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With formal hairstyling trends taking a step back from the rigidly crafted styles of yesterday, today’s wedding hair styles are free, natural and a great deal easier to attain than they were a few years ago. But even though this is true, the bridal hair style is probably the most important style that you are going to choose for quite a while so it is best served by a little research and practice before the big day.
On your wedding day, hundreds of eyes will be on you, and your chosen bridal hair style can either complete the picture or detract from it. That is why it is so important to choose the perfect formal hairstyle well in advance of the big day so that you and your stylist can get it right and make custom additions to your wedding hair style. Nothing is worse than a hastily crafted coif decided upon only minutes before the ceremony.
You can begin your search for the perfect bridal hair styles and bridesmaid hair styles by browsing through style books that highlight formal updos and popular wedding hair styles. While looking, keep in mind the style of dress that Read the rest of this entry »
If you’re considering a wedding updo, here’s some hairstyle issues that you need to mull over.
First, you must answer these questions answer these questions for your wedding updo.
• Do you want it high or low?
• Do you want it tight to your head?
• Do you want it flowy and romantic?
• Do you want tendrils by your face?
• Do you want bangs or not?
You can look through several bridal magazines to find all kinds of wedding updos.
You need your hairstyle to work with the dress you’ve chosen. For instance, high, tight updos look good with backless dresses and updos with romantic tendrils look stunning with ballroom gowns.
For the six months before the wedding, you shouldn’t color, perm, or chemically straighten your own hair. Let your stylist do all of the work so there is no damage to undo to your updo on your wedding day. Read the rest of this entry »
An advantage of growing your hair long is that it gives your free rein to attempt a wide variety of hairstyles for different occasions. Long hair provides you with a bigger canvas, so to speak. You can put your hair up to achieve an elegant updo, or you could just let it fall on your shoulders and flip it to catch the attention of others, as girls in movies and sitcoms are wont to do. Short hair bobs are pretty much already styled on their own, thus leaving less room for innovation.
Updos for those with long hair need not be done by a professional stylist in an expensive salon. There are a lot of styles you can do yourself at the comfort of your own home. However, one advantage of salons is their vast collection of hair lotions, hairsprays, and other setting agents to keep your hair from blowing all over your head. They also have a collection of appliances made especially for hair, such as the flat iron for straightening, curling iron, rollers, and blow-dryers. In addition, you can be assured that they know what they’re doing, and, in the case of popular stylists, you can even get their recommendations as to what will best suit you.
But not all of us are blessed with the time and the money to spend on these salons. In addition, it can even curtail your creativity. You can always experiment on your own, test out what look is best fit for the occasion and the company you’ll be keeping. Read the rest of this entry »
- Keep color treated hair in top condition by shampooing and conditioning with replenishing nutrient shampoo and replenishing conditioner and detangler.
- Before heat styling, spray generous amount of heat protection styling spray onto damp hair to help prevent damage.
- For added volume and curl definition, work a medium-sized dollop of alcohol free volumizing foam styler into hair and then pull it up into a pony tail. Read the rest of this entry »