So You Want a New Hair Style?
Yes, it's agony! Which new hairstyle is right? Should you be
going for short hair styles? Long hair styles? Medium hair
styles? Or are celebrity, prom, black or wedding hair styles
more appropriate starting points for you?
One practical tip is to try to work with your hair's natural
type - curly, straight, wavy, etc. Whatever the occasion (or
humdrum routine), one major consideration in selecting your hair
style is the shape of your face. Your new hairstyle needs to
complement the shape of your face. After all, it's much easier
to change your hairstyle than to change the shape of your face!
Use your hair style to accentuate your best facial features.
If you're not sure of your face shape, stand in front of a
mirror and trace around your face's reflection in the mirror
with something like lipstick. Which is it closest to - heart,
oval, round or square?
The secret to using that knowledge to select your ideal
hairstyle is to emphasize the smaller parts, and de-emphasize
the dominant parts of your face.
For example, if you have a square block on your shoulders, you
may want to soften the outlines and send others' eyes to your
eyes. Curly or wavy hair softens the edges and wispy layers
and/or long bangs swept to the side can radically enhance this
facial shape.
Likewise, a heart-shaped face responds well to a chin length bob
hairstyle, or side-parted hair brushed off the forehead. Both of
these make the face appear longer and in turn emphasize your
eyes.
What usually works best for a round face is a style that lifts
the hair at the crown and leaves hair hanging close to the face.
Oval-shaped faces look great with just about any style, so if
that's you, count your lucky stars! Start your experiments by
brushing your hair away from your face, and work from there.
Once you've narrowed down the hair style type that would best
suit you - or if you're still not sure - it's time to explore
the individual possibilities. Magazines - from style to
celebrity - often include vast ranges of hair styles to choose
from, and you can spend hours leafing through them. Your local
library probably has plenty to browse.
Hair
Styles Cuts, for instance, has almost 4000 different hair
styles you can 'try on'. A year's membership costs a fraction of
one disastrous haircut, and you can have a ball trying on hair
styles you'd never dream of experimenting with in real life!