Hairstyle and Color Trends for 2010

1. Style Trend: Soft movable fringe:
As we have seen this past summer, heavier Fringe/Bangs has made a comeback, with many women opting for a stronger and more mysterious look. Now I am seeing more women having a hard time maintaining the style — coming in for bang trims, and getting frustrated with the full time commitment. As the winter wears on we will start to see the bangs soften and start to be more movable. The part will move more to the center with light lift and blend in to the soft movement of the longer length hair and the overall style. The softer look —with less heavy fringe, less severely swept over — is less dramatic and mysterious, with more approachable sexiness in the fringe.

2. Style Trend: Curls/Waves in lower length hair is a look that is getting hot again for women with shoulder-length hair and longer. This look, currently worn by Jessica Alba and Jennifer Lopez, maintains clean smooth lines from the top of the head to the ears, with the accent wave/curls added through the middle to the ends of the length. This look is soft, sexy, and playful in the longer lengths, but classic and sophisticated in the clean upper lines. This style is particularly nice for hair lengths below jaw and above shoulder. It adds width to oval, long and heart shape faces. It looks healthy and it moves… it’s sexy.
I use a curling iron without the lip clip. Wind hair around the barrel vertically in one to two inch sections. Leave the hair ends out to create an unfinished look with organic softness. Shake curls out with fingers. For an even more sexy and playful evening look, add a beach-themed texture enhancer with a flexible hold. I recommend Davines “Glossy Moulding Putty,” or one of three products by Kevin Murphy: “Hair Resort” (thin hair), “Easy Rider” (thicker courser texture), or “Gritty Business” (blondes only… it’s grainy looking in dark hair).

3. Lifestyle Trend: In this economy, more of my clients are looking for versatile cuts that offer multiple looks and styling options. They want to be able to go from a sexy look to an interview look, and from an everyday confident look to a creative fashion look, without a trip to the salon. Get back to your stylist and ask for a cut with versatility. Then let them show you certain styles you can practice at home, so you can feel empowered to rule your world.

4. Lifestyle Trend: Eco Chic — It’s easier than ever before to find sustainable beauty product companies and eco-friendly salons. What’s more, these new generation products and practices create healthy soft looking hair with no compromise on hold and styling performance. I recommend 2 amazing hair product companies devoted to natural ingredients and sustainable practices: Davines from Italy (davines.com) and Kevin Murphy from Australia (kevinmurphy.au). Both employ environmentally sound farming practices, and both use sustainable resources and biogradable packaging. Both reject animal testing, and both address the sulfate issue by using natural sulfates from coconut and heart of palm. These beauty companies care about what’s going into the water, air and soil, as well as what’s going into our hair and skin.