Academy Awards 2011

Prep to Perfect: How the Stars Get Red Carpet Ready

See how Nicole, Renée and more get fit and gorgeous for award season

SELENA GOMEZ'S HEAD-TO-TOE GLAM

Planning ahead is the key to a unified hair and wardrobe look. "Down made more sense than up," says hairstylist Jamal Hammadi, who began imagining Gomez's People's Choice Awards coif the moment he learned which Paule Ka frock she'd be wearing. "The dress and ruffles were gorgeous, [but] I didn't want the look to be all about the ruffles," he explains of says of counterbalancing the design's stand-out feature. "The night was about Selena, so I set about to best complement her and the dress with the perfect hair look."