The Newest Trend: The Scene Hairstyle

One of the newest trends in hairstyles today is the emo cut known as the scene cut, and this popular among teenage girls and younger women. It is one of the biggest trends today, and the reason it is named “scene” is because people who see those who wear this style say, “they are just trying to make a scene.” The scene cut is an emo hairstyle and the word “emo” is from the word “emotional” and those who are into the emo style are categorized as being very emotional. Emo is also a music genre and many people who take on the emo style are big fans of the music genre, and many of the artists within the genre started emo hairstyles such as the scene cut. The basic style for a scene cut includes choppy layers, with the shag look, and the top layers are short while the bottom layers are long (it seems like two haircuts into one; a short haircut topping a long one).

Cutting scene hair is not that difficult to do because the layers, and look in general, is meant to be uneven and messy. Before cutting you should straighten your hair to make the cutting easier, and before straightening you need to use a heat protector so not to cause damage to the hair (you do all of this after you wash and dry your hair). Next, brush through your hair detangling it and pull back a portion of you hair (the hair from behind your ears and on should be pulled out of the way), and then decide where you want to cut. When you have decided where to cut, then use your fingers to hold the hair at an angle, because this will give you defined layers and that is what the scene cut is all about. Then, when you are finished cutting that part of your hair with the scissors (making it as asymmetrical as possible), take down the rest of your hair and use a razor cutter (razor combs gives a messier look) to cut through the rest of your hair. Lift the back of your hair to where you can see it and cut it, which only a few strokes of the razor comb will give you the look you desire. The scene cut is meant to be asymmetrical (uneven) in all ways so if you mess up you really will not be able to tell.

The 1990s Hit: The Rachel Hairstyle

Stars are people’s idols and fashion trend starters whether they want to be or not – if a popular actress sports a new hairstyle people will flock to it (despite the actress’s own personal feelings about the style). This is what occurred in the early 1990s when Jennifer Aniston, playing the beloved Rachel from the TV show Friends, had her hairstyle become the most popular new trend. Every woman in America wanted the new haircut called “the Rachel” because it was the character Rachel’s new-do on the show, but, despite the popularity of the haircut, there was one woman who was not a fan of it – Jennifer Aniston. She later got a new, “new-do” and let the Rachel retire, but the cut was still widely sought after by women of all ages, ethnicity, and face types.

The reason for why the hairstyle took of as such a massive hit was because it was the perfect look for the everyday woman. Even other actresses were seen wearing the Rachel after it became popular, and it is still surprisingly popular today. The Rachel is a square layered cut that bounces freely just above the shoulders, which the length of the hairstyle may be the reason it was so popular in the 90s because many women went short in those days. Today, the Rachel can be adapted to fit any length of hair, and because of the way the cut frames the face it is a style that is versatile and many women can pull it off. Jennifer Aniston’s stylist Christ McMillan created the cut, and she wore the style for the first two seasons while she played the role of Rachel Green in the TV series Friends.

The Rachel is very similar to a bob haircut, but it is square layered and razor cut (which can be similar to a shag hairstyle). The hair frames the face and the layers are cut so that they curve inward instead of flipping outward like many bob and shag hairstyles. This shoulder-length haircut has a light and bouncy feel to it, and it does not require much maintenance. To cut the Rachel, you have to have two or three (depending on the length of hair) tiers of layers razor cut, which is what gives the hairstyle that soft lift and light feel. The different tiers of layers can remind you of a pyramid where the top one has shorter layers, and the other two get longer. The thing that makes the Rachel distinct is the unevenness of her layers, and the razor cut edges and the only styling you need to do is a simple blow dry, straighten, and go.

The Elegant Pompadour Hairstyle

The pompadour has regained popularity in the last couple of years during the first part of the 21st century. Though, unlike in the 1950s where it was popular only among men, today mostly women wear the style. The style is worn for both special occasions and everyday life for women, and the size of the pompadour differs with the preference of the wearer. Most women wear the pompadour where it is noticeable but not overpowering the rest of their hair, while other women where the style high on top of their head and it is similar to the old fashion ones – but with a modern swing. The name comes from the first women who ever wore the style, Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764), who was the mistress of King Louis XV. The pompadour style is basically the front of the hair brushed up and ratted or teased to make a pouf from the forehead to the back of the top of the head, and then the hair can be styled in any way desired.

The pompadour is an elegant hairstyle and even the everyday pompadour will give your hairstyle a sense of elegance. To accomplish the typical daily pompadour, you will first need to leave your hair unwashed because this will make the pouf effect of the pompadour more noticeable. Then, take a section of your hair from atop your head, which you can have the pompadour cover your whole front portion of the head or just a narrow portion. Section off the portion of hair you have chosen to use, and take one of the sections and backcomb it, which this will give it the pouf you want and then use a pin to secure it.

After going through the pompadour process, you can do whatever you would like to with the rest of your hair. Two popular ways to wear your hair with the modern pompadour is to straighten you hair and leave it down, or many time you will see women put their hair in a ponytail with this style. There are a lot of up-dos that have a pompadour in the front and a lot of actresses are seen wearing this style, whether it is for a special occasion or for their everyday lives. Sometimes women will wear a halfway pompadour, and this is where only a small portion of their hair (usually from the forehead to the middle of the top of the head) is pulled back into a pompadour. Usually it is the narrow style, so the majority of the hair is loose.

Creating Soft Edges: The Razor Cut Hairstyle

Even though scissors are still used to cut hair, there is a new, modern method used that has just recently become popular – razor cutting. Men’s hairstyles have been cut with a razor for the longest time, but now razors are being used to cut many of the popular women’s hairstyles. There are so many styles women get today that require a razor to be used, and the types of razors used on hair are a straight edge razor, a razor comb, and a razor shaper. If you decide to cut your own hair to get a razor cut hairstyle, then it is best to use a razor comb for do-it-yourself haircutting. The many different hairstyles that use a razor to cut them include the bob, the scene, the shag, and the emo cut.

Razor cutting hair was really never heard of for women until the 21st century, and even in the era before this (1990s) a razor was only used to cut men’s hair (electronic razor’s were especially popular during this time). Surprisingly though, the razor cutting method has been used for many years in Japan, because it was the popular way to get flowing movement in straight hair. The razor tools that have been used in Japan are traditionally named the nihindo, and how the modern razor works is that the stylist will take a section of the hair in their hands and use the razor sliding it down the hair at an angle. This method of cutting gives the hair a wispy, flowing look that many women today desire, and this is the look that is apart of the many modern hairstyles.

Cutting with a razor is not a hard method to learn, but if you are doing it for the first time you might want to go into a stylist (because you can take too much off of the hair). To begin the razor cutting process (on whatever haircut you have chosen, which it should already be cut to length at this time), thoroughly wash the hair in your normal way. Make sure you keep the hair wet by spraying it with water if you need to, and then start at the bottom portion of the hair and take a comb and comb it on top, under, and on top again. Then, take your hand to pull so you have medium tension to the hair, and take the razor to make a smooth cut. Do this all the way through the hair, making sure to comb the hair up, so you do not razor cut the same area twice. Also, mix up the hair by using the razor in various places, so you can get good texture (make sure to be careful using the razor around the bangs, so you do not take too much off).

The Popular Pixie Hairstyle

There was once a day where short hair was not meant for women, but in the 1900s short hair started to become popular among women – especially around the First World War. Women of those times started to become more independent, and every movie actress of the 1920s and 1930s all had short hair. After the short hair era, women began to grow out their hair again, but today short hair has become very popular once again. One hairstyle, the Pixie cut, has been around since the 1960s as actresses and models both wore the style, and from that time until today it has continued to stay in fashion. The pixie has always been around since the 1960s but did not become extremely popular until recently.

We live in a time where women like the simple things, and many of the styles today are fast and easy to apply. Beauty products have become more natural, and hair has become easier to style because women like the throw-and-go method. The pixie is a short boy-style cut that can be styled in different ways, or can just be worn as is (which is why it is popular). The modern pixie is shorn tightly on the sides but has longish bangs, but the cut can be as short as half an inch to three inches. The various styles for the pixie cut today consists of the short pixie shag, the page boy pixie, the classic pixie, the 20s pixie, the geometric pixie bob, and the classic pixie bob.

The pixie is one of the easiest cuts to do, and if you want to cut your own hair with this style you can, but if you want it a certain way it is better to go to the salon. Stylists use both scissors and shears to create a pixie cut, and they first cut the front part of the hair (angled down at the temples), and then go back up just above the ear. Then, the stylist will be cut around the nape of the neck for the back, which then they layer it, cut it to fit around the head perfectly, and then they style it. The pixie is one of the easiest and fastest cuts for a stylist, and because of its simplicity you can do-it-yourself and cut your own hair in this fashion. Over the last couple of years, short became more and more popular because it is easier to handle in the mornings when you are in a hurry, and many women flock to short hair like the pixie because of this.