Hairstyling How-Tos
How To: Tease your hair to achieve a smooth bump
With this video, we learn how to tease your hair to achieve a smooth bump. To do this, you will need a small brush to help tease your hair. First, pull your hair up and then pull it forward. After this, put the brush in the hair and start to brush the hair down. Do this easily, but pile the hair up so it's a good foundation for a bump. Then, spray hair spray in the hair and let the hair lay down. Make sure you don't tease the very front of your hair, you will brush this down lightly to create...
How To: Get big teased hair
In this tutorial, we learn how to get big teased hair. To start, you will need to section off the top of your hair from the crown area. Then, you simply hold the section of hair you want to tease in the air. From here, you will take your comb and brush the root of the hair up against the way it grows. This will create a nest of hair on the root of the hair. When you have enough volume in the nest, continue to do this all the way around your head until you have the volume you need all over. Co...
How To: Super scrunch your hair
In this video, we learn how to super scrunch your hair. Start off with your hair damp, not completely wet. After this, spray de-tangler into your hair and don't brush your hair out. From here, work a mousse into your hair to create volume and keep the hair firm in place. Scrunch up while your hair is upside down into the root of the hair. From here, you will get a tiny section of hair from the front of the face and start to twist it, adding in hair to it. Let this stay in your hair for a whil...
How To: Style short hair for work
In this video, we learn how to style short hair for work. When you are styling short hair, it can be difficult at first but you can make it look great. Start out by straightening your hair and make sure it's dry. Then, grab some rollers and place them in your hair at the top and keep them in place with some bobby pins. After this, you will spray hair spray on top of the curlers and leave them in while you are straightening the bottom of the front of the hair to create a shine. After this, tak...
How To: Create two curly Greek goddess hairstyles
Greek goddesses are known for their bronzy, youthful skin that seems to glow from within, but according to artistic depictions they also have very beautiful hair, too. Check out this hairstyling tutorial to learn how to create not one, but two Greek goddess hairstyles:
HowTo: DIY Lady Gaga Hair Bow
The best thing about going Gaga for Halloween is the variety of possibilities. Lady Gaga's wardrobe is vast and colorful: the Meat Dress, her trippy Anime Eyes, the scantily clad Caution Tape look, the Soda Can Hair Rollers, the light up Gothic Crown, the Cigarette Smoking Glasses, and, of course, the classic Hair Bow from Poker Face. It's my personal favorite, and the following illustration is easy to follow. If you don't feel like messing with your own hair and have a wig around the house, ...
How To: Create an elegant loose wedding day chignon
Sure, you could muster up hundreds of dollars to have you hair done by a professional hairstylist on your wedding day, but why do so when you can do just as great a job on your own (or with the help of a friend)?
How To: Create a sexy messy side bun with Julie Dickson
Updos have this reputation for being uptight and conservative, the staple hairstyle of cafeteria ladies, teachers, and professional women everywhere. But with a few tweaks - and loosening of some hair - you can turn uptight into carefree and chic.
How To: Create a teased half up, half down bridal hairstyle with curls
It's pretty much a given that on your wedding day you must be the most beautiful woman there. But if you're not the kind of girl who spends an hour each morning obsessing over her hair, then you're probably a little stuck when it comes to deciding what hairstyle you want to wear.
How To: Create a Snooki pouf (hair bump) hairstyle and carve a Halloween pumpkin
Why Did You Wear That? has a special Halloween treat for you— a 2-for-1 video tutorial celebrating Snooki from Jersey Shore and Mr. Jack-O'-Lantern. First, you'll see how to style your hair into the famous Snooki pouf, a bouffant hair bump, without the use of Bump-It. After you've got your Halloween Snookie hairstyle completed, continue on to the second portion of the how-to for pumpkin carving.
How To: Get Willow Smith's Trendsetting "Whip My Hair" Hairstyles
Willow Smith has what it takes to be a star, just like her parents, Will and Jada Smith, and her brother, Jaden Smith. But this Smith, at the tender age of 9, is quickly becoming a pop superstar and preteen trendsetter, thanks to her music video "Whip My Hair".
How To: Choose a long hair style for men
Long hair for men has been in or quasi-in for decades now, but if you've been thinking about growing your hair out you may be wondering what long style would look best on you. Watch this video to learn how to choose a long hair style that complements your face and style.
How To: Create a funky Rihanna inspired '80s hairstyle
You don't need to lop all your precious long locks off to achieve Rihanna's signature hairstyles. While the lady currently has a short, choppy cut, she wears looks (like faux hawks) that can be replicated on longer hair.
How To: Create a beautiful braided Greek goddess updo for fall
Need a complementary, beautiful hairstyle to go with your Greek goddess costume this Halloween? Then this braided goddess updo is exactly what you're looking for. While this look is great for a Halloween costume, it's also not too showy to be worn on a daily basis.
How To: Create glamorous old Hollywood voluminous curls
Want to look like Veronica Lake or Marilyn Monroe? While can't guarantee you'll resemble these famous old Hollywood stars to a T, we can promise that once you complete this video's hairstyle you'll look like a retro vision.
How To: Create an artsy Frida Kahlo hairstyle for Halloween
Like all famous artists, Frida Kahlo had a very colorful life. Raised in a small town outside Mexico City, she lived through the Mexican Revolution and was struck by a bus as a teenager, an incident which caused a broken spinal column, broken collarbone, broken pelvis, fractures, and a punctured uterus which led to infertility problems later on.
How To: Do a fantasy or Renaissance style half updo with your hair
The half updo is a perennial favorite in fantasy and period pieces, from Lord of the Rings to Mysts of Avalon to the Renaissance Faire or any other event for which you want a period hairstyle. Even if you're all thumbs, you'll be able to replicate this popular hairstyle.
How To: Create a simple low side bun for back to school
A bun is usually thought of as severe and uptight, but it can be quite sensual and carefree if you style it right. Take a look at this hairstyling video to learn how to create a very easy yet impactful low side bun for school.
How To: Trim your bangs at home with a razor
Even getting your hair trimmed at the salon costs a fortune these days, so why not cut back on unnecessary expenses and do the trimming at home? Take a look at this video to learn how to cut edgy side bangs using a razor.
How To: Create a simple and feminine braided hairband
A braided hairband is basically a headband that's made out of your own pretty hair. This means no painful pinching or tightness that comes with ordinary headbands.
How To: Create voluminous waves by using the scrunching method
If you're scared of curling your hair because you don't want to damage your hair through heated products like flat irons and curling irons, then here is a more eco-friendly, heat-free alternative that costs almost nothing but produces gorgeous results.
How To: Create Blake Lively's signature long, loose waves
In our opinion, the best kind of curly hair is the kind that looks the most natural. So rather than tight ringlets that look like they've obviously been twirled around a curling iron, we're talking about loose, carefree waves that are slightly undone.
How To: Curl your hair two different ways using conical hair rollers/curlers
There are as many ways to curl hair as there are ways to do a smoky eye. While your basic tools are the same - curling iron, flat iron, or hair rollers - there are so many different techniques you can employ to create your desired look.
How To: Dye your hair and touch up your roots at home
Getting your hair done and dyed at the salon feels luxurious and is as much a rejuvenating, spa-like experience as it is a practical coloring session. But with the economy as it is and hair color appointments costing upwards of $100 average, it's quite a costly expense.
How To: Create a Beyonce inspired elegant high bun
Beyonce makes just about any hairstyle look damn good and worthy of imitation. While she generally rocks a glamorous loose mane of hair, sometimes curled, sometimes not, when she hits up more formal events she likes to style her locks into a bun.
How To: Curl your hair the eco-friendly way with scraps of fabric
Curling your hair without either a curling iron or a flat iron? It sounds preposterous, but it can be done - and to great effect - after you watch this video. Sure, curling irons are great and quick ways to add bounce and volume to your locks, but they eat up electricity and damage your beautiful strands.
How To: Create a simple braided high bun
A beautiful hairstyle doesn't have to take forever to do. Don't believe us? Just check out this hair tutorial for a simple braided high bun. Elaborate pleats and straight locks are twisted up messily into a beautiful, romantic bun.
How To: Curl your hair inwards for a messy, loose hairstyle
A natural, messy, and carefree hair look ironically involves a bit of hairstyling. But judging by how beautifully bohemian this low ponytail hairstyle is, it's definitely worth it.
How To: Create a loopy, low feminine side bun
Buns are usually thought of as severe, uptight, and clinical (which is somewhat true, since many professional women prefer buns because they get hair out of your face when you're getting down to business).
How To: Tie a bohemian head scarf like Nicole Richie
Head scarfs are second only to headbands when it comes to bohemian head wear. Just ask boho/hippie poster child Nicole Richie, who basically alternates between the two whenever she goes out.
How To: Create three French braided bang hairstyles for medium and long hair
French braids are undeniably the older, more put together and elegant sister of regular braids. This makes French braids a beautiful alternative to normal braids for times when you want to look gorgeous with minimal effort.
How To: Create a simple and quick fanned out high bun
Buns are the older, more elegant sister of ponytails. And best of all, there are certain bun styles that are super easy and quick to put together if you're running late for a big soiree.
How To: Create a center parted loosely curled hairstyle
In the mornings when we wake up it seems like our hair is our own worst enemy. It just won't style right, it frizzes out, it won't hold the curls. But getting your hair ready for school or for work doesn't have to be a chore.
How To: Fake a bob haircut by tucking your hair under
Have you ever wondered how you would look with shorter hair? What about how you would look with a bob, or a lob (long bob) that's recently been worn by A-list starlets like Gwyneth Paltrow and Eva Longoria? Well, thankfully you don't need to chop your precious long locks off to get a taste for this hot hairstyle.
How To: Create a breezy low ponytail with loose waves
Need a hairstyle that'll wear well throughout the day, or even look better as the day goes on? It's not fiction; with this low ponytail it's reality.
How To: Create a princess-like crown of braids
Thanks to A-list celebrities like Lauren Conrad and Vanessa Hudgens, braids weaved into the hair - whether as a hairband or just braided randomly through loose hair - have seen a significant upsurge in popularity over the last few years.
How To: Create dual side fishtail braids with a side part
Fishtail braids are cute but they have a tendency to look kind of severe when braided down the crown of your head. Make them cute and perky by braiding them into low side pigtails. A loose side part adds a bohemian quality to the hairstyle.
How To: Create a super feminine high and curly Japanese bun
We have nothing against posh, elegant romantic curls or modern pin-straight hair, but don't you ever miss the days when you were just a kid experimenting with her mom's drawer of hair goodies? Creating crazy styles was so fun and the results were always unpredictable.
How To: Create teased Lolita pigtails with curls and volume
Despite being based on the ultra feminine and severe Victorian style of dressing, Japanese Lolita tends to go a little crazy when it comes to stylization and improvisation of fashion, makeup, and hair. Just take this crazy pouf of a pigtail, for instance.
How To: Create a 1920's Old Hollywood chestnut bun
First things first: The chestnut bun does indeed resemble those round brown nuts you roast by the fire around Christmastime.