All winter long we pray for warmer weather. A little sun, sand, surf, and sweat? Okay, definitely not the last one, but it’s the price we pay for those long summer days. But it can be pretty hard to enjoy a backyard barbecue when your bangs are sticking to your forehead or it feels like you have ten pounds of hair trapping sweat on the back of your neck.

There’s nothing quite like humidity to send you straight to the hairdresser to ask her to chop off all your locks. But before you embark on a major hair makeover, try these styles that will help keep you cool in the summer. Basically, you’ll get all that hair off your face, neck, and back while still looking really cute. As a bonus, not a single one requires you pick up a curling iron. Because hot tools in the summer shouldn’t happen.

1. Double French Braided Bun

2. Messy Braid Wrap Ponytail

3. Fishtail Braid

4. Pull Through Braid

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