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If you are an enthusiastic follower of the beauty trends you may already know how important hairstyling is to complete your look. On the red carpet we often see the celebrity styles are either being praised or criticized for that matter based on the dresses and of course for their hairstyles.
Hairstyles complement your looks and hence you can’t overlook the need to adjust your hairstyle with your changing styling statements. Also, hairstyling can help with makeovers. Hairstyle can even make you look younger. Hairstyling is therefore a booming industry and hairstylists are in constant process to discover and develop new hair styles which will set the new trend.
Hairstyling however isn’t only about following the latest trends; rather, you have to be careful about choosing the right style which will complement your face and personality. The proper hairstyle would help in accentuating your features and attract attention to the best parts of your face. So, how would go about choosing the right haircut?
How to choose the right haircut
When you walk into a parlor the hairstylist would ask you what style you want and at that moment we are struck with the ordeal of choosing the right hairstyle. You can simply ask the stylist to give your hair the latest popular haircut (just like the Justin Bieber style, which is currently very popular with the young men and teens), or, you can take a more serious approach to it by deciding the haircut appropriate for the shape of your face and figure. Following are some of the factors that can influence your decision regarding right haircut.
- Shape of your face i.e. round, oval, oblong, square or heart shaped
- Complexion- fair, warm, tanned, dark etc.
- Thickness of your hair- thick, medium or thin
- Length- short, medium, long
- Texture of your hair- fine, coarse, curly or straight
- Color of your hair- dark, brown, blonde, red, fair hair and so on and so forth.
Your hair style would also depend upon your age, desired style, desired length, desired colors and similar other factors.
The shape of your face is an important deciding factor about choosing the right hairstyle. Wrong hairstyle can create a wrong impression about the shape of your face.
Oval faces are said to be the ideal shape of face. It can pull off any hairstyle. But if you are not lucky enough to have an oval shaped faced, fear not. There are hairstyles that can help you get the right face shape. If you have a round shape face, you can actually cut your hair in a way that your face would look oval. A good hairstylist would know instinctively the right hairstyle for your face.
There is now technology available where you can feed your picture in the computer and try out at different hairstyles before choosing the best one.
How to decide your face shape
There are more than one ways to determine the shape of your face. To determine the shape of your face-
- Tie your hair with a hair band or Alice band so that no hair falls on your face.
- Take a lipstick and stand before a mirror.
- Draw the shape of your face on the mirror.
- Step back and check the shape.
Decide about the shape of your face consulting the following table.
- Oval face- the length of the face is one and half inch more than the width. Forehead and jaw are of same width approx.
- Round face: the length is equal to the breadth. Circular chin
- Square face: Broad face with strong jawline
- Heart shape face: Wide forehead with narrow jaw.
- Oblong face: The length is almost twice the breadth.
So, now that you know your face shape you can choose the right hairstyle accordingly.
Different hair styles
In every decade there have been influential hairstyles which had taken the then generation by storm. When it comes to hairstyles there is no dearth of haircuts available for men and women alike. Though we associate fashion and style more with women, men too hasn’t lagged far behind in sporting new haircut trends. Time to time there has been many changes in the hairstyling trends of men. There has been time of long hair, rocker’s style, short hair, super short, shag cuts and even shaved heads. There are cuts available for men who prefer to wear their hair short and fuss free- buzz cut, crew cut, shaven heads, mullet, duck ass and such. Shag and wavy cuts are available for men with medium length hair.
Women have taken hairstyling to a next level. Bangs, fringes, bob cut, pixie, layered hair, razor cuts, curls, permed, afro cuts, braided style- the options with hairstyling for women are seemingly endless.
In 2011 crop and pixie cut would continue to be on trend in short haircuts and so is the side swept fringe. Celebrities are likely to continue showing their long bob and reverse bob cuts. Soft curls and layers would continue to dominate the hairstyling trends for medium and long hairs.
Hairstyling equipments and accessories
Since the ancient time women have used many styling equipments and accessories to style their hair and braids. In the early days flowers were known to be the most popular hair accessory and the trend is still continuing. Additionally there are now many modern hair styling equipments available in the market. Curlers, blow dryers, hair irons, curling irons, flat irons, tongs, scissors, round brush, paddle brush, combs, hot rollers are just to name a few popular hairstyling equipments.
Amongst hair accessories hair bands, rubber bands, ribbons, hair extensions, hair colors, wigs, banana clips, butterfly clips, hairpins, beads are widely in use by women of different ages. To enhance and induce durability to the hairstyle beauticians are also using different hair care products such as- conditioners, gels, hair sprays and mousses. Hence, all these things contribute to hairstyling.
There were prominent hairstyles in every decades and it is still undergoing changes. The old styles are being recreated while new trends are coming up simultaneously. Some of the hairstylists are revisiting the past by trying to recreate the hairstyles. The process will continue and we are likely to see more trendsetting hairstyles in the future.
