Hairstyles and Changing Fashion Advice, Updating your look, Staying in Style

Once upon a time, hair fashion moved slowly. A look that was popular in one century might still be just as current in to next. And when looks did change, they did so subtly - maybe the shape of a curl became pronounced or the curl disappeared entirely, or an up-do became a bit flatter and migrated from the crown to tire back of the head.

Today, however, fashion moves at lightning speed. Looks no longer survive a full year; most die after a season. To make matters worse, the changes are drastic. In 3 months, bobs can give way to long layers, only to move in another 3 months to sleek waist-length manes. No one I know has hair that grows that fast. So the best advice I can give you , and which has been given to me by countless stylists, is to disregard most of what's happening in fashion.

Staying in Style

You probably don't want t o ignore fashion totally - nor do most hairdressers want you to. After all. you want to look contemporary . Instead of changing your entire look to mimic what's going on in vogue, however, try changing an element.

Let's say you notice fringed bobs in all the magazines - and indeed, you even read several articles on "fringed bobs for spring". Perhaps you hate bobs. but wouldn't mind updating your look. The easy solution? After studying trends, choose an element that you happen to like. In this instance, get a fringe haircut.

Before you incorporate current trends into your style, talk to your hairdresser. For instance, if wispy looks make an appearance and your hair is too thin to carry off the layering needed for such studies, your stylist can create a slight touch of wispiness in your fringe.