Hot Hairstyling How-Tos
How To: Highlight with bleach using a cap
Why spend so much money at the salon when you can highlight your own hair at home? In this two-part video tutorial, learn how to highlight your own hair using a cap to apply streaks and section highlights. Brighten up your look with help from this guide.
How To: Highlight your own hair using foils
"No more hot dryers at the salon or unhappy outcomes." Highlight your own hair at home and save the hundred or so bucks you'd spend at a salon! In this four-part tutorial, learn how to brighten up your hairstyle by highlighting your own hair in sections using foils.
How To: Darken your hair with henna
Darken your hair naturally with the help of henna! In this two-part video tutorial, learn how to use henna to your avantage to get the hair color you want. Only body art quality henna should be used when apply to hair.
How To: Get scene/emo frizz-pump hair
Looking to change your look into something more... uh, scene? This video might inspire a new do with step by step instructions on how to get "scene" or "emo" volumized hair with a bit if teased height. Steal this look with help from this three-part hair styling tutorial.
How To: Make a homemade buttermilk mask for you hair
Buttermilk is yummy, but did you know it also makes a nifty treatment for your hair and scalp? Buttermilk will make your hair more manageable, smooth and dandruff free. Follow this tutorial and learn the quick and easy recipe for this concoction so you can make it at home.
How To: Fix oily hair
In this video, Blair describes how to fix oily hair with Fakkai dry shampoo. First, she brushes out her dry hair so it's smooth and evenly parted. Next, she puts several drops of the dry shampoo onto the roots of one side of her hair. After this, she rubs the dry shampoo into her hair in a circular motion. She then repeats this on the opposite side of her head as well as the back portion of her head near the roots. After rubbing in all the solution, she grabs the hair brush and brushes the en...
How To: Make homemade deep hair conditioners
In this Beauty and Style video tutorial you will learn how to make homemade deep hair conditioners. Robert Steinken, hair stylist from Los Angeles presents this video. Take mayonnaise; depending on the length of your hair take half a cup to up to a cup. Take two eggs, add to the mayonnaise and mix them up well. If you want some more shine to our hair, add some olive oil. Olive oil is fantastic for hair conditioning. Mix well and apply it to your hair evenly. Then wrap up your hair. It keeps t...
How To: Style your hair à la Miley Cyrus at the 2010 Oscars
For this look, you need some hot rollers and some bobby pins. Using these two items, and some hair spray, you will be able to get a look similar to the one Miley Cyrus was wearing at the 2010 Oscars. She begins the style by putting rollers in all of her hair and allowing them to cook for about 15 minutes. After she removes the rollers, she sprays in some "invisible dry shampoo" in her hair. Next she teases the hair, and puts it in a pony tail in the back of her head. She takes a little stick ...
How To: Wear a hijab in a variety of ways
This video walks you through every step on how to wear a hijab. In shows you three different styles on how to rock your hijab. You'll learn how to wear hijab in the layered hijab look using 3 underscarfs, one oblong hijab, two hijab pins, and one safety pin.
How To: Homemade Fruit smoothie hair mask
This video shows you how to make, a home made fruit smoothie hair mask is proven to prevent hair loss and cure itchy scalp and dandruff. Helps to regrow hair and also to strengthen and fortify your hair.
How To: Cut your own side swept fringe
Keeping your bangs trimmed can be pricey and time consuming, so why not cut them on your own? With this two part tutorial, learn how to cut your own side swept fringe and improve your style without spending a penny.
How To: Make frizzy hair straight
This video shows the viewer how make frizzy hair straight. This is done using a straightening iron, a comb and a small amount of hair ‘silicone sealant’. The first stage is to comb the hair and ensure that it is not tangled or matted. Secondly take a section of hair around one inch wide and pass the straightening irons from the root to the ends taking no more than a few seconds -if the iron is held on the hair for too long it will burn. This process should be repeated for all of the remaining...
How To: Straighten frizzy hair with a flat iron
To straighten frizzy hair with a flat iron, first wash your hair and towel blot it dry. Then, part your hair down the middle. Massage a product like Chi Silk Infusion through your hair by first applying a little bit to your palm and then working it into your hair. Use a flat rectangular brush and blow dry your hair. Separate your hair into sections. Use a flat iron and a comb to straighten your partitions of hair. Tilt your hair straightener at an angle when straightening the ends of your hai...
How To: Add highlights to your hair without using bleach
This works well for short hair. First of all you need to have artificial hair extensions of golden color or any other color of your choice. You also need a glue gun and hair clips to hold these extensions to your real hair. You can choose to fix these extensions on the left side of your head, just below the hair. Lift your hair at the left sides, add some glue using the glue gun and place the extension. Now add clips to fix it on your hair. Carefully conceal it below your real hair. Take care...
How To: Make cute hair bows for styling
Hairbows are adorable and can be expensive if you buy them often. In this two part tutorial, learn how to make cute little bows for you or your child. These bows are cheap and very fast to make. So, next time skip the store and get crafty!
How To: Combine dreadlocks with a loose hair tool
First of all check how far your smaller dread comes down towards your larger one. Then you have to put the tool all the way in and grab the tip of the smaller dread and then pull back here. Use the dread tool which has a point at the tip. Use this to poke inside the dread to make way. Poke around and you shall find some loose hair that shall make way for your tool to come out at the top. If you find any dead-end then just put the tip a little higher and start again. When the tip pops out, the...
How To: Cut the hair of a man or boy, step by step
These days, everyone is looking to save a few dollars. In this 2 part tutorial, learn how to cut a man's hair, and save those extra bucks you would've spent at the barber shop. The process is quite easy, and its always fun to learn a new skill. So, grab your son, brother, nephew, boyfriend- anyone- and start snipping!
How To: Make a hair band scarf
This is a video demonstrating how to make a cute and cool hair band scarf. Take a scarf. You can use any material, including a ready made scarf from another outfit, or a ribbon. Hold the scarf in the middle and make a bow. Pull the bow until both sides are even. Lay the bow on the top of your head with the scarf tails hanging down. Tuck the tails behind your ears. Tie the scarf into a knot on the back of your neck. Adjust the angle of the bow on your head. It is good because it gives you opti...
How To: Straighten curly hair
Straightening curly hair. Things you will need to get started are a scrunchy, clips, hair brush, flat iron, heat protector spray, and gel if you choose.
How To: Curl short hair and make it stay
In this video Jessieka gives us tips on how to keep curls in our hair after we use an iron. She gives us helpful tips, like after styling, if you don't wash your hair for two days the curls and style will keep better because of the oils. In this tutorial she uses a Revlon curling iron and some styling mouse before starting so it will hold better. Then she parts out her hair in sections, holding them in place with clips, and starts to curl. After she curls all the hair section by section, she ...
How To: Use hairspray with Nexxus
Kevin Mancuso shows three simple hair spray techniques using the nexus finishing mist. When straightening hair with a flat iron1) Lightly spray the finishing mist on every section of the hair. 2) Use a flat iron to straighten your hair. When curling hair with curl rollers1) Set up the rollers and spray the finishing mist on the base of the curl roller. 2) Lightly spray the entire curling set with the finishing mist. 3) Remove the rollers from your hair. Retaining volume underneath the hair1) ...
How To: Style long hair half up and half down with a twist
Julia, AKA Hairbeauty4you, gives detailed instructions on how to do a quick half up-do with a twist in under 10 minutes. She notes that this style is best for medium to long length hair. Julia starts with straight hair, then sections off the top part and clips temporarily. She then separates another section on either side of the top part- from the ear to the clipped section- and pulls it back into a high pony tail and repeats identically on the other side, securing each with clear rubber band...
How To: Braid your bangs
Megan aka Maybabytumbler, shows in this video how to braid bangs just like television celebrities have been seen sporting. She starts by showing us the right tools for the job: a flat, plastic bristled hairbrush and several bobby pins. Once we have the proper tools, Megan instructs us to brush all our bangs to one side and gather a small chunk of hair from the very top of the part. She separates the chunk into three sections and braids each piece under the last forming the braid knots. As she...
How To: Get the Taylor Swift/Miley Cyrus hair curls
Getting curls, like that of the stars, is a simple and easy task. For this task you will need a one inch curling iron, and your own hair. Grab some of your hair and hold it at the tip of your hair. Instead of using the clamp to curl it. your going to wrap your hair around the curling iron. Keep wrapping from the scalp all the way around to almost the end of the hair, you want to leave a little bit of hair for the hanging . Hold it there for a minute, a little longer may be better. When your d...
How To: Style 80's style hair in less than 2 minutes
This is a video showing how to do hair in a 1980s style in less than 2 minutes. It is the Goth style of hair, like in Edward Scissorhands. All that is necessary is to use a French barrette. She pulls all her hair up on top of her head and then she clips it from underneath. She then continues to pull it however she feels like. She says if it is necessary hairspray can be used. She makes reference to her website The Coveted. She says that it is a really easy technique to use without actually ha...
How To: Straighten very frizzy or curly hair
The girl presenting this video shows you how to straighten really frizzy, wavy or curly hair. She first shows you how frizzy and curly her hair is. Then to straighten it, first you need to take the middle section of the hair and tie it up so that you can first work on the side hair. Then you should comb the hair on the sides to get rid of the knots and make them free. Then she asks you to have your hair blown with spray, she uses a biolage matrix shine renewal spray. Then she takes a small cl...
How To: Make simple dreadlocks
This video tutorial shows you how to start out creating your dreadlocks. This user explains every part of the process, including care and maintenance.
How To: Cut and style specifically for long hair
Beauty schools Directory presents how to cut and take weight out of long hair. Video also demonstrates two style options to hair. In the video we have Jenny with long hair whose hair is being cut.
How To: Get Taylor Swift curls
The first step in getting Taylor Swift curls is to wash and blow dry your hair. After that, apply a heat protector spray and brush it through. To section your hair, twist the top lairs up and clip them up on top of your head. Next, take a curling wand and place it under a small section of hair at the root and wrap your hair around the wand. Leave a little bit that is unwrapped for you to hold onto. Hold the wand at a 45 degree angle. The longer you leave your hair wrapped around the wand, the...
How To: Get taylor swift curly hair
This tutorial video demonstrates a very simple method of how to curl hair. A very small sections of hair are taken and one end is held using a flat iron. Now this hair is curled using the same iron by twisting the hair to the iron. The hair is held in this position for a few seconds. Some hair spray is applied so that the curl remains for longer. After removing the iron, some more hair spray is applied. The same process is continued for the whole of the hair by holding the end of the small se...
How To: Get hair super straight with a flat iron
Learn how to properly flat iron your hair with Benjamin Lobol. If your hair is curly, start by blowing out your hair with a flat or round brush to smooth it out. The tools you will need are flat bill clips, a heat resistant comb, a flat iron, hair serum, heat spray. Section your hair into the front and back sections, using your ears as a reference point. In the back, create two more sections - the top and the bottom. Start by slowly flat ironing small sections of the back. Once you are done, ...
How To: Create a cute curl on short hair
The young female presenter starts by recommending the Chi Turbo Digital Ceramic Spring Curling Iron for the project. She starts the hairstyle by sectioning the top half of hair and clipping it to the top of her head. Then she takes a 1 to 1 1/2 inch strand of hair from the bottom layer and curls it outwards (away from her face). When she releases the hair from the curling iron, she lets the hair hang to cool before styling it. She switches to the other side of her face and takes another stran...
How To: Choose hair color
In the video Robert Steinken, who is a hair stylist tells that choosing a hair color is a very important task. Firstly it is important to go to a professional stylist who knows the products well. There are a lot of hair products in the market and each has a different effect on the hair. In the salon the professional can show you a color chart and show little pieces of hair which were colored to compare with your present hair color. They can tell what will happen once the product is applied on...
How To: Do a half-up half-down hairstyle
Robert Steinken fro California, of ModernMom, instructs the viewer how to do a quick and easy Half-up half-down hairstyle! First, brush all of the hair back. Make sure all of the hair is brushed off the face and behind the shoulders. Next, you will want to section the hair by taking a section of hair just about the top of the ear. Go up to the crown of the head in the center of the hair. hold the hair at the top and pull the rest to the bottom. At this point, you will have the front section a...
How To: Do criss-cross corn rows
Criss-cross corn rows are a stylish way to maintain your hair. This video tutorial demonstrates how to braid hair with criss-cross corn rows. Begin by dividing the scalp into four parts, with one line extending from ear to ear, and the other crossing down the center of the head. To complete the hair style, continue to divide each section in half until you reach the desired amount of hair segments.
How To: Do a hair poof with an easy trick
This video demonstrates an easy hair poof for a different hair style. First, section the hair to create the desired width of the poof. Section back about two inches from the forehead. Smooth that section of hair taut with a comb and twist it one and half to two times. Instead of pushing the poof forward and creating an uneven style, place the finger of the hand not holding the hair on top of the taut hair. Then push forward gently with both hands. Then where the twist is held against your sca...
How To: Create a short, curly bob look
Want to take your bob from straight and boring to curly and sexy? This video shows you how! First, spray a heat protectant on your dry hair, then put up most of your hair so you are working with the bottom section of hair first. Take your curling iron (whatever size curls you are looking for, smaller with create tighter curls, bigger will create looser curls) and start curling about one inch strands of hair. Alternate directions for a more natural look. Repeat the process with small sections ...
How To: Volumize your hair with a flat iron
This video demonstrates a tutorial on how you can volumize your hair using flat iron. It is very easy and quick to straighten your hair; it will take only an additional 2 minutes or so.
How To: Make home remedies to make hair softer
In this video you will learn how to make a home remedy to make hair softener. If you don't have any conditioner at home and you don't have time to run to the store and get more there is a remedy you can make that starts right at your refrigerator. All you will need to do is to grab your mayonnaise, a few eggs, and even a little bit of olive oil. Then all you'll need to do is take a spoon and mix them all together and then you'll have something else to use to soften your hair.
How To: Get Taylor Swift inspired hair curls
In this video, the girl is showing us how to do Taylor Swift inspired hair. The first step in obtaining this look is to have straight hair and a curling iron (around 3/4" or smaller). You will first need to take a small strand of hair and twist it around with your finger so it's loosely twisted. Then, take the curling iron and place it on the strand just so the bottom of it is covered. Then, curl up and leave it curled for at least 15 seconds. Next, once you take the curling iron out, you wil...