Mistake 3: Big Body, Small Head Syndrome

Voluptuous women look best with a choppy, chin-length bob, says hairstylist Edward Tricomi of the Warren Tricomi Salon in New York City. If you cut the hair close to your scalp, “your head will look too small in comparison,” he says.

Mistake 4: Mixing Styles

Kate Gosselin may be partial to the smooth in front, spiky in back look, but anyone else with short, layered hair should learn from her mistakes. “Kate looks like she’s using gel and hair spray to spike it up—and that’s exactly what not to do.” Lloyd says. “Instead, you need to smooth down the back with a dab of pomade.” (We love Bumble and Bumble SumoTech.) Or, says Lloyd, “after you blow-dry it, wear a baseball cap or a ski hat for ten minutes or so. That will get the short layers under control and the cut looking more cohesive.”

Hairstyle Mistakes 5 & 6 (Product Overload & Using No Product)

Get Your Modern Scene Haircut Today

What is a modern scene hair cut?  It is bold and glamorous, young, punk and avant-garde.  Think 80’s metal hair trimmed with all the sophistication of today.  Scene haircuts can be a mullet, a bob, or long with layers.  It is hard to define the perfect scene haircut because generally there is not one scene that defines the hair.  Scene women are all unique and have different tastes in style.  Music is a huge influence with scene haircuts.  With that said there are many scene haircuts for women today.

It is hard to pin point the perfect scene haircut because there is not a standard cut.  Scene followers turn to music to find their inspiration.  The styles vary from 80’s pop, new wave, heavy metal, hard core rock, to retro classic music.  Looking at your favorite music style can help lead you in the direction that is right for you and your scene haircut.

Here are some common scene haircuts.  The first is a wild haircut, something wild like a Mohawk.  You can leave the sides of your hair long and spike up the back of your hair at the crown of your head.  Tease and rat your hair to make it wild and edgy.  Add short layers to be able to spike out your hair easier.

The next haircut is a razor cut, wild style.  Plenty of layers and uneven pieces will make this scene haircut look perfect.  This cut should look like your hair got in a fight with the scissors and the scissors had no respect for your hair.  If you can have your hair stylist accomplish this then you may end up with the perfect scene haircut.

Hair color is another big hit with creating a scene haircut.  You can dye pieces of your hair black, hot pink, blue, orange, green, bright red, etc.  This is a great scene hairstyle.  You may also wish to dye your hair two different colors, for example, dye your bangs a darker color than the rest of your hair.

Scene haircuts are all about you and your style preferences.  To truly get a scene haircut it helps to tune into your musical preferences and look to that music to help find the inspiration for the scene style that is right for you.

If you have any questions for our hairstylist about the Scene Hairstyle, then please “Ask The Hairstylist” your question and we will post the response here.

A Guide To Layered Hairstyles

There are a variety of hairstyles that include layers.  For those of us who are not familiar with layered hairstyles you might ask what is layered hair and how is it accomplished.  The answer is simple.  Layered hair is accomplished when you have your hair cut into various lengths, usually longest to shortest.  With the top layers of hair, those that grow nearer the crown, cut shorter than the layers beneath.  This allows the tips of the top layers to blend seamlessly with the layers beneath.

If you have curly hair you might wonder if layers would be a positive or negative.  It depends on you and your hair type.  For example you might have curly hair but when it is layered it appears thin.  Another person might find their curly hair more full when they have layers added.  It all depends on your hair texture.  Know your hair before you give layers a try.

If you have straight hair regardless of texture layers will look great.  Adding layers to straight hair is a fun way to change your hairstyle with out necessarily loosing much of the length.  You can cut your hair in a bob hairstyle and have short layers put into it to create a fun choppy style.  To that same bob hairstyle you could add long layers and create texture that frames your face for a sophisticated style.

For medium length hair you can add both long and short layers and create a fun flared look.  You can use a flat iron to flip out the ends of the layers to create a fun sassy look or that that same flat iron and help the ends of the layers to curve under to create a soft look.

Layers are fun to accessorize too.  With your curly hair you can add a fun clip and pin up your shorter layers to create a fun half do, where you wear half your hair up and half of your hair down.  With your straight hair you can use a head band to pull back part of your hair and accentuate your layers.  With the use of a head band you could create a whimsical look by flipping the ends of your hair out some what messily.  The sky is the limit with layers and accessories.

Layers are a nice addition to many hairstyles.  They not only create volume and add texture but they can take an okay looking hairstyle and bring it to life with just a few snips of the hair.  If you have never had layers added to one of your hairstyles you might consider giving them a try.

If you have any questions about how to achieve the layered hairstyle look, then please “Ask The Hairstylist” your question and we will post the response here.

How To Style A Blunt Cut Bob

Nothing makes fine hair look thicker than a bob hairstyle.  One great way to have your hair styled is with a blunt cut.  The blunt cut bob has straight and unblended edges, creating almost a 90 degree angle.  There are a few ways to style this type of haircut.

If you have curly hair a blunt cut bob could be a little high maintenance.  Curly hair will need to be straightened every day in order to show off the blunt cut in this hairstyle.  But if you do not mind straightening your hair this cut will be a fun style to sport.  For curly hair you will need to use a bit of styling product to help keep your hair sleek and straight.  Wash and dry your hair and apply the styling product. Once you have the product in your hair use a flat iron to straighten several pieces of hair a time.  The flat iron will allow you to create a very blunt look, meaning that all of your hair is straight and even or you may choose to use the flat iron to blend the cut a bit.

For straight hair a blunt cut bob is a great way to go.  This hairstyle adds volume to thin hair and you too can style it in different ways.  You may choose to add a sleek and shine product to your hair to give it an extra shine and glamorous look.  As well as using a flat iron to also create that sleek straight blunt look.  A key element to the blunt cut bob is your bangs.  One of the distinct things about a blunt cut bob are the bangs which are cut just like the rest of the hair in a straight even line.  No fringe or wisps.  To maintain the sleek blunt edges of this hairstyle it is best to have your hair trimmed every six weeks.

If you have any questions about the Blunt Bob Cut then please “Ask The Hairstylist” and we will post the response here.