Dita Von Teese Vintage Hairstyles

Dita Von Teese Vintage Hairstyles

Dita Von Teese is anything but shy and reserved, and stylists all over the world are always waiting to see what she will wear next. The Dita Von Teese hairstyle is a hot favorite, and if you want to create this style there are a few things you need to do.
Dita Von Teese 50's Hairdo

The Dita Von Teese hairstyle is a chic look straight out of the 50s. It is a classic bob featuring curls and waves, with a part to the side. From your own home you can get a style that looks like you just came from the salon. All you need is some styling mousse and a curling iron or some hot rollers. After you have washed your hair, apply a bit of the styling mousse evenly throughout your hair. This will ensure that the style is kept in.
Dita Von Teese Hair

When it comes to blow-drying, you can use a paddle brush or a smaller radial brush. Part your hair either to the right or left, and divide into sections. Start drying from the back, and make sure that your hair is completely dry, because you don’t want it to frizz up later on. To get the curls you can use a medium sized curling iron or rollers. If you are using hot rollers, leave them in until they have cooled down. When you have all your curls perfect, apply hairspray to keep the style in shape.
By following this styling procedure you too can achieve the classic Dita Von Teese hairdo.
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Latest Japanese Hairstyles Trends For 2010

Latest Japanese Hairstyles Trends For 2010

The Japanese have been at the edge of fashion for years. And today they are leading the style industry again!

There is no style that has been unaffected by the Japanese influence of using bangs to accentuate different facial features and shapes. There are plenty of hairstyles out there which are now using different length bangs at different angles to give an edgy, fresh look to celebrities in all our magazines.

There is a definite push towards the shorter haircuts these days for women and men that keep a closer cut around the head and longer hair on top so that by styling it different ways, the wearer can express their personality or mood. And they can go from one social setting to another with ease. These short haircuts require very little effort to maintain, and just about as little effort to change daily.

If you choose to look a little more edgy one day, you can go with a fauxhawk or spiky look that shows your ability to wear a shocking hairstyle with confidence. You can also choose to wear the bangs down around your face which will frame your face and make it the focus of your look. This is perfect for accentuating eye makeup or high cheek bones, but not so good for round faces if the bangs are chin length. Lastly, if you want to make some stylish, wavy, up-styled hair, you can wear it with jeans as well as more formal attire. Either way you can keep your look fashion forward.

Alexa Vega Natural Looking Hairstyle

Alexa Vega Natural Looking Hairstyle

Alexa Vega is known for her ringlet curls and if you want to recreate this hairstyle be sure to stay away from the straightening iron which tends to give you looser curls. According to most hair stylist, for the best results in this type of curl, your hair should not be freshly washed. Depending on the length of your hair, if your hair is shorter than Alexa Vega’s use a ¾ curling iron (1 inch if your hair is longer than hers). Start your curls in small sections, use clips to keep your hair in place so you can work with one layer at a time.

Keep in mind that you want looser curls on the bottom so that you maintain your length, and tighter curls on top for that adorable look. It’s also a good idea to curl your hair by clamping the curling iron in the middle of your hair; start by curling it up, then sliding the curling iron down and then curling up again to reduce the potential to damage your hair.

It's important to use small sections to achieve a true ringlet curl. You can also use a wrapping technique; just wrap small sections of hair around the curling iron without using the clamp. When you curl your bangs or the sections of hair that frame your face, curl them out and away from your face so that they blend in with the rest of your hair and finish off the style with a little hairspray for hold.
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2010 Pixie Hairstyle

2010 Pixie Hairstyle

The Pixie Cut has been a favorite since it was introduced to us by the world's fashion gurus, and many celebrities have worn it well.
Halle Berry was a gorgeous example of the Pixie cut in Catwoman and in Swordfish as well. She has a great face for it with her small, feminine features and basically oval face. She has a somewhat large forehead for her face, but it is in perfect balance with her overall oval shape. And she has a wonderful profile as well. All these factors make the Pixie cut ideal for Halle because it accentuates her facial features. It brings out her eyes and cheekbones the most offering her a chance to really show off her perfect features. She looks wonderful in long hair, but there is something about her Pixie cut that really makes her glow!

More recently, if you were watching Dancing With The Stars, Kelly Osbourne also wore a Pixie cut for some of the show. She has a longer chin and generally round face, but somehow when her stylist does her Pixie look (with slightly longer hair than Halle) and pulls the hair away from her face, she really brings out the feminine features of Kelly’s face as well. Kelly had an overall softer and more innocent look about her that has been missing for a long time! Finally we get to see the gorgeous, more upbeat side of Kelly that has been lacking for most of her career. Kelly has become a real fashion success story this year!
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Trendy Layered Hairstyles Winter, Summer 2010

Trendy Layered Hairstyles Winter, Summer 2010

The haircut of choice for the end of this year has been the Fringe haircut with bangs of all types. But many stylists have been coupling this look with the use of layers as well. Putting the bangs and layered hair together has been an amazing revolution in hair styling that can make any shaped face look good!
Keri Hilson Layered Hairdo

Take a minute to look at some of the styles that Keri Hilson has worn over the year. She is a great choice when looking at different hairstyles, especially short styles, because she has given women many choices. She has had very short bangs and medium length hair with layers which she colored at the tips for a shockingly beautiful effect. And she has had longer bangs and very closely cut hair around the head which gave her a fun look with plenty of sex appeal! She has been at the front of fashion and I am sure will continue to impress us all!
Keri Hilson

Mandy Moore is another wonderful example of a woman who has given us many choices in styles as well. She has gone blonde, auburn, and dark brown. She has had long, medium, and short cuts. And all the while, Mandy has used her bangs and layers to soften the edges of her rather square face shape in multiple hair lengths and colors! It is quite amazing how Mandy always keeps the Paparazzi guessing with her multiple style changes.
More important though, she gives many women hope and different choices for looks that she tries out first. Thanks Mandy!
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Fringe Hairstyles Winter, Summer 2010

Fringe Hairstyles Winter, Summer 2010

There is no hairstyle that is more popular that the Fringe hairstyle this Fall. And there is great reason why it will surely continue into 2010.

Fringe styles are about taking any length hair and using layers and bangs to fit all kinds of styles and face shapes. If you have an oval face shape, nearly any style will look good with your forgiving features. But if you are like many of the rest of us, there are certain needs to balance out our face shapes and hair styles. For instance, a square face shape will want to soften the straight edges of the face with some rounded bangs and maybe some curls. And a longer face will want to hide some of the forehead with some bangs or layers to keep the focus on the eyes, nose, and mouth. The Fringe style innovations have made this a widely popular choice this year!

These innovations can be almost universally applied to medium and longer hairstyles as well, which is why we have only just begun to see what our stylists can do! Take Katie Holmes’ new bob-style haircut or Mandy Moore’s mid-length style as examples. Both ladies have different shaped faces and hair lengths, but the Fringe look has both of them looking glamorous and edgy. There is a high probability that we will see many more Fringe-style creations this year that will flatter the models and celebrities on the runway and in the magazines this year! We will luckily have lots of choices for our own styles as well!
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Best Summer Hairstyles For 2010

Best Summer Hairstyles For 2010

The best hair styles this past summer are the ageless ones that can be expected in 2010 as well. There is no hair length that can’t be adjusted so your hair isn’t a ball of frizz or plastered to your face in the summer.
This year, celebrities like Rihanna and Katie Holmes created a fashion-forward obsession with shorter hair cuts. Rihanna has always been at the edge of fashion with her shorter styles and use of highlights or colors, but she has certainly started a revolution. Katie Holmes showed up in a short bob style haircut that made stylists everywhere take notice. And boy did the cameras notice! But there are all kinds of things that you can do with middle length and long hair as well. A high pony tail, like Sandra Bullock, allows you to take the hair you have and pull it back in a way that highlights your face, and allows your neck to breathe. It also provides a youthful, perky and athletic look to your style. Even longer hairstyles can be styled to let you to breathe and allow for summertime frizzes that still look stylish. The typical “mermaid mane” looks good with long hair and some waves. You can get this hairstyle by wearing your hair down and putting some light mouse into your hair with just your fingers after you shower. Also, you could add some layers or bangs to any cut because they can produce a fashionable style that can frame your face or get pulled back easily and comfortably!
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Best Movie Hairstyles 2009, 2010

Best Movie Hairstyles 2009, 2010

There hasn’t been a more talked-about movie this year than New Moon of the Twilight series, and none that inspired more fashion questions either! People are simply wild about the hairstyles in this movie.
You have to give it to the hair stylists on this set; they have made the Emo style and fashion so popular! Not that they have made it mainstream, but more teens are asking how to get these haircuts! And it isn’t just the women’s hair styles that are the envy of all; it is the men’s hairstyles as well. Bravo!
Kristen Stewart showed up at the teen choice awards with a spiky, fringe cut that is the prime example of what teens want! The style is close to the head on the sides, with long spikes that fall over each side of her head creating lots of volume in a way that adds length to her face. It is finished with some straggling wispy spikes that frame her face perfectly. It is youthful, messy and gorgeous all at the same time!
Robert Pattinson Hair

Her male counterparts don’t fall short of the mark either! Robert Pattinson’s style is being highlighted as the hottest men’s hairstyle of the year. His brown hair has been highlighted and low-lighted with natural looking colors, and his short locks look like a flame is rising from his head in all directions! He clearly has the hair for young men to emulate this year!
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Best Winter 2010 Haircuts

Best Winter 2010 Haircuts

The winter is not just for long hair anymore! Longer hairstyles are sometimes just too difficult to wash and wear, and they just need more attention! The modern woman has to go from the work to the gym and from the gym to a late night rendezvous. We just don’t have time for these longer styles. And that is probably why the trend for this year is a shorter look. Although some longer locks could add a little warmth to your head during these cold months, many stylish women are still looking for short to medium length styles for 2010.

Bangs are being widely used these days because of the many varying styles that can be created! Even on a longer look, bangs can add drama to the face, and help keep maintenance down as well. Depending on the shape of your face, you will want to figure out if you should try a center part or a side part, a side-swept bang or a straight one, and a cut above, at, or below the chin line. Go online and find out what your face shape is today! Then look at some celebrity photos with various styles with your face shape.

Take these photos to your stylist and discuss which ones you like and why. This winter, the most fashion-forward styles are shorter with dramatic bangs, but you will want to pick one that really flatters your facial features and natural shape! I am sure that with these tools, you will be able to create a chic new look that will be sure to turn heads!
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Hairstyles Trends Winter, Summer 2010

Hairstyles Trends Winter, Summer 2010

Moving into 2010 we can expect some really interesting hairstyles to become more popular and some to continue on based on their success in 2009.

The fringe or use of “bangs” in hairstyles has become very popular in 2009, and we don’t think it has exhausted its appeal just yet. It is sporty, youthful and easy to maintain. The fringe has many variations including long and short bangs. It can go well with multiple face shapes and it can be changed regularly with dramatic results.
We see a trend towards shorter hair coming next year as well. On every magazine cover and television show we are seeing more and more celebrities going shorter. Maybe we can attribute it to the economy as well. Shorter (usually) means easier to take care of and therefore fewer products to spend on with our hard earned money. But mostly, we think short hair has truly transcended the gender bias allowing glamorously sexy and feminine shorter hairstyles to emerge.
We see some celebrities leaning towards the emergence of more edgy hairstyles as well. Razor cut bangs and interesting layers in short and long hair are now beginning to emerge. And color is pulling out very natural looking highlights in all kinds of hair which has allowed stylists to build depth and variety in their creations. Wispy ends (or simple curled ends) are very popular and will remain so into next year as well.
The key to the 2010 style is true versatility. People are looking for a hairstyle that can take them from the living room to the red carpet– from work to the dance club – and from the gym to a cocktail party without too much work in between!
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Alternative, Indie Hairstyles Winter, Summer 2010

Alternative, Indie Hairstyles Winter, Summer 2010

The very definition of alternative-indie hairstyles is that they are striking, wild, and they turn heads. You have probably seen many of the punk bands like Green Day and singers like Pink sporting very outrageous hair styles. These styles are fantastic for making a bold statement (and possibly scaring your parents)!

Make a statement of personality! Artists of all kinds are the champions of this style, but it doesn’t have to be limited to these characters. And if you are looking for good hair days all the time, this is a great option because anything goes! Many musicians, artists, and sports celebrities are rocking this style because it allows them to show off their personality in a dramatic and personal way.

Change colors! If you like red – go bright red! If the next day you like yellow – don’t worry about it, just change it! Gwen Stefani was always able to use multiple colors in her hair and make it look good, so don’t confine yourself to one color either! Highlights are a genius way to go if you are looking for just a little shock of color in your hair. Sometimes just the bangs can be highlighted like Rogue on the X-men. No matter how you like it, your hair can express your mood or inner self.

Change the shape! The fringe (or “bangs”) haircut is very popular in high fashion this winter, and you can use it in your alternative haircut too! A traditional haircut in a color that is different and new can be just as effective as a Mohawk or large spikes for expressing yourself – and then you can get away with your style at work too. There are many curly hair and straight hair alternative hairstyles that will fit any face shape. And you can look cute or shocking depending on your whim and maybe depending on the events you plan to attend.

Have a thick skin! Whenever you choose to go a little out of the mainstream, there will be hecklers and stares. Just remember to have fun with it! Trust me. Many of those point-and-laugh people out there just wish they had the guts to make bold statements with their haircut styles as well. And if you keep it together, they will see you for who you are in the end.

Short Emo Hairstyles In 2010

Short Emo Hairstyles In 2010

Emo hairstyles are meant to make an impression and reflect the personality of the wearer. This can easily be done in various hairstyle choices, but since short hair in very fashionable right now, Emo hairstyles are reflecting that trend as well.

When we say short hair, we are talking about completely shaven heads to lengths that go to about midway between the chin and the shoulder. And many hairstyles on the runway and in the magazines are reflecting hairstyles at these lengths. This trend doesn’t look like it will wear itself out anytime soon either!

Shorter hairstyles allow for two things over longer styles – ease of care and variation. Emo styles are bold and shocking and very often want the ability to change with mood or event. Shorter hair allows you to change styles from curly to straight much easier, and it also allows you to change colors with less effort. Making your hair longer can be done easily with extensions at any time. And depending on what event you want to attend, you could look cute or glamorous in a short hair style! The versatility of a short Emo hairstyle is very attractive and popular now!

Emo style doesn’t follow the mainstream. Just be careful not to over-product and over-damage your hair while you are trying to express yourself in your hair style. No matter what the style, color, length or fashion, your hair should always appear healthy for you to look your best. So go wild, but take good care of your hair.

Ebony Hairstyles - Good Hair

Ebony Hairstyles - Good Hair
If you want a real education in ebony hair styles, you have to go see Chris Rock’s new movie “Good Hair.” The movie was developed on Chris’s daughter’s question; how she could get “good hair.” It is a thought provoking and simultaneously entertaining movie that delves into the idea of what the fashion industry has been pushing all these years. It is about time, a father and celebrity like Chris, demystified the industry’s secrets that damage our daughter’s views of themselves.
Good Hair, The Movie

Women with curly hair want straight hair and vice versa, but since this movie focuses on ebony hair and hairstyles, it has already been getting Caucasian women asking women of color about their hairstyles in a way that is kind of invasive, but also frank and honest.
The movie demonstrates how some products like hair relaxant is made and used on African American women’s hair. And it shows how a weave is done as well as where the natural hair comes from that is used for the extensions in all women’s hairstyles.
Realistically this is the best look at ebony hairstyles and what goes into them in a boldly honest documentary. Sure it reveals some secrets, but it has to in order to uncover what our young women need to see about the industry. All women (and men) should see the movie because it really enlightens its viewers about all the things women really do in the name of beauty and fashion!
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