The Best Hair In America 2011

Survey says: America has great hair! ELLE polled the nation’s top salons to reveal the country’s most sought-after celeb styles—and how to get them.

               

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The Bob
When Jennifer Aniston axed her signature layers into a chic bob, America swooned (again). Her hair can do no wrong, securing the most requested style of 2011 (hitmaker Rihanna has the country’s second favorite bob). Aniston’s stylist, Chris McMillan, created the slightly angled look by trimming at the nape of the neck and following the jawline. The secret to Rihanna’s blazing crop? A dry haircut. “I anticipate the way she’ll actually wear it,” says RiRi’s stylist, Ursula Stephen. The look hit especially high notes in our live music capital. “It’s the ultimate Austin cut,” explains Michael Portman, co-owner of Birds Barbershop. “The city is laid-back—people don’t want a fussy style.”

Photo: Splash News (Aniston); Getty Images (Rihanna)

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Find the Best Haircut for Your Face Shape

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FOR ROUND FACES: ASYMMETRICAL

"A round face looks really good with an uneven cut, meaning a mix of lengths," says hairstylist and Los Angeles salon owner Chris McMillan. (Emma Stone's is a good example.) "If you add a deep side part and long, side-swept bangs, you'll look slimmer." Use a light finishing cream, such as Ojon Animated Volumizing Cream, to coax—and keep—bangs to the side.

Ombre Hair Color Photo Gallery

Gradual Hair Color

What is ombre hair color? Ombre, also knows as "dip dying" or "chalking", is hair color that is dark at the root and gradually gets lighter until it's (typically) quite blond at the ends. Celebrities have embraced the ombre look, and the trend is taking over the heads of woman across the nation.  What do you think? Will you embrace the ombre hair trend? Get inspired here .  GO OMBRE!!!!

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Nicole Kidman Wigs Out With Bleached-Blond Look

 

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Between partying with the Royals and steering clear from her husband's flying fists, Nicole Kidman found the time to go into a hair salon and get a major peroxide makeover to her 'do.
Or maybe she just slapped a wig on top of her head.
Either way, it won't last long.
The Australian beauty can definitely pull off the bleached-blond bombshell look, but in this case, it was done for her role in The Paperboy, a thriller about a reporter who returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death-row inmate.
Kidman plays Charlotte Bless, a woman with a dark side who writes letters to men on death row. (Fun fact: Kidman replaced Sofia Vergara in this role because of Modern Family conflicts

Keep cool all summer long with this effortless style.

 

Tousled WHY IT WORKS There's a reason why Lively revisits this pony again and again. "It feels like you're not trying too hard," says the star's hairstylist Jennifer Johnson. It's also red-carpet-ready: "When she's wearing a fancy dress, the hair softens it." Movement is key, so if your strands are poker-straight, Johnson says, wrap a few sections around a curling iron before pulling them back. EXPERT TIP Use dry shampoo to add texture at the roots, then tease lightly with a brush. Gather hair into a medium-height ponytail and secure with an elastic. Slide the elastic down slightly, then split the pony into two sections and pull apart to retighten, which tousles the crown. Wrap a section of hair around the base of the tail, covering the elastic. Secure with bobby pins. Use pomade on the tail to give it a piecey look. Video: How to Create the Perfect Ponytail>