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Celebrity stylist Andy LeCompte shares his step-by-step guide to achieving the Teen Choice Award winner's silken waves:

1. Apply Wella Professionals Velvet Amplifier to wet hair to prime it for styling.
2. Blow dry the hair completely smooth with a ceramic brush.
3. Spritz hair with Wella Professionals Thermal Image Heat Protection Spray to protect hair from heat fatigue.
4. Separate hair into small sections and use a medium to large barrel curling iron to set loose waves.
5. Use fingers to apply Wella Professionals Stay Essential Finishing Spray, tucking the hair behind one ear and giving it an all-over polished look.

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Recreate Penelope Cruz's latest red carpet look with this step-by-step guide, courtesy of celebrity stylist Andy LeCompte:

"First, start by setting the hair with Cursso steam rollers allow to fully cool. Next, remove the rollers spray lightly using Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray to add extra texture and volume. Then, with a de-tangling brush (I used Sheila Stotts' on Penelope's hair), separate your locks, leaving a mohawk out (you will need this later to wrap your pony).

Now brush the hair into a high pony secure with a Goody hair elastic. Once secured, brush-out your mohawk section, then split it in the middle, and wrap the left side around the base of the ponytail (securing with hair pins, as needed) and follow by wrapping the other side around, securing with a pin.

Finish by applying a light bit of the Texturizing Spray, brushing the hair so it has a soft bouncy texture. Apply a tiny bit of Spray to your finger tips and detail the fringe to perfection."

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Nicole Richie swears by them. Ashley Tisdale's a fan, and Lindsay Lohan's been known to rely on them as well.

So what exactly is a Brazilian Blowout?

According to a lead stylist at the Andy LeCompte Salon, the Brazilian Blowout differs from Japanese straightening and other Brazilian straighteners because it doesn't completely straighten the hair. The hair still has plenty of volume and body and can still be worn curly or wavy. It just softens whatever curl or wave you have. If the hair is air-dried without a blow dryer, it will still have wave or curl but no frizz. On the flip side, if you want to blow dry your hair straight, you can do that, without a brush, in a fraction of the amount of time it would have taken without the Brazilian. Also, with other methods, there is a line of demarcation, meaning that when new hair grows in, it is curly/ wavy while the rest of the hair is straight. This blowout method washes away with time and is diffused, so there is no noticeable difference between new hair and treated hair. Other methods also have harsh chemicals in them like formaldehyde. The Brazilian Blowout does not have formaldehyde in it. And none of the chemicals in it are carcinogenic. It's also safe for all hair types, including fine, brittle, and damaged.

Treatments take 1 to 1 1/2 hours to complete, and start at $350. To find a salon near you that offers Brazilian Blowouts, click here.