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Cool Curls with Medium Length Hair

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:39:34 +0000

Getting your medium length hair into cool, bouncy, and glamorous curls doesn’t have to be an ordeal. There are a few simple steps that will get your hair style ready to go in no time.

The first step is choosing a good curling iron. Ceramic plates are less likely to damage your hair than some other options and are a good choice. The size of the barrel you want will depend on the type of curls you are looking for. A smaller barrel will give smaller, bouncier curls, while a large barrel will result in a more sweeping, romantic style.

There are a few tricks to prepping your hair that will help the curls stay in. The first is: don’t wash your hair right before curling. It is usually best if you go a day without washing before attempting a curly style. The natural oils in your hair will help it hold its form and maintain the style you choose. If your hair tends to be especially greasy, you may want to only wait a half day. In addition, avoid using overly heavy conditioners. These can weigh down your hair and make the curls come out very quickly. If you are concerned about the health of your hair, you may want to purchase a heat protector that is sprayed on directly before styling.

For the actual curling process, divide your hair into several layers and fasten the upper layers into hair clips. Curl your hair starting from the bottom and rolling the barrel upward. Curling inward will give your hair slightly more body, while curling outward can give a more stylish flip to the ends of your hair. If you try to do too much hair in one curl, the form may not hold, so be patient. Once the bottom layer is finished, release the layer above it from the clips and continue curling. Continue this process until you’ve finished curling all your hair.

Once the style is complete, it is important to get it to hold. Use a good quality hairspray to fix your curls, focusing especially on the ends. Use only as much as you need, however, since too much will make your curls look harsh, unnatural, or even greasy. Try to avoid moisture in order to maintain your hairstyle for as long as possible. You may need to use extra hairspray on particularly humid days. In addition, you may want to bring a small curling iron with you for touch ups, depending on where you are wearing your curls.

Curls can add new life to an old hairstyle and are well worth the effort.

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Flippy Hairstyles – Medium Length

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:18:56 +0000

One of the most attractive hair styles that you can wear with medium length hair, are hairstyles that have flippy ends. Flippy ends are considered by most to be, very feminine, fun, creative and vintage, all at the same time. In addition, creating hair styles with flippy ends is not very hard. It can seem very challenging to create these hairstyles, but all it really takes is a little bit of practice.

When you’re creating styles with flippy ends, you will find that the first thing you must do is straighten your hair, if your hair is not already straight or a little wavy. If your hair is really curly, you can wear styles with flippy ends as well, but it’s not as common to wear the flippy ends style, but it will be considered very unique and creative should you choose to do this.

Flippy ends hairstyles became very popular in the 70′s. You did find some neat and tidy styles with flippy ends throughout the 30′s, but the ends were not only flipped, but they were also very tightly rolled.

In the 70′s, you saw a definite flip, as opposed to an upside down roll or curl. Women of all different hair lengths wore hairstyles with flippy ends. They were the height of fashion and fun. This is what can give flippy ends, as a style, a very vintage sort of appeal.

When you are creating hair styles with flippy ends, you will find that it’s best to create your modern styles, in the same ways that ladies created flippy hair looks in the 70′s. You will need to use curlers that you sleep in, curlers that you wear under a hot dryer, or a heated curling iron to create flippy hair looks.

Always remember that if you decide to use heat to create your hair style, that you should also use a heat protectant spray. Consistent use of heat can damage the hair, and cause breakage if you don’t use protection.

There are plenty of soft rollers you can also buy for sleeping, and creating flippy hair looks. When you sleep in curlers, you might want to make the hair slightly damp with a setting lotion, or moisturizing lotion to help the curl to hold throughout the day. In order to maintain a flippy style you have to either sleep in curlers every night, or style with heat every day. If you do what’s called a wet set, you can set your hair after washing, conditioning and applying setting lotion.

You must then roll the curlers upside down, and dry under a hot dryer. Once it’s dry, remove the curlers and comb, or finger comb your hair. You can usually sleep on this style for a few days, without restyling.

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Long Bob

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:20:05 +0000

A Hot New Medium Length Hairstyle – The Long Bob

A major new trend for medium length hairstyles is the lob, or long bob. You might have seen celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow sporting this new hip look. Although the long bob can be tailored to suit your desires, it generally is an asymmetrical cut with shorter hair at the nape of the neck, and longer locks framing the face. The result is a super-modern, easy to maintain style that is both dramatic and fresh.

Paltrow’s version of the lob takes sleek to a whole new level. Her cut is slightly shorter in the back, and the locks that frame her face are longer and more dramatic, giving a glamorous, hip facade to this style. Beckham’s shorter take on this chic cut (sometimes called a Pob or Posh Bob) has a shorter back with more dramatically tapering sides and long razored bangs that she might wear tousled one day, or straight the next. The style provides a versatility that many other styles can’t boast.

The long bob is a style that works well on many levels. It is a look that is easy to maintain, since you won’t be spending hours with the blow dryer, and yet is quite sophisticated. It has the ease of a short style, but lets the wearer express different looks on different days. The tousled look is sporty and fun and can be achieved with a little gel or pomade. To go sleek, simple blow dry straight and then spritz on a little bit of finishing spray to complete the look.

You might think the lob style won’t work for you if you have curly hair. Well think again! Go for a choppy lob cut with some sculpting wax to add definition and voila! a new you awaits. The longer bob works well for wavy and curly hair and can reach all the way down to the collar bone.

The long bob hair cut is a great medium-length style that works well for many women. In addition it is a style that can compliment a variety of face shapes, softening a strong jaw line and narrowing wider faces. It’s a flattering look that can fall anywhere on the continuum from sexy and tousled to sleek and chic.

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Medium Length Bobs with Bangs

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:52:24 +0000

Bobs, Bangs and Fringe with Medium Length Hair

A super hot trend this year is the medium length bob with bangs. Women everywhere are choosing this style because not only is it sultry, it is also really very easy to fix.

This style is all over Hollywood these days. After it was introduced by Victoria Beckham a few years back, many celebrities are following in her tracks but have added the newest twist: bangs. Christina Aguilera pushed the envelope with a blunt bob and straight bangs and Jessica Alba was seen recently promoting her movie, Valentine’s Day sporting a bob with long messy bangs.

A bob can be a short as the earlobe or it can be medium length; long as the shoulders, a “lob” (a long bob). The main feature in a bob is the asymmetrical cut that is longer in the front. The key to a good bob is to keep it shiny and sleek. Be sure to condition it regularly or even have a color gloss put on your hair to keep a dazzling shine.

Add some face framing bangs and you have your perfect look for this spring and summer. Be sure that bangs are not too short though as they should not hit above the eyebrow. You can either have them cut across the forehead or have long side swept bangs, both look great with this glamorous look. If you really want to be multi-dimensional, switch the look up to keep you look from getting to blah; try side swept bangs one day and the next wear them across your forehead.

Not only is the medium length bob so sexy, it is also convenient. I know the two normally do not go together but in this case it is true; you really can have your cake and eat it too. All you really need to do is be sure to either dry it under with a big round brush or straight with a paddle brush or finish it off with a hair straightening iron. The main thing is to be sure it is natural, so do not make the horrible mistake of overdoing a bob; too much hairspray is a bad thing with a bob. It should move naturally, so should the bangs.

With any good haircut, it is only as sexy as you are confident; wear it like you know it is hot. Be sure to add some oversized sunglasses for an added touch of glamour this summer.

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Medium Length Bob – Curled Out with Bangs

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:53:04 +0000

A medium length curled out bob where the bangs are from a crooked part and sleek while the ends are softly curled out is also another in look that you can sport if you are fond of medium length hair. In fact the options are varied with this medium length hairstyle as you can wear straight as well. Add some gorgeous blonde highlights for dazzle.

Check out celebrities like Selena Gomez and Nicole Ritchie, both of whom are always sporting great medium length hairstyles. Consult your hairstylist and choose a style that suits you the best.

Keep on adding variations like curls, layers and bangs to it so that you achieve a new look every time. Remember, however, that though medium length hair is not as tough to maintain as long hair, still it needs some maintenance. Therefore, if you are fond of the medium length hairstyle, make sure that apart from styling it, you also spend some time to take care of it.

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