How to get Emily Ratajkowski's photoshoot-ready hair while you sleep

While wild, curly hair is one of this year's biggest hair trends, it's important to note the significant difference between beautifully textured locks and matted, unruly hair. To ensure your hair falls into the former category, rather than the latter, Emily Ratajkowski's go-to hair stylist, Christian Wood, has shared his tried and true nighttime hair routine, so you too can wake up with photo shoot-ready hair.

To begin your shoot-ready hair prep, Wood recommends applying a dry oil to your mid-lengths and ends. "This helps detangle and leave a smooth, silky base for sleeping," he said. Wood's secret weapon for tangle free hair is Wella Professionals' Light Luminous Reflective Oil. Fellow supermodel Bella Hadid also swears by a hair oil.

Once you have applied your product, give it a good brush. The oil will ensure that the brush glides through with ease, but you'll want to make sure you're choosing a brush that does the job but doesn't cause breakage. Try WetBrush's Pro Detangle Brush.

To really nail that lived-in hair look, put your hair in a braid and secure it with a silk scrunchie. But it's not just great hair texture that comes as a result of braided hair. "A silk scrunchie and braid helps prevent nighttime friction," said Wood. Here, he recommends Slip's Silk Scrunchie.

While these three steps may sound simple, following them will save you a lot of time and hair damage in the long run. "Damage is caused from friction during sleep," said Wood, who continued by warning that "brushing out matter hair from sleeping dramatically weakens the hair over time."

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