How To: Choose The Right Haircut

Most of you ladies have probably gotten a haircut that looked beautiful – that day, at least. But we have to live with our hair everyday, not just when we’ve come straight from the salon. The key to getting a great, versatile haircut that you can wear up, down or in between is choosing one that works for your hair type. Here’s a simple guide to choosing a cut perfect for your hair type:

If you have naturally thick, wavy hair: Choose a cut that’s blunt across the bottom, then layered evenly throughout. (This amount of layering will look too choppy on fine hair, but it works with your thick locks.)

For styling: blow-dry with a diffuser attachment, then touch up face framing curls using a curling iron with a medium sized barrel. You can also create curls all over with the iron, then break them up with your fingers to create a sexy, disheveled look.

Your celebrity hair double: Jessica Alba (lucky…)

If you wear your thick hair straight: Get an angled cut with heavy layers around your face; it’s the cut with the most definition, so straight styles look sleeker.

For styling: In general, you’ll look best with a part to one side or the other, with the side with less hair tucked behind one ear. Create the side part while hair is wet. Starting with the underlayers, use a round brush to blow-dry strands down and toward the face. Smooth face-framing strands with a flat iron.

Your celebrity hair double: Eva Longoria

If you have relaxed hair or soft curls: Tell your stylist to give you a cut with long layers at the crown and on the sides to give your hair body and fullness. (Avoid this cut with kinky curls, though – the layering will make the ends look uneven and your hair won’t look polished.)

For styling: Use a small barreled curling iron or small rollers to define curls. Wrap thin sections of hair around the iron and release after a couple of seconds. After hair has cooled, fluff curls with a wide toothed comb or hairpick – too perfect curls will look severe.

Your celebrity hair double: Gabrielle Union

If you have fine hair: Layering this cut is tricky, so go to someone you trust. Ask for concentrated layers around the face, but avoid blended layers, since you have less volume to blend with. To fake fullness, the back is cut slightly shorter, creating the illusion of more hair in the front.

For styling: To easily create volume, spritz dry hair with hairspray and run fingers through it to give hair lift and separation. Try washing with Phyto Phytovolume Shampoo and then use a leave-in before blowdrying.

Your celebrity hair double: Cate Blanchett

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