Hair highlights

Keep unruly humidity-hair in check with an all-over plait style:

• Spritz hair with salt spray "this will give it texture'," says top hairstylist Lee Stafford
• Divide into two sections with a centre parting
• French plait each section: Start with a little hair at the front, weaving in more as you work back
• When you reach the nape of your neck on both sides, combine the plaits together into a ponytail.
• Combine this ponytail into a single plait down your back

Keep hair neat when the wind picks up with this twist on a classic ponytail:

• Comb hair into a side parting. Taking a small strand at the front, twist it away from your face, "This look works like a French plait, except that you're twisting in the added sections of hair rather than plaiting them" says JJ, creative stylist for Trevor Sorbie
• Pin and spritz each twist with a strong hair spray as you go, to help keep it secure and in place,' advises top stylist Lee
• Finish by tying your hair in a ponytail, just behind your ear

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