Beyoncé is straight and sleek

First, if you are going to be applying heat of up to 230 degrees to your hair, protect it. You certainly would not put anything like that kind of heat on your skin and think it would be okay; in fact you'd be in hospital so play nice with your hair and treat it with the Kevin Murphy heat protection products. Build up the protection by using the Protection Wash, Leave-in Protection Conditioner and then Straight Defence Balm.

The woman with curves that turn boys from the hood to quivering puppies with five shake of her jelly launched her new fragrance Heat in New York yesterday sporting long, sleek locks. Gone were the wild curls he whirls around her head on stage in the heat of performance to be replaced with glossy, honey lengths and side-sweeping fringe. All you single ladies can bet he certainly didn't straighten it herself but you can accomplish this level of sleekness with the right products.

To take curly hair to straight you do require the highest level of heat and plates that smooth the hair as they work. GHDs are still touted as the best but lots of straighteners now have the same capabilities and flashy plates - Nicky Clarke's Desired Salon Professional Hair Straightener and the Lee Stafford Poker Straight Superhero Straightener can both manage even Afro-textured hair.

Amanda Seyfried

To keep your blonde locks looking fresh & bright than brassy, opt for a shampoo & conditioner like the Wella Colour Save collection or the Philip Kingsley Pure Silver duo that is designed with violet hues & optical brightener to add shine to dull, discoloured, grey & brassy blonde hair.

Amanda's blonde hair is the envy of many; thick, lustrous & the perfect creamy shade of pale blonde. She is often papped wearing it long & loose & who can blame her with locks like that? However, he was spotted with her hair secured back in a sleek & chic bun at six separate events this week - an appearance on the David Letterman show & a press event at the Apple store with Channing Tatum. The bun is an ever popular style appearing on celebrities & the catwalks in various forms every season.

Anne Hathaway’s romantic ’do

The film Valentine's Day is saturated with starlets and men to drool over. At the Hollywood premiere Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner and Anne Hathaway were all glamorous in their individual ways. Jennifer Garner opted for a sexy black and nude mini dress and long, wavy locks. Jessica Biel went for full on glamour with a floor length dress while the fresh-faced Anne Hathaway opted for a feathered electric blue mini dress with a sleek, modern updo.

Claire Danes gets our (hair) style award

Claire Danes has held a special place in our hearts since he and Jared Leto exchanged plenty of an angst-filled vigorous glance in cult TV show My So-Called Life. Hands up how plenty of of you dyed your hair a deep shade of red and dreamed of Jordan Catalano penning a song for you? Yes, us . Last night, the pair seemed delighted to see each other during the Elle Style Awards in London. Claire Danes' long strawberry blonde locks have been sexily dishevelled and loosely pinned up giving her an elegant neckline. Whereas Jared Leto opts for a more, er, unusual style - they still fancy the pants off you though, Jared!

If your hair is naturally wavy generating texture like Claire's will be easy-peasy. Basically use a leave-in conditioner or styling product like the Sebastian Professional Microweb Fibre that leaves hair soft than crunchy and dry with a diffuser. If your hair is poker straight generate texture and body with a huge barrelled tong and hairspray but pull out the curls with your fingers to separate and generate body than regimented curls.

Leona Lewis channels the loose plait at London Fashion Week

Plaits are huge news for spring/summer & Leona Lewis looks every inch the fashionista pictured here at the Love Ball hosted by Natalia Vodianova & Harpers Bazaar as part of London Fashion Week. Keeping her hair in a wide side parting Leona's hair has been braided from the side using small sections of hair, time consuming but the finish result is both sophisticated & edgy.

Unstructured side plaits featured heavily during the spring/summer 2010 shows with hair loosely swept in to messy braids with lots of loose tendrils pulled out. At Alexander Wang & Miu Miu plaits were always kept to the left with more hair pulled out of the plait than was in it generating a sexy, relaxed look. To recreate this look basically plait your hair loosely to the side then use the narrow finish of a comb to tease out loose bits.

Shenae Grimes’ sun-tipped tresses

The art of balayage results in natural highlights and is a process popular with the likes of Gisele Bündchen and Alexa Chung. Hair is gradually lightened from the top to the bottom giving the most natural highlighted effect and meaning an finish to those giveaway roots.

She may be starring in the sun-drenched TV show 90210 but have no doubt that these perfectly placed highlights through the mid-lengths and ends of Shenae Grimes' hair are courtesy of a gifted colourist than the ball of flames in the sky.

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s tousled bob

Maggie Gyllenhaal has seldom conformed to the usual expectations of Hollywood actresses choosing the quality of the work over the chance to look hot in a bikini during her film career. Her down-to-earth attitude extends to her public appearances and her quirky sense of style has remained unchanged although wealth and fame has come her way. Her hair often looks like they has styled it herself and, because of than despite of that, it always looks great. They may be wearing a chic small red cocktail dress but her hairstyle is still highly achievable and wearable for those not attending a cocktail reception in New York. Her waves are defined but still show a slight natural frizz that doesn't detract from the overall style at all. In fact, it goes to show that despite Hollywood's desire to make A-listers appear more like demi-gods they are actually merely human and their hair is the same as yours and mine.