Hairstyles and Haircuts

Every one of us has probably all the experiences, at some time or other, that we walk out of some hair salon full of appall and letdown at our new avatar! Well, now this does not have to happen anymore. When you talk with your hair stylist, one should be honest in this discussion! If you do not want spending hours every day fixing up the hairstyles, be sure to let hairstylist know. Listen to him/her if they have any suggestions.

If anyone knows what haircut and style they want, it is best if it is shown to the hairstylist a picture of it. One can browse many hairstyle websites and get a printout of one for those, or find in some beauty magazines. This helps avoiding misunderstandings.

Many times, salons have a binder or a catalog that can give at least an approximate image. You can certainly look at that and seek hairstylist advice that whether the selected style would suit on you or not.

Hairstyle and haircut can change one’s avatar for sure and this is the time to get looked into it. The latest trend is to be followed with not losing the choice of your own taste. Whatever the case is, haircut and hairstyle are carefully to be taken under the observation so that they give great look. Let us have some hairstyles and haircuts those are famous nowadays –


Bowl cut
This is a cut, which gets its name from its origin of placing some bowl onto the head and then cutting off everything that pops out from under the bowl! This will give hair off for several inches in length on the top along and close cropped hair under the bowl’s border and no blend (or passage) between those two lengths. The bowl cut turned popular during the Great Depression as that was easiest way of cutting the hair! Though the techniques might have improved, this cut still has the same basics and characteristics of longer hair on top and short hair under bowl lines that is generally just above the ears.


Clipper blade and attachment
Electric clipper is used to cut off the hair short. If used directly onto the head without any attachment guards, they would shave off the hair from the scalp, leaving quite short stubble. Some clippers utilize a series of various plastic guards over the cutting blades for adjusting the length of hairs, although others have different length clip-on blades. Such clipper attachments (guards or blades) have been used to provide a uniform length of hairs to be left. Barbers have got both adjustable attachment and standard attachment. Clippers might use attachment numbers for indicating the length of hair that are to be left.

College cut
The college cut is quite similar to an ivy league. In this, the back has been clipper cut short all the way back to the crown with the length that increases until the bangs build anywhere from 1-3 inches at the front-side. Bangs might be left straight down or can also be brushed off to the sides.

Crew cut
Out of the US, the term crew cut has a much restricted meaning as compared to in the U.S. The non US definition for this is a cut, which is short all over (about ¼ inch), possibly tapered a bit at the backs and sides. In the US, crew cut is used more generally to refer to varieties of short haircuts. In general, the US definition refers to the cuts those are tapered at the backs and sides but might be up to an inch on the top.




Dipped mushroom cut
This is also popular as dipped bowl cut since it is like a regular bowl cut, nevertheless, here, the back will follow the curvature around the ears and "dips" at least 1-2 inches lower at the backside or the head. This would prevent the bowl cut to have a look much like the sides view of a "cupcake" when the bowl has been cut very high.

Homemade Conditioners

After shampooing, it becomes necessary to use hair conditioner in order to achieve easy manageability to the hair on the scalp, leaving them softer and shiny. Conditioners are known to restore the vitality and luster of the hair and hence, they are to be used every time when the head bath is finished.

Hair conditioning is said to be easiest though important way by which, one can protect the hair; make them smooth and easier to manage. T he homemade conditioners used to assist hair can be made up with components that are easy to find and you have them in your kitchen! Some of the conditioners contain essential oils to perfume that not only give great fragrance but they also balance pH value of the hair and nurture them. These conditioners make an ideal complement to the homemade shampoos.
Multi-benefits of homemade conditioners

The benefits are innumerable. One can get rid of itchy scalp, dandruffs, greasy and sticky hair, frizzy hair, losing hair or hair fall, thinning of hair, premature graying of hair- and lots of other health ailments and associated symptoms related to the hair! If one is suffering from this or not and simply want hair care, the conditioners are ready to serve their best.

Ideally, such conditioner can be changed or altered according to your type of hair since one common hair product cannot work for all kinds of hair. You are unique and hence, you need formula that is unique! Get ready to have fun making homemade conditioner for hair and alter it according to the type of hair you are gifted with

Homemade Conditioners

Conditioner 1

Natural Hair Conditioner that works as deep conditioner for wonderful hair is taking one small jar of real mayonnaise and about 1/2 of an avocado. Put them together in a medium bowl and splash together by the hands until the mixture turns it color and comes to a mint-green. Polish this great recipe onto hair all the way to their roots. Put on a shower cap or you can simply wrap the head with cling film.

Leave as it is for about half an hour. For deeper conditioning, put a hot and damp towel surrounding the head - over the cling film. And if are gifted with long hair and only require deep conditioning at the roots, cutting those ingredients in ½ and apply only up to the roots and simply wrapping them is not a bad idea!

Conditioner 2

Another wonderful and delightful homemade conditioner is made by picking up rosemary essential oil. Take some drops of rosemary essential oil onto the palms of the hands and work throughout the scalp leaving not a single hair.

Conditioner 3

If you want to go for some tropical conditioner, take one avocado (peeled and then mashed) and some coconut milk. Mix the mashed avocado with coconut milk. Blend them well together till the mixture turns its shape and becomes smooth and almost as thick as shampoo. Take widen toothed comb and comb it throughout the hair and let it be there for about 10 -15 minutes. Later on, rinse it thoroughly.

Conditioner 4

Many of people know that eggs do wonder job in keeping skin and hair healthy and radiant. If you find this great and want to make egg conditioner, take 1 tsp of baby oil, one egg yolk and about one medium cup of plain water. Beat the egg yolk till it becomes frothy and then add the oil beating it again. Add this mixture to plain water and massaging this onto the scalp and throughout the hair before rinsing well gives new life to hair and they look radiant.

Conditioner 5

Apart from other health benefits, Apple cider also nurtures hair and scalp. To prepare apple cider softness conditioner, take 1-2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar and about three cups plain but pure water. Mix them well and just pour over the hair as the final rinse. It is simplest though most effective homemade conditioner that if used regularly, tightens the roots of the hair and prevent them to fall before you age!

How to properly bathe your Hair

How to properly shampoo your hair?

1. First, thoroughly saturate scalp and hair using warm water (neither very hot nor very cold).

2. Apply a small amount of shampoo (about the size of a quarter) to palm and rub hands together to evenly distribute.

3. Now apply shampoo to scalp with the balls of your fingers (never use fingernails). The primary objective of shampooing is to clean your scalp, not wrestle your hair, so concentrate on massaging gently and allow suds to be distributed throughout hair while rinsing.

4. Then work out your way to the ends, because this is the direction in which the hair cuticle lies.

5. Rinse in cool water. It closes the cuticle and stimulates the scalp.

6. After rinsing, gently blot the hair dry with a towel - dont rub. Rubbing can weaken your hair.

Find out Your Hair type to have beautiful Hair

First step towards beautiful hair is to find out which type of hair you possess.

No matter how beautiful a face you possess, if you neglect your hair you are damaging the beauty of your contour. If your hair is in poor condition because of neglect, or if it has been subjected to harsh treatment, all is not lost. With care and attention you will be able to restore its bounce and glossy luster once again.

Hair type test:

For finding out the type of hair with the help of tissue paper test you can follow the following steps:

* Wash the hair with a shampoo a day before.
* Take a tissue paper and press it on the centre of the head and behind the ears. If you find oil on the tissue paper it means you have oily hair, otherwise your hair is dry. Remember, here again do not rub the tissue paper on the head but just press it on the head.

A tissue paper test combined with a careful look at the hair can tell the type of hair you possess. Experts believe that:

* Usually a normal skinned person possesses normal hair.
* A dry skinned person possesses dry hair.
* People having oily skin tend to have oily hair too.
* If you have oily head and dry ends then you have combination hair.

Having been armed with the knowledge of particular hair type you may possess, treat your hair accordingly then.

Hair Types:

Normal Hair Oily Hair Dry Hair Combination Hair


Normal Hair
* It is shiny yet not greasy and fairly easy to manage.
* It flies about a little a day after the set but it soon settles down and looks good for about a week.

Oily Hair

* Looks good for a day or two after shampooing but then quickly becomes lifeless.
* Groups of hair cling together in unattractive strands and the head feels dirty.
* It often has the problem of dandruff.

Dry Hair

* It is difficult to control dry hair after shampooing. Looks dull and has ends that are dry and split. Even just before shampooing the ends look dry.
* The head too feels dry and sometimes itchy. Dry hair breaks of very easily.
* Sometimes there are dry flakes of skin around the hair line.

Combination Hair

* It is the combination of both greasy and dry hair.
* It is usually fairly long and the hair nearest the head is greasy while the ends are dry.
* After shampooing, the hair looks good except for the ends.
* Ends look difficult to set smoothly, split and lighter in color than the roots.
* But by the time hair needs shampooing again, ends look quite good.

Any comments and suggestions are most appreciated.