Hairstyling How-Tos
How To: Blend in wrong-colored hair extensions to work with your hairstyles
It's hard sometimes to get perfectly matching hair extensions for your color of hair, but even if you can't get those perfectly colored hair extensions, this video will give you some tips to making those extensions blend in with your natural hair color and hairstyle.
How To: Dry style your hair with circular hairbrushes
In this video, you'll learn the art of dry-brushing your hair. If you hate blow-drying your hair, or you just haven't master the technique yet, dry-brushing in the way to go. Watch and learn what your hair can look like, already dried, with just a circular hairbrush. Brush Lab products are used, but any circular brushes can be used to style your hair.
How To: Style a bang braid when your hair is down
This hairstyling video will show you how to style a bang braid, but only when you're hair is down, because it's a totally different process when your hair is up. If you don't know how to French braid, check out these how-to videos before proceeding. It's slightly explained in this video, but it would be better if you already knew the French braiding process, so that braiding your bangs is easier.
How To: Tie the knot for a put on a bandana
A bandana is a stylish and practical way to protect your head and contain your hair. If you aren't sure how to knot and put on a bandana properly, watch this video to learn exactly how to do it properly.
How To: Make your hair smell great fast
Did you know that there's an easy way to make your hair smell great without taking a shower? This video will show you how brushing your hair with a brush scented with your favorite perfume can make your hair smell just how you want it to: like you.
How To: Make your hair into a fauxhawk
Do you like the mohawk look but lack the commitment required to shave the sides of your head? The fauxhawk may be for you. This video will show you how to create a fauxhawk quickly and easily, making you look like a rockstar.
How To: Create a side curled ponytail wrapped with braids
What we love about braided an/or curly hairstyles is that they're so romantic and make us feel like princesses. What we don't like is the fact that they take forever plus a day to do, which doesn't make us happy when we're in a rush to go to school in the morning.
How To: Create a long bohemian hairdo with a headband in seconds
Bohemian hair is quite a conundrum to us. It's supposed to look completely carefree, like you just spent the afternoon gathering daisies and stringing them up into a garland while the wind blew your hair gently into perfect Indie waves. But as any girl will tell you, that's not the case.
How To: Create Tila Tequila's low messy side bun without heat or products
Do you barely have enough time to breathe in the morning because you're too busy running around with your head cut off? From making coffee to stuffing down scrambled eggs to scribbling on lipstick in the car, we know mornings are hectic.
How To: Create a romantic curly side updo for Valentine's Day
You'll find that chivalry isn't dead once you step out on the the town with this darling old Hollywood-inspired romantic hairdo on Valentine's Day. Whether you have a sweetie or not this hairdo, featuring soft, cascading curls that are pinned into a loose bun on the side, will make men weak in the knees.
How To: Create soft, touchable waves with a small curling iron
Make yourself princess for a day by creating the lovely Rapunzel-like curls presented in this video. Don't get us wrong - straight hair is sleek and modern - but when we're in the mood for romance we make a beeline for the curling iron.
How To: Create a quick teased up headband hairstyle
We don't think we're overexaggerating when we say that "Gossip Girl" singlehandedly started a massive hairband trend. Or, rather, that Miss Blair Waldorf started this fashion accessory love. For the greater portion of us, though, who haven't worn headbands since we were forced to do so for picture day in 4th grade, slipping one on seems incongruent and childish.
How To: Create a simple Lauren Conrad inspired bohemian hairstyle with twisted sides
We love bohemian hairstyles: The loose, beachy waves, pretty curls, and sprinkling of braids look princessy and oh so feminine. But when you have to get up at 5 AM in the morning to get ready for school it's not as easy to muster up the patience to plait, pin up, and curl your hair.
How To: Create a natural soft and smooth blowout with a hairdryer
Experts tell us that in order to maintain healthy hair we must avoid blowdrying it as much as possible. But let's be honest with each other here, ladies: The blowdryer is our best friend. Without it, we'd be either staying up until 1 AM at night waiting for our darned locks to dry or waking up at 5 AM so everything dries and sets before we head off to work.
How To: Curl your hair in five minutes with a flat iron for a quick school hairstyle
When it comes to back to school, you probably already have enough on your plate as it is to think about. From new books to new classes to new crushes, you're probably feeling overwhelmed by the kick off of the school year.
How To: Care for your hair to make it grow longer faster
As little girls, we always read stories about beautiful princesses with neverending long hair, some with hair so long they could turn it into a rope to aid their prince to rescue them.
How To: Create Joan Holloway's "Mad Men" teased updo
What we love about Christina Hendricks is that the lady's got serious curves - you know, the kind that would make those cartoon cayotes howl and hearts pop out of their eyes.
How To: Create retro "Mad Men" inspired voluminous curls
Betty Draper may have a lot of drama in her hands - three kids, a cheating husband - but she somehow always manages to look breathtakingly perfect without a single hair out of place. Of course, she does have the help of Hollywoo'd top stylists, aestheticians, and hair stylists.
How To: Create an easy messy side bun in less than five minutes
You shouldn't have to labor for hours on end to achieve great hair. And if you have to wake up early for school or work it's even more important that you don't lose your precious ZZZs just to make sure that French braid is perfectly plaited and pinned up.
How To: Use dry shampoo to refresh your hair and add volume
If you're studying for your SATs or cramming for finals in college then dry shampoo is more than just a helpful tool; it's nearly indispensible if you want to look alive (rather than like you only got 1 hour of sleep). This is, of course, especially useful if you've got work immediately after a finals exam and can't look like a famished hobo.
How To: Create an elegant low side French braid updo
Once you've mastered French braids you've opened yourself up to an entire universe of hairstyling options you never had before. Take the elegant low side French braid updo in this hairstyling tutorial, for instance.
How To: Get Beyoncé's Bettie Page bangs and makeup from "Why Don't You Love Me?"
Perhaps inspired by her collaboration with Lady Gaga, Beyoncé created a very retro several months ago not in her usual full-blown sexy style but with lots of '40s female stereotypes and a vintage film look. This music video, made for her single "Why Don't You Love Me?", features in one scene a very curvy Beyonce repearing a car and wearing her curled hair up in a bandana.
How To: Insert hair extensions, style them, and store them
When it comes to beauty, we try as much as possible to avoid looking fake. By this we mean adding fake pieces of hair to our bodies, like false eyelashes or hair extensions. But let's face it: If your hair is naturally thin like ours, sometimes a well inserted hair extension makes the difference between a dramatic, beautiful hairstyle and a bland, limp one.
How To: Make a feathered and beaded bohemian hair charm
The bohemian look has really been in recently. After all, with famous starlets like Nicole Richie and Jessica Szhor working long, messy waves, beaded headbands, and flowy floral maxi dresses, the trend looks good and we don't mind following along.
How To: Style your hair like Alison DiLaurentis in the hit show Pretty Little Liars
Pretty Little Liars is the newest part of the increasingly puzzling lineup of shows on ABC Family that seem to be creating a new demographic to target as they go along. The girls on it are very pretty, and this video will show you how to create a makeup look inspired by the show's star Alison DiLaurentis.
How To: Create Beyoncé's "Rosie the Riveter" look from "Why Don't You Love Me?"
Perhaps inspired by her collaboration with Lady Gaga, Beyoncé created a very retro several months ago not in her usual full-blown sexy style but with lots of '40s female stereotypes and a vintage film look. This music video, made for her single "Why Don't You Love Me?", features in one scene a very curvy Beyonce repearing a car and wearing her curled hair up in a bandana.
How To: Create an elegant low side messy bun for beautiful bridesmaids
Let's face it: You're exploding with joy at the fact that your best friend is getting married, but the bridesmaid dress? Sorry, but the last time you pulled off chartreuse was in second grade when your mother dressed you as a duckie for Halloween.
How To: Style a Gokudera wig for a cosplay costume
One of the most distinctive parts of the anime-style characters that most cosplayer prefer is the spiky, multicolored anime hair. Most people need a wig to execute one of these styles in real life, and this video will show you how to do it! The example in the video is a wig for Gokudera from the manga Reborn!, but these lessons can be applied to lots of other anime wig styles.
How To: Get "GHD" (good hair day) loose waves with your hair
In this tutorial, we learn how to get loose waves with your hair. You will need to have your hair layered to make this hair curly. First, section off the hair so the top is up and the bottom is hanging down. After this, place the straightener in the hair and push it down away from your face and push down until you reach the bottom of the hair. Continue to do this in small sections throughout your entire head. The smaller the sections, the more defined your curls will be. Now, take some hair s...
How To: Do a cute and edgy side ponytail
In this tutorial, we learn how to do a cute and edge side ponytail. Start by taking the front of your hair, including your bangs and combing it back. After this, clip the ends of the hair onto the side of the head with a couple of bobby pins. Hair spray the hair after this, or tease it if you prefer. Now, take sections of your hair and make different sized braids until you reach the bottom. Tie these off at the end, then put your hair back into a side pony tail. Make the pony tail on either s...
How To: Get sexy sleek straight hair
In order to create sexy sleek straight hair, you will need the following: clips/hair ties, heat protective spray, shine spray, a flat iron, and wax or hair balm.
How To: Cut your own hair high and tight
In this video, we learn how to cut your own hair high and tight. Make sure you don't miss any spots by your ears, and make sure the sides are cut evenly. If you have bangs in the front, cut from the back to the front using a shaver. If you want to get rid of your bangs, cut from the front to the back. When you're done, feel the back and make sure it feels completely even. On the razor, there's an adjustment lever, so you can use this to make different feel from the bottom to the top of your h...
How To: Do some easy hairstyles for school
In this video, we learn how to do some easy hairstyle for school. To do an easy bun, take a hair tie and put it in the hair in a side twist bun. Let some of the hair stick out, then take bobby pins and stick them in the bun to secure it, then you're done! The next look requires you to take your bangs and braid them together. After this, pull the braid behind your head and secure it with a bobby pin. The next look requires you to braid a section on the side of your hair, then put it into a pon...
How To: Style & Put Your Hair in a Bandana Retro Pin-Up Style
In order to create a pin-up Rosy the Riveter look with a bandana, you will need the following: hairspray, bobby pins, round brush, wax or smoothing cream, a bandana, and a curling iron. Once you've got all of that, follow along with Kandee Johnson's video guide below.
How To: Style a pin-up rockabilly hairdo
In this video, we learn how to style a pin-up rockabilly hairdo. First, brush all your hair back except for your bangs, then curl your bangs so they sit on your face across your forehead. Now, wrap a handkerchief around our head, then pull the bottom flap up to the top. After this, tease your hair that's inside to give it shape and thickness. After this, position the hair into the handkerchief so it lays down and looks flat. Hair spray if you need to, then curl your bangs once more so they ar...
How To: Get loose waves like Vanessa Hudges
In order to create Vanessa Hudges loose waves, you will need the following: hair clips, a large barrel curling iron, and spray.
How To: Create a blowout hairstyle with a straightening product and a blow dryer
The first step to achieving a smooth, straight blowout at home is to make sure you have a good haircut, otherwise you're not going to see the results you want. After washing and conditioning your hair, run a straightening product through it. Watch this Chatelaine video for the rest on a perfectly blow-dried hair.
How To: Style glamorous curls in your hair à la Shakira with a curling iron
Everyone knows what Shakira's wavy hair is capable of, and the one hairstyle that stands out is her glamorous curled look. This video will help you recreate that curly hairstyle with only a curling iron. You don't need an expensive hairstylist to get beautiful hairdos! Only yourself and some time. These curls are also similar to hairstyles sported by Miley Cyrus and Kate on LOST.
How To: Achieve big, voluminous Victoria's Secret waves
What's the secret to Victoria's Secret hair? Not much, really. Sure, Victoria's Secret Angels make everything about them - including their perfect wavy hair - seem way out of our reach in all of their bodily perfection, but their hairstyle is easier than you think to achieve.
How To: Create Nicole Richie's signature braided bohemian updo
It's a dilemma that faces many a fashionable girl: How do you look put together without looking like you actually, well, put yourself together? No girl wants to look too "done up," especially at places like school and work, but at the same time we don't want to look so pale we look like we're dying of a fatal illness.