Hot Hairstyling How-Tos
How To: Get a feathered look with your hair
In this video, we learn how to get a feathered look with your hair. First, take the top of your hair and hair spray it on the back. After this, tease the hair and then place a large barrel curling iron in it. Then, take a clip and roll it into the clip. Continue to do this all the way down until you reach the bottom middle of your hair. After this, hairspray your hair, then do this on the sides of your hair and on your bangs. When finished, take the pins out of your hair and hair spray, then ...
How To: Make a large fancy hair bun
In this video, we learn how to make a large fancy hair bun. First, you want to have your hair brushed and straightened. You will need: brush, hair ties, bobby pins, rolled up sock, and hair spray. Start off bringing your hair up into a pony tail, then tie it with an elastic. Next, grab a hair roll and bring it under the base of the pony tail around to the font. Now, let your hair fall evenly, while pushing your head down. Grab you elastic, and wrap it around the base of the hair bun. Next, ta...
How To: Get a spunky hairdo with a fishtail braid
In this video, we learn how to get a spunky hairdo with a fishtail braid. First, make sure you have straight and clean hair, then grab a teasing comb and tease from the back of your hair up to the front to give your hair a more volumized look. Spray with hair spray, then let the hair down and gently brush the top to make it appear soft and not tangled. Once you're done, bring the hair back and place into a side pony tail, tied with an elastic behind your ear. Now, take a rat tail comb and lif...
How To: Get super curls like Kim Kardashian
In this video, we learn how to get super curls like Kim Kardashian. First, apply heat protector to your hair, then heat up your curling iron. Next, take small sections of your hair and place them into your curling iron. Leave the hair in the curling iron for several seconds, or until the hair is hot. Next, drop the hair out of the curling iron, then brush out with your fingers and spray hair spray onto it. Continue to do this in sections around your entire head until all your hair is curled. ...
How To: Create bouncy curls with a flat iron
In this video, we learn how to create bouncy curls with a flat iron. Start off by applying heat protector to your entire head of hair, then heat up your flat iron. Next, grab a small section of your hair (as small as you want to curls to be) and place the flat iron inside the top, then twist the iron 180 degrees and pull the hair straight down. When it reaches the bottom, the hair should be completely curled. To make a tighter curl, use smaller sections of hair and leave the iron in longer. C...
How To: Create a vampire look for Halloween with your hair
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a vampire look for Halloween with your hair. First, curl your entire head of hair, then put half your hair in a high pony tail. Now, add in more curls on the pony tail and pin your bangs off to the side, using gel to give it a sleek look. When curling the hair, leave some hair on the bottom and only curl the top and middle. When curling the bottom of the hair, only curl the bottom half of the strands, not the entire thing. Next, add some lace to the si...
How To: Create a simple and elegant fishtail braid
Fishtail braids are really not much different from your typical braids, only that they trail off from being thick at the top to very thin and delicate on the bottom (yes, like a fish tail). But this one feature is what makes them infinitely more elegant and romantic than the typical braids we wore in 5th grade.
How To: Create a fringed lace/Dutch braid swirl hair adornment
We love this hair tutorial because it teaches you how to create the equivalent of a cinnamon bun on the side of your head. A Dutch braid is basically a braid that you swirl around and around itself in order to form a circular shape. While doing this on both sides of your head would be a little much (we're not going for Princess Leia here), opting for just a single Dutch braid on one side.
How To: Create an elegant retro side twist hairstyle
Be as lazy as you want the rest of your life when it comes to makeup and hair, but on your wedding day you better be amping it up in the style department. If you're looking for a not too hard hairstyle to sport on your big day, check out this elegant side twist updo. You've probably seen it on the likes of old Hollywood-inspired stars like Gwen Stefani and Rachel McAdams.
How To: Create the classic pin-up hairstyle with curly hair
Compared to ladies of the '40s and '50s, we are damned lazy ladies today. Most of us wouldn't flinch to pull on some sweatpants to go the grocery store or even to go to school. And while we totally dig comfort, which is a good thing, it's nice to "put on your lady face" every once in a while an dress up a bit before you go out.
How To: Create a huge, voluminous '60s updo with a headband
Want to look like Jacie O? The famously fashionable first lady is only comparable to Michelle Obama in terms of good taste and pretty hairdos. As JFK's presidency was in the early sixties, Jackie O sported the most popular hairstyles of the time: Beehives, major volume with curls, updos with major volume. As you can see, big hair was in no matter what hairstyle you did.
How To: Create a Barbie high ponytail hairstyle for Halloween
Every little girl wants to look like Barbie (not a particularly good thing, but bear with us here). And while all of us grow up and realize we come in all sizes and colors, it's always fun to reminisce a bit about our childhood and Barbie, one of our most beloved dolls. While we don't advocate you really look like Barbie by starving yourself and getting implants, it may be fun to dress up like her for Halloween.
How To: Create big faux finger waves like Gwen Stefani
Finger curls probably don't sound familiar to you, but we can bet you've seen them before. Think Marilyn Monroe's tightly curled hairdo, Gwen Stefani's tight waves in her cameo for "The Aviator," or Rachel McAdams' curls at one of the "Sherlock Holmes" premieres.
How To: Create a pin-up hairstyle with retro victory rolls
Victory rolls may not sound like a familiar term these days because almost no one does them anymore. But you'd sure recognize them if we showed you some photos from the 1940s and 1950's: Actresses like Rita Hayworth and Katherine Hepburn loved wearing them, and as they did so did the rest of the nation who looked to them for beauty inspiration.
How To: Achieve rolled-up pin-up bangs a la Beyoncé in "Telephone"
Now, rolled-up bangs may not be a good choice for going clubbing (at least not if you're trying to catch a cutie's eye in a positive way) or for work, but work great for Halloween if you're dressing up as a movie star or teeny bopper.
How To: Create a loose updo for a beach wedding
For both the bride and groom and the guests, beach weddings are a little messier to deal with. And when it comes to dressing and getting your hair and makeup ready, there are the additional considerations of practicality (you're going to be trotting on sand, after all) including how to do your hair so the wind won't whip it into a frizz cloud and how to apply makeup so it won't all slide off before the "I Do."
How To: Create a voluminously curly side swept holiday hairstyle
This beautiful hairstyle would look good for any special occasion, but it especially fits the holidays, when you're hitting up cocktail party after cocktail party and need to look your absolute best (you never know when you may meet a hottie through your coworker!).
How To: Style a colorful cheetah print on your hair
You've probably heard of cheetah print nails and even cheetah print eyeshadow (think the eyeshadow "rub-ons" at Sephora), but we can bet you've never heard of cheetah print hair. Your first question is probably whether or not this is even possible, but trust us, with a compressor doing cheetah prints on your hair is as easy as pie.
How To: Get longer and healthier hair with natural remedies
If you were blessed with a natural mane bursting with shine, volume, and movement like those chicks in Pantene commercials, then we don't like you. Just kidding, but if that is your lot then you really don't have to check out this tutorial.
How To: Style a spiky, moldable pixie cut with HerCut
Like leading ladies Mia Farrow and Michelle Williams before her, Emma Watson recently chopped off her hair - almost all of it. Watson debuted her new pixie haircut a few days ago, proclaiming she'd wanted to do it for a long time and that it felt liberating.
How To: Tame frizz in a long curly layers haircut with HerCut
Long, curly layers look fabulous (we're thinking Beyoncé and Shakira here), but the hairstyle also presents two of the most difficult to manage hairstyling problems: Too much frizz and messy, uneven layers that don't lie flat. It may seem like a hairstylist's - and everyday gal's - nightmare, but long, curly layers can be styled with the right tools and technique.
How To: Make your bob haircut bouncy and shiny with HerCut
Bobs, both long (affectionately termed blobs) and short, are the hottest hair trend in Hollywood right now. A-listers like Eva Longoria and Victoria Beckham, who love the liberated, "modern girl" effect a bob tends to give off, have made the haircut high in demand at major salons.
How To: Tone down the messiness of shag haircuts with HerCut
We love shag haircuts. They're short, easy to take care of, and really give off that cool "Devil may care" attitude that makes it such a chic look for hipsters. But if there's one caveat about shag cuts, it's this: They get messy. And we mean REALLY messy.
How To: Create a Gwen Stefani inspired pin-up hairstyle
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a Gwen Stefani inspired pin-up hairstyle. Start off by brushing your hair out, then use a curling iron to curl individual section of hair, then when you are done with each section, pin it up in a cylinder like shape. Continue to do this throughout your entire head of hair. When you are done, take your hair out of the pins and gently brush through it. Make sure to brush easy to avoid making your hair too frizzy. After this, use hair gel and comb through...
How To: Turn your black hair platinum blond at home
In this tutorial, we learn how to turn your black hair platinum blond at home. When you dye your hair, you will want to use a white hair color when first dying it. It may seem extreme to do this, but because you are dying your hair from such a dark color, it's going to have to have the extreme blond to help the color stay and not turn black. When dying your hair, make sure to keep the dye on long enough and follow all the directions that are on the package. Also, make sure you use moisturizin...
How To: Put on dread falls
In this tutorial, we learn how to put on dread falls. First, put your hair into two buns onto the top of your head, then place two cut off socks on top of them. After this, take a string and tie it around the two buns. After this, apply your dread falls to the side of each different bun and tie them on with any type of string. When you are done, flip the dread over your head and then situate in the back. When you are finished, you can put a headband in your hair so the dreads look more realis...
How To: Fake side swept bangs
In this tutorial, we learn how to fake side swept bangs. First, straighten and brush your hair. After this, you will take the hair from one side of the head and use a comb and brush it to the opposite side. After this, grab hair spray and spray it onto the bangs. After this, comb the hair again and then work the bangs with your fingers. Next, use more hair spray to make the bangs more firm and stay in place. Continue to do this process until your bangs are completely to the side and they are ...
How To: Create a princess inspired curly Taylor Swift hairstyle
In Hollywood, not many celebrities embrace either their natural hair color or their natural hair. So starlets who have naturally curly locks (think Nicole Kidman and AnnaLynne McCord) straighten them and starlets with naturally straight locks (think Hayden Panetierre) love curling them up for extra volume.
How To: Create a versatile braided hairband for summer
The great thing about braids is that they're so incredibly versatile. Spin a single braid through the crown of your hair and let the rest of your locks loose and you've got a pretty Lauren Conrad, girl next door look going on. Or add a few curls using a curling iron and tie your hair up into an updo to create an elegant look befitting of a formal affair.
How To: Do a glamourous 1940's pageboy vintage hairstyle
In this tutorial, we learn how to do a glamorous 1940's pageboy vintage hairstyle. First, set your hair in curlers after the shower and then allow them to dry. After this, release the curls and star to brush your hair from the ends up, working through all of it. Now, take sections and start to curl the hair towards your face while brushing it out slightly. When you do this, the curls will spring up into your face and your hair will appear a lot shorter. Do this all through your hair until you...
How To: Tease hair with ease
In this video, we learn how to tease hair with ease. First, take a section of your hair from the top of your head and raise it straight up into the air. After this, spray a good coating of hair spray into it. After this, let it dry for a minute, then brush your hair down with a teasing comb working your way up. Spray another coat of hair spray, then lightly let the hair down, brushing the top gently. Continue to do this throughout sections on the top and sides of the hair. When finished, spra...
How To: Do a side headband braid with ribbon intertwined
In this tutorial, we learn how to do a side headband braid with ribbon intertwined. First, grab a ribbon that is around 32 inches and any color you want. Now, take a chunk of hair on the side of your head, and place the middle of the ribbon underneath it. Now, separate your hair into three sections, then start to braid by connecting the ribbon in with the strands. Once you finish this, tie off at the end. Now, make a messy bun in the back of your hair with the braid on the side still. After t...
How To: Make single ended dreads
In this video, we learn how to make single ended dreads. First, you will need synthetic hair, a hanger, and a steamer. First, take the hair out of the package and then cut a section out of it and put the other hair aside. Next, place the hair on a clothes hanger hook, then pull on the hair with your hands. After this, pull the ends down and then take a comb and back comb the hair piece. You want it to be in a big poufy mess what you are finished with it. After this, you want to braid the hair...
How To: Make your hair look thicker
In this tutorial, we learn how to make your hair look thicker. First, raise the top sections of your hair up and then spray hairspray on them. After this, slightly tease the hear at the root. When you are finished with the, continue on down to the bottom of your hair until you have teased all the sections. Now, let your hair go down and lightly brush it with your teasing comb. Spray another coat of hairspray on it, then continue to the other side. When you are finished, you will have hair tha...
How To: Easily cut your bangs
In this video, we learn how to easily cut your bangs. First, you will want to take a shower and have your hair went and brushed out. Next, part your hair so that your bangs are in the front and the rest of your hair is tied back behind you. After this, grab your scissors that are for hair cutting, and then level your hair out in front of you. Be sure to hold your head up straight and don't look too far down or up. Next, cut the bottom of your bangs where you want them to be at, then continue ...
How To: Thin and layer hair for spikey hair
In this video, we learn how to thin and layer hair for a spiky look. To do this, start off in front of the mirror with sharp scissors and a razor over the sink. Grab the scissors first and brush your hair to the front of your face. Start off cutting different layers into your hair, making some longer and some shorter. Next, take a razor and run it through your hair to create a think layering of all the hair. After you are done cutting it to your desired length, add in hair gel or wax to your ...
How To: Easily tease your long hair
In this video, we learn how to easily tease long hair. First, you will start on the top of your head by raising one section straight up into the air, after this, hair spray it then tease it by brushing downward with a comb. Spray on more hair spray, then let the hair stay where it is. Continue to do this in several sections on the top and side of the hair, as well as the back. When you're done, brush down the hair with your comb and use it lightly on the top so you keep the volume. Apply one ...
How To: Create a Fergie "Meet Me Halfway" hairstyle
In this video, we learn how to create a Fergie "Meet Me Halfway" hairstyle. First, clip the top of your hair up and curl the bottom of your hair with a curling iron. When it comes out of the curl, place our hair in a bobby pin into the curl, while wrapping it up into the head. Continue to do this throughout your entire head of hair. When finished, hair spray your hair and then take the pins out and set them down on the counter. When all the pins are out, style your hair how you prefer it and ...
How To: Get 360 waves in your hair
In this tutorial, we learn how to get 360 waves in your hair. First, always have a brush with you so your waves always look good. Step two, make sure you always have a wave cap with you to twist over your head. Next, make sure you have 360 wave grease to help your waves stay in place. You can also wash your hair with Wash Waves, which will keep your hair waves in place after you take a shower. When you are in the shower, you will brush it in and then wash it out with your hands. Also, use Mot...
How To: Rock an emo hairstyle
In this tutorial, we learn how to rock an emo hairstyle. First, blow dry your hair with a round brush, then place the top section down and to the side of your hair. Next, take small sections and spray your hair with heat protector. Now, straighten your hair in each of the different sections until it's pin straight. next, take heavy gloss and work it through the ends of the hair to add texture. Make sure the bangs are covering the front of the face, and the hair looks messy. This will give you...