The hair you want: if summer leaves you with frizz, brassy color or split ends, here's how to rejuvenate your locks for fall's elegant new looks

Shape, August, 2004 by Heidi Schiller

* To enhance your waves, use a texturizing product. To make the most of your hair's natural body without using heat, comb a quarter-sized dollop of texturizing gel or cream through damp hair and wind hair around your fingers to set into soft waves. Then let it dry naturally. "The less fussing, the better," Rodman explains. Try Bumble and bumble Curl Conscious Curl Creme ($25; bumbleandbumble.com).

In-salon boost: Try an lonic Conditioning Treatment to restore vitality. Colorist Nelson Chan of the Estetica Salon in Beverly Hills, Calif., says his celeb clients (who include Sarah Michelle Gellar) rave about how silky their hair is after the 30-minute treatment. Cost: starts at $75; call (888) 755-6834 or go to www.bioionic.com.

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Good for: all hair types including color-treated. "This very versatile cut looks good on anyone--whether they have long, straight or wavy hair," says Redken stylist Rodney Cutler, owner of Cutler Salon in New York City, who created the cuts for this story. "The bangs enable you to change your hairstyle easily, without drastically cutting your length or increasing your styling routine. I used layering techniques to create texture and movement, which really show off highlights and play up summer streaks."

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Good for: straight hair. "Summertime is ideal for letting loose and trying something new, like this edgy, rock-n-roll cut," explains Cutler, who layered, razored and textured the hair all over to give it a relaxed, messy feel. "You can blow it straight or wear it wavy and more piece-y and textured. Either way, it's a very cool look to head into fall with."

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Good for: curly hair with a tendency to frizz. "It can be a nightmare to make curly hair straight, so this simple cut lets you work with what you have," says Cutler, who texturized the hair by point-cutting (cutting at an angle) and razoring to create movement throughout the ends. "What makes this modern is that these curls have a more uniform, polished feel. Here, we dried the hair and then used a large barrel curling iron to curl it under. We then brushed it out with our hands to create luscious, dense curls. It's a great look whether you're wearing a bathing suit in August or a turtleneck in October."

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Good for: naturally wavy hair. "I like to think of this style as Victoria's Secret glam," Cutler explains. "It's the perfect cut for anyone with wavy hair who doesn't know what to do with it. Long hair never goes out of style, but with this '80s-inspired cut I gave it a modern twist by adding numerous layers all over for greater movement. I used a curling iron around the face-framing layers to 'flick' the hair away from the face for a fresh, 2004 feeling."

Photography by Fernando Milani

Heidi Schiller is a freelance beauty writer based in New York City.