Hairstyles That Are All About That Texture

There's no such thing as one single curl pattern. Even on your head, you have several different curl patterns! Nonetheless, your curls deserve to thrive, and there are endless ways to style them. Whether you're using a curling wand to create thick, bouncy curls, or studying up on how to amp up your own natural curl pattern, you'll find all the inspiration you'll ever need with these 73 screenshot-worthy styles, ahead.

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2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards - Arrivals
Tessa Thompson's Architectural Lewk
2020 is two months away. You might as well enter into a new decade with a futuristic curly style like Thompson's. Just imagine all the fire photos this head-turning style will give you.

47th NAACP Image Awards Presented By TV One - Arrivals
Tracee Ellis Ross's Curly Bangs
ICYMI: curly bangs are in. Here, Ross shows just how gorgeous face-framing tendrils truly are.

2016 LACMA Art + Film Gala Honoring Robert Irwin And Kathryn Bigelow Presented By Gucci - Arrivals
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's Soft Spirals
Beautify a simple, pulled-back style with softly curled ends like Huntington-Whiteley. This style is peak glamour.

'mother!' Premiere - 74th Venice Film Festival
Tina Kunakey's Glorious Head of Hair
Can you even deal with all of Kunakey's beauty? If this photo doesn't make you want to rock the hell out of your curls, I don't know what will.

2018 American Music Awards - Arrivals
Ella Mai's Larger-Than-Life Ponytail
A tried-and-true way to escalate a slick-backed style quickly? A highly-textured ponytail my friend. Trick out your low pony with lots and lots of textured volume if you don't mind bringing the drama.

Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Aquaman" - Arrivals
Amber Heard's Glossy Texture
Heard makes me want sultry, wet, lustrous curls (and a deep purple-dusted smoky eye) right TF now. HBU?

"America's Got Talent" Season 14 Live Show Red Carpet
Gabrielle Union's Shoulder-Grazing Style
Union is evidence that a side-part and two bedazzled bobby pins is a curl recipe for the perfect red carpet look.

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Zazie Beetz's Afro Puff
We need more afro puffs on the runway. I repeat: we need more afro puffs on the runway. This natural style looks so stunning on Beetz and is breaking down the limiting beauty barriers of what Hollywood used to look like.

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Ciara's Crimped Curls
Ciara made middle school crimps look cute again, but you can too. With this particular style, the more hair the merrier. Also, adding a few highlights will elevate the overall vibe.

Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2008 -  Christian Dior's 60th Anniversary - Front Row and Arrivals
Charlize Theron's Classic Curls
Remember when Theron sat front row at at Christian Dior's 60th Anniversary show wearing romantic, wavy curls and a smoldering smoky eye? Same

Warner Bros. Pictures' "Crazy Rich Asians" Premiere - Arrivals
Yara Shahidi's Baby Hair
The accentuated baby hair, center part, tight coils = everything. To style your baby hair, use a rattail comb and Hick's Edge Pomade ($14) for a long-lasting hold.

Piaget At The 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Press Conference
Rosario Dawson's Tapered CurlHawk
Don't let a cool girl curly cut like this scare you away. Dawson proves a shaven side will take your curls to the next level.

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Shay Mitchell's '70s Disco Curls
If the 1970's is your favorite era, take your hair back in time with tightly textured curls and channel a disco queen like Mitchell.

"Babel" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals
Cate Blanchett's Old Hollywood Glamour
The infamous s-wave, as gorgeously worn by Blanchett, is a classic curly style that will never ever retire. It dresses up your hair with timeless elegance that will never go out of style.

Premiere Of AMC's "Preacher" Season 2 - Arrivals
Ruth Negga's Cropped Curls
Textured curls work well with close-cropped cuts, too. Negga's small spiral curls add personality to her short style.

Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala
Amanda Seyfried's Crown of Curls
Regal curls, coming right up. Seyfried's brushed-out ringlets are equal parts wavy and defined. To mimic the look, use a medium-size barrel curling iron for definition, then use your fingers to separate each strand. Finish the look off with a paddle brush.

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Issa Rae's Half-Slicked Ponytail
Rae's perfect sphere of kinky curls keeps her slicked-back ponytail from feeling too stiff or severe.

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Jourdan Dunn's '70s-Inspired Curls
Big, voluminous, and straight-up glorious, Dunn's thick, shoulder-skimming curls are a thing of disco dreams (but without the teased and hairsprayed nightmare).