Hair

Five Days of Beach Hair with James Pecis: From Surf-Babe Waves to Sideswept Braids

Each day this week, editorial hairstylist James Pecis shares a new take on beach hair, from high-humidity curls to a single side-swept braid.
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Photographed by Dan Martensen
Sittings Editor: Felicia Garcia-Rivera
Makeup: Frankie Boyd
Photographed by Dan Martensen
On Hardin: Edith A. Miller top Sittings Editor: Felicia Garcia-Rivera
Hair: James Pecis
Makeup: Frankie Boyd
Model: Ondria Hardin

What is it about summer beach hair that always feels right? Maybe those salt-sprayed, surf-tumbled waves really do make everyone look better—or maybe it’s just the idea of them, with their Bond babe legacy and their sunny sensuality that suddenly makes everything seem cooler by default.

This week, we asked editorial hairstylist and California native James Pecis to put his playful stamp on the subject. The result: Five easy takes on beach hair—from extreme high-humidity curls to a single sideswept braid—worth trying now.