2008 Hottest Hairstyles for You!
Do you long for luscious, lengthy locks? Or are tousled tresses more your style? Whatever your desired ‘do’, here are some of the hottest hairstyles for 2008 and the instructions on how to achieve your new look for Christmas:
Chopped Crop
The chopped crop is simply a hot, edgy style which you can achieve in a few simple steps:
Step 1 – Towel Dry – Towel dry your hair to remove excessive moisture. Pump three shots of hair straightening cream into your hands and work it evenly through the hair, focusing on the roots.
Step 2 – Blow Dry – Use your hand to pull your hair in different directions, lifting at the roots while blow drying on the highest settings at the same time.
Step 3 – Final Touch – Massage through hair moulding paste into your palms. Move your hands upwards through your hair making sure you get underneath to lift the roots. For a chopped finish, use your fingertips, separating and tweaking layers for added hair texture.
Silky Straight
Get sophisticated, silky straight hair in a few steps:
Step 1 – Towel Dry – Towel dry your hair to remove excess moisture and then blast with a hair dryer until about 50% dry. Use a small amount of hair straightening cream, spreading it evenly through the lengths.
Step 2 – Blow Dry – Divide you hair into eight sections and blow dry. Use a round brush to pull each section taut, and ensure that the nozzle of the blow dryer is facing down the hair.
Step 3 – Final Touch – Rub a small amount of hair styling wax between your fingertips. Finish the style by applying the wax to the ends of the hair, piecing and defining layers.
And Voila! Silky straight hair!
Tickety Bob
Find out how easy it is to achieve this simple 60’s style in a few steps:
Step 1 – Towel Dry – Towel dry your hair to remove excess moisture. Pump three shots of hair straightening cream into your hands, then work evenly through your hair with a wide tooth comb.
Step 2 – Blow Dry – Rough dry your hair with a blow dryer until its 50% dry. Finish blow drying section by section using a large round brush. Roll it through your hair, pulling your hair taut and make sure the heat and nozzle is facing down the hair shaft to keep it flat and smooth. Repeat this step until the hair is completely dry.
Step 3 – Final Touch – Finish by rubbing a small amount of hair style wax between your fingertips, to warm the wax. Apply, separating layers to create soft defined strands.
AND Bob’s your Uncle – a funky 60’s hairstyle!
Short Shag
Short hair does not mean it has to be a simple haircut style. Get “just got out of bed hair” in less the 20 minutes within the following steps:
Step 1 – Towel Dry – Towel dry your hair to remove excess moisture. Pump three shots of hair straightening cream into your hands, then work evenly through your hair with a wide tooth comb.
Step 2 – Blow Dry – Roughly blow dry your hair on a high setting until it is almost dry. Softly tousle the crown layers within your fingertips to achieve added volume.
Step 3 – Final Touch – Massage through hair putty into your palms. Move your hands through your hair making sure you get underneath to lift the roots. Finish by applying to the ends of your hair, piecing and defining layers.
Lossen Up
Want to get the casual, “not really trying but still totally stylish” look? Follow these simple steps to look awesome:
Step 1 – Towel Dry – Towel dry your hair to remove excess moisture, apply hair mousse and comb through damp hair. Use a diffuser on your hair dryer and ensure all sections are dry.
Step 2 – Blow Dry – Gather hair back into a low, loose style ponytail, leaving out the fringe or the front layer of your hair.
Step 3 – Twist – Divide the ponytail into two sections. Take one section and loosely twist the hair upwards. Once you can twist no more, pin the end of the twist back into the ponytail. Repeat with the second section.
Step 4 – Final Touch – To finish and secure the style, gently spray some hairspray over the knot and front layers of your hair.
Curly Wurly
Curl one, curl two! Follow these simple steps for a tousled but tame look, perfect for any occasion:
Step 1 – Towel Dry – Towel dry your hair to remove excess moisture ensuring hair is 50% dry. Massage a teaspoon of curl boosting and no frizz hair cream into your palms, and apply to mid lengths to ends of your hair.
Step 2 – Blow Dry – Divide your hair into small sections, taking each section separately and twisting around a curling tong. Remember, the smaller the section the more curls your will achieve.
Step 3 – Final Touch – To finish the hairstyle, massage the size of a 10c piece of hair putty into your palms and use your hands to scrunch softly through the bottom curls only. This will ensure curls remain bouncy and well defined.
Soft Curls
Achieve this classic, movie star look in just a few steps:
Step 1 – Towel Dry – Towel dry your hair to remove excess moisture and then blast with a hair dryer until about 50% dry. Apply about a teaspoon of curl boosting and no frizz hair cream to hair spreading evenly through the lengths.
Step 2 – Blow Dry – Take even sections of hair between your fingertips and twist into ropes. Use a diffuser on your hair dryer and work around your head ensuring all sections are dry.
Step 3 – Final Touch – To finish, gently take your fingertips through the hair, lifting and separating the twists so they form curls. Lightly spray with some hair spray to ensure added volume and hold.
Tamed Mane
Tame that mane by following these few simple steps:
Step 1 – Towel Dry – Towel dry hair to remove excess moisture or leave to dry naturally until hair is around 50% dry.
Step 2 – Power Paste – Rub a small amount of super moulding power past between your palms. Starting from the back of your head, rub your palms quickly through the hair in an upward motion.
Step 3 – Final Touch – Use your fintertips to work into the top layers of the hair, separating individual pieces to create extra hair definition and texture.
Achieving your desired haircuts and styles doesn’t need to be expensive or require a visit to the top of the line hair saloon! You can get the celebrity looking hair styles by keeping in mind three basic steps of towel dry, blow dry and final touch.
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