Good ol' Updos | Good ol' Updo Hairstyles

Good ol' Updos

This year it's time to bunch your hair. Now it's Updos time. Different kinds of updos you can try.For a formal occasion, flatten your hair and tie a neat bun at the nape. Even side buns look gorgeous, so it's your call. For casual occasions and all those times when you're rushing out the door with your bag in one hand and your coffee in the other, just gather all your hair and twist it into a messy bun and fasten it with a fancy clip. It doesn't get easier than this!

Hair Color Trends | Hair Color Trends 2012

Today, the hair color trends are of subtle hair highlights, dark lowlights, and hair dyes like platinum blonde and shiny raven black. So, if you want a spring kind of look, get some fresh color skinny foil highlights. Men and women with short hair can consider adding some lowlights for a cool new look. But if you are want a total hair makeover, then consider dyeing your whole hair. If you are a blonde, go brunette, and vice versa.

The color 'red' is also in fashion these days. You can see many people with short crops like pixie or bobs are sporting red dyed hair. However, these are not the natural looking shades of red. This year the trend of sporting short crops with brightly colored hair is very 'in'. So, consider getting a short crop and dye it in some bright shade.

Hairstyle Trends for 2012

You can choose a messy choppy layered look or some sleek style. When it comes to short hairstyles for men, faux hawk and layered styles are very popular. Faux hawk is simply done by cropping the side hair and leaving the middle hair longer. Men's layered styles today are cut in such a way that there are sweeping side bangs and wispy ends in front of the ears and behind the neck.

Another popular trend this year is of short crops which are dyed in bright colors. Check out pictures of Rihanna and Agyness Deyn. This year the trend of short crops like pixie cuts with long bangs and short unusual bobs is in. Many celebs can be seen sporting theses short styles. Also, they are great for summer.

Nowadays, some of the most popular short haircuts for women are the inverted bob styles. So, you can get a sleek inverted bob style and keep it cut a bit choppy at the ends, if you want to add depth to your hair. Sometimes, just make the bob look wavy using a sea salt spray. When it comes to long or medium length hairstyles, layered styles with bangs are popular. If you want a sleek layered style, then get only few layers at the bottom and flip the layers inwards, and accompany it with cute choppy cut bangs. If you want a bit of a messy look, then get lots of choppy layers and flip them outwards, and accompany it with the Cleopatra style bangs.