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6 Sneaky Red Carpet Hair Hacks Celeb Hairstylists Don't Want You To Know About

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From ELLE UK

If you've ever stared at Margot Robbie's perfectly undone tousled waves, or Zendaya's ever-changing 'dos that all look totally epic and thought, 'How the hell is their hair so much better than mine?', then you've come to the right place.

We popped on our investigative beauty hats and went straight to the source - aka the woman behind Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Selena Gomez's seriously good barnets - A-list hairstylist Lona Vigi, to discover the secrets to having a red carpet-worthy hair day.

From hidden hair extensions to one minute blowdries, these are the celeb hair hacks they don't want you to know about...

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Photo credit: Getty

1. Almost every celeb is hiding secret hair extensions

In updos...

'One of the 'sneakiest' ways to use hair extensions so that it doesn't look like you're wearing them (which is fully the goal, most of the time, right?) is sneaking them into up-dos, ponytails, buns, and braids in order to achieve more volume or dimension. Olivia Wilde's braid at the Oscars is a great example.

'With up-do's you don't need to use a full set of extensions, it's just a matter of pieces in all the right places.'

To hide a grown out fringe...

'You can even use extensions strategically when you're trying to hide a grown out fringe. It takes all of 5 minutes or less, and voila - you'd never know!'

As a 'hair' accessory...

'Using extensions as an "accessory" like a braided headband or a wrap ponytail can be a super fun and easy idea, just as long as it matches your hair colour!'

Ponytail goddess ❤️ @selenagomez @kateyoung @hungvanngo @tombachik

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2. Forget the fancy tools

'An incredible hairspray, a little bit of wax and a lot of well placed bobby pins will take you all the way from red carpet to cocktails. Those are the 3 essentials.

'I usually send my clients out with a small travel-sized hairspray and some bobby-pins. The real key is in the maintenance.'