Easy Hot Roller Hairstyles

Modern Family's Sofia Vergara models hairstylist Ward Stegerhoek's simple, scorch-free (and definitely not your mother's) hot roller styles.

Bouncy Waves
THE LOOK When you’re going big, rollers are the only tool that will get you the bombshell trifecta: lift at the roots, volume at the sides and a soft swing.

• 1 Apply styling cream to damp strands, blow-dry straight, then wrap 2-inch chunks around small hot rollers, adding more styling cream as you go. 2 Secure rollers at different angles. "Mix them up so it doesn?t look so perfect," says Stegerhoek. 3 Once hair is thoroughly set, remove rollers and rake out curls. 4 Rub in a drop of shine serum to finish.
• Suave Professionals Sleek Styling Cream, $2.34; at walmart.com.

THE LOOK Volume and texture are the keys to a flattering updo?and hot rollers make them a cinch to achieve. "The heat creates soft, longlasting waves," Stegerhoek says.

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• 1 Spray a 2-inch section of dry hair with volumizer. Alternating medium and large rollers, wrap hair horizontally from tips up to roots. "Start at the crown and stagger sections in a brick pattern along the back of your head," says Stegerhoek. 2 Once curls cool, remove rollers and tease roots with a finetooth comb. 3 Gather hair at the center of your head, twist up and insert large bobby pins all over to secure. 4 Tie a simple ribbon from the nape to crown.
• Conair Xtreme Instant Heat hot-roller set, $42; at conair.com.

THE LOOK Whereas curling irons can have a wide margin of error—leaving you with awkward crimps or droopy waves—"Hot rollers guarantee smooth, refined curls," says Stegerhoek.

• 1 Starting with a deep side part, wrap 3-inch sections of hair under large hot rollers from tips to midshaft. 2 After curls set, remove the rollers and brush the front section to the side with a paddle brush. "Spritz the brush with a mist of hairspray beforehand for hold and shine," says Stegerhoek. 3 Gently loosen curls, by brushing through the bottom of the hair.
• Living Proof Hold Flexible Hairspray, $24; at sephora.com.
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