How to Get Celeb Hair

With their perfect pictures peeking out of every newsstand, it's hard not to want to look like a celebrity. Of course, celebrities have obvious advantages over the rest of us when it comes to keeping up appearances. They usually have personal stylists and big budgets to blow at the salon. It is, however, possible for you to get celebrity hair without breaking the bank.

Instructions

1. Keep hair healthy-looking above all. The hallmark of Hollywood hair is shiny, healthy-looking locks. If you bleach your hair blond to look like Gwen Stefani, you might compromise quality for color. You can keep your hair healthy by minimizing damage from excessive styling and dyeing.

2. Use a virtual hairstyle application to "try on" different stars' locks. Websites such as HairMixer allow you to upload and superimpose a picture of your face over that of a celebrity, so you can see how your face looks with their locks.

3. Bring a picture of the celebrity hairstyle you want with you to the salon. Since celebs change their hair so often, you never know which style could be running through your hair stylist's mind when you tell them you want hair "like celebrity X."

4. Splurge on professional styling tools. Instead of a plastic hair straightener, opt for a ceramic one to cut styling time in half. The ceramic Sedu straightener is a popular choice amongst celebs such as Angelina Jolie, Paris Hilton, Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Lopez, to name a few.

5. Make dramatic changes. When celebrities change their hair, they typically go for drastic, attention-getting changes rather than subtle ones. Think Liv Tyler's switch from lengthy locks to a cropped pixie cut or Mena Suvari's change from long and blond to boyish and buzzed.