You’ve seen Taylor Swift’s hair – it’s absolutely gorgeous. Lots of luscious, gorgeous curls with body and bounce. I don’t know about you, but I love those curls. If you have shoulder length or longer hair, you can get that style easily with a conical curling iron and a few styling products.

Wash your hair with a volumizing shampoo. Use a lightweight conditioner if you need one. You don’t want to weigh down your hair. Use a volumizing thermal protectant lotion before you blow dry.

Put the top layer of your hair up, out of your way. Begin curling the bottom layer of hair at mid length away from face. Start wrapping at the largest part of the curling iron, curling the ends with the small part of the conical iron. Remember, the bigger the sections of hair you curl, the looser the curls will be. Try curling one inch pieces; if that’s too much for you or you have a lot of hair, go slightly larger. Once you’re done with the bottom layer, take down the top and start curling it, remembering to start the curls at mid length.

Turn your head upside down and lightly fluff with your fingers. If your curls are still too tight, rake your fingers through to loosen them, or shake your head. Use a finishing spray or medium hold hair spray to hold your curls.

The next day, you can spray in a curl booster and your hair will still look great. Your curls will be separated and defined. Bouncy, beautiful curls rock!

If you need a visual to follow, this video shows you how to get those big, gorgeous curls:

If the sun doesn’t streak your hair naturally, you can fake those summer highlights. It’s easy to do, and looks totally natural. All you must do is keep a few simple tips in mind.

Work with your hair, not against it. You are going to want to use shades as highlights that are lighter than – but close to – your natural color. If you go no more than three shades lighter, it will look natural and authentic. No one will be able to tell that you did the streaking yourself. If you have light brown hair, try blond highlights. If you have dark hair, use a golden brown color to highlight your hair or even red highlights.

Use two colors for a very natural, sun streaked look. When your hair is naturally streaked by the sun, it’s never the same color all over. If you use two colors, it will look even more as if the sun did the work, not a colorist.

Highlight the ends more than the roots. It won’t require as many touch-ups over the summer, and it makes you look as if you’ve been to the beach a lot. What could be sexier?

Go for a natural look instead of ‘bleached blond’. You want people to think you’ve been on a summer vacation, not wonder where you get your hair dyed.

Make sure to use a shampoo for color treated hair to maintain your beautiful highlights all summer long. The less often you have to color your hair, the less chance you have of damaging your hair. Make sure to use a good conditioner, as well. You want shiny, healthy hair, not dried out hair with lots of split ends.

Do you color your hair? Do you use a different technique or color in the summer? Let me know on twitter, Facebook, or leave me a message here on the blog.

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TIGI Catwalk Curls Rock Amplify is a great product for people with curly hair. If you want defined, separated curls with no frizz, it’s the product you should use. TIGI Catwalk Curls Rock Amplify is an amplifying cream that also adds volume, texture and shine to your hair. It protects your hair from heat and sun damage, and has a light fruit medley fragrance.

In other words, you can blow dry, heat style, and go out in the sun without worrying about damaged hair. TIGI Catwalk products give you serious ways to care for your hair. It’s a great hair product for curly hair, no matter what type of hair you have. Whether they’re coarse and thick or baby-fine, TIGI Catwalk Curls Rock Amplify makes your curls look great.

Don’t worry about this making your hair greasy or sticky. That’s not going to happen. Your hair feels silky and smooth after use. It gives you very touchable hair. If you have normal, dry, or even over-stressed and damaged, Curls Rock Amplify is going to do the trick for you. It lasts all day and works even better when you combine it with TIGI Catwalk Curls Rock Booster.

You just pump 1 or 2 times and work through your wet hair. Let air dry, or for best results, blow dry using a diffuser.

I love this product. It makes my hair look great, and there’s absolutely no frizz. Even during the hottest, most humid days. Does anyone else use this product? Let me know on twitter, Facebook, or leave me a comment here on the blog.

We’re not the only ones loving TIGI Catwalk Curls Rock Amplify. Check out the video and see what another reviewer has to say about Curls Rock Amplify.