Hairstyle & Haircut Collection by Leslie Farmer

Straight Hairstyles for Curly Hair

There are many styles that can be created for curly hair that can be changed into straight hairstyles with the use of a few simple tools. Simple tools such as straightening treatments, a blow dryer and a hair straightener can be used to reduce the curls within the hair and can be used to straighten the hair to create a variety of other styles.

Are you seeking a way to transform your unruly curls into straight and sleek locks that can be worn down and straight through day and night styles? In this case, there are many straight methods that can be used to reduce the curls within the hair.

First, blow-dry the hair and ensure that all strands have been dried before attempting to straighten the hair. Section the hair into pieces which can be straightened to achieve the sleek and straight styles which are so popular. This works for layered hair, as well as hair that has been cut to the same length throughout the entire head. After all sections of the hair has been straightened, beginning from the bottom of the hair, to the top layer of the head.

After this has been achieved you can use a finishing spray or a serum that can be used to ease the frizz that comes with straightening curly hairstyles.

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Straight Hairstyles for Curly Hair

Fingernails Splitting

Fingernails are an important part of our body. There are times when they are as representative as they tell a lot about a person. Usually the first thing men look at in meeting a woman, is how well she cares for herself, that is to say, the makeup, the hair and then the fingernails. Being a woman, soon proves to be not so easy anymore.

In maintaining beautiful fingernails, such as to be proud of, one has to take very good care of them, one has to moisturize them file and trim them at least once a week, buff them once a month, maintain a good environment for the fingernails, protect them against any external factors, such as harsh chemicals, nail polish, etc.

If one does not take proper care of the fingernails, fingernail splitting, will your fingernails have to deal with. If this happens, your fingernails overall look will not be a good one. Most of the times, the causes for which the splitting happens is usually overexposure to water. This provokes the drying of the fingernail which leads to fingernail splitting. Having splitted fingernails makes them look very ugly and even though one may try and cover them with nail polish they will look just the same. They can be as well a cause of using too much nail polish and therefore, leading to fingernail dryness and splitting.

One should cease using nail polish every single day, and provide the nails with a two to three days rest in order to be able to breathe and take the needing nutritional oils for the fingernails strength and growth. Cold weather is yet some other cause that may lead to the fingernail splitting. Harsh weather conditions are not good for any part of one’s’ body, which is why one must take the protective measures, during winter times.

The diet is as important as any other factor from one’s life and it is essential that one takes proper care of whatever one eats. There is no other thing as a healthy diet and its consequences of it on the body. The aliments one eats should contain a lot of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and the Folic Acid that will help prevent splitting fingernails. They will as well cure it.  Calcium and Omega 3 fats are important due to their content and the fact that the body and the fingernails need some essential good oils.

One should take into consideration all of the things mentioned above so that one will be able to have good looking fingernails. If one does everything accordingly there will remain nothing more to do than to wait for some results. The results may appear just after a ten days treatment. If they delay in appearing, it means that the problem may be deeper, and you should consult a dermatologist.

He will then tell you whether the cause goes beyond than just external causes and whether one has an underlying illness that trigger this to happen. If this is the situation, one must at first treat that illness and just then will the fingernail splitting, cure become sizeable.

Whichever the situation may be, there is no need to worry as far as you take the thing into your hands and solve it before getting too bad, it will be nothing to worry about. In discovering any irregularity in the look of your fingernails plate one should take the proper actions and solve them. They should not be hidden under fingernail polish, as it does nothing but to make the problem get worse and this is the last thing one may need. The treatments for any fingernail disorder or disease are not as costly as losing your fingernail will be.

Fingernails Splitting

Hairstyles For Medium Length Hair

My personal opinion is that medium length hair is the best option for most women because it has a lot of advantages. That is the length that isn’t short or long. It is short enough to be easy to maintain and it is long enough so you can style it many ways: you can tie it, let it loose or create an up-do. To keep it short we can say that there is nothing you can’t do with medium length hair.

When we are talking about hairstyles for medium length hair you must know that there are many short and long hairstyles that can be adjusted to be right for medium length as well. I think the best example for this fact is the bob hairstyle. This can be both longer and shorter, depending on the personal preferences of the person in question and her physical aspect.

This hair length isn’t perfect just for hairstyles, but for most of the women as well because there are great hairstyles for any face shape and there is a wide variety for hairstyles from cute to sporty, everything is possible. You can have a bob, shag, straight or curly hairstyle; there are no limitations from the part of the hair. Only you can limit it by thinking that some hairstyles are just not appropriate.

My personal opinion is that the easiest way to change the hairstyle is to change from straight to curly or vice versa. There are many products and tools to help you achieve the look you want, you just have to be brave enough to try new things out.

Finding new hairstyles for medium length hair isn’t hard at all. These days there are many resources that can provide you with inspiration for your next hairstyle. There are magazines that are handling solely this topic and these are great because they give tips about haircuts and also about maintaining the given hairstyle. You could also find inspiration in the TV by watching fashion shows, but sometimes it is enough to watch the news and see a hairstyle that you would like to have and that you think will look good on you. Let’s not forget about the main inspiration resource of the people of our times: the internet. There are thousands of web pages with thousands of hairstyles for you to choose from. There are also some programs that allow you to try on hairstyle and decide which one looks the best.

One thing that I can tell you is that no matter how long your hair is, layers are always a good way to improve the hairstyle or to do something new, to create a new look. It’s not much of a change, but the layers can do magic. They can conceal things you don’t want to be seen and they can accentuate those features that you are proud of.

My last piece of advice would be that before you get your hair cut ask the hairstylist about his or her opinion. You might find out that the hairstyle you would’ve liked to get isn’t really advantageous for the shape of your face.

Hairstyles For Medium Length Hair

Guide To A Formal Hairstyle Without An Updo

Guide To A Formal Hairstyle Without An Updo

When you think of a formal event what do you think about your hair?  Do you associate formal events with updos?  Although many people have the misconception that wearing your hair down is not formal there are many styles that can be worn with you hair down that create a beautiful formal look.  These hairstyles will be able to be worn to dinner, dancing, theater, or even charity events.

When styling you hair for a formal event the first thing you should take into consideration is the condition of your hair.  Wearing your hair down is a wonderful idea, but you will want your hair to have a healthy glow and a nice polished look,  to help achieve this it is a good idea to use a deep conditioning treatment.  Using a deep conditioning treatment can be done at home with the use of hot oil or deep conditioning hair mask the day before the formal event.

Next you will need to decide how you would like to wear your hair.  A beautiful look that can be worn as a formal hairstyle is having your hair curled with beautiful, full curls.  To create this look if you don not have naturally curly hair is to wash your hair at least 24 hours before the event, doing this will help ensure that your hair will hold the curl.  Using hot rollers or rag ties curl you hair and let it set.  Once the curls are in your hair gently style them so that they cascade down your head.  To finish the hairstyle add a small hair accessory such as a jeweled clip or bobby pin to pin back a few curls.

Another beautiful formal hairstyle is to wear your hair sleek and back.  This look can be especially elegant it you have long hair.  Use a flat iron to help create super straight hair first.  Once this step is completed use a styling product such as wax or pomade to slick your hair back.  Start with to front of your hair and work your way back creating a beautiful sleek look that will be a welcome look to any formal event.

Wearing your hair down is a wonderful way to create a formal look without having to wear an updo.  So next time you have a formal event to attend consider wearing your hair down.

If you have any questions about the formal hairstyle, then please “Ask The Hairstylist” your question and we will post the response here.

Guide To A Formal Hairstyle Without An Updo