The Jennifer Lawrence Guide To (Gracefully) Growing Out Your Hair

Jennifer Lawrence is good in a crisis. She can handle herself - remember her flawless comeback from those leaked photos? Or her masterful recovery from every red carpet slip-up? She can negogiate a tricky situation like no other, so trust her to give us a masterclass in steering your hair through growing-out territory, without getting shipwrecked on mullet island.

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Ever since she got cropped, J. Law's been working a variety of different styles as her hair grows back to it's previous length - from whimsical pixie styles to textured almost-bobs, her journey has been a triumph of mid-length styles that's an inspiration to us all. She's been riding the wave, with a number of curly and loosely-waved styles amping up the volume of her crop.

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From a sleek Hollywood style pinned-back 'do, complete with glimmering hair accessories to more relaxed, indie-girl style to downplay a fancy frock, Jennifer's shown us that one style can indeed be worn in many different ways. What we've learnt? When growing out your hair out, be sure to play with texture.

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Whether that be tousling straight locks or going for a more defined curl, don't let your hair fall limp, or you'll risk going into flat territory. Also, find ways to mix it up - clip bits back, pin sections up, add definition at the front - whatever it is, a shorter style doesn't have to mean only one look.

Click through the gallery below to see how Jennifer's made her crop work for her, from Cali-girl beginnings, through the chop, to the wavy present day...