Easy Summer Hairstyles for Hot Days

It was only a matter of time before heat and humidity became the new normal.

Here are summer-ready hairstyles that will make the transition a little chicer.

Think outside the top knot. These easy hairstyles will carry you through every possible outdoor barbecue, beach jaunt, and humid wedding summer will throw your way.

Fancy-up your standard half-up style by pulling back a second layer to create a two-in-one ponytail. Bonus points for wrapping things up with a metallic tie like the ones Adir Abergel placed on Emilia Clark

It’s the biggest summer hair struggle: you want to wear it up because it’s so hot and humid, but you also want to wear it down.

Simpler than a crown braid but just as flashy, a waterfall braid like this one by Sarah Potemmpa is deceptively simple. Look at it like a traditional three-strand braid, except every time you pick up a new section of hair you drop one of the previous ones, giving a cascading effect.

Upgrade your basic ponytail to something so much edgier. Knot and pin the length of the tail into a series of loops, then tie it all off with a clear elastic.

A low, looped bun, like the one seen on Zoë Kravitz, gets your hair out of your face but looks a little cooler than a chignon. Use an elastic in your same hair color (or a clear one) so there are no harsh lines.