my secret summer weapon is bumble & bumble's surf spray. the sea salt in it gives you that soft, matte beachy look even when your in the concrete jungle.
spray and scrunch, or braid, spray, let it set then let it loose.
model liya kibede has the most amazing colors in her collections, and i of course love it even more because its woven by an ethopian community which she supports. the photo above is sand from the artists in washington square park (courtesy of the cool lemlem blog) lemlem