How to Style Hair Like Miley Cyrus

Hairstylist for Miley Cyrus on her "Best of Both Worlds" tour, Jennifer Llewelyn styles Miley's hair in two predominant ways: in abundant curls and waves or sleek and straight. Given Miley's and alter-ego Hannah Montana's immense popularity, many girls want to know how they can style hair like Miley. Here's how both of her hair styles are done.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Hair clips
• Round-bristled brush
• Flat iron
• Large barreled curling iron
• Lightweight finishing spray
• Shine or gloss product

1. Begin with the proper blow-dry. Using large hair clips, separate the top and bottom layers of your hair. Part it in the middle and take the right side of your hair from your temple up and clip it to the top of your head. Do the same for the other side. Then blow-dry the bottom half of your hair. When you are finished with the bottom, move to the top.
2. Add volume to the top of your hair. While blow-drying the top portion of your hair, wrap the hair near your head around a round-bristled brush and blow-dry from underneath the brush. This creates lift and volume around the crown of your head.
3. Apply a heat-protection product to protect your hair from heat damage. Miley uses Creative Products Hair Thermal Spray.
4. Get Miley's straight hair look. Using a flat iron, iron your hair in sections, tilting the iron slightly under at the ends of your hair. Continue this for your whole head. When you're finished, apply a gloss or shine product, such as Brilliant Spray-On Shine by Aveda, to add shine and prevent fly-away strands.
5. Go for Miley's curly hair look. After blow drying completely, use a large barrel curling iron (1¼ to 1½ inches) to curl your hair. Alternate the direction of the curls to re-create the look of Miley's naturally curly hair.
6. Set your hair style. After you style your hair like Miley Cyrus, use a lightweight finishing spray, such as Light Elements Finishing Solution by Aveda or Origins Ain't Misbehavin' finishing spray.

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid using a flat iron or curling iron on heavily damaged hair. Opt for large curlers instead. Large curlers will prevent further heat damage to your hair.
• Always apply a liquid styling gel to damp hair. This will help the style, whether flat or curly, stay in longer and prevent any volume you created while blow-drying from falling limp.
• Never use heavy products such as pomades, pastes or waxes when you're trying to style your hair like Miley Cyrus. These products are too heavy for her natural look, plus these products will make your hair look stiff.