Everyone wants to have stylish, stunning hair. Unfortunately, with the way that style constantly changes, it can seem challenging to find the perfect style for your face and hair that will remain stylish even if you don’t change the way you manage the style for several years. Though styles come and go, here are ten hairstyles always in style.
10 Hairstyles Always In Style
Ponytail
A simple ponytail is always stylish because of the simplicity of the style. While the older style of ponytail was high on the head like Pebbles from the Flintstone’s cartoon, modern styles still sport the ponytail. Creating a more casual look is easy with a low ponytail or a middle height ponytail while leaving bangs around the face softens the look and gives it a modern touch.
Bob Cut
The bob started during the 1920s, when women were fighting for their right to vote and still hasn’t gone out of style. While the historical cut is still in fashion, the way it is cut has changed slightly from the original style. For a modern touch, the bob style should get a little longer than the older looks. Ideally, a cut a little shorter than shoulder length will give a more elegant look.
Pixie Style
The pixie cut is the ideal look for anyone with a small face. This style crops your hair close to the head and gives a “boy-cut” look. The earlier version of the pixie cut was flat like Twiggy’s look in the 1960s. For a modern touch, adding some spikes in various directions to make it look a little messy will give a style boost to this short haircut.
Flipped Out
The flipped out hairstyle that was popular during the 1950s has never fully gone out of style. In fact, it is still a stylish look for modern women to add to any hair length and look. The flipped out hairstyle looks best with layered cut hair that only slightly turns out the ends. This gives a spontaneous look to the hair to avoid the over-controlled look of past generations.
Wavy Hair
Wavy hair is a natural looking hairstyle that will always look fabulous regardless of the year. In the past, a wavy hairstyle was wild and all over the place, but modern waves are a little more controlled for a soft look that also shows shine. The refined look of modern wavy hair should start the slightly curling and wavy affect slightly below the ears rather than above.
Afro
The afro has never gone out of style and this natural look probably never will. The look has not changed much over the years because the purpose of the afro is to celebrate natural hair. It should never have too much styling and should instead focus on keeping the hair abstract and soft. Minimal styling products are used with an afro because it will make the hair look too structured and hard.
Curly Hair
Like wavy hair and the afro, curly hair is a natural style that looks best with minimal changes to the hair. The modern curly style focuses on making the curls soft and loose rather than putting product to make it tight and crunchy. Avoiding the poufy look in a curly style requires starting the curls slightly below the ears rather than at the scalp. Starting curls at the scalp will result in a poufy look that sticks out everywhere.
Long and Straight
Long and straight hair is often associated with the hippie styles of the 1960s and 1970s, when people kept their hair natural. The long and straight style of modern eras follows a similar structure, but works in layers so that the hair has less weight and more definition. Layers that frame the face are ideal to soften the long locks.
Putting Hair Up
Putting your hair up into a bun has never gone out of style, though the shape of the updo differs from older styles. An updo is an elegant style and is always appropriate for any formal or semi-formal occasion. While putting your hair up is always fashionable, modern styles are simpler than the older looks of the 1960s or earlier. A simple, elegant bun gathered low at the nape of your neck gives a sleek look without creating the feeling of over-achieving.
Shaggy Cut
The shag cut is something a little messy and gives a rock and roll feel to your hair. This particular style has gone through minor transformations over the years. Older styles of the 1990s were choppier than the modern looks and a little more structured. Newer styles still have a choppy appearance to the hair due to the layers, but are less structured and left more natural. The best shag cut style should keep the hair straight. This cut does not look good with wavy or curly hair due to the choppy appearance.
The top timeless hairstyles that never go out of style are primarily natural, simple and elegant. Looking great does not require spending hours to create the most up-to-date trends, but rather working with your natural features to get the best cut and style for your hair and face.