Hair Care

Celebrities can often become more identifiable for their personal style than their chosen art. This happens most notably when a certain look crystallizes an era. Below are names of various hairstyles, descriptions of what they look like and the celebrities who made them famous.

 

The 60s

Pixie Cut/Short Hair (Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy): A woman's hairstyle that is short layered and has a shaggy fringe.

Long, Unkempt Hair (John Lennon): Hair that does not appear to be purposely styled and is longer than typical of the time. It is often used as a symbol of political protest or a counterculture.

Beehive (Amy Winehouse): A woman's hairstyle that looks like a beehive. It is also known as the B-52 for its similarity with the nose of the B-52 bomber.

The 70s

Moustaches (Tom Selleck): Facial hair grown on the top lip. This type of hair was worn as a sign of youth subcultures like

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Bad hair days can make your entire day get started on the wrong note. For those curly-haired lasses who have considered getting a professional hair straightening treatment to tame those locks, there are a few things to keep in mind.

First, you'll need to find a reputable hair salon. Ask for referrals and call or visit salons to get the scoop. Hair salons and stylists set their own prices, which means that you could end up paying too much for a sub-par treatment. For instance, the Japanese or Brazililan straightening treatments are popular and work best on bulky hair that's typically hard to manage or extremely curly.

Regardless, whenever you have your hair straightened, your hair will be saturated with a chemical solution. Then, it will be rinsed, blow-dried and flat-ironed to achieve the ultimate sleek, straight look. The whole treatment can take quite a bit of time, and you will not be able to wash your hair for three days after.

Women praise the treatments because they are low maintenance. After your hair has been styled once, you don't need to invest in a lot of time or hair products to reduce the frizz. Don't...