Style Long Hair

Natural Hair Perms

There is a lot of controversy in the realm of women with natural hair regarding perming. Some use the word perm when they mean chemical relaxing, while others consider a spot perm a way to volumize or blend their natural look. Perming natural hair...

The Best Body Perms for Black Hair

When it comes to black hair, the word "perm" can mean many different things. Unlike relaxers -- which are sometimes referred to as perms -- a body perm adds waves to already relaxed locks or loosens tight curls to make them more...

How to Make Curly Hair Look Cute in Pigtails

Add double the drama and rock two ponytails instead of one. Sure, pigtails may remind you of your kid sister, but there are many ways to give this classic ‘do a feminine and mature edge. If you’re rocking some gorgeous curls, or have...

How to Authenticate Tiffany Sunglasses

Whether you long to be a diva like Holly Golightly in the classic film "Breakfast at Tiffany's," or simply want to add some designer pizazz to your day, the decision to get a pair of sunglasses from Tiffany's is a rather big one. While...

How Long After a Perm Should You Get Braids?

Chemical processing is both a blessing and a curse: the chemicals combine to make your hair look downright amazing. Bouncy, fresh, shiny and sleek -- something you might not be able to accomplish with your natural hair texture. However, chemicals...

What to Do About Caucasian Hair Breakage and Thinning After a Perm

When you book an appointment for some curly fabulousness, the last thing you expect is to end up with damaged locks and breakage. Depending on the condition of your hair and the type of perm used on your hair, it might be an inevitable side...

Types of Perms for Caucasian People's Hair

Getting a perm in your hair can completely change your image. Before you go asking for a perm, however, keep in mind that different cultures use the word "perm" differently. Where many African American ladies use the term...

Black Hair Styles & Color Techniques

Black hair can be stubborn when it comes to certain 'dos and dyes as it is often dark, dry and resistant to styling. Where there's a will there's a way, however. You can achieve just about any look you want with a few style and color techniques....

How to Get a Long-Haired Fauxhawk to Stand Up

A long-haired Mohawk hair style makes a definitive statement -- one that's probably too much for most workplaces to handle. If you want to flash your inner punk on the weekend, turn your long hair into a tall "fauxhawk." You'll have the...

Long Dreadlock Styles

As natural styles go, dreadlocks have gotten a bad rap for pigeonholing wearers into just letting them slump where they may, particularly as they form. However, those with locks know, especially once they get longer, that there is major fun to be...

Long Hair Styles for Black Women With Oval Faces

Rumor has it you've got one gorgeous, oval-shaped face and need a 'do to match. Fortunately, having this type of face shape means you can get away with just about any cut. And if you've got long hair, no sweat -- you can pull off that look just by...

How to Style Long, Rounded Bangs

Let your eyes demand the attention they deserve with rounded bangs that graze your eyebrows. These bangs can be a dramatic statement, pulling the focus in sharply to your eyes. When it comes time to style long, rounded bangs, the good news is that...

How to Get Glossy Waves

If you're rocking long, glossy waves, you don't need to do much else to turn heads. Shiny, full-of-body locks are the crowning glory to any style you're sporting, from casual to elegant. You don't have to be a cover model or a movie star to have a...

Perms with Bangs for Long Hair

If you want to add some kink to your style without losing your polished image, why not add curls by way of a perm and pair it with a side part or blunt bangs? Perms with bangs offer the best of both worlds. Since bangs can be sleeked out with a...

How to Style a Black Lady's Hair That's Cut Shorter in the Front & Long in Back

Most African-American hair has texture and volume, making it perfect for layered and multi-length looks. Styling black hair requires using techniques that keep it moisturized, healthy and gleaming. Skip styling tools and practices that damage the...

Thick Vertical Stripes vs. Thin

Stripes can be a girl’s best friend, as long as you wear them right. When you know which stripes deliver dazzling results, as well as which stripes to avoid, you’ll be able to rock stripes with style. Thick vertical stripes and thin...

How to Do an Audrey Hepburn French Twist Bouffant With Long Hair

Country girl turned society belle Holly Golightly, starring character of the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's," is a glamour icon for many a modern girl. The effortlessly chic '60s style worn by actress Audrey Hepburn in the role...

How to Loosen a Curl Ripple Wave

Just like yoga makes you feel loose and limber, gentle stretching can give your full, bouncy curls a new style. If you long for ripple waves, stretch out your curls into softer waves yourself. You control how much curl you retain. A light wave...

Different Hair Styles for Long Hair Using Rubber Bands

Gals with long locks have a ton of different options when adopting a quick and easy new style. From a flirty braid to a chic topknot, you've got plenty of ways to work those tresses using a simple band. Updo’s work better on hair that has...

How to Cuff Trousers

If you’re guilty of wearing your trousers in the same been-there, done-that way every time you leave the house, the solution to this crime is cuffing. Cuffing is an effortless way to take any pair of pants from fine to fabulous. It’s...

How Long to Wait to Redye Hair

With a rainbow of dyes available at the drugstore, you can potentially change your hair color whenever the mood strikes. But just because you can find out if blondes have more fun one week and if redheads stop traffic the next, it doesn’t...

How Long After Scratching Should You Perm Your Hair?

Just before it's time for you to get a perm -- whether its a curly perm or a relaxer (also known as a perm) -- your hair may seem as though its turning on you. The new growth makes it challenging to manage, the line of demarcation (where new...

Layered Styles for Long Coarse Hair

Layered, coarse hair can be less than manageable sometimes, but when you style it right you can take advantage of the long length and thickness in your tresses. You can achieve a chic style that doesn't make you look like you just stuck your...

The Best Haircut for Adding Body to Long Hair

Long hair is super sexy, but the problem is, it often falls flat. All that hair can get heavy, so instead of being bouncy and lifted, your hair often looks weighed-down. But you don't have to compromise having long locks if you also want hair that...

Women Styles With Long Dark Hair With Red Streaks

Red streaks in your long dark hair can be as dramatic or tame as you like. Red compliments dark hair well and creates a look that says you are creative and unique without being in another person’s face. To make sure red streaks show up well...

Styles for Long Hair With Highlighted Colors

Long hair doesn't have to look boring if you work color, texture and movement into your style. Look to celebs with hair texture similar to yours for inspiration. Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, Lauren Conrad or Nicole Richie feature classy looks for long...

How Long After a Hair Touch-Up Can You Get a Perm?

If you choose to alter your tresses in some way, the odds are pretty good that you'll need to touch up your hair after a few weeks. This will keep your style sparkling and make any new growth you have look consistent with your previously-treated...

Professional Haircuts for Long Hair

When it comes to your long, luxurious locks, make sure to leave them in the hands of a trusted professional. Growing that fabulous mane took some time and it deserves to be treated with care. From gorgeous cascading layers to flirty face-framing...

Professional, Elegant Braids Made With Long Hair

A trendy alternative to leaving your mane down is to braid it. This doesn't have to mean pulling your strands into a simple three-section rope that hangs from the nape of your neck. Professional braiders can provide styles with way more elegance....

How to Do a Side Part for Long Hair

Center parts are fun sometimes, but styling a side part in your hair adds instant lift and looks chic and trendy. A side part works with any hairstyle, whether you keep your long hair down loose or put it into an updo such as a side chignon or low...

Ways to Get Shaggy Long Hair

Celebrities like Shakira, Jennifer Aniston and Kate Hudson popularized the kind of shaggy, long hairstyle that lets you get away with looking like you're letting your hair loose and don’t care what the world thinks. If you already have...

How to Get Twisty Waves

A style that's simply super-straight or cute-and-curly can be chic, but sometimes a lady longs for locks with a little glamour. Waterfalls of twisty waves that grace the shoulders of stunners like Jessica Alba and Hilary Duff can give your casuals...

How Long Is Hair Completely Gone After Waxing?

If you're sick of doing the one-legged shaving dance in the shower every day, a little hot or cold wax can achieve the same results. Even better, waxing lasts a lot longer than shaving, so you can forget about all those hairs for a while and...

How to Get the Undone Look for Long Hair

Get the undone look for long hair -- it’s anything but boring. Sure, your hair might look a tad like you just rolled out of bed and ran out the door, but this style works for a bunch of different occasions. Show off your casual and messy...

Haircuts for People With a Widow's Peak & Long Hair

Don't like it when others take a peek at your widow's peak? Having one is no biggie — it's just the way your hairline formed. But if you want to keep it under wraps, you can do so in ways that keep your long hair looking stylish and oh-so-chic.

How to Create a Bouffant for Long Hair

The quickest peek at what’s hot in hair trends will show you that pumped-up volume is bigger than ever. It’s not surprising, then, to note that bouffant styles with mega-height are the go-to style when you want a chic updo that screams...

How to Edge Long Hair

Long hair is nice, but what can you do with all that fuzzy stuff on your neck and above your ears? You can slick it back with hairspray, but it always ends up springing back out sometime during your hectic day. A good way to get rid of the fuzz...

What Does it Mean When You Shed Long Hairs?

Finding a brush full of long hair is enough to make anyone freak out. If you're competing with your dog to see who can shed the most, don't panic. All sorts of things can cause you to shed hairs, and many of them are normal. Shedding hair makes...

How Much Beeswax to Put on New Twists?

Hair twists may create a sweet style, but they sure don't hold themselves in place. Beeswax hair products give you the extra-hard hold you need for long-term twist wear with a natural shine to boot. When making new hair twists, it can be tricky to...

Is Cucumber Good for the Hair?

Time to take the cucumbers out of your salad and utilize them in your hair care routine. Put cucumber juice directly onto your hair and scalp to repair dry, brittle hair and protect it from further outside damage, like sun exposure and heated...

How to Create the Beachy Curl Look

Sexy beach waves in your hair aren't exclusive to the summer months. You can get the look year round without going anywhere near the water, just as long as you know a few tricks. The idea behind any non-perm beach wave method is that gentle twists...

Rockabilly Haircuts for Women With Long Hair

Your long locks can go retro with rockabilly styles, ranging from long 1940s layers to Bettie Page bangs. Depending upon the cut you choose, your hair can go back in time all the time or you can sport a more modern style, saving your victory rolls...

How Long Should You Let Your Hair Rest Before Braiding it Again?

When you don't feel like messing with your hair or simply want a funky but low maintenance style, you might elect to have your hair plaited down. However, braids can take their toll on your tresses, despite the fact that they aren't subject to the...

The Disadvantages of Hair Ironing

Few happening hairstyles beat the sizzling style of straight, sexy strands. Pin-straight hair appears to be the look that’s here to stay, at least as long as stylish celebrities and their loyal fans keep loving and flaunting the sleek,...

Styles to Flatter a Long Neck

From the sweeping updo of prima ballerinas to the sensual strip of skin exposed with traditional kimonos, many styles accentuate the neck. However, if you have a long neck, certain necklines, fabrics and accessories lend you classic elegance,...

Styles for Long & Wavy Dirty Blond Hair

Dirty blond hair looks gorgeous in waves because of its natural, fresh-from-the-beach look. Your hair probably has lots of highlights and lowights, which give it the dirty blonde shade, too. Waves play up those subtle color differences by catching...

What Kind of Hair for Long Necks?

If you're a long-necked lady, you'll want a hairstyle that falls between your chin and shoulders. This creates a horizontal line that detracts from the long vertical line of your neck. In other words, it makes your neck look shorter. Your long...

How to Wear Dangly Hairpins

Dangly hairpins can add color, texture or sparkle to your style, whether you sport a short pixie or long locks. Hairpins range from petite bobby pins to sturdy hair forks and sticks. You'll find pins embellished with pearls, rhinestones, feathers...

Shag Styles for Women

If you've been sporting a super-sleek 'do as long as you can remember, or if you're just looking for a softer, feminine style, go with the shag. It's known for its long, piecey layers that create a soft, unfinished look with a hefty dose of volume...

Diagonal Bang Styles for Long Hair

Diagonal bangs aren't for everyone, but if your face shape lets you rock them in a flattering way, they can add major sex appeal. They're also a way to add variety to your look and change it up without going through the trauma of a major haircut.