rich Protective

Oil ($32, goldwell.us for stores)

A ROUND BRUSH

Julien Farel Haircare

Medium

Hairbrush ($50, dermstore.com)

A LIGHTWEIGHT SPRAY

Oribe

Superfine Hair

A 1-INCH IRON Spray ($33, oribe.com)

Conair

Infiniti Pro Black Titanium 1

"

Curling Iron ($25, at drugstores)

A FINISHING CREAM

R+Co

Crème ($27, randco.com) High Dive Moisture + Shine

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Waves Done Right

Marion Cotillard, Rosario

Dawson, and Margot Robbie,

clockwise from above, show off

Adir’s signature easy texture.