Trendy Long hairstyling ideas for 2012

Sleek long hairstyles can be a good option to style for any event whether it is a formal or a casual. You can style your long tresses by just adding some variation to it and can make them look gorgeous. Here are some easy long hairstyling tips to help you get a perfect hairstyle to achieve a gorgeous look.

Sleek-straight hair with blunt bangs

Super sleek and straight long tresses with a blunt cut can do a lot to enhance your beauty. Fine cut bangs or fringes which are bent slightly inwards at the ends create a vintage look whereas the layered tresses throughout which are cut in different length layers provide a modern look.

Style Mantra:

• If your hair is naturally straight then you can easily get into this style. Apply a small proportion of styling lotion or a thickening hair spray and then blow dry your tresses with your fingers to remove excess moisture from them.
• After that smooth your tresses using a blow dryer and a large barrel brush.
• Sprinkle a small amount of hairspray to add texture and hold to the hairstyle.
• If you have natural wavy hair, then you can make use of straightening iron to straight them or you can get them chemically treated.

Who can wear this style?

The haircut is great for those having an oval or square shaped face. The blunt bangs can reduce the length of the oblong face whereas the well defined layers can accentuate the bone structure. The haircut can work best with almost any hair type fine to medium or straight to wavy hair.

Styling tip:

Apply the hairstyling products using hands in order to avoid applying too much in one area. Also blow dry your tresses in the direction you want your tresses to fall. You can also make use of a hair straightener if needed.

Long layered wavy hairstyle with sassy side fringe

Long layers with side fringesThis is one of the most preferred hairstyle for women having long tresses with side fringes as this hairstyle brings a well defined and fuller look to the face. The hairstyle accentuates the facial features as well reduces the width of the forehead.
Style Mantra:

Rub a volumizing mousse or styling lotion through towel-dried tresses from root to the tip.
After the excessive moisture is eradicated, blow dry your tresses using a large round brush. Lift your tresses at the roots to add some volume to fine tresses while drying and then wrap your bangs around the brush to flip them out.
Once your tresses are completely dry, wrap the bottom half of your tresses around a hot curling iron. Rake your fingers through the waves to separate them.
Now mist your tresses with a strong hold spray to give a finish to the style.

Who can wear this style?

The haircut is great for those having oval shaped face. The long and side swept bangs can shorten the length of the face whereas the layers will accentuate the bone structure. The hairstyle works best for the women having fine and straight hair.

Veronica waves

The waves set beautifully on long hair remind of the famous Hollywood actress Veronica Lake. Her blonde haircut during the 1940s was considered as the most glamorous hairstyle.

Style Mantra:

• Start with damp or dry clean hair. Apply a small proportion of styling lotion or a thickening spray and blow dry your tresses with your fingers to remove excess moisture from them.
• Now smooth your tresses with a blow dryer and a large round brush.
• Create a side part and curl the ends of your tresses throughout using a large curling iron or large hot rollers in the same direction to create one wave.
• After that take a small section of your tresses closest to the front across the top above your forehead.
• Now slide the iron to create fine curls under and up to the scalp. After that wrap your tresses around the curling iron once.
• Flip the curling iron over and slide it down and wrap the tresses around once.
• Repeat the above steps until you are just above the under curl at the bottom.
• Create waves only in the front or on either side of the face, so that the waves are created in similar direction.

Who can wear this style?

The hairstyle can look great on any face shape. The hairstyle can work best on anyone having fine to medium wavy hair.

Bohemian Hairstyles for 2012

Beach Waves

This hairstyle is reminiscent of the way your hair dries after it’s been in saltwater. A soft wavy look is what you’re going for. There are a few different ways to achieve this look. After you wash your hair and it’s still wet, braid it into loose braids and tie them closed until they dry. Once they dry, undo the braids and wah-lah you have a soft pretty wave. You can also use a heated ‘crimper’ (which you can find in the hair section of your local department store). When you braid your hair and let it dry naturally it’s much healthier for your hair than the heat of a crimper. But in a pinch, a crimper is a quick and easy way to get the look.

Accessorize your beach waves

Accessories can really add an oomph factor to your free flowing beach waves. This hairstyle represents Boho fashion that is specially meant to rejoice the natural elements such as wood, stone, shell or hemps. Here are few tips to beautify your look with accessories:

• You can opt to use frill like bandana or nylon band to get a perfect bohemian beach look.
• To get a complete beach or hippy look, you can wear or tie a boho headband on forehead in a traditional way or you can add fabric flowers in it.
• Hoops and beaded earrings can best compliment the beach waves by providing a unique look.
• Avoid using metal accessories such as gold or silver as it doesn’t look great with the bohemian hairstyle.

Braids

Braids are a traditional style, originating in Europe. But with the bohemian style you don’t want a slick perfect braid. Rather a haphazardly done side braid is what you’re going for. Simply loosely pull all of your hair to one side and then braid it about half way down and tie it shut. Another cute bohemian trend is to add smaller braids to your hair style. If you are wearing your hair down, braid a few tiny streaks of hair from the top of your head and let them hang loosely with the rest of your style. If you’re pulling your hair back, try braiding a piece of hair from one side into your style.

How to accessorize your braids:

• You can simply tie up your hair in small braids or leave your hair loose to get a wavy look.
• Make use of some flowery pins to give a fresh look to your bohemian hairstyle.

Messy Buns

This fun relaxed hair style has been ‘in’ in Hollywood since 2002, but just recently became a staple in the Bohemian fashion sense. To get this look flip your hair upside down and then loosely pull it back and tie it into a ponytail. When you flip your hair back up, you should have a few pieces fall down around your face and the rest will be pulled back, but unlike a normal ponytail there will be a bit of volume to your hair. Then twist your ponytail until it wraps around itself (just keep turning it over and over, eventually it will curve to fit your head). Take a few bobbie pins and secure it into place. And there you go, a quick and easy bohemian style.

How to beautify your messy bun with accessories

Messy bun is a sleek up-do and a sophisticated option for this summer. It can give you a gorgeous look if it is accessorized:

• You can add a sparkly crystal brooch to pin into the side of your messy bun that gives you a trendy look for any event.
• A smooth and neat top knot is best complimenting your look with a pair of bold earrings or a necklace.
• You can add sequins and gems to your regular bobby pins to make them beautiful at home and then you can pin it to your bohemian messy bun to make it more alluring.
• Hair stick is another cool option that you can place into your messy twist, messy ponytail, French roll, braided bun and chignon bun to get an elegant look at beach party.
• You can also go with bandana to accessorize your messy style with many options such as floral, striped, paisley, animal print or a tie dye bandana. You can wear bandana in your summer style such as wrap it around at the top of your hair or make a ponytail with bandana wrapped around it. Wearing a bandana is a secure option to protect both your head and hair.
• Fun accessories like scarves, banana clips, barrettes and head bands can also make your messy bun or ponytail a bit more stylish this summer.

Long Hairstyles 2012 for Round Faces

There are many hairstyles available out there for every face shape. A round face means that the width of your face is almost equal to its length. Some of the possible traits for a round face are fullness at chin area, wide hairline, absence of well defined chin and short neck. If you are thinking of opting for a long hairstyle, simply avoid the hairstyle with short layers as these layers will add more volume to your face, making the face even more round in appearance. Also, don’t wear heavy bangs on your forehead that cover your face and accentuate your chin area to make the face shorter.

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Soft long curls also elongate the look of a round face. The famous celebrity Catherine Zeta Jones also loves to wear curls at bottom around the neck to lengthen her round face. Kara Tointon has slenderized the appearance of her round shaped face by wearing beautifully layered long hair to shoulder length together with a side part and soft curls at the tips of the hair.

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Slicked back hairstyles for women

Slick back

It is the best hairdo for all those women who are having a quite hectic schedule. You don’t need to spend too much time in wearing the style and it requires almost zero maintenance. To wear the style, your hair should be straight and smooth. If your hair are slightly wavy, you can make use of flat iron to make them straight. Use a hairspray to make them wet and then slick them back with the help of comb.

Uneven dampness on the hair may also help you in getting a simple yet elegant head-turning hairstyle. Wet hair around the scalp gives you a tough look and the loose hair from the center to tip are curled into gorgeous natural looking waves.

Sleek Bun

Slicked back bun or French Twist has become the famous hair-do for women. Most of the female celebrities love to wear it on red carpet events. It is suitable for casual as well as formal events. It can even be worn at office to look formal yet stylish.

You can wear the style yourself at home. All the things you may need are comb, hair gel, bobby pins and hair clip. Apply the hair gel to your hair to make them deeply wet and then pull the hair backwards with the comb. Use the hair clip to tie the hair into a ponytail. Finally, twist the edges of the ponytail clockwise into a bun and lock it with bobby pins.

With this hairstyle, you can also try deep side partition, middle partition or no partition depending on your face type. Make sure that the hairstyle is neat and perfectly polished with hair spray in order to avoid any flyaway strand.

Sleek ponytails and braids

Sleek ponytails and braids are in trend since many decades. Even this season, the styles are very likely to be worn in different ways by women. Celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Audrina Patridge are rocking the styles on the red carpet. To put on a ponytail, add some hair spray to your hair, comb them properly and then gather all the hair tightly at the back of the head securing it with a hair clip. For a braid, you will have to divide the hair of the ponytail into 3 strands and then twist the strands around each other.

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