“She’s street-smart, athletic, and casual with a hint of Miami Vice—basketball meets walk of shame,” says Alexander Wang about the models at his spring 2009 show. To complement Wang’s vision, lead hairstylist Eugene Souleiman opted for a textured, undone half-pony.

“This is a girl who has been playing basketball all day and has casually pulled her hair back—the crown is damp to capture a sweaty look and the bottom is drier, full of texture and flyaways,” says Souleiman.

Want to get this look without hitting the gym? To create the dual-textured style, Souleiman began by spraying Aveda Volumizing Tonic through dry hair and finger-combing.

Next, he misted Aveda Air Control Hair Spray all over and pulled locks into a ponytail. Sprinkling Aveda Pure Abundance Hair Potion for muss, volume, and grip, Souleiman then scrunched hair while simultaneously drying the just-applied products with a diffuser to add texture and flyaways.

After coating strands with a second helping of Aveda Air Control Hair Spray, Souleiman redried tresses. Finally, he raked his hands across the top for a fabulously messy finish.

Curly hair has always been in fashion. While some of the people are blessed with spiraling curls, others have to sit for hours in the parlor, to get the same effect. In this context, pin curls are quite popular. Introduced during the 1920s, they continue to be in fashion till date.

Pin curls can suit almost all the types and textures of hair. They can also be created on all lengths of hair, though they look the best on shorter hair. The best part of pin curls is that you do not have to go to a parlor, to get them fixed. If you want to know how to create pin curls at home, the following instructions will come handy.

Instructions For Doing Pin Curls

The Wet Set

* Wash your hair with shampoo and use conditioner as well.
* Towel-dry the hair and take out all the tangles.
* Apply setting lotion on your hair and allow you hair to dry a bit.
* When you hair is more than damp, but not wet anymore, divide it into sections, around one-inch big, using a rat-tail comb.
* Take one of the sections and twist it tightly.
* Wrap the twisted hair tightly around your finger.
* Holding your finger close to your head, slip off the curl, onto you head.
* Now, pin the curled hair section into place, with bobby pins.
* Twist, wrap and pin rest of the sections of your hair, in similar way.

The Dry Set

* Wash your hair with shampoo and use conditioner as well.
* Towel-dry the hair and take out all the tangles.
* Let your dry completely, naturally or by using blow dryer.
* Using a rat-tail comb, divide your hair into one-inch big sections.
* Apply a de-frizzer/ setting lotion to one section of hair.
* Twist the section of hair, from the ends to the root.
* Wrap the twisted hair around your finger, placing the latter close to your head.
* Now, slide the curl off your finger, onto your head.
* Secure the curl in place, with the help of bobby pins.
* Twist, wrap and pin rest of the sections of your hair, in similar way.

Some Tips

* Remember, the tighter the twisting of your hair, the tighter will be the resultant curl.
* If you want a sassy look, finger comb your hair after removing pin curls.
* For an all over wavy effect, brush your hair after removing pin curls.
* To make sure that the curls keep in place, wrap a scarf around your head while sleeping.

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There are lots of methods to follow in growing long hair. Some of them are as follows

Shampooing

When shampooing, wet your hair by putting your head under the stream of water and work the water into the hair with straight downward strokes. Pour the shampoo into the palm of your hand, not onto your head, and begin working it into the ends of your hair, moving up toward the crown of your head. Do not scrub at your hair or bunch it up on the top of your head.

When you are ready to rinse, put your head under the stream of water and work the shampoo out of your hair with straight, downward motions of your hands. Keep the hair straight and untangled at all times. (Always make sure you have no tangles in your hair before you get into the shower to shampoo.)

Follow the same downward techniques when gently drying your hair with a towel. Wet hair is very fragile. Pat or squeeze your hair dry with an absorbent towel and then allow the hair to air dry. Avoid wrapping your wet hair in the towel or pushing it up in a turban. Let it hang drown as it dries, perhaps sitting in front of a gentle heat or air source. (Always be aware of where your hair is and never allow it to wander into a heater or fan. Longer hair requires you to be more attentive to your surroundings for your own safety sake.)

Avoid shampoos with sodium laureth sulfate, benzophenone-3, benzyl alcohol, DMDM hydantoin, and sodium lauryl sulfate. These detergents and alcohols are hard on the hair, causing it to be dry and brittle. You want a gentle moisturizing or replenishing shampoo. Hair sprays and gels also contain large amounts of alcohol.

Make your final rinse a cold one, as cold as you can stand. The cold water has the effect of sealing the cuticle or outer layer of the hair. Cold water rinses improve the sheen of your hair. Unless your hair is extremely dry you will only need to condition it once a week (avoid leave-in conditioners because they lead to product build-up). Plan to deep condition your hair at least once a month.

Oils

Keeping your long hair moisturized is an absolute must. Commercial hot oil treatments are good (if they aren’t too hot) and a natural alternative is a mixture of rosemary oil and olive oil worked into the hair and left for 45 minutes under a warm towel. Jojoba oil is also excellent to moisturize dry hair.

Conclusions

There are a number of common sense “rules” to help you grow hair, make quicker progress with the growth, and in general to keep your hair healthy. With long hair, preventing breakage and keeping the hair moisturized are absolutely key. A good diet will increase your ability to grow hair; vitamins help. Also select good hair care products. The good news is that you are never too old to have or to start to grow long hair. This idea would definitely help you to grow longer hair faster.

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This young beautiful music star is known for her versatile looks, whether its been curly and big or straight and sleek. Alicia put the glam on with a wild head of crazy curls, braids, among many other looks.

Here, Alicia Keys has gone for a look that is sleek and polished and amps up the glam factor with a sleek, shiny finish. To accomplish this sleek look, you want to run some straightening serum through towel-dried hair. Blow dry your hair with a flat paddle brush from roots to tips, and you want to pull your hair straight with the brush and blast the heat directly on the hair shaft. After your blow dry, use a wide flat iron to smooth out your hair and make it sleek along the entire hair shaft.

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Once you have gone over your hair with the flat iron, spray some anti-humectant all over your head, and then go over your hair with the flat iron once again. This heat will lock in some shine and also seal the cuticle shaft for a sleek, straight finish. You can finish the look with some glossing serum if you want some extra shine that will last all day.

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Curly hairstyles present a look that can go with any occasion. Many people with curly hair often desire straight hair and those with straight hairstyles envy curly tresses.

Curly hairstyles can be worn by anyone and everyone. If you’ve got curly hair and it tends to frizz, use a heavy-weight gel or a relaxing balm and let your hair dry naturally. There are plenty of hairstyles with curls because the curls append an extra touch to the hairstyles that cannot be duplicated. Hairstyles with curls, can get frizzy, stressed, split ends, and other hair damaging types. Women with medium curly hairstyles will have to keep additional care of their hair because hair is in medium state where damaged edges and poofy hair likes to appear.

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This year to look in style and to be on top go for trends like asymmetry in action and strategic layers. Experts suggest you to do the edgy thing and let yourself a bit of extreme. Improvise with the unexpected. Different length and texture will make you stand out. If you don’t want to have an extreme plunge than go for soft and gentle sloping. This year it’s hot! And again, we’re not living the “Rachel” days anymore, now hair cuts are taken as an individual manifestation instead of the “look of the day”.

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There are so many teen stars who play teens at least, that the number of hairstyles is in great abundance. There are many tools one can use to get the perfect hairstyle. A vent hair brush is a brush that has multiple open slots or vents where the bristles are held, which allows air from a blow drier to pass through the brush to your hair. Because music has different genres each catering to a different crowd usually with different styles, the music industry caters to many different teen hairstyles. From everything from chic to punk, hot hairstyles in any form can usually be found on some musician. The hottest teen hairstyle from an actress probably is hilary duff. Hilary Duff is a goldmine of different teen hairstyles from short to long lengths and from everyday wear to formal.

A celebrity has to look fashionable everyday because they are usually being filmed or photographed. Thus, they are always keeping good care of their hair. Celebrity hair styles are always in demand and not a day passes where the hair stylist is not told that “I want a hair style similar to so-and-so”. Formal and casual hair styles of celebrities are always selling like hot cakes. From celebrity hairstyles like Jennifer Aniston’s and Jessica Simpson’s, celebrities are always on top of the trend. Lots of pictures, most all with ratings, one to five stars, what everyone thinks, from the hugely popular to the not-so-hot ‘dos.

Celebrity Hair Styles Tips

1. Celebrities have access to some of the most talented and highest paid beauty professionals in the industry. While you may not be able to afford a consult with one of these style legends yourself, you have the perfect opportunity to see and emulate their work with a celebrity hair style.

2. For the most part, celebrities are on the cutting edge of fashion. When you choose a celebrity hair style, you do not have to worry about looking dated or being out of style.

3. We look up to celebrities because they always look fashionable and beautiful. If you are looking for a celebrity hair style to pull your look together, then there is no better place to look than to the stars.

What if we told you it doesn’t matter how much weight you lose or gain, you can be in the best shape ever by simply standing in a shower-steamed bathroom in front of a good quality mirror for 30 seconds.

Of course, we don’t mean fitness. We mean getting to see the real shape of your face so you’ll know which hair style will give you your most flattering look.

Getting A Fix On Your Face

It’s simple. Next time you step out of the shower don’t wipe that steam off the mirror. Let it settle a bit until you can see the vague outline of your face. Then trace the shape of your face in the steam that remains. What you’ll end up with is an oval, round, square, oblong, heart, or diamond shape. And that’s the key to choosing how to shape your hair so you look your best ever.

For those who insist on scientific precision, a ruler or measuring tape will ensure you’re getting the true picture of your facial structure and not the ripples in a mirror.
Start by measuring across the top of your cheekbones. Write down the number.

Next, measure across the widest point of your jaw to the other side. Write it down.
Measure your forehead at its widest. That’s usually about halfway between your eyebrows and your hairline. Write it down.

Finally measure the length of your face by starting at the tip of your hairline to the bottom of your chin. An oval face is 1.5 times wider than long. A round face is almost equal in width and length. A square face is as wide as it is long, but it’s angular at the top and bottom compared to a round face. A heart shaped face is narrow at the jaw and wide at the cheekbones or forehead, while a diamond shaped face is wide at the cheekbones and narrow at both the forehead and jaw.

Model Good Looks

Are you wider at the temples than the jaw? You’re a heart shape, like Katie Holmes, Reese Witherspoon, Gong Li and Jennifer Lopez. Imagine Katie’s wedge shaped, angular bob on your face. Jennifer Lopez’ tight to the head sleek do, or with a few tendrils trailing down to your jaw line. Stay away from extremely short blunt cuts with straight bangs. Long hair? Go with long layers that point the way to your jaw.

Do you have a strong angular jaw and a similar width from forehead to chin? Your face might be square, like Angelina Jolie or Sandra Bullock. Go with texture. A choppy, spiky finish. Or long and sleek with layers that start at the jaw and continue lower.

If that same face is a little longer making it more rectangular than square, you share the face shape of Gwyneth Paltrow, and Janet Jackson. Aim for side-swept bangs. Curls and waves add width. Long layers are especially fitting.

Most women have an oval face shape, and that’s lucky because it’s the easiest for hairstyling. Think Julia Roberts, Jennifer Anniston, Cameron Diaz, and Tyra Banks. Layered hair accentuates cheeks, lips and chin. Short layers on top are nice but don’t trim the top if your hair is curly.

Round is a touch trickier. But there is beauty in a full face, properly framed. Just take a look at Oprah Winfrey, Fergie, Kirstin Dunst, and Kate Winslett. Think cuts with soft layering and wisps or tapered ends. If your hair is curly, go longer.

Of course, there are hybrids of all these shapes. Halle Berry’s beautiful face is oval with some triangular features. Lindsay Lohan is a blend of oblong and square.

To make the many shaped faces of these women their most beautiful, hairdressers cut and style with a few loosely held observations:

1) Height at the top elongates the face.
2) Angular cuts at chin length slim a face.
3) Bobs, and blunt cuts draw the eye to the bottom of the cut.
4) Hair pulled away from the face makes the eyes appear larger.
5) Layering can soften hard lines in a face shape.

The Long and the Short of It

An oval face is the most adaptable to any hair cut style and length. This spring’s crops, blunt cuts, and bobs are a sure thing. But almost everything works. Long bangs will minimize any length so if your face is drawn, perk it up by drawing the eye to the forehead area.

The shape of a round face calls for more length. This is best done with height in the hair at the top, and keeping it flat at the sides and around the ears. Angular cuts below the chin or longer work well. Chin length hair or fullness at the sides just makes the face look wider.

A rectangular face needs to be made to appear wider. Bangs might make it seem shorter, a side part will keep it from looking too square. Layering adds volume and width.

A square face often seems too short, so the best hairstyles add length. Layering softens hard lines and waves or tendrils around the face minimize the hard angles. Curly waves and soft ringlets also balance a square face. Straight across bangs and center parts can make your face look boxy. Wispy bangs and height up top help.

The jaw line must be emphasized in heart-shaped faces. This is done by drawing the eye downward either through curl or hair length and bluntness of cut. Chin length or longer styles suit best. Avoid short styles with fullness at the top. Tapered necklines can make you look top heavy.

With trends on the runways turning to sheer shirts and dresses, and loosely tailored wide legged pants (very flattering for the long limbed) the veil of the 20s to 40s hangs over the most fashion conscious among us.

Whether you lean toward the cocky cocktail flapper look of a Katie Holmes bob, or the winsomeness of a romantic siren with a 40s side parted wave, remember to complement the shape of your face with the right style and you’ll be at your best.

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There is a myth that older women should never wear long hair. This myth says that they should have a hairstyle that is more appropriate to their age. Forget about it. Longer hair and older women can go together.

Age doesn’t matter. Good examples are Elizabeth Hurley, Susan Sarandon, Bernadette Peters, Bebe Neuwirth, Stevie Nicks, Valerie Bertinelli, etc.

They all have long hairstyles and they all look fantastic. Older women can wear long hair styles as long as they flatter them.

There is a wide variety of looks and hairstyles for older women. You can have simple hanging lengths or wear the hair up or a simple, smooth twist.

You can add curls for voluminous look, or you can flat iron it for a super-sleek style. Hair styles for older women can also include half-up-styles, ponytails, braids, etc.

Try getting some layers that will frame your face nicely.

You should also ask your hairdresser for advice on some easy women’s hairstyles that would look good on you.

Choosing the right hair color isn’t as easy as picking a color you like.
It’s important to consider your natural hair color, your skin tone and eye color when choosing a new hair color.
Pale skin suits pretty much all hair colors.
Avoid shades of red or golden blonde if your skin is pink.
Stick to ash tones to neutralize your coloring.
Avoid yellow, gold or orange tones if your skin is yellow.
Stick to deep reds.
Olive skin suits darker hair colors.

What type of clothing colors suit you best?

If you know this, it can help you choose the right hair color.
If you look good in red, orange, golden yellow, olive green or rust
You suit warm hair tones such as golden blonde, golden brown, strawberry blonde and auburn.
If you look good in bluish red, fuscia, black, royal blue or pine green
You suit cool hair tones such as platinum, ash blonde, ash brown, burgundy and jet black.
If you look good in red, purple, charcoal grey, periwinkle or teal
You suit neutral tones like sandy blonde, beige blonde, chocolate brown and mahogany.