How to Get Hilary Duff’s Hairstyles

At just 21 years old, Hilary Duff is a powerhouse. She’s an actress, musician, designer, and even has her own fragrance line. And she’s done it all without ending up on tabloid covers touting bad behavior, without spiraling out of control like many young actors, without being a child actor cautionary tale. She has not only kept her good-girl image, she has kept it spit-shined to perfection, relishing her role-model status.

Hilary Duff’s basic hair style is perfect for girls and women with straight or wavy, fine or average, long hair. If your hair is curly, it will require serious maintenance and may not be the right choice for you. If your hair is naturally dark, see a professional before trying to lighten it to this degree. Ask for a golden blonde base with lighter blonde highlights throughout. If you are darker skinned, try a darker hue – Miss Duff is naturally blonde, but she has gone darker quite successfully in the past. Have your stylist cut your hair to about mid-back length with long, wispy layers.

Look through any gallery of Hilary Duff, and you’ll see a variety of on-the-go looks. Her long hair style lends itself easily to an array of styles, and most are fairly easy for anyone to copy with minimal effort and product. This half up/half down style can be achieved using a volumizing mousse, a texturizing spray, and Velcro rollers. Mousse hair generously, then use a diffuser to dry about 90%. Roll up in Velcro rollers, spritz on texturizing spray, and either allow to air dry or dry the rest of the way with your blow dryer. Allow to cool thoroughly before removing rollers, then finger comb and spritz with texturizing spray. Tease hair slightly at the crown and pull back from just above ears all the way to the back and secure with a band or barrette. Finish off with a light misting of hair spray.

A casual updo is a useful look for any busy girl, especially one as busy as Hilary Duff. To get this look, take the front part of your hair and pull back into a pony. Gather the bottom part of your hair along with the tail from the top pony into a second pony and pull the tail through loosely to form a simply chignon. Spritz with hair spray to secure, but keep it just a bit on the messy side.

To complete your Hilary Duff copycat look, give yourself a smoky eye, rimming your entire eye with a black kohl eyeliner, topped with a steely silver-colored shadow, finished off with a waterproof lengthening mascara. Add a touch of pinky-gold lip-gloss to complete your face. And, to really imitate her look, keep a big smile and a positive attitude on hand at all times.