Cut Your Hair Styling Time in Half

Time waster: Washing your hair every day.
Fast fix: Suds up every other day. Washing every day can strip hair of its natural moisture and necessitate unnecessary styling.

Time waster: Washing and styling hair in the morning.
Fast fix: Shower before bedtime and give it a quick dry, then sleep on it―it'll behave better after a night of ZZZs. (To refresh it in the a.m., give it a shot of cool air from the hairdryer and style as usual.)

Time waster: Blow-drying sopping wet hair.
Fast fix: To minimize damage and cut back on styling time, apply heat only when the hair is about 50 percent air-dried.

Time waster: Blow-drying with a tired old model.
Fast fix: Switch to a tourmaline model that generates negative ions―basically, drying the hair in nearly half the time without cooking it with heat like traditional models.

Time waster: Straightening, ironing, and curling hair that doesn't cooperate.

Fast fix: Consult a trusted stylist and ask how to make the most of the hair nature gave you―curly or stick straight.