How to put flowers in short hair

I've never wanted to stick flowers in my hair as much as I did when I looked at this picture. And OK, Candice Swanepoel (that's her, above) could probably make a paper bag look sexy, but the rest of us have actually got a shot at pulling off flowers in the hair, like the ones she—and Chrissy Teigen, Georgia May Jagger, and Selena Gomez—all wore at the Met Gala.

And since I've got some slightly less glamorous parties coming up, I found out exactly how to wear flowers in the hair so they look this hot, rather than hippie.

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How to wear a flower clip in your hair

Pick your flower. You want something with a sturdy stem and strong petals that won't wilt and look sad, like orchids (which Teigen and Gomez wore) or (my personal fave) gardenias, like the ones in Swanepoel's hair.

They also happen to smell amazing, and "it's a wonderful feeling being enveloped in that every time you move," says hairstylist Italo Gregorio, who did Swanepoel's hair for the Met Gala. "I never use just the flower—a few small, delicate green leaves gives a more natural effect.

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