Trendy Hairstyles For Summer 2008
Not loving your locks these days? Get the style inspiration you'll need to revamp your look, whether you're craving easy hairstyles for the beach or feeling feverish to a fresh take on a party hairdo.
Casual Braids Braids are a great look for summer, not only are they effortless to achieve but they also have a sense of fun and a youthful appeal.
Braids are perfect for the beach or happy days in the sun, they're also one of this summer's key hair trends.
Try integrating lost of small braids and twists into a soft and loose updo.
A perfect beach to bar hairstyle, it needs lots of natural movement and some texture to keep it looking unstructured and sexy.
Bombshell Hairstyle Big hair with tons of volume is back this year.
Think Farah Fawcett's big bouncy curls, Ursula Andress' sexy blonde flips and Audrey Hepburn bouffant updos.
Create yourself a voluminous '60s coiff that will make you look as if you had been vacationing in the south of France and lounging on the beach all day.
Start by spritzing volumizing spray all over damp hair, focusing on the roots.
Blow-dry hair in two-inch sections, wrapping them around a large round brush to give shine and volume.
Then take one-inch sections of hair from behind the hairline and hold it taut while you use a fine-tooth comb to tease the hair toward the roots.
Finish with a heavy mist of hairspray all over to set the style.
Tousled Beach Waves Tousled tresses exude a playful, surfer girl vibe; the look's hip and sexy.
Beach waves will always be one of the sexiest and most popular styles around because of it's glaringly obvious benefit - it's effortless! Get the beachy waves by setting narrow sections of damp, gelled hair into braids.
Once hair is dry, release braids and mist on shine spray to fight frizz.
Update With Flirty Bangs Bangs are uber-popular right now, so you can have bangs with any length or any shape, because bangs are a massive trend this season.
The key is to pair bangs with a sexier "lived in" matt texture.
Just add a soft curl with a large barrelled curler to the lengths and ends.
It's all about effortless styling - the trick is to not to be neat and over-finished.
Chic Ponytails Ponytails are clearly not for "bad hair days" anymore.
From glamorous and sleek, to no-fuss and messy, almost anyone can carry out a pretty pulled-back pony.
Low ponytails provide a look that's more romantic and sporty.
Half ponytails are more flirty and feminine; you can easily create it by pulling only the hair on sides of the face up so that the hair is gathered into a ponytail that is positioned either a few inches in front of the crown or right at the crown.
Ponytails often look more glam when piled higher and fuller, so hair must be back combed at the crown first for volume.
The high ponytail must be positioned fairly high on your head.
Casual Braids Braids are a great look for summer, not only are they effortless to achieve but they also have a sense of fun and a youthful appeal.
Braids are perfect for the beach or happy days in the sun, they're also one of this summer's key hair trends.
Try integrating lost of small braids and twists into a soft and loose updo.
A perfect beach to bar hairstyle, it needs lots of natural movement and some texture to keep it looking unstructured and sexy.
Bombshell Hairstyle Big hair with tons of volume is back this year.
Think Farah Fawcett's big bouncy curls, Ursula Andress' sexy blonde flips and Audrey Hepburn bouffant updos.
Create yourself a voluminous '60s coiff that will make you look as if you had been vacationing in the south of France and lounging on the beach all day.
Start by spritzing volumizing spray all over damp hair, focusing on the roots.
Blow-dry hair in two-inch sections, wrapping them around a large round brush to give shine and volume.
Then take one-inch sections of hair from behind the hairline and hold it taut while you use a fine-tooth comb to tease the hair toward the roots.
Finish with a heavy mist of hairspray all over to set the style.
Tousled Beach Waves Tousled tresses exude a playful, surfer girl vibe; the look's hip and sexy.
Beach waves will always be one of the sexiest and most popular styles around because of it's glaringly obvious benefit - it's effortless! Get the beachy waves by setting narrow sections of damp, gelled hair into braids.
Once hair is dry, release braids and mist on shine spray to fight frizz.
Update With Flirty Bangs Bangs are uber-popular right now, so you can have bangs with any length or any shape, because bangs are a massive trend this season.
The key is to pair bangs with a sexier "lived in" matt texture.
Just add a soft curl with a large barrelled curler to the lengths and ends.
It's all about effortless styling - the trick is to not to be neat and over-finished.
Chic Ponytails Ponytails are clearly not for "bad hair days" anymore.
From glamorous and sleek, to no-fuss and messy, almost anyone can carry out a pretty pulled-back pony.
Low ponytails provide a look that's more romantic and sporty.
Half ponytails are more flirty and feminine; you can easily create it by pulling only the hair on sides of the face up so that the hair is gathered into a ponytail that is positioned either a few inches in front of the crown or right at the crown.
Ponytails often look more glam when piled higher and fuller, so hair must be back combed at the crown first for volume.
The high ponytail must be positioned fairly high on your head.
