Video:Tips for Choosing a Great Hairstyle for Men
with StephanieChoosing a great hairstyle for men is as much about lifestyle as it is your texture. In this styling video from About.com, get some great tips for choosing a great hairstyle.See Transcript
Transcript:Tips for Choosing a Great Hairstyle for Men
Hi I'm Stephanie from Epicenter Salon in Portland, Oregon for About.com. And these are my tips for choosing a great hairstyle.
How to Choose a Great Hairstyle
Lifestyle is going to be the biggest decision in the way you wear your hair. Choosing a hairstyle that will best fit your style, career and budget.
Choosing a style that will flatter your natural growth pattern. Using the hairline density texture and length of the hair to determine what best suits you.
Choosing a style that will flatter your natural growth pattern and texture will create a low maintenance look that will be easy to replicate
Choosing a great stylist that understands how to cut men's hair will be a key aspect on achieving the look that you desire to flatter your hair.
Work With the Hair That You've Got
For somebody with long hair you can achieve many styles by changing the lengths of the layers and your parting. Using product you can bring out the texture of your layers and you can manipulate the volume of your hair.
Curly hair can be a bit trickier. It's important to texturize your hair appropriately so that the curl stays in place. Often it's easiest to allow the curl to air dry.
People with thinning hair do have a variety of options, If they choose to keep their hair shorter they have the freedom to determine length on top of the cut which can be manipulated with product to appear thicker.
Men with thicker hair often need texture added to reduce weight of the cut in specific areas.
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