Bridesmaids Hair Styles Braided Beautiful

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Bridesmaids hair Styles make a big impact on the overall aesthetic harmony of a wedding. Considering the semi-formal mood for wedding hair, having matching bridesmaids hair styles will portray a sense of classy-sophistication at your wedding. Here is a great idea that not only comes straight from the spring 2011 runways of Paris and Milan, but it’s also easy to do!“Matching Bridesmaids Hair Styles”

Braids are so chic this year; you can’t go wrong bringing in some version of braided hairstyles to your wedding. Odile Gilbert, one of the worlds most sought after haute couture hairdresser, came up with this simple but elegant braiding technique for the spring 2011 runway show. She infused long strips of chiffon ribbons into braids and pinned them up. She said, “It’s really easy, anyone could do this at home if they wanted to.” I believe it!

Odile, lead hairdresser for Aveda, started with Aveda Smooth Infusion Style Prep Smoother and blow dried straight. She separated four sections of hair in the back and twisted a piece of fabric into each. Leave a little fabric out at the ends and tie them together into a bow. Twist the braids up and pin to the back of the head. She set the style with Aveda Control Force Firm Hold Hair Spray.

I think for matching bridesmaid hairstyles, it’s hard to get prettier (or easier) than this! Thanks Odile Gilbert!

Bridesmaids Hair Styles

Bridesmaids Hair Styles

Bridesmaids Hair Styles

For further discussion on formal hairdos you might want to check out these other articles:

• These Formal Hairdos are Edgy Elegant
• Formal Hairdos for the Holidays
• Trend Alert, Amy Winehouse Beehive Hair
• Short Formal Hairdos
• More Formal Hair Styles I Love!
• Easy Updos for the Holidays
• Bridesmaids Hairstyles

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Long Hair Styles

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These long hair styles win celebrity best tressed survey!

Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce Knowles & Katy Perry topped the charts (in that order) in the 16^th annual Sally Beauty Best Tressed Survey. The survey polled results from 1,000 American women on the best and worst celebrity hair styles of the year.

Long layered haircuts have clearly been the trend in celebrity hair styles for the last year and more. This poll is another indication that long hair styles are here to stay for a while longer.

This poll also included some questions on personal hair care that had some surprising results, check it out below.

Best Women’s Celebrity Hairstyles

Jennifer Lopez Long Hair Style

Jennifer Lopez’s long hair style with multi-dimensional color has always been a winning combination. Here her hair takes on an ombre color affect with lighter blonde on the bottom half of her strands.

Beyonce Long Hair Style

Beyonce’s long hair style resembles Jennifer’s in both the haircut sans side swept bangs and the multi-dimensional brown hair color. Chocolate brown with warm cinnamon high lights are perfectly fit with her skin tone and soft face framing waves are beautiful too!

Katy Perry Long Hair Style

Katy Perry makes a statement with her light pale skin-tone and deepest darkest brunette hair color. She adds some bling at the 2010 MTV Awards with pink, purple and blue high lights. Once again a curled long hair style is the haircut and hair style that wins best tressed!

Best Men’s Celebrity Hairstyles

Tom Selleck wins with Gotee

Ryan Reynolds

Justin Bieber 3rd Place

Worst Hair Styles Women

Lady Gaga at the Grammy's

Worst Hair Styles Men’s

David Hasselhoff

Here are some added results from the Sally Beauty Survey given from December 13, 2010 to December 16, 2010

• 26% want their hair to be shiny

• 24% want their hair to be smooth and/or curly

• 60% turn to hairdresser for recommendations for special event hair

• 29% choose special event hair based on trends

• 11% choose from celebrity photos

• 42% do not rely in reviews when purchasing styling tools

• 32% say $20. is the most they will pay on a beauty product

• 20% say $10. is their limit

• 75% believe the right hair care products & hair style can take 5-10 years off their look

• 60% say price is biggest influence over what hair care products they buy

• 27% purchase products based on hairdresser recommendation

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