Category: Fashion

Current hair color trends are defined within the move towards relaxed glamour. Healthy, shiny hair, with lots of movement, yet still well groomed. Color is defined – it’s either pastel blondes, in clean, icy tones. Or cool browns, or brilliant reds. The move has definitely been away from red browns, although if that’s a personal choice, or suits your skin tone best, don’t be a slave to fashion!

Here are some ideas to incorporate the latest hair color trends into your style:

Double sided coloring – underneath, choose a darker color like chocolate, and over the top, and for most of the hair, choose lighter shades like copper and bronze. The darker color will frame your face, and if you go for any flicks or curls when styling, you’ll see it contrasted against the lighter colors. But the main colors when hair is straightened will be the lighter ones. It’s great for variety.

Try color combinations like coffee, honeycomb and golden syrup for a more subtle, layered effect.

For brunettes who like their chocolate browns, try a few golden highlights to break up the block of chocolate, unless your face and skin color can handle the density of such a rich dark color. It really helps define your hair style, and is much easier to wear.

If you like very dark colors, try a brown black instead of a straight black. Or get your hairdresser to mix in some blue black into the brown black to give it more intensity, but without the harshness of a solid black that is not flattering to all skin tones. Also, try mixing in some caramel and pink-red foils with a violet brown black base. If they’re used creatively, and with restraint, you can keep the overall look very dark and mysterious, with a few hints of color showing.

For blondes, try mixing golden blonde with a very light ash. Or for a more subtle but contrasting look, have the ends of a bob colored a pale pastel coral.

If you want to try platinum shades, instead of going for a harsher white white, try a softer platinum white tinted slightly with pink.

For a pretty natural blonde look, try splicing a few clove and light ash foils through a pale, golden base shade.

Redheads: Go for a rich, fiery copper with a darker brown underneath, like clove. This works well on long hair and mid length hair.

For another red combination, try cayenne, nutmeg and paprika.

For really vibrant colors mixed with a darker base, away from the coppers, try a pink red combination of cassis and raspberry coulis.

For something a little more outrageous and individual, go for a brightly colored fringe, say in pink, and a few purple ends.

If you want something quite striking, but not so colorful, just go for a lighter than usual highlight. As long as it’s tastefully done, it’ll look great. Don’t try this at home!!!

When choosing colors, be aware of whether it’s a warm shade or a cool shade. And keep in mind how much of each color is going to be on your hair. Which shade, or tone, do you want the dominant one to be? Do you want a subtle effect, or a more striking one? Unless the contrasting color is going to be in small amounts, keep warm tones together, and cool tones together, irrespective of whether they are blond, brown, black or red. For example, chocolate brown highlights look good with warm vanilla, even though the colors themselves are quite distinct.

You can use different tones together. But it depends on both your skin tone, the way the colors are applied, and how much of each are used. If you’re going for this approach, think of the contrasting tone as a painter would, and be judicious about it’s placing.

References: 1. Hair Now, N2/06

Wherever you go, you will not fail to notice that many men these days are becoming more conscious with their hairstyle. You will see a number of different hairstyle worn by the male population and most of the styles are salon-made. Barber shops are still around but more men go to salon for hairstyling. Men’s bangs haircuts along with other popular styles of hair for the male population are seen everywhere.

The new styles of hair spread fast because it is visible in the media. The male celebrities are the first to wear the new look and because of their extreme media exposure; many other guys follow the style to look good. Look into television or magazines and you will know where you male neighbor, friend or brother got his look. To know about popular hairstyles this age, continue reading.

Go to formal events and you’ll see a common style of hair called the classic cut. Some men sport wet look or slick back look to make the style more elegant. If you see the common haircut that Leonardo de Caprio and Brad Pitt wore in formal events, that the classic style. This is perfect for all men but those with wide forehead or thick eyebrows must be careful because these assets attract attention if the hair is pulled back too much.

Another hairstyle that is common these days is buzz cut. The hair is cut very short and trimmed into clean cut. Many athletes and busy individuals have this hairstyle because it doesn’t require too much maintenance. One does not need to put too much product on hair.

One more hairstyle popular among male especially in teenagers and younger boys is spiky hair. The length of hair will allow many variations to the style. One can look decent and preppy when the hairstyle is combined with preppy clothes. One can also look like a punk if this style is paired with black or leather jeans. This creates a trendy and cool look that is why many youngsters sport this hairstyle.

Aside from the hairstyles listed above, there are still many styles popular these days. Hair products are also used for variations in styling because haircut is not enough. There are many products for hair being sold these days in many stores. Examples are hair conditioners, colors, hot oil and other hair treatment items.

Men’s bangs haircuts are also common and are added to some hairstyles. If you think that bangs only look good on women, you’re wrong because it creates boyish look for men too. Male celebrities such as Danny Jones, Zac Efron and Ryan Hansen have different styles of bangs that make them the perfect boys-next-door.