OK, some celebs do occasionally emerge with a hair horror, but the minute its been snapped by the paparazzi, they are in the road to getting it fixed by a pro. Nicki Clarks tips for the right cut to suit your face shape should get you on track.

Square face: Soft wavy styles often soften sharp angles and harsh jaw lines. Avoid anything to severe or cropped, heavy fringes or central partings.

Round face: Graduated bobs, soft cuts and feathery fringes all add length to the face. Say no to curls and heavy fringes, which emphasise the roundness.

Oval face: Lucky you! You can carry off any style and any length.

Long face: The speediest way to minimise length is with a fringe. A curly bob, or styles with width at the jaw line helps draw the eye away from the faces length.

Heart shaped: Balance the width of the top half of your face with styles that are fuller at the bottom, or have a slight kick.

2 Get frizz-free curls.

With your hair wet, rub intensive conditioner into your fingers and then twist your hair to form ringlets, adding more conditioner. Rub a dab of oil between the palm of your palms and scrunch the ends to prevent them from frizzing out as your hair dries. Now leave the ringlets or separate the curls carefully using the end of a tail comb.

Revive your lights and get them as natural looking as Nic Appleton's with John Frieda's Sheer Blonde range, which brings dull lights back to life.

Its hard to spot a star who has a hair out of place at the Oscars or the Brit. Awards, but then you and I know they've just had a grooming sesh just before the limo. pulled up. The oldest trick in the book is to master your styling routine. Most top hair dressers advise you that you wait until your hair is 80% dry before you add the styling products or attempt to shape your locks.

Why do you think you see so many pictures or celebrities wearing baseball caps, bandannas and Stetsons? I rest my case.

The trick behind good texture is to work with your hair type. There are loads of products available and your hairdresser can advise you on what's best for you.

Beet the frizz using hair creams and deep conditioners like Phytologie 'phyto 9', £10, John Frieda Frizz Ease secret agent, £3.95 and VS Deep Treatment Conditioner, £10, rather than wax. They give moisture back to hair and, in the long run, this will actually help beat the cause. Great for twisting in waves and curls.

Mould crops and disconnected layering with thicker products like Laminates Get-a-Grip, £8.35, and X-tra Crude Clay, £17.95, these let you take complete control.

For high shine on Poker straight locks, protect your hair using fudge straightener Erekt, £7.95 and finish with serum or shine enhancing spray like Citre Shine, £4.95.

To thicken your hair up, celeb hairstylists Luke Hersheson recommends both B&B Hair Powders, £18.90 and Schwarzkoph Batiste dry shanpoo,£1.99.

Sacha Mascolo, creative director for essentials, advises point/razor cutting to take weight out of thick hair, and blunt cutting through long hair to add volume. Slicing on short hair allows for texture and twist cutting on curls gives different lengths.