A flirty flip vs. cute-and-crinkled. (Summer Hair Special).(Brief Article)

Calista Flockhart's chin-length tresses with tiny layers snipped at the ends increase the styling options and volume of straight, fine hair, says British hair guru Charles Worthington.

Score a flirty flip (left): Run a small amount of smoothing cream through damp tresses, then blow-dry hair straight with a round brush, flipping ends up. Apply a dab of pomade to your fingertips, rub them together, then run them through only your ends to give them shine and show off their chunky texture. We like Redken Water Wax, $13.95. Next, create a zigzag part by dragging the tip of a comb from the front of your hairline to the crown, working left to right. Set with a spritz of hair spray. Try Rave 3X Hairspray, $1.99.

To get the cute-and-crinkled look (right): Apply a quarter-size squirt of gel throughout the length of your hair. Try Suave Naturals Aloe Vera Extra Hold Gel, $1.39. Curly girls should blow-dry using a diffuser attachment while tugging on individual curls to loosen them. Straight-haired women: Blow-dry, then use a waving iron with three barrels all over your hair from roots to ends. Finish by misting your mane with hair spray, pinning the sides back loosely in a barrette, and letting your bangs and a few tendrils hang around your face.

Jada Pinkett Smith's graduated layers break up her curls so they don't look heavy, says Lisa Chiccine, senior stylist at ...