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Being bored of your strands during lockdown can lead to making some rash decisions—like hacking it all off, bleaching it or attempting to cut bangs—of which the consequences can last longer than you think. If your quarantine hairstyle is stuck in a rut—there's only so much you can do with a scraped-up ponytail—you can take inspiration from your favourite celebrities to switch things up without resorting to heat tools.

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Meghan Markle went with practical buns

While a bun is an obvious go-to, you can play around with the structure and placement of it on your head. If you're spending a lot of time working out, or are really feeling the effects of the warmer and more humid weather, an ultra-tight bun like Kareena Kapoor Khan's works best. If you'd rather go the softer route, make like Deepika Padukone and sweep strands into a loose, low bun at the nape of the neck, letting stray pieces over the ears. If tendrils are your thing, leave just one curly piece out like Priyanka Chopra, who roughly combed and pieced out her hair into a high top knot, or take a few out like Camilla Cabello for a more messy, insouciant take. Meghan Markle, whose sleek top knot and messy tendrils have become a signature, wore a cross between the two for her latest Instagram post, choosing a tight bun at the top of her head. She eschewed the usual accenting braids, face-framing tendrils or combed-over precision, leaving a few pieces twisted around the base of the bun. 

Karisma Kapoor and Kylie Jenner's hairstyle of choice? Ponytails

If your hair is particularly greasy, you can turn slick roots into a low ponytail, even using the natural oils to your advantage. For a style like Kylie Jenner's, you can make a defined part down the middle, and secure a low, straight ponytail and swing it to one side of your shoulders. If you're going to be on video calls, you can stand to get a little bit of a face lift through your strands, and Karisma Kapoor did just that. This high ponytail involves smoothing the hair flat, pulling the hair back into a high ponytail and securing with a thick elastic. Ariana Grande, who is famous for her ultra high one, swapped it out for a barely-there half-up ponytail, letting her natural curls take centre-stage. And if you really want all your hair off your face? Try two three-strands braids like Alaya F or Bella Hadid's hairstyle—her hair was pulled back and fountained out at the crown of her head for an early 2000s nod. 

Kriti Sanon and Dua Lipa brought out the hair accessories

Hair accessories are the low-maintenance answer to grown-out bangs or super greasy roots, especially when a blow dry or haircut are not in sight. Kriti Sanon and Shilpa Shetty's headband keeps her hair out of her face, while being an accompaniment to her beach waves or a low ponytail. Dua Lipa went with a cloth headband—"addicted to my new headband... perfect for self isolation hair," she said, while Hailey Bieber took things back another decade, wearing a sweatband to keep her hair back. Malaika Arora even brought a '90s favourite claw clip back out, securing her top knot with it.

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