Back to School Hair Styles - Are You Ready?
Back to School Hair Sytle Tips
Back-to-school hair style…have you thought about what to do with your hair? Maybe you haven’t but as your on-line hairstylist, I’ve been thinking of you - and what you will be up against. Back-to-school means you will less time each morning to fuss over hair styling. You’ll need quick easy, no fuss hair that hopefully will look great and be flattering.
So here are my tips for making the transition from easy-living summer hair, to back-to-school hair.
Keep it simple–Your hairstyle should work with your hair type not against it . . . end the battles and go with the natural grain of your hair. Unless you are very talented with styling your hair, you will find any big change will mean more time upfront on your hair styling routine each morning. When you’re pressed for time, this is stress you can do without. Save the new hairstyle change till after you are into your new routine at school. If you want to make a change, remember less-is-more. A small change can do wonders! Cut in bangs, grow out bangs, partial foil haircolor, semi-permanent haircolor.
Get it healthy–Summer can leave your hairstyle, dry, split ends and faded from the sun. If you swim in salt water or a pool you need some TLC to get back to healthy, shiny, and more vibrant hair. If your hair is damaged looking, it won’t look good, no matter how much you spend for the right hairstyle. Try this routine!
- Use a clarifying shampoo, once a week if needed to rid your hair of product buildup.
- Do a deep hair conditioning treatment, once a week, after clarifing. Use a shower cap or saran wrap and towel to generate heat, leave it in your hair for at least 20 minutes in order to penetrate the hair shaft deeper.
- Add moisture if you have dry hair, by using a good hair moisturizing conditioner or moisturizing leave-in hair conditioner.
- Add protein if your hair is lifeless. That is a hair conditioner with collagen and elastin which adds a slight feel of thickness to the hair.
Learn 3 different ways to style your hair–By spending a little time spent up front learning just a couple new hair styling techniques, you will give your hair a break, save yourself time every day and get a reputation as being fashionable too! Toooo many women I see, assume the part of being hair styling impaired or just can’t visualize a different way of styling hair. You will probably have a favorite way of hair styling, but by changing it around a bit, it won’t get old and tired looking. You will be seen as more creative too! At every haircut appointment you have, ask your hairstylist to show you a new way of styling your hair. Make sure to get the styling hair care product recommendations at the same time. You don’t need to buy the hair salon product, however, you will need the same type of product to achieve that particular look for your hair type.
- Learn how to use one new hair styling tool. Try a flat iron, different size curling iron, velcro rollers, hot rollers, rag rollers, bendy rollers, pin curls, roller brush iron, blowdryer, blowdryer with round brush attached, diffuser.
- Learn an updo. If your hair is long enough, learn one new way to get a classic, casual, contemporary or elegant look and change your look totally and quickly. A hair stylist, who is into their trade, can help you out here. Your hair doesn’t need to be as long as you may think to do some of these styles.
- Learn to braid, they are back. Classes are given at my local Community Education, check it out in your area. The library is another source for learning to braid. Grab any teenage girl with long hair, she can probably WOW you with the possibilities.
Learn to style with a product only and give your hair a break. Try one of these, gel, spray gel, mousse, pomade, serum, curl enhancer, shine product, smoothing product, styling cream, root lifter, sculpting lotion, thermal spray, volumizer.
Got a question, war story or comment about this topic? Click on the "Leave Your Comments" link at the very bottom of this article. Some of my best ideas for future articles come from reading reader comments. I'd love to hear from you!
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Hi. I am an african american girl,with thick and kinky ,natural shoulder-length hair. I have a heck of a time trying to do anything with it .I would not like to use ANY heat in styling as it is guaranteed to break my hair ,plus, i am still recovering from when i used an heating iron a couple weeks ago(you should have seen me cry when all that hair came out). Im looking for a curly,wavy or even kinky easy style, but i want to avoid jheri curling seeing as my hair is so fragile. Can you please help me? Quick?
Comment by Kay — August 24, 2006 @ 4:18 pm
Hey, well i have a few suggestions for you… first off i think you should try to strengthen your hair… buy like a certain strengthening shampoo… so your hair can become stronger and less fragile. Also if you want your hair too be curly or wavy you should get a perm or permanently wave your hair or curl it. Do that at a hair salon or buy a do it yourself kit. To get it more kinkier you can try a volumizing shampoo or gel. mkay well hope that helped you out a little:) ttyl email me. snickerz88@hotmail.com
bye bye
-Ashley-
Comment by Ashley — September 3, 2006 @ 10:08 pm
i need some help with my hair because i have quite thick shoulder length hair, bown,bit wavy and everyday i put it in a pony tail i want to try and do somthing that wont harm it and ive used straightners before but i want people to say wow look at her hair! thanks phoebe xx
Comment by Phoebe — September 6, 2006 @ 2:03 pm
I have a huge problem with my hair, Its ringlets from my ears down but they hang in a scraggy mess and make me look totally stupid! I’ve tried scrunching them twirling them and loads of different leave in things! nothing will work! its really annoying me, and whenever I straighten my hair it stays perfect for about an hour then goes wavey and looks a total state, I really want toget rid of frizz and have perfect ringlets, please help me asap!
Comment by Lucc — November 8, 2006 @ 3:48 pm
Hey.
I have long-ish browny/red hair but its not bright red! I was wondering, can anyone help me with some quick, easy and good looking hairstyles? i don’t have alot of hair styling tools.. just a set of hot-curlers that i don’t know how to use properly and also a straightener.
if you have any advice or help for me please email me: lil_leash_xoxo@hotmail.com
thanks heaps =]
Comment by Leasha — November 29, 2006 @ 10:58 pm
Hi
I have total hair issues !!!
i have headlice that i cant get rid of and very bad dandruff. My hair is extreamly strait and stinks very bad
what should i do
I need real help ?
Comment by Zoee — January 3, 2007 @ 3:15 am
hi, i always have problems doing my air in the mornings for school, i either do a pony tail, two braids or a messy bun thats all!!! and i want to b wont creative like the girls in my school but i cant do anything that they do because i have sidebangs. if i take them away i don’t look good because i have a big forhead. oops i forgot to tell you my description: i’m really short for a 14 year old, but its ok i don’t mind. i have light brown hair, sidebangs and my hair is like 4inches below my shoulders. anyways enough with that. i’m usually good at making hairstyles-according to my sister and her freinds which thery don’t beleive that i do my (18 year old) sister’s party hair styles, they nevre beleive that i did her hair when they ask because they always like her hair. but i don’t really know any really pretty ones to do on her hair but that not what i’m here for…i wanted to ask you guys for some good every day hairstyles that i can do for school.
thank you soooo much for watever you will send me
p.s. wishing for some good hairstyles before christmas break is over
Comment by oksana — January 4, 2007 @ 5:11 pm
Zoee,
Get to a pharmacy and try Rid X for the head lice first. Follow the instructions exactly.
Then try Selsun Blue shampoo for the dandruff. I believe you probably do have dandruff vs. dry scalp because dandruff has an unplesant odor.
If your drug store doesn’t have these products, ask the pharmacist, they will be able to direct you to something that will work.
The good news is you can get rid of both of these problems.
Good Luck,
Barb
Comment by Barb — January 4, 2007 @ 5:38 pm
Hi, I Really hate going to school sumtimez cz of my hair i dont knw wat to do wid it my hair is not rele long but its good and its rele very very curly so when i go to school i dont knw wat to do with it i alwayz do a ponytail but nw im so sik of it i want to change my hair style and specially my bangs i have no idea wat i can du wid can u help me? fast? Thxz AloT..
CindY xoxox
Comment by Cindy — July 25, 2007 @ 6:11 am
Ok, I rilly dont have a prob going to school but my hair drives me craaaazzzzzyyyy!!!!My hair is long an very curly I always were it up b-cuz I barilly have any other good hair styles well i need yo help fast school starts in a week well love!!!
Isabel!!!
Comment by Isabel — August 12, 2007 @ 6:03 pm
Hi, I have dark brown hair about shoulder lenght and side bangs. I can do nothing with my hair. Also i a hudge problem with my hair. Over the summer it totally started looking horrible. I have a ton of frizz and breakange. I love my hair straight but I can never get it looking good in the morning. I usully blow dry it with a round brush. But the next day it lookes tarrible again. What should I do? Also how can I get my hair looking good in school days thats fast and easy?
Comment by Allie — July 25, 2008 @ 9:55 pm
Hi
Im 12 and I have 1 inch longer than shoulders length of hair. it’s dirtyblonde and very curly. I always put it up in the morning because i dont know what else to do with it. please give me some help! thank yous.
lucy
Comment by Lucy — July 27, 2008 @ 2:07 am
hi
i have brown wavy shoulder-length hair with a side fringe and I am short for my age.I am thinking about cutting it shorter or getting it layered a tiny bit im not sure because i cant do anything with it!
please help!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Aoife — August 8, 2008 @ 1:53 am
Just do a pony tail on the top, hair loose on the bottom and with side curls =] I’m happy to help any time so just email me
Comment by Jennifer — September 6, 2008 @ 8:09 am