Summer weather can be a nightmare for our hair care: we’ve all experienced a Monica at some point.
But the hot weather doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to several months of ponytails. Why not try out a plait instead?
These beautiful braided hairstyles are giving us serious hair goals right now.
Long Hairstyles Through The Years
Brigitte Bardot, 1956(01 of56)
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Buffy St. Marie, 1960s(02 of56)
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Michelle Phillips, 1960s(03 of56)
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Joni Mitchell, 1960s(04 of56)
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Joan Baez, 1962(05 of56)
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Marianne Faithfull, 1967(06 of56)
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Ali MacGraw, 1968(07 of56)
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Jane Birkin, 1968(08 of56)
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Cher, 1970s(09 of56)
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Susan Dey, 1970s(10 of56)
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Jerry Hall, 1971(11 of56)
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Jane Seymour, 1972(12 of56)
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Maureen McCormick, 1972(13 of56)
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Farrah Fawcett, 1975(14 of56)
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Jaclyn Smith, 1976(15 of56)
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Valerie Bertinelli, 1978(16 of56)
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Brooke Shields, 1980s(17 of56)
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Kim Basinger, 1980s(18 of56)
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Christie Brinkley, 1982(19 of56)
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Julia Roberts, 1989(20 of56)
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Stephanie Seymour, 1990s(21 of56)
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Alicia Silverstone, 1990s(22 of56)
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Liv Tyler, 1990s(23 of56)
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Claudia Schiffer, 1990(24 of56)
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Nicole Kidman, 1993(25 of56)
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Sofia Coppola, 1993(26 of56)
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Alanis Morissette, 1995(27 of56)
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Fiona Apple, 1997(28 of56)
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Laetitia Casta, 1998(29 of56)
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Portia De Rossi, 1998(30 of56)
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Daryl Hannah, 1999(31 of56)
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Tyra Banks, 2001(32 of56)
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Elle Macpherson, 2001(33 of56)
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Aishwarya Rai, 2003(34 of56)
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Demi Moore, 2003(35 of56)
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Diana Ross, 2004(36 of56)
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Blake Lively, 2008(37 of56)
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Miley Cyrus, 2009(38 of56)
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Gisele Bundchen, 2009(39 of56)
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Beyonce, 2010(40 of56)
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Naomi Campbell, 2010(41 of56)
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Penelope Cruz, 2011(42 of56)
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Kim Kardashian, 2011(43 of56)
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Jennifer Lopez, 2011(44 of56)
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Sofia Vergera, 2012(45 of56)
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Minka Kelly, 2012(46 of56)
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Taylor Swift, 2012(47 of56)
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Lucy Liu, 2012(48 of56)
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Kate Middleton, 2012(49 of56)
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Julianne Moore, 2012(50 of56)
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Faith Hill, 2012(51 of56)
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Shay Mitchell, 2014(52 of56)
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Mila Kunis, 2015(53 of56)
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Selena Gomez, 2015(54 of56)
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Bella Thorne, 2015(55 of56)
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2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals(56 of56)
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