Part of the key to messy looks on both long and short hair is to keep it separated and piecey. With short cuts, add some styling product to the roots of your hair and run your fingers back and forth across your scalp to get a cute, tussled look.
To style short bangs, it's important to work with them when they're wet. Add a dab of product to them first if desired, and use a flat brush and blow dryer to create your look. Use a flat iron to straighten sections of your bangs that are unruly, and lock in your look using a lightweight hairspray if desired.
Sweetheart, strapless, and off the shoulder tops and dresses look great with short hair. Wearing strapless lets the outfit flaunt your short hair, neck, and focus on the face. Large earrings, statement necklaces, and headbands can add a feminine touch and balance out your look.
“If want some piecey-ness and your hair is very fine, put product in your hand first,” says Townsend. Try a texturizing spray like Sally Hershberger 24K Supreme Stylist Voluminous dry shampoo, $32. Spray it into the palm of your hand, dab fingers in it, and work it into your strands to add distinct texture.
After spritzing freshly washed tresses with a thickening spray, wrap hair around rollers and allow it to dry overnight. This is perhaps one of the easiest and most instant ways to boost volume without heat. Take a fine-tooth comb and simply backcomb dry tresses at the crown of your head.
In a word, yes. "Fringes can soften facial features, and help conceal an aging forehead, so yes, in a way they can make you look younger," confirms stylist Barney Martin, hair director and owner of Barney Martin salons, NSW.
