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Yeah, the suit and tie shit is cool and all, but the best part about JT 3.0? That newly-sculpted, magnificently tamed ’do. Given Timberlake’s naturally curly hair—recall the ramen noodle coils of ’N Sync lore—we thought achieving this straightened, immaculately-engineered coif was genetically impossible. So we called up master hair stylist Jordan Blackmore for some answers: How the hell did Justin Timberlake pull this off and, more importantly, how can curly-haired dudes steal it? Below, from GQ’s go-to hair expert, a beginner’s guide to copping JT’s 20/20 Experience mane.

**Before you begin, a brief disclaimer: ** To get this baller hairstyle, you need some mad blow drying skills. That sort of wizardry is best left to the pros—JT’s got enough cheddar to pay a stylist daily. That said, this is hair worth fighting for. If he can bring sexy back, you can learn to operate a blow dryer.

**Tools:

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Twin Turbo Blow dryer

Denman Round Brush

Oribe Maximista Thickening Hair Spray

Murray’s Original Pomade

**Directions:

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1. Get Dirty

"Start with wet, unshampooed hair—sometimes dirtier can be better for styling."

2. Max Out

"Towel dry your hair, pump on about six sprays of Maximista, and comb through to distribute evenly."

3. Blow On It

"For the sides and the back, blow dry it forwards and down. For the top, start at the hairline, pull the hair straight towards the ceiling using a round brush, and blow dry it north. You want to make your hair big like Albert Einstein, because you can always get it to be small through gravity and product."

**4. Comb On Over

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"If you’re going to part on the left side, pull the hair right with the round brush and blow dry. Creating tension with the comb is the most important thing—you’re removing moisture and teaching your hair to be straight."

**5. Shape Up

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"After your hair’s thoroughly dry, use Murray’s to fatten your follicle up and shape everything together. If you’ve got a good hairline like Justin, you want a lot of lift in the front—it’ll give you that really polished Gatsby look."_—Jordan Blackmore _

**Additional Material:

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Your hairline determines the shape of your ’do. Here, Blackmore’s holy trinity of the side part. Find your type and get to work.

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