Cool Hairstyles

Super Sleek Hair is Back! 3 Easy Steps on How to Do It Without Over Doing It. Image Source: Photo Source: Albert L. Ortega/PR Photos For quite some time it’s been difficult to turn on the tube or hit the cinema without witnessing luxurious volume and big blown out waves, and these hairstyles have been heavily coveted, and not easily maintained by the average viewer. And though big volume and beautiful blow outs are well worth the effort, you may be happy to hear that when it comes to trends, gone are the days of the starlet blown out look, as today’s Tinseltown queens have been sporting sleek new locks that are straight and elegant. While this look is pretty, if you don’t have bone straight hair it can be tricky particularly in winter where one is much more prone to catch the wrong wind, precipitation, or get caught too long in a flurry or two. So how do you achieve this look, and maintain it all day once you’ve got it? Easy, just a few simple tools and steps and you are well on you...

Vintage at Good wood: retro chic comes of age Vintage has had a rocky ride to respectability. The Noughties saw the word become fashionable and then ubiquitous. Kate Moss paraded her Twenties flapper dresses, Topshop got in on the act, and vintage megastore Beyond Retro in east London became a hipster hangout. From T-shirts to tea sets, it became a watered-down label applied to anything second-hand. Now the pendulum has swung back: vintage is special again. “Today, 'vintage’ is overground and it’s hard to find a town without a vintage clothes shop,” says Wayne Hemingway, designer and founder of Red or Dead, who has collected vintage since his youth. “But when I was growing up, wearing second-hand signified you were poor.” To channel his passion, Hemingway, along with his wife Gerardine and their children, has created the UK’s first vintage festival, Vintage at Goodwood. A three-day celebration of fashion, music and culture, this week...

Sleek is Chic. Again. 4 Easy Steps To Get Your Hairstyle There Image Source: Bob Charlotte / PR Photos It seems that Hollywood can’t make up their mind with this trend. The super sleek look was hot about four years ago, and then got all tousled and mussy over the last little while, but award season has turned the tides yet again. Sleek is chic again and if you are looking for a new look, sleek, straight hair may be just what you need to change your look without making any drastic changes. Whether your hair is long or short, straight locks that are also uber glam are easy no matter HOW late you are waking up in the morning. Tools You Will Need: clips or bobby pins, fine tooth comb, flat iron (ceramic is recommended), straightening serum, shine spray or mist Step 1: Separate hair into sections (with your clips or pins) that are as wide as your flatiron. Step 2: For each section, start at the root with your comb, and glide your flat iron down each section. If you don’t have one and are ...

My Antique Hair Comb Collection Introduction Some of us are born collectors. We can’t help it; we see, we want, we collect. I own collections of collections—tiny boxes, cat figurines, jewelry , books, blues CDs, black shoes, crystals, and so on. I can’t help myself. But some of my collectibles are more ornamental than others, especially my antique hair comb collection. I have them mounted on a long piece of celadon brocade, and display them as a wallhanging. Comb #1 I’ve always loved long hair , but it doesn’t look good on me. Also, my hair is so coarse and thick that wearing it long here in hot and steamy Texas would probably cause my head to spontaneously combust. So I collect old hair combs, lovely in their individuality, and in admiration of the long hair they once held in place. They are not always easy to find, and the fourteen I own have come from many different plac...