Big fan of the sexy half up, half down hairstyles, Angelina Jolie looked stunning at the Academy Awards/Oscars 2009.
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If you have short and curly hair, you may find it very difficult to manage it. However, there are certain techniques by using which you can tame your short hair without using harsh chemicals or a time-consuming trip to a hair salon. Yes, that’s true! It is possible get picture-perfect hair that shines, bounces back, and looks perfectly healthy. This can be done if you use a superior -quality hair straightener.
If you are confused whether you should go for a ceramic, Tourmaline, or an Infrared hair straightener, and also about the size you should choose as per your hair type, this article would definitely resolve all your queries.
To get best results, you should go for a hair straightener that produces ions when heated. The hair straighteners coated with ceramic or tourmaline for the hot plates produce negative ions on heating, and thus gives your hair a smooth and relaxing look. You can choose to ignore the claims made by infrared hair straighteners, as there is nothing special about them except for their high price.
If you are now wondering about the size of the hair straightener to be used, it completely depends on your hair type. Yes, you should choose the plate size of the hair straightener as per the texture of your hair and its length. So, if you have coarse, thick, long hair, which you need to straighten by using a hair straightener, you should choose a plate size of 1.5 to 3 inches. You can reduce the size of the plates to 1.25 inches if you have short hair with similar texture.
If you have short and curly hair, you may find it very difficult to manage it. However, there are certain techniques by using which you can tame your short hair without using harsh chemicals or a time-consuming trip to a hair salon. Yes, that’s true! It is possible get picture-perfect hair that shines, bounces back, and looks perfectly healthy. This can be done if you use a superior -quality hair straightener.
If you are confused whether you should go for a ceramic, Tourmaline, or an Infrared hair straightener, and also about the size you should choose as per your hair type, this article would definitely resolve all your queries.
To get best results, you should go for a hair straightener that produces ions when heated. The hair straighteners coated with ceramic or tourmaline for the hot plates produce negative ions on heating, and thus gives your hair a smooth and relaxing look. You can choose to ignore the claims made by infrared hair straighteners, as there is nothing special about them except for their high price.
If you are now wondering about the size of the hair straightener to be used, it completely depends on your hair type. Yes, you should choose the plate size of the hair straightener as per the texture of your hair and its length. So, if you have coarse, thick, long hair, which you need to straighten by using a hair straightener, you should choose a plate size of 1.5 to 3 inches. You can reduce the size of the plates to 1.25 inches if you have short hair with similar texture.
For women too spineless to give up their long curl, I want to say that it looks neat to take about ear length, dye it black, streak it burgandy or baby blue, and give it that slightly tossled/slightly spikey look. If you have not enough courage to cut it, I have some more recommendations for you.
Crimping.
You should know short hair gets really floofy and can to all sorts of spiff frizzy antigravity things when it's short.
Wee pigtails.
Try to pull sections from the top of my head and put them in little brightly and colored rubberbands. Sometimes I love just do two in the front, and sometimes I do four, two in front and two in back. As a variation I use butterfly clips (or something similar) to hold them instead of rubberbands. More variety can be had by braiding the sections.
Pigtails.
Pull it all up into pigtails. Depending on where you place them, you can get all sorts of looks. For example, more towards the back can be more adult-looking (example would be Devi in "I feel sick," if you've ever read that), more towards the sides will give you a little-girl look.
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I love to tie really long (butt-length and longer) ribbons into my hair. A blah ponytail changes to something really elegant when it has a long black velvet ribbon trailing from it. Just be careful not to sit on them. Be also prepared to face people wanting to play with them when you wear them. And then of course, there are pony falls for when you really want long hair.
For women too spineless to give up their long curl, I want to say that it looks neat to take about ear length, dye it black, streak it burgandy or baby blue, and give it that slightly tossled/slightly spikey look. If you have not enough courage to cut it, I have some more recommendations for you.
Crimping.
You should know short hair gets really floofy and can to all sorts of spiff frizzy antigravity things when it's short.
Wee pigtails.
Try to pull sections from the top of my head and put them in little brightly and colored rubberbands. Sometimes I love just do two in the front, and sometimes I do four, two in front and two in back. As a variation I use butterfly clips (or something similar) to hold them instead of rubberbands. More variety can be had by braiding the sections.
Pigtails.
Pull it all up into pigtails. Depending on where you place them, you can get all sorts of looks. For example, more towards the back can be more adult-looking (example would be Devi in "I feel sick," if you've ever read that), more towards the sides will give you a little-girl look.
Attachments.
I love to tie really long (butt-length and longer) ribbons into my hair. A blah ponytail changes to something really elegant when it has a long black velvet ribbon trailing from it. Just be careful not to sit on them. Be also prepared to face people wanting to play with them when you wear them. And then of course, there are pony falls for when you really want long hair.
The typical hair and hair follicles of those of African descent are tightly curled, thus producing hair that spirals. Black hair also typically has a larger diameter than Caucasian hair and retains less water, thus its relative “kinkiness.” The many styling methods utilized on Black hair cause concern with hair loss. Black hair is very strong, fortunately so because Black hair styles cause a great deal of stress on the hair and scalp.
For example, using a hair pick to pick the hair up to a bushy style is a very damaging process due to the constant pulling causing stress on the hair shaft as well as the follicle. In fact, combing Black hair in general can create high stress on Black hair and cause breakage, which perpetuates dryness. Conrowing and braiding are methods of hairstyling that pull the hair tight, and this can cause a great deal of stress on the hair and scalp resulting in hair loss. Braiding that results in the hair being pulled very tight can cause traumatic alopecia, a hair loss that is caused by trauma to the hair and scalp. Traumatic alopecia is usually reversible with proper hair care.
Hot combs and relaxers used to straighten hair can cause a great deal of heat and chemical damage to hair and scalp, which can also cause traumatic alopecia, and over time can cause permanent hair loss. This becomes especially true when the heat or chemically processed hair is pulled tight by rollers or a hot curling iron.
Hot oil conditioners are excellent for Black hair, as hot oil treatments contain proteins and polymers vital to repairing the hair cuticles. Hot oil treatments involve heating the oil and putting it into the hair and scalp, then covering the hair with a plastic cap to allow the oil to soak in. Follow the recommendations on the treatment you are using for the amount of time you should leave the treatment on the hair. This process can heal breakages and shinier stronger hair will be the result.
The typical hair and hair follicles of those of African descent are tightly curled, thus producing hair that spirals. Black hair also typically has a larger diameter than Caucasian hair and retains less water, thus its relative “kinkiness.” The many styling methods utilized on Black hair cause concern with hair loss. Black hair is very strong, fortunately so because Black hair styles cause a great deal of stress on the hair and scalp.
For example, using a hair pick to pick the hair up to a bushy style is a very damaging process due to the constant pulling causing stress on the hair shaft as well as the follicle. In fact, combing Black hair in general can create high stress on Black hair and cause breakage, which perpetuates dryness. Conrowing and braiding are methods of hairstyling that pull the hair tight, and this can cause a great deal of stress on the hair and scalp resulting in hair loss. Braiding that results in the hair being pulled very tight can cause traumatic alopecia, a hair loss that is caused by trauma to the hair and scalp. Traumatic alopecia is usually reversible with proper hair care.
Hot combs and relaxers used to straighten hair can cause a great deal of heat and chemical damage to hair and scalp, which can also cause traumatic alopecia, and over time can cause permanent hair loss. This becomes especially true when the heat or chemically processed hair is pulled tight by rollers or a hot curling iron.
Hot oil conditioners are excellent for Black hair, as hot oil treatments contain proteins and polymers vital to repairing the hair cuticles. Hot oil treatments involve heating the oil and putting it into the hair and scalp, then covering the hair with a plastic cap to allow the oil to soak in. Follow the recommendations on the treatment you are using for the amount of time you should leave the treatment on the hair. This process can heal breakages and shinier stronger hair will be the result.