Keeping Boy Styles Looking Great

Even the simplest hair styles for boys require proper care to be kept looking their best. Regular washing is essential, especially for boys active in sports or during summer months when they may play outside for hours. Dandruff or other scalp problems may be very visible with short hair styles, and parents should seek a professional consultation if a rash, redness, or scaly scalp becomes a problem.

Short styles also need to be trimmed regularly to be kept uniform, though many parents can accomplish basic trims with hair clippers at home. Some parents are even able to do home hair cuts with many basic boy styles. Boys also need to be taught how to properly care for their hair with the right shampoo, conditioner, and brushing techniques.

What are the Types of Basic Boy Hair Styles

Each boy’s particular hair cut will depend on a number of factors, including his hair texture, how active he is, and his age. Short hair styles are best for most boys, and simple styles are easiest to care for. The basic types of haircuts for boys include:

* Military Hair Cuts: These short buzzes are fast to create and style, and they will not get tangled or cause other problems no matter how active a boy is.

Side swept style.

* Spikes: Short spikey styles give a boy’s hair its own personality without getting out of control. A little hair gel can make easy spikes all over the hair or just in the front if the bangs are a little longer.
* Tapered Styles: A basic cut with tapered sideburns, bangs, and neck will blend well with a child’s delicate features while keeping his hair style fun.
* Side Swept Styles: This is a classic cut for slightly less active boys. The hair is a bit longer and parted on the side, with the longer portion swept over the top of the head and forehead in a graceful curve. This is also a great style for special occasions.
* Shag Hair Styles: A shag is a great option for slightly older boys who admire a less rigid look. Shags use different layers to create a slightly disheveled look without getting out of control.
* Long Curls: A boy with naturally curly hair may need a slightly longer hair style to add weight and help tame his locks. The hair can drop to the eyebrow or top of the ear, with layers continuing to the collar. This is longer than most boys’ hair styles, but still not unmanageable.
* Comb Down Styles: This longer style is popular for very young boys. The hair is allowed to grow to the bottom of the ear or jaw in a single, simple layer, usually parted in the middle. This is a great style for toddlers, but becomes less practical as older boys get more active and may be teased by their peers for having longer hair.

What Types of Haircuts Need for Boys?

Young boys are usually active, rambunctious, and energetic, but that energy is rarely applied to caring for a hair style. Because of this, parents need to find boy-friendly styles with the following characteristics:

* Quick and easy to cut: Boys don’t usually like to sit still for hair cuts, and finding a quick style will make the chore easier for both parents and their sons to tolerate.
* Low-maintenance styling requirements: Just as boys don’t like to wait for a hair cut, they also don’t want to take a lot of time to style their hair each day. The best haircuts for boys can be styled in less than three minutes, and may even need nothing more than a quick brushing to be ready to go.
* Durable: A good boy’s hair style will be able to withstand rough play and lots of activity without needing to be restyled.
* Versatile: While girls can frequently change styles for different events, most boy-friendly hair styles should be suitable for a wide range of situations, including school, church, visiting grandparents, taking pictures, playing sports, and attending special events.

These style requirements may make it seem like there are only a few hair styles suitable for boys, but there are actually many variations that can be used for fun and stylish looks.

How To Give Your Hair 'Beachy' Sexy glamor Waves

How to get sexy wavy hair like Jessica Simpson or Rachel Bilson (pictured). This look isn't about to go out of style anytime soon. Wavy hair is hot, hot, hot. Find out how to give yourself the red carpet look to die for.

Difficulty: Average

Time Required: 30 minutes - 1 hour, depending on length and thickness of hair

Here's How:

1. Turn upside down and spray freshly washed roots with volumizing or texturizing spray. Massage it in (stylist Garren insists the rubbing motion creates body and texture). I like Bumble and Bumble or you can try Aveda volumizing tonic .
2. If hair is naturally coarse or curly, work a straightening balm through hair. Here's a great list of balms.
3. Brush hair (this works the product evenly through hair). Blowdry hair straight, starting at the roots to get extra volume. Hair must be completely dry for this look to work. Blow cold air at the roots to add volume (cold air locks in a style).
4. Separate hair into three sections, securing with a ponytail holder. (It's easier this way to curl your way through each section).
5. To curl hair, use a wide-barrel curling iron. Starting with one section, take a 1-inch portion of hair, spritz it with styling spray (again, I love Bumble and Bumble Styling Spray) or hairspray. Wrap hair around the barrel of the curling iron. (Wrapping hair is different from the traditional curling method. You don't want to 'clip' hair into the barrel. Wrapping allows you to curl all the way to the root). When you're curling, make sure to leave ends loose to avoid a crimp mark.
Release the curl after about 5-10 seconds (hold longer if you want a tighter curl). You should have a corkscrew curl.
6. Roll curl and bobby pin it close to the scalp. (I'm lazy, so I skip this step to save time).
7. Alternate the direction of the curl as you work your way through each section. (It's all in the direction you wind hair around the barrel of the curling iron. Start by placing hair on top of the barrel and wrapping around, then switch by putting the barrel on top of the hair before winding it around). Alternating directions makes curls look more natural. Some curls can remain tight, some loose.
8. Once pinned curls have cooled, release them.
9. Remove nozzle from dryer and gently loosen waves with cool air. You can also separate curls with your fingers, just make sure not to brush them out.
10. To add shine, spritz a hair serum . Stylist David Babaii finger-combs Biosilk Silk Therapy serum into actress Kate Hudson's hair (May 2007, InStyle). You can forego hair serum and spritz with saltwater spray. I like John Frieda Beach Blonde Ocean Waves Sea spray.
11. Set with hairspray. Just don't overdo it, you don't want new waves to feel "crunchy."

What You Need:

* Volumizing spray
* Straightening balm (if you have thick, course hair)
* Hair dryer
* A 1-inch barrel curling iron
* Ponytail holder and bobby pins
* Shine serum
* Hairspray
* Saltwater spray

Wavy hair styles

A wavy hairstyle is one in which the hair bends and curves in soft, open wave-like formations. Natural waves are genetically determined in each individual and can change due to factors such as time, health, hormones, medication as well as certain cutting techniques because they determine how much weight is pulling down on the hair shaft.

Method
Wavy hair needs to be cut and groomed by a trained hairstylist. Shaping and weight determination can make or break any particular look. Wavy hairstyles can also be achieved with naturally straight hair types by using chemicals and rollers (and rearranging the inner structure of the hair).

Benefits
Wavy hairstyles can be styled straight with the use of blow-dryers, straighteners, and styling aids, and by adjusting the weight through the layers (longer, heavier layers create weight and reduce waves while more layers reduce weight and increase bounce).

Beware
If you want a smoother, straighter result, beware of short layers. Also razor-cuts can be a problem because they can make shorter hair wispy in the mid-lengths and appear frizzy.

Tips
There are lots of wavy hairstyles to choose from, and with a good consultation you should find something that complements your features and attributes.



How to Style Wavy Hair

Straightening and blowdrying your hair is fine, but it can be damaging. Here is a heat-free, curler-free, easy, beautiful style especially for wavy hair!

Steps

1. Shampoo and condition your hair in the shower as usual.
2. Towel off hair but be gentle. Rubbing can cause split ends and frizz. Do not brush or comb your hair!
3. Once the soaking-wetness is gone from your hair, mess it up with your fingers and put it in the loosest, highest and sloppiest bun you can make. Spray with a weak gel hairspray, like Garnier Fructis Curl Shaping Spray Gel.
4. Leave it alone until you are sure it is dry.
5. Take it down and use your fingers or a hair pick if your hair is tangled. Spray again with gel spray, but remember that this is not quite the same as scrunching.
6. That's it! If your hair still has some frizz, apply a smoothing gel or serum.

Tips

* Some nice products might come in handy. Since wavy hair can be dry, I use TreSemme for Dry/Damaged Hair shampoo. Any quality conditioner is fine. Again, the best spray gel is a regular strong hold bottle of Garnier Fructis style Curl Shaping Spray gel.
* If you must blow-dry, use the cool setting. Remember, the whole point of this is to give your hair a break from heat styling.
* Medium to very wavy hair is best for this, but it'll work on straight hair if you use lots of hairspray instead of spray gel. (Or a super-strong spray gel)
* A good smoother is Alberto V05 Smooth! Smoothing Souffle

Things You'll Need

* Nice shampoo and conditioner
* Spray gel or weak hairspray
* [optional] Blow dryer with a cool setting(if you are in a hurry)
* [optional] A smoothing serum or gel

A wavy hair type is often considered the most desirable. It has lots of natural movement that can be maximized with hairstyling products, and can be blown dry into a straight hair look or scrunched for a curly hair effect. Waves make lightly layered hair looks a natural choice. Adding hair highlights or hair lowlights via hair color or shine-enhancing products, can maximize the appearance of wavy hair's gentle undulation. The wavy hair type can also be combed into retro hair styles, 20's looks—very romantic!

Straight hair styles

Your hair type can range from the fine blond hair of Scandinavians to the thick, sometimes coarse hair of Asians and Indians. It can be texturized with perms, hair setting, and hair care products. Thin straight hair often benefits from being colored, which adds texture and fullness to each strand.

Very coarse or thick straight hair may be difficult to perm, requiring extra time and additional perming rods for the proper final look. Simple, geometric haircuts like bobs, are a natural for straight hair of any texture. Very straight, thick hair is often resistant to perms-stubborn about taking a curl and likely to need frequent perming to maintain hair's new texture.

Gorgeous Hairstyles For All Hair Types

Just about every woman knows how to fix simple hairstyles like a bun, a braid or a ponytail.

If you can manage these simple (but usually pretty boring) hairstyles, then with a few twists on these well known hairstyles, you can have a gorgeous hairstyle that will turn heads.

A Cute Flip-Through For All Occasions

For the first hairstyle I'll teach you, you start with an ordinary ponytail. I love this hairstyle, which is a really cute ponytail that is extremely easy to make. Make sure the ponytail you make is a high one. Loosen the ponytail just slightly so that it hangs a little lower.

Now, using your fingers, part your hair in the center, starting from your crown and ending at the nape of your neck. You should be sure to divide the hair underneath the ponytail as well as above it.

Then push your thumbs up from the nape of your neck through the part you've created in your hair. Hang your head upside down for a second, flipping your ponytail over. Hook your thumbs around the base of your ponytail and push it upwards to the nape of your neck.

Once a good sized loop of hair is pushed through, grab it with your hand and pull it all the way through. Now turn your head right side up again and carefully comb your hair together just above the ponytail to make a neat finish.

A Gorgeous Tuck For Special Dates And Occasions

This next beautiful hairstyle starts the same way as the flip through I just taught you... with a high ponytail. First you make a part down the middle of your head (like you did for the flip through) only you end AT the ponytail, leaving a good layer of hair under the ponytail untouched.

Then you pull the sections of hair apart above the ponytail creating a "pocket." Fold the entire ponytail up and gently tuck it down into the pocket, distributing the hair as even as possible.

Push the elastic ponytail band down into the pocket as well, so that it is hidden from view. If you find this to be hard loosen the ponytail a little more.

Now, just comb your hair carefully over the part you made earlier. Try using a bobby pin or barrette to pull your hair together just above the pocket. If your plastic band tends to show, a barrette will also help to hide it.

A Sexy Hairstyle You Can Wear While Mountain Biking

Yet another of my favorite hairstyles is one that is a variation on the braid, and is rightfully called "the rope." To make this hairstyle you start with a ponytail that you've divided into 3 even sections.

Twist the right most section of hair to the right, and cross it over both of the other sections. Repeat this, always twisting the farthest right section to the right and crossing it over the other two sections until your "rope" is the length you desire.

Then secure your hairstyle with a scrunchie or elastic ponytail band once you've finished.

Master these hairstyles and you'll never be stuck wondering what "do" you should wear today. But better yet, you won't be stuck with the same drab hairdo everyday.