Hot summer hair

Say so long to kinky, frizzy or limp locks with these hot-weather tips

By Lisa Tant

Updated November 2, 2012

The perfect cut

A chin-length layered bob with a long fringe suits most hair types and face shapesplus it's a great low-maintenance style for highlighted hair. Blond hair can easily turn brassy or get split ends, so a versatile bob, trimmed monthly, always looks fresh.

Styling tip

Mix a few drops of Clinique Healthy Shine Serum, 30 mL/$20it contains UV filters to beat that dry brassy lookwith Physique Volume Boosting Gel, 150 g/$10, then apply to damp hair before styling to give fine blond locks a glossy finish. Hair and makeup, Joy Campbell-Smith, Giovanni Artist Management.

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