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The Hottest Hair Styles of 2009
By James Brack

Hairstyles come and go, but some styles pass the test of time and show up again and again on the celebrity scene. So, which hairstyles have been the dominating forces of 2009? We've compiled a list of the hairstyles that have appeared again and again during the year, sported by a variety of beautiful celebrities.

The Bob

Bob hairstyles really have been the rage this year with a variety of celebrities sporting this look. Bob styles vary from ear level to shoulder length, and are great for people with straight or slightly wavy hair. Celebrities sporting this look include Eva Longoria, Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Long and wavy really is one of the hottest styles of 2009, with many beautiful models showing off this look on the cat walks around the world. The key to achieving this look is to make the waves look as natural as possible. Celebrities using this style include Shakira, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Lucy Liu and many more.

The classy ponytail has certainly been a key feature on many cat walks this year. Seen in New York, Milan and Paris, it has a fantastic elegance and sophistication when worn either high or low. The secret to achieving this look is to have perfectly clean hair and blow dry your hair straight.

Straight traces are definitely one of the in styles this year and have been the style of choice by many celebrity beauties. The secret to achieving this look is to wash and moisturize your hair, dry it well, then go to work with your straighteners. Make sure you part it in the middle, then straighten small areas at one time. When you have finished rub some moisturizer through your hair and "hey presto".

The updo is a very sexy and glamorous look and has been worn by many a celebrity this year, particularly by those that want to make a statement of sophistication. It adds inches to your height, accentuates your neck, and adds style to any occasion.

So, these are the amazing styles that we've seen during the last year, and what is fantastic is that they are all easily replicated at home with the right products. So where can you get hold of these professional hair products? Gorgeous Locks is an online boutique selling a variety of professional beauty products, hair care supplies and girls hair accessories, all from the leading brands at the best prices.

So if you want to replicate these styles at home and really look the part visit gorgeouslocks.co.uk

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Name	Image	Description
Afro		Big hair hairstyle, featured heavily in African-American culture, and popular through the 1970s in America.
Bangs / Fringe		Hair that is combed to the front of the head and cut at or above the eyebrows.
Beehive		Big hair hairstyle.
Blowout		Shape-up with hair longer, spiky. Example: Gotti Boys
Bob cut		A classic short hairstyle where the ends are cut just around chin length and aligned close to the facial area. A bowl can also be placed on the top of the head and the remaining part of the head can be shaved very short. This style is most common among women. Examples of bob haircuts: http://www.beautyriot.com/category.php?id=79
Bowl cut		A 1920s Ukrainian recruitment poster. Moe Howard from The Three Stooges has this hairstyle for his trademark.
Bouffant
Bun		A women's hairstyle where the hair is pulled into a knot at the top of the head.
Buzz cut		A haircut where the hair is cut short and sheared off with a razor, to a point that no more than about 3/4's of an inch of hair remains on all sides.
Caesar cut		Worn by Julius Caesar.
Chonmage		A traditional Japanese haircut.
Comb over		Hair that is combed from one part of the head to another often to cover up a bald spot.
Cornrows		A hairstyle popularised by numerous of cultures where the hair is braided into a series of French braid like locks that appear to cling to the head and travel down to the back of the neck.
Crew cut		A hairstyle that is commonplace for many people (especially men) in military units across the western world.
Crop		A short hairstyle in which the hair is cut very close to the head, with the hair left long enough to either touch or go past the bangs.
Croydon facelift		A tight ponytail worn at the top of the head, giving the effect of a facelift. Often inappropriately referred to as a "top knot" (though this term, in its original context, actually refers to a chonmage).
Curtained hair
Curly hair		Hair that is twisted or wavy.
Devilock		The sides and back are kept short, while the front is grown long and combed forward.
Dido flip		Hairstyle named after the singer Dido.
Dreadlocks		A long hairstyle for either men or women. The hair is dreadlocked into individual sections using one of several methods (usually either backcombing, braiding, hand rolling, or allowing hair to naturally "lock" on its own). The look of dreadlocks can be vary in size, tidiness, and length. Dreadlocks are associated most closely with Rastafarians.
Duck's Ass or Ducktail		A short men's hairstyle where there is a small long lock of hair at the base of the neck.
Emo Hair		This tends to have a heavy, often over the eye fringe. this style tends to be varied with long and short sides
Fauxhawk		Also known as the frohawk, this hairstyle is an approximation of a mohawk, made without shaving or buzzing the hair on the sides of the head, allowing an imitation of the look of a true mohawk without having to commit to removing most of one's hair.
Feathered hair
Feelers		Often mistaken for sideburns, this is the hair at length from in front of the ears, straightened down while the rest of the head's hair is kept short.
Finger wave
Flattop		A men's haircut where the hair is cut with a razor but left longer than a buzz cut and appears to be flat on the head.
Fofa
Fontange		A hairdo popular in the second half of the seventeenth century.
French braid		A French braid is a braid that appears to be braided "into" the hair. Many describe it as making a braid backwards.
French twist		A hairstyle where the hair is twisted behind the head into a sort of bun style.
Half Updo		Popularized in the 1960s by sex icons like Brigitte Bardot, this woman's hairstyle requires medium-length or longer hair. The hair is sectioned from the temples all the way back and then fixed into bun, chignon or ponytail to secure into place (therefore, half the hair is in an updo). If a woman has bangs or a fringe, that area is usually left free and not pulled into the updo. Frequently, the hair at the crown of the head is "teased" or backcombed first to create volume and a bit of disorganization—the effect is considered sexy.
High and tight		A military variant of the buzz cut.
Hime cut		A hairstyle that consists of long straight hair that goes to at least below the shoulder blades with part of it cut to about shoulder length and bangs that go to the eyebrows.
Highlights		Popular among young people in Asia during the late 1990s and early 2000s with long hair. The style involves highlighting or dying various thin strands of hair via hair coloring.
Hi-top fade
Horseshoe Flattop
Induction cut		The hair is tied in a pony tail and a razor is used to shave the entire head. This cut is commonly used when a boy turns 10 in Japan.
Jheri curl		Hair that is curly and kept wet by a Jheri curl activator. This style was popular in the 1980s especially with African-Americans.
Japanese hair straightening
Jewfro		A Jewish Afro hairdo that is curly.
Khokhol		The Ukrainian name for a style consisting of an entirely shaven head, save for one lock of hair grown on the top or front of the head. Name comes from the Ukrainian Cossacks, among whom the style was common. (See Khokhol article for the word's derogatory usage)
Layered hair		A women's hairstyle where different sections of the front hair are cut at different lengths to give the impression of layers.
Liberty spikes		Hair that is grown out long and spiked up usually with a gel
Long hair		A style of hair that is not cut.
Mohawk		Hair that is shaved or buzzed on the sides leaving a strip of hair in the middle. It is often spiked up.
Mop-Top		A mid-length haircut that has bangs that go over the forehead,collar length in the back, and on the side the ears are partly covered by the hair. Was invented and made popular by The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr)
Mullet		Hair that is short in front and long in the back.
Odango		A hairstyle worn by the anime superhero Sailor Moon where two buns are worn on at either side of the head with the rest of the hair worn down like pigtails.
Pageboy		A longer version of a bob, typically worn with bangs and below chin length
Part
Perm
Pigtails		Hair that is parted down the middle and made into two pony tails on either side.
Pixie cut		A short layered women's hairstyle with a shaggy fringe.
Pompadour
Ponytail		Hair that is pulled to the back of the head and often held with a hair tie or ribbon.
Quiff
"The Rachel"		A layered haircut
Razor cut
Recon		A radical version of the High and tight, with the sides and back cleanly shaved very high up the head, intentionally leaving a very extreme contrast between the longer top hair and the shaved sides.
Rattail		Hair that is grown out long and shaved or buzzed except for a long, thin braid at the very top of the neck.
Ringlet		Long hair that is worn in elaborate and tight curls.
Shag		A choppy layered hairstyle, characterized by layers to create fullness in the crown and fringes around the edges. There are many versions including the frat shag and boy's shag.
Short back and sides		Also known as a boy's cut, a simple hairstyle with an overall short length.
Shape-Up
spanish style
Spiky hair		All hair sticking up, like spikes sticking out from the head. Foundation of popular culture hairstyles in Asia.
Straight hair		Hairstyle that is straight.
Tonsure
Undercut
Updo		An updo is the hairstyle in which the hair is twisted or pulled up. Examples of updos: http://www.beautyriot.com/category.php?id=71
Wings (haircut)|
Waves (haircut)

Real Hair Extensions For That Perfectly Glamorous Look
By Clare Lawrence

It takes a long time and a lot of maintenance to grow those long, flowing locks and keep them looking healthy and shiny! But getting hair extensions can be a great way to get an exciting new look quickly and effortlessly.

Real hair extensions have become increasingly popular over the past few years and have never been more fashionable and in demand as they are now. They are the perfect way to add quick length and volume to your hair and create an easy new look. They are a great option to consider for a special night out or for a touch of added beauty on your wedding day. Or you might just be looking for a new every day look, something you can achieve with minimal effort and without months of waiting!

With so many big name celebrities opting for them we've seen more and more of the benefits and fantastic effects that can be achieved by wearing good quality extensions, famous women are on our screens practically every day showing off the benefits! These women, always in the public eye, know that extensions are a great way of quickly changing your style; one day you can be working the short and cute look, the next you're all traditional Hollywood glamor!

There are a few options to look into when considering extensions. You could choose clip on styles that you can do by yourself, which could be cheaper. But if you want the best results it's best to go to a professional. They can go through all your options and what will work best to get you the style you want. They can tell you about the various methods too, such as braiding, weaving or gluing in the extensions. The hair can be adapted to suit your particular needs and made sleek and straight or beautifully wavy depending on the style you want to achieve. You won't only get added length but also added volume so your hair will appear fuller and thicker.

It's really important to take good care of your hair after you have the extensions in. They're not hard to maintain so there's not a lot of extra work, but you have to be gentler when you're washing and styling your hair.

Try using a special brush and do everything you can to avoid getting your hair tangled or knotted. It might be a good idea to use a gentler shampoo and conditioner too, to help with de-tangling and keeping your hair as smooth as possible.

The main issue you might face with real hair extensions is the cost. It can be quite expensive but if you shop around for good quality and follow all the advice of your stylist to keep them looking their best, you will be able to enjoy them for a long time and certainly get your moneys worth!

So why not take some inspiration from the celebrities and give yourself a new look with some added glamor and consider hair extensions for that extra something special.

To find out more about good quality real hair extensions visit Inanch who have over 10 years of giving real hair extensions to top celebrities.

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