The kind of natural, easygoing style that Tara Mullin, a 27-year-old originally from Falmouth, Mass., rocks is one of the hottest trends for spring and summer, as the glorious '70s hippie movement makes its fashion comeback. But air-drying means more than just toweling off after a shower and waiting for the dampness to disappear—that is, if you want your hair to dry without looking lanky, frizzy, or just plain wonky.

By Emily Davis

If you have straight hair:

The trick is simply tucking your hair behind your ears when it's wet. It does a nice face-framing thing once dry. Wash it and then smooth some wave-enhancing foam through. Do the tuck. And for extra credit/undone bendiness, divide your hair into four sections and twist each one away from your face. Then, schoolgirl-style, keep retwisting it (chew some gum, too, while you're at it and look really bored). The more you retwist as it dries, the wavier your hair will be.

If you have wavy hair:

After combing your wet hair straight, work some smoothing cream from midlength to the ends and divide your hair into two sections. Yank down on each section (you want the hair from your ears up to dry straight) and create two loose braids from the tops of your ears down. Undo the braids before they're totally dry—this loosens them up so your waves don't turn into an '80s crimp.

If you have curly hair:

First, you have to go into this knowing that you're going to end up with some frizz and weird kinks. Still, the look can be cool. If your curls are loose, smooth in some straightening cream while your hair's wet and pull it into four tight, low buns to stretch out the curl pattern. (Just leave the ends out of the buns to avoid creating too much curl there.) Then go to bed—sleeping on the buns helps relax the curls even more.

If your hair is really curly, loosen it up by applying an alcohol-free, water-based mousse when it's wet (to avoid crunchiness), then pulling it into in a high, tight ponytail secured with a scrunchie. (The scrunchie is key because it won't leave a dent.) To enhance your curls, smooth in that same mousse when your hair is wet and braid or twist it into two sections.

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If you have kinky hair:

The method is beyond simple: Saturate your hair when it's wet with a really rich styling cream and then twirl small sections tightly with your fingers, creating dozens of coils all over your head. (We didn't say it wasn't time-consuming.) Once your hair is dry, pull the coils apart for perfect curls.