Home • News Hot Hair: The Curls of Summer The easiest way to stay fly when the weather heats up is to rock flirty, carefree curls. Check out these sexy celeb coils and be inspired to create a fresh, crinkly-curly look of your own. By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020 01 Fro and Go Solange Knowles Getty 02 Cascade of Curls Kelly Rowland Paul Morigi/Getty Images for BET 03 Summertime Fly Garcelle Beauvais showed off her summer-ready glow in a bright floral frock paired with soft, free-flowing curls. 04 Body Beautiful Jurnee Smollett attended the season 6 premiere of HBO’s True Blood rocking a head full of bold, body-full ringlets. Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic 05 Crimson Delight Chaka Khan flaunted bright burgundy curls when she attended the 40th Annual Fifi Awards. 06 Perfect Finish Brandy flaunted gravity-defying curls that were big, bold and beautiful at the Billboard Music Awards. 07 All Things Natural Tanika Ray stepped out at a Victoria’s Secret event flaunting her naturally fabulous, super defined curls. 08 High and Mighty Thandie Newton rocked a cute, curly, side-poof at the premiere of Good Deeds in Los Angeles. 09 Show-Stopping Style At the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Solange wore picture-perfect curls. 10 Crowning Glory Alicia Keys attended the 98th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner wearing big, fluffy curls on the red carpet. 11 Full Bloom Bailey Rae paired her bright dress and bold lip with her naturally fabuolus spirals at the MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute event. 12 Signature Style Spalding usually wears her coils in a fluffy, kinky ’fro, but at a recent album signing, she opted for a defined wash-and-go. 13 Cutting Edge Jada Pinkett Smith remixed her side-shave by gathering her wavy hair into a funky side ponytail at the Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards. 14 Tousled Tendrils At the 2012 NBC Universal Summer Press Day, Yvette Nicole Brown swept her natural tendrils into a high ponytail. 15 Twist and Shout Kim Wayans wore her thick hair in a chic twist-out at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. 16 Taking Sides Kat Graham wore honey colored curls in a chic side pony at the 102.7 KIIS FM’s Wango Tango event.