Dampen your hair slightly with water before you add the styling anti-frizz product and blow dry your hair. To recreate the look, she says to brush the oils through the hair so it more evenly distributed from roots to the ends. Choose to keep the zig zag headband near the front of your head to just keep stray hairs out of your face, or opt to push it farther back for a slicked back look. When your hair is super greasy, hit it with a blow dryer, like the T3 AireLuxe Dryer with Volume Boost switch on, and blast your hair upside down — this helps get volume back in the hair, which is lost with grease," says Polko. These have the same zig zag shape to them but you put them on just like you would a normal plastic headband.

It's also a good idea to blow dry the top section of your hair straight back so that it'll be smooth for the headband. Then, space out the next elastic to your desired distance and, once secure, gently tug at it to make the bubble voluminous. To get the look, she says to take fringe or shorter front pieces and use the T3 Edge heated brush to get pieces to hang the right way. Push a rigid zig zag headband onto your head for a quick fix or position a flexible one around your head to pull any stray hairs back. There are certainly more stressful situations to find yourself in, but nevertheless, rocking greasy hair isn't exactly confidence-boosting when you're hyper-aware of how badly your hair needs a cleanse.Slicking your hair back to the Gods helps disguise excess shine and, in place, makes it seem chic and intentional. I like tuck the ends of the hair under with the T3 AireBrush Duo round barrel attachment for a very Y2K look," she adds. The most common type of zig zag headband is one that's super flexible and wraps around your head, but there are also rigid plastic ones that are used like a regular headband. From trendy zig-zag headbands to classic slicked back updos, view eight of our favorite greasy hair looks for the next time you forget to wash your hair. Create the bun first by combing your hair back into a ponytail, twisting the ponytail to form the bun, and securing the bun with a hair elastic and bobby pins.

Then place the zig zag headband around your head near your hairline and slide it back to form the distinct lines in your hair. With that said, your scalp's natural oils can make some slicked-back styles easier to achieve than if you have freshly washed hair. jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"