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Looking after your luscious locks: How to prevent damage

We always want to make ourselves look and feel good. So, for us to achieve such a look, we tend to search for different hairstyles that will fit our style. As a general rule of thumb, we’d say that you should have your hair cut or styled every two months or so. But, we should also remember that going to the salon can be very expensive. We understand! So, why not try to keep your hair looking and feeling good without professional help?

Well, you can do that too, and here’s how:

Regular shampoo and conditioner can do wonders for your hair. They make it look shinier and healthier but, for it to look a lot silkier, constant trimming should be done because dead-ends are a nightmare. There are a lot of factors as to why your hair gets damaged every day. When you go out during summertime – yes even here in Britain – UV rays slowly destroy your hair. Excessive styling and the use of hair products can also destroy your hair. The bad news is this problem can only be solved by cutting your hair right down to the follicles.

You should know that there are different kinds of scissors used for different purposes. If you are using dull scissors to cut your hair, you risk damaging your hair and you may even end up without a bit of practice you may give yourself a ‘hack job’ whereby you end up having uneven hair with lots of sprouts in different places. Nobody wants that! Look for a finer scissor that allows you to cut through hair with ease. These are specialised blades that enable you to trim your hair without any damages but you do still need to practice and start slowly with a friend watching you.

Hair length for different face shapes

Your hair is essentially the frame for your face. A decent beautician will know the purpose of styling your hair is to limit the appearance of non-satisfying features and to encourage valuable ones. To find your face shape you need to measure across your forehead, jaw, and cheekbones at the most extensive focuses while carefully recording these measurements as you progress.

Best hairstyles can be a cross of short and long hairstyles. This is the place a fusion of both short and long can experiment subsequently one can choose from more styles for your hair. Being low in maintenance, you can now experience a long hairstyle however you do not need to experience long lengths just to maintain a long hair since it should be possible on a medium hair. Having flexibility more than shorter hair then you can likewise try short hairstyles on a medium hair to extend its flexibility. You can likewise try to explore by having uneven lengths of hair for medium hairstyles.

In case you have a face that is wide at the forehead, more extensive cheekbones, and a narrow button then you show at least a bit of kindness moulded face. Consideration needs to be taken far from the small button and out towards the forehead and eyes. Add a few blasts over to the other side yet make certain you do not ask for short blasts or any cleaved layers.

For any woman that has a round face sort they ought to try to include some volume at the crown of the head, and have whatever remains of the haircut near the face. This makes your rounded face appear to be longer. Anyone with a round face shape will not need any width added to their hair. This gives you the best that you need to use.

This entry was posted on January 13, 2017, in Trends.

Fading your beard at home

You can now buy professional clippers to use at home for great prices and more gents are trimming their beards at home, because if you need a beard trim every week it could be getting quite expensive visiting your barber. To create a smooth fade from your hair to your beard, you simply need to start with the number on the clippers that matches your hair. So if you have a number 2 on the sides, go for the number 2 on the clippers and just start high up where the hair meets the beard. Then you need to go a little lower with a number 3, and a little lower after that with a number 4. If your beard is very long at the bottom and you like it that way—many guys do right now— then you can trim the bottom part with scissors. The fade is easy to do at home, but it does require a calm hand as well as patience.

This entry was posted on June 15, 2016, in Trends.

Gents, how often do you get your hair cut?

Ever wondered whether you’re getting your hair cut too often? Don’t worry we all have. It really does depend on the style you have, because as we know, men with a short buzz cut will feel like their hair is too long in a matter of days. Other guys may have medium to long hair, and they may be able to go a month or more before they feel their next cut is due. If you’re familiar with long and short hair, you may be able to maintain a style for a longer period of time, perhaps going from short spikes to a brushed back look in a matter of weeks. Most men get their hair cut at least once a month, but you can save money and opt for a longer style, you’ll just need to master some styling techniques first.

The Long front and Short Back Hair trend for Men

Mens hairstyles have certainly changed a lot over the years, and now we’re at the stage of the long front and short back. This is a style that tends to include a swept fringe, and a buzzed back and sides. The style has various variations though, and many people will sport a quiff, or have a side parting.

The look can be extremely easy to maintain, and it will only require a bit of hair styling gel or wax to style your fringe to its desired position, while the back and sides needs no maintenance whatsoever.

The long front and short back hair style is still seen as a rather traditional style, yet the wide range of variation can be seen pretty much everywhere; the shops, high streets and in the workplace. This style is certainly not going to be going away any time soon, and if you’re a guy who’s looking to keep up with the latest trends then this could just be the style for you.

This entry was posted on September 5, 2015, in Trends.