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Hair secrets of the stars: Kim Cattrall

Get sassy Samantha's head-turning Sex in the City look in six easy steps

'Bold' is definitely the word that comes to mind when describing Samantha, Kim Cattrall's character in Sex and the City. Samantha's straightforward, sexy style is that of a woman who knows what she wants and is definitely not afraid to go out and get it. If you want a little of Samantha's brazen attitude for yourself, follow these hairstyling tips from Steven Ward of New York City's Garren Salon.

STEP 1: The first step begins in the shower, where you'll want to use a lightweight volumising conditioner to prepare the hair for styling. Next, lightly towel dry the hair so that it's very damp, but not wet. Divide the hair in half with a parting down the middle and work a pea-sized portion of styling gel through each side, distributing from the mid-shaft to the ends. Then comb the hair to distribute the gel evenly.

STEP 2: You will be blow-drying your hair in two phases. First, begin drying hair by brushing it upwards to give it volume. Use a non-ventilated square brush (Denman makes a great paddle brush), as this will give you more styling control.

STEP 3: Once your hair is about 80 per cent dry, stop blow-drying and divide the hair into two sections by running a parting down the middle of the head from the forehead to the nape of the neck. Then, using hair clips, divide each of these two sections in half, so that now you have four sections, two on the sides and two in the back.

STEP 4: To dry each of these sections, you'll want to begin with the bottom layer of hair. Working with a 2-inch round brush, wrap the hair around the brush. As you blow-dry, slowly unroll the hair making sure that the very end stays curled around the head of the brush. Once this segment is dry, roll the hair back up the brush and let it cool on the brush for 45 seconds to help set the curl. Then remove the next layer and continue this way until the entire head is complete. Depending on how much hair you have, you should be able to repeat this process 3 to 4 times per section.

STEP 5: Using a medium-barrel curling iron, begin to curl only the ends of the outer layer of hair. Clasp 2½-inch sections of hair in the iron and roll up from the ends to the mid-shaft. Do not curl the bangs or the inner layers of hair. The goal here is just a few flirty curls, not big hair.

STEP 6: Once the curling is complete, work a pea-sized amount of styling cream through the hair to reduce the 'fluffiness' and separate the curls so they look more messy than set.

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