Everybody loves celebrities they are today’s heroes and heroines – their fashion styles are copied by high street stores and are available all over the world. We want to look as good as our idols, and hope that if we copy their hair, their make-up, and their clothes, we may eventually have their success. Of course, we don’t have the advantage of a team of professional make-up artists, stylists and photographers – no matter so long as we think we look a little like them then we are happy!
There are other perfectly good reasons to copy the celebrity hairstyles. Unlike them we may not be able to afford some of the best beauty professionals in the industry – but we still get an idea of the style. Their stylists are usually at the front of the fashion trends and we want to be the first to copy them.
Farrah Fawcett Major’s 1970’s haircut became almost iconic and is still copied by many women. Farrah Fawcett Major is the American actress who starred in the series ‘Charlie’s Angels’. Her blond, rough cut, layered and feathered, flicked style was copied by young women everywhere and it is a stile that can still be seen.
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You expect the celebrities to have hairstyles that are trendy, even trend-setting. For a start, they have access to top hair professionals, and money to buy all the best hair products and treatments available. If you’re wondering what hairstyle is in fashion, then looking at celebrity hairstyles is a good place to begin.
However, there are some things to consider before you copy that celebrity hairstyle:
- Do you have a team of hair professionals on call to tidy up your hair at a moment’s notice? If not, don’t expect your hairstyle to remain looking fabulous all day. If you like the look of a particularcelebrity hairstyle , ask your hairstylist how much work is involved in producing the end result.
Then check with yourself if you have the time for the blow-drying, curling, straightening, sculpturing etc. For example, the Jennifer Aniston look requires two sets of conditioning to straighten the hair, then shaping gel and calming serum, finishing with the use of the flat iron. If you don’t have time for this type of routine, go for something that looks great but doesn’t need a lot of fuss and bother to get it looking good.
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In the lexicon of hair, the F word is “frizz”. Nothing is harder on a hairstyle, except, perhaps, a red-eye flight or a typhoon.
Here’s how to avoid an uprising:
1. Shampoo and Condition
hair Wash hair, concentrating on the scalp, using a low-detergent shampoo (the tip-off is that it doesn’t lather very much, but when in doubt, buy formula for fine hair). Rinse and apply conditioner, leave it in for a few minutes, and rinse with cool water. Then press – don’t rub – wet hair with a towel. Comb your hair gently with a wide-tooth comb.
2. Apply Styling Products
hair While hair is still soaking wet, rub a blob of silicone gel, cream, or serum between your palms and run hands down the length of hair to seal the cuticles shut. The coarser the hair, the heavier and richer the product should be. To make sure every strand is coated from the roots to the ends, pin up the top layers of hair and smooth gel or serum on the bottom layers first.
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