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There are no Game of Thrones spoilers ahead because this is about hair. In all of Westeros, nobody has a better mane than Jon Snow, not even the Lannisters, who fancy themselves lions. In the actual real world, the same is true of Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow. It’s a tough ’do to emulate unless you’re genetically blessed with long flowing curly locks. Even so, we rang up celebrity hairstylist Marissa Machado to see what the deal is.

She first confirmed for us that Kit probably doesn’t do too much to get his easy flowing locks, "Kit’s hair is really naturally curly. It dries like that." Bummer for us dudes with wavy and/or straight hair, but there is hope! "When the hair is wet, you’ll wanna go through it with a product like Kevin Murphy’s Motion Lotion. It enhances curls. Get it through from root to end." Marissa then told us the best course of action would be to blow dry it on low with a "hot sock," which she describes this as a sort of sock-like fabric that goes over the end of your blow dryer to control air and temperature. While blowdrying, use your fingers to twirl strands and get that curling action going. Once you’re dry, work some styling paste (she suggests Kevin Murphy’s Undressed) into your hands and start shaping the hair around your face. Marissa tells us that it’s all about time and effort here and that this isn’t something you can just do casually on your way out.

If you’re a guy with curly Jon Snow-like hair, but are looking for the right cut, Marissa cautions against going to a regular barber. "With curly hair, you really want to stick with somebody who cuts in a salon, somebody that knows how to cut curls specifically." Sometimes you’ve gotta go to great lengths for great locks.

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