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Wedding Hair Styles

August 10, 2010 By Karen Hiser Leave a Comment

Your wedding day is approaching and everything is planned. One thing you may need to put more time into is deciding how to wear your hair. This can either compliment or take away from your beauty on the most special day of your life.

Coordinate your wedding hair style with the flow of the wedding. Formal weddings will require a formal hair style like an up-do. If you are looking for a fairy tale wedding, think  tiara or jeweled hair accessories. With a luxurious French twist,  bun or short hair, a tiara will give you the fairytale look your after.

Choose a wedding hair style that compliments your face. Those with oval faces have the least worries. With an oval face, just beware of bangs and having too much hair in your face. With a round face, go for volume and height. Think of an Audrey Hepburn up-do. This will help lengthen your face. For square faces either layered, romantic and wispy, or up and heightened. Those with heart-shaped faces can go with a sweep of hair across the brow in whatever style they choose.

Style your wedding hair style with your dress in mind. If you are wearing a strapless ball gown, you may want some wisps or curls of hair falling onto your bare shoulders for a dramatic effect. Also, if you have a long flowing veil it will look best on long and flowing hair. Taking a picture of the dress to show your hair stylist can also be very beneficial.

Visit, and re-visit, the stylist. Just like when planning for the perfect cake and the perfect dress, leave yourself time for planning your perfect wedding hair style. Have your stylist try different looks on you, so you can see the final result in the mirror. Bring all of your hair accessories with you to each trial run. This means any clips, tiaras, or veils that you are thinking about wearing. Your stylist will be able to help you with your hair accessory choices.

The headband style can be worn with the hair up or down. You can select a thick white head band to the diamond studded bands which can be worn with or without the veil.These bands also come with detachable veils for a convenience factor.

The Crown/Wreath is either a circle of flowers or a combination of flowers and ribbonsto be worn on the very top (crown) of the head. This design could be either simple or elaborate and can be worn with the hair up or down. It is usually made of flexible material and can be molded to the shape of the head.

Bun Wraps are circular headpieces, which are worn around a bun. They look very elegant though a bit more complicated to wear. It looks best with long thick hair.

Tiaras are available in diamonds, pearls and other materials. It can be worn with the hair up or down. This elegant head piece calls for a sophisticated hairstyle.

Combs can be worn with or without the veil, with the hair up or down. You can choose from pearls, diamonds or flowers. It looks great with shorter hair or if the hair is long it can be worn to hold back the sides of the hair.

The possibilities of wearing your hair up or down are endless. Make sure your hairdo reflects your personality.

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Blow Dryer Hair Tips

May 11, 2010 By Karen Hiser Leave a Comment

Although blow drying hair seems like it should be a simple undertaking, there can be a lot of hidden gotchas that result in home blow outs that are less than salon perfect.

1. Proper Direction of Blow Dryer Air Flow.
That may sound relatively simple but in reality it means that you need to elevate the nozzle of the blow dryer above your head. Not only is this a challenging task for some short armed people, it can be quite tiring to hold a blow dryer up above your head for an extended period of time.
2. Learning Balance Between Blow Dryer & Styling Tools.
Many people have to practice using a brush in one hand and a dryer in the other in such a manner as to be able to successfully anchor the section of hair being dried with the brush while still directing air flow from the top down.
3. Prep Tresses By Texture Type
Fine and thin strands do better with lighter products such as mousse or gel mousse combinations.
Medium textured hair can behave well with lighter products such as mousse or gel mousse as well as with regular gel, glaze, liquids and creams.
Thickly textured hair needs heavier products such as extra strength mousse, gel, creams or wax.
4. Select Best Styling Products
For stick straight blow outs, utilize temporary straightening products such as straightening creams, gels, balms, glaze or other liquids.
Enhance curls with products designed to give them body and definition.
Encourage Natural Waves with Mousse, gel/mousse and gel products.
Keep in mind that the less styling products that you use, the softer the set.

With stubborn hair, using quality made blow dryers can be the key to a successful hair day. The info above included 4 tips to consider before spending money a new blow dryer.

With many models to choose from, it can be difficult to classify the best hair dryers from the cheap, according to the evaluators. Do not judge by brand or a fancy, trendy looking device, instead you should look into certain components to determine whether it is good or not.

Stay away from blow dryers that have great ratings but lack several heat settings. The bare minimum are three settings, one of which needs to be a cool shot. Even if your blow dryer offers a diffuser attachment for curly hair, if it lacks the cool setting you are at a distinct disadvantage.

Advantages and disadvantages of blow dryers also pertain to the weight. Remember that you will be operating the appliance one-handed while at the same time wielding a brush with your other hand. Additionally, some hair drying products feature a lower sound volume which is great if you use the hair dryer often. Some have child safety features while others offer bonnet attachments usually reserved for professional appliances. These are advantages when you use your hair dryer frequently and for varying reasons, but disadvantages if you have an eye on the price.

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