Buzz Cut Hairstyles

The buzz cut hairstyles get their name from the 'buzzing' sound made by the shaving machine in effecting them; seeing that this are rather short-trimmed hairstyles whose making involves bringing the shaving machine into very close proximity to the ears of the people procuring the cuts. Buzz cut hairstyles, by the way, are the very same hairstyles referred to as 'skinhead' hairstyles in the United Kingdom and much of the English-speaking Europe.

Buzz cut hairstyle have for long been very popular among men, registering dismal popularity rates among women; but this is changing with more and more women being noticed donning the 'near-clean shaven' look that the buzz-cut hairstyles confer to their wearers.

One of the greatest attractions to buzz cut hairstyle, especially to extremely time conscious people, lies in the ease with which they can be procured. The most basic of buzz-cut hairstyles, for instance, can get completed in a duration of under five minutes - a remarkable period of time when you take into consideration the fact that hairstyles that take hours to get completed also abound.

The ease with which hairstyle can be acquired belies the sophistication they come with. Buzz cut hairstyles, as it turns out when examined more keenly, come in a great variety of lengths, styles, grades and so on; meaning that they are certainly not dull or bereft of variety.

Another attraction that draws people to buzz-cut hairstyle is their innate ability to accentuate the wearer's facial features. A person who knows that they are endowed with great looking facial features that tend to hindered from full expression by overgrown hair (oh, the effect hair has on facial appearance!) can find escape in buzz cut hairstyles that tend to do away with the 'distraction' that is excessive hair; thus drawing attention to the wearer's 'natural' facial endowment.

Unlike most other hairstyles that call for great investments of time and money in maintenance, another attraction to buzz cut hairstyles lies in the fact that they are very low maintenance hairstyles, (hairstyles whose only maintenance regime lies in simply getting a regular haircut and lightly combing the hair in the morning for most wearers).

In some schools of the 'art of hip hop' buzz-cut hairstyle are highly favored (especially since some hip hop 'celebrities' were seen to have a weakness for the buzz cut hairstyles in the course of the 90s); and this has naturally made them come to be seen as highly fashionable among subscribers of the hip hop philosophy; who make a majority of the youth in some parts of the world.

Posted by Editorial Team on 11:06 AM in Hairstyles

Short Choppy Hairstyles

Short, trendy hairstyles are hot for spring and summer 2009. A relaxed, yet sophisticated look prevails with some easy to manage designs that look great and are simple to maintain. Undoubtedly, short hair is most preferred during the hot seasons, and 2009 is no different. Stylists around the world are predicting that short and trendy hairstyles will be in vogue this year. Take a look at what will be hot!

Choosing the right hairstyle can be fun and exciting. The chosen style should accentuate the facial features and give a classic and elegant look. The latest trend in the hairstyles for short hair consist of bob, shag, bang, pixie, layers, perm, sedu and curls. Women with straight hair can try short pixie cut or short layered hairstyles with playful bangs. Sedu short hairstyles are also available with various styling options.

Modern men are more conscious about wearing a fancy look and an outstanding hairstyle. In the last few years short hairstyles for women have also become popular because many of the celebrities have switched over to short hair dos. There is a huge selection of short new hairstyles for women to fit every personality. Bob cut, choppy crop, textured bob, pixie cut, blunt bob, curl bob and short shag are the most popular among them.

Layers provide variations depending on different hair lengths like short layers, choppy layers, long layers and other styling additions as well. Short-layered hairstyles are rarely seen but are still popular with long layers at both front and sides. Short hairdos can go up to one or two layers. Layers will jazz up any short hair cut.

For a long shaped face you can try out chin length bob, curls, or front layers that will hide the elongated structure and will make your face look fuller. Side swept bangs will also look great. Avoid any kind of style with more volume on the top as it will further make your face look longer. Any style with volume on the side will give it a comparatively shorter look.

Medium layered hairstyles are the latest trend in the fashion scene. Layers provide texture, definition and elegance to medium length hair. The front bang in the layers provides facial framing giving a unique look. There can be several variations in layered medium hairstyles and it looks good on almost all facial shapes irrespective of the hair thickness, facial features, skin types and even complexion.

Think about all those bright wild fashions in the "Austin Powers" movies-with hairstyles to match. The short geometric hairstyles made famous by models like Twiggy and seen on hundreds of dancers in TV shows, these simple, angular cuts are geared to bone-straight hair. 

While some women are still hanging on to their long hair many of the new hairstyles for women are chopping off excess length in exchange for a mid-length hairstyle. This trend is gaining in popularity because so many women are finding mid-length hairstyles give them more volume, movement and styling options. If you're scissor shy try cutting your long hair to shoulder length and adding layers.

Posted by Editorial Team on 10:59 AM in Short Hairstyles

Hairstyles For Round Faces

Want To Slim Your Face?

A round shaped face is the most wrongly perceived shape. Women get worried that they have a ‘round’ shape for the word round has been associated with being ‘plump’ or ‘weighty’. This is just an assumption and on an average almost 75 percent of women have the misconception that they have a round shaped face or getting one with years. 

Our facial shape is owing to the bone structure of the face and is determined during puberty. From then on, weight gain might fill out whichever facial shape we have, so a diamond shaped face looks ‘fuller’ and almost ‘rounded’ to an untrained eye. However, if you have a round face or are getting ‘rounder’, there are techniques to help slim the face:

• Well, you can successfully make it appear slimmer. Make certain that your hairstyle ends either below or above your chin keeping the hair closer to your facial contours. A rounded haircut or one which is full on the sides accentuate the roundness of the shape and should be avoided at all costs.

Similar to clothes with horizontal stripes adding an illusion of weight, blunt edges on your hairstyle adds an illusion of fullness to an already round face. A technique to help slim the face is hence adding slenderizing vertical lines through highlights. Adding heights to your hair also minimizes fullness of the hair; try layers at the crown or a root lifting volumnizer to thin hair. 

• Pulling your hair into a high ponytail or braid anchored at the top with a few tendrils on either side of the face makes a round face seem slender. 

• The best length for a slender appearance is between the jaw line and the shoulder. A shoulder skimming shag hairstyle with textured bangs looks trendy and reduces the width of your face. Bangs can enhance your eyes; uneven edged and ones with wispy lengths look great.

• Long straight lines around the face are one of the best techniques to help slim the face. A chin length bob haircut which is angled and has soft tapering sides below the cheeks works wonderfully well. Since a round is face is widest at the cheeks, this is a very suitable technique to help slim the face.

• Due to the widest part of a round face being the cheeks and the ears, a technique to help slim the face is to reduce the volume of hair in those areas. If your hairstyle ends above your jaw line, use a side part to reduce the roundness of your face. A centre part can be used on jaw length or longer hair. 

• Besides hairstyle, another proven technique to help slim the face is make up:

1. Define your cheek bones with a deeper tone under your cheekbones and a lighter shade of the same color family onto the apples of your cheek.

2. Narrow down your nose by applying pressed powder which is in a tone slightly lighter than your skin tone. Press a darker tone powder on the sides of your nose.

3. Apply loose powder a tone darker than your skin on your jawbone from ear to ear; with one tone lighter powder soften the finish. Extend both down the neck with a fan shaped brush.

Posted by Editorial Team on 10:51 AM in Hairstyles