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20 Easy Ways to Style Long Hair

The most versatile length.

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From high ponytails to fairytale braids, click through for new ways to wear long hair.

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Ciara

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Long face-framing layers give super-long hair a lift.

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Serayah

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Keep it simple with a center part and pin-straight hair.

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Rooney Mara

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Rooney Mara usually opts for complicated updos, but this double pony is a look we can actually accomplish.

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Gabrielle Union

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Gabrielle Union pulls her braids back in a twisted half-up.

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Chanel Iman

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Fishtail braids look best with extra-long hair. Pull out the braid after it's complete to give it more texture.

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Olivia Munn

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Or finish it off with a metallic hair accessory.

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Bryce Dallas Howard

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Bryce Dallas Howard's updo is a sleek take on the lazy loop ponytail that we do on the daily.

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Zendaya

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Zendaya's super high look is accomplished with a few layers of extensions attached to the top of the ponytail.

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Solange

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Brush out your curls and part it in the center for Solange's low-key look.

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Elle Fanning

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Start your first French braid at the front and curve around and back all the way to the ends. Split the rest of your hair into two and French braid down. Wrap all three brands into a bun and secure with bobby pins. Hide any awkward bumps with flowers.

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Zoe Saldana

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Zoe Saldana's barrel curls might be a typical style, but she updated it with rainbow-dyed strands in teal, purple, and green.

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Gigi Hadid

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For an anxiety-free update to your hair, add clip-on bangs like Gigi Hadid.

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Riley Keough

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For Riley Keough's easy red carpet style, pull your hair back into a low pony and secure with an elastic. Fishtail braid your hair, wrap it into a bun, and secure with bobby pins.

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Chloe and Halle Bailey

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Chloe and Halle Bailey both reworked their braids in completely different ways. Chloe, left, pushed and twisted hers to the side while Halle went for a '90s-inspired half-up pony reminiscent of Janet Jackson.

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Sasha Lane

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Part you hair in half and twist your braids upward for Sash Lane's major double bun look.

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Shay Mitchell

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From the front, Shay Mitchell's hair looks like your typical updo. But the center part in the back is twisted upward with added hair rings.

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Bella Hadid

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Slick your hair high like Bella Hadid and hide your elastic with a few wraps of hair from the ponytail.

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Rihanna

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Rihanna updates the mega bun trend of 2013 with floral hair embellishments.

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Alicia Vikander

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Try Alicia Vikander's elegant half-up (that looks eerily similar to Belle's from Beauty and the Beast).

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Zoë Kravitz

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If you happen to have braids and a side shave like Zoë Kravitz, pull them back into a half up to show off both styles.

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