2012 long hairstyles
Long & bouncy
Described as a gorgeous blow-out
the bouncy blow dry gives long hair a groomed, elegant yet relaxed
finish. Inspired, in part, by the 70s fashion revival but working
across most of 2012′s looks, you can read our guide to the bouncy blow
dry for a step-by-step tutorial on getting the look and ensuring that
you have the optimum bounce in the roots and the soft waves to frame
your face.
Hair type suited to: long straight hair & long wavy hair.
Hair colour suited to: all.
Homemade curls
Both
nostalgic and modern, this girlish and quirky hairstyle features many
an element of other 2012 hairstyle trends: it has a parting and obvious
product definition. Soft and eye-catching, homemade curls give off a
laid back air as one of 2012′s long hairstyle trends. Follow the link
for a full tutorial as well as tips on what to style the hairstyle with.
Hair type suited to: long straight hair & long wavy hair.
Hair colour suited to: all, though we feature it with blonde hair.
French twist
Given
that classic fashion revivals define 2012, it should come as no
surprised to find that classic hairstyles also go a long way to
defining the year. Equally of no surprise is the fact that the French
twist hairstyle features for the year. Click the link for the full
how-to and styling tips guide.
Hair type suited to: long straight hair & long wavy hair.
Hair colour suited to: all.
Season suited to: best as a spring / summer 2012 hairstyle
Looped under ponytail
Less
of a bun and more of a ponytail that’s been folded and looped under,
this hairstyle offers up a mood somewhere between easy and casual, and
tightly equestrian. It provided the perfect compliment to Carolina
Herrera’s spring runway; as it can to your own outfits. For your own
looped under ponytail click the link for the full how-to guide and
styling tips.
Hair type suited to: long straight hair & long wavy hair.
Hair colour suited to: all.
Season suited to: best as a spring / summer 2012 hairstyle
The
only thing tricky about this hairstyle is it’s appearance. Simple to
create, it gives off the illusion of being a fish plait, but in fact
there’s no braiding involved. This faux fish braid,
dubbed the tumbled tail, is worth a try at home. Click the link for the full how-to and styling tips guide.
Hair type suited to: mid-long straight hair & wavy hair.
Hair colour suited to: all.
Season suited to: best as a spring / summer 2012 hairstyle
With
androgynous fashion a dominant trend for 2012, this nonchalant style
is the ideal marriage of masculinity and femininity. Read more about
the tomboy ponytail, including step-by-step instructions on creating
it, at that link.
Hair type suited to: mid-long straight hair.
Hair colour suited to: all.
It’s so
classically
sex kitten that we’d hardly limit it to a 2011 hair trend; but this
Brigitte Bardot bouffant hairstyle – half up, half out and as sexy or
as sleek as you want to make it – is one that sits perfectly with the
year’s fashions. This is a modern, understated take that will suit day
or night.
Women’s rockabilly hair
It’s
the one 2012 hairstyle that’s in for both men and women. Emerging
first as a men’s hair trend and now as a women’s, the women’s
rockabilly hairstyle plays to the country Americana theme running
through some of 2012′s fashion. Seldom subtle, but best worn rough and
ready as on Proenza Schouler’s catwalk, you can see that style and all
the others by following the link to the guide.
Flowing,
bouncy waves accessorised by a side-pinned barrette create something
of a girlish charm. While long hair works fantastically well for this
look – as seen on the spring runway of Sonia Rykiel – this hairstyle
can also work for short or mid hair lengths. A collision of forties
glamour and seventies relaxed cool, you can create the style for
yourself by following our side pinned waves how to guide.
Retro faux bob
As
perfect as a Stepford wife, as ice cool as Betty Draper, as vintage as
yesteryear and as modern as tomorrow, 2012′s faux bob hairstyle gives
the year a structured, pristine, ‘done’ hairstyle that borrows much
from the 60s fashion revival. Read our guide to the faux bob hairstyle
for the 6 key steps to making the look your own.
With
a twenties revival comes an inevitability of a flapper-inspired
hairstyle. This one isn’t a sharp, Louise Brooks bob though, nor is it
intended as a pristine finger wave. Instead the modern update on the
twenties hairstyle is a tousled, mildly dishevelled one. You don’t need
short hair either – it can be cleverly faked. Read our guide to the
tousled flapper bob for details on how to create it.
Don’t
be afraid to get your hair wet in 2012 – or at least give the
impression that it’s wet. Amongst a long list of wet look 2012
hairstyles, this
wet look chingon offers up plenty of versatility along with a relaxed feel. Follow the link for a step-by-step tutorial.
Hair type suited to: straight hair, relaxed curly hair & wavy hair.
Hair length suited to: mid-length haircut or long hair.
Hair colour suited to: all colours and complexions.
If
there’s a middle ground between being stylishly done and carelessly
undone, this 2012 women’s hairstyle occupies it. Elegant to a tee, it
doesn’t require precision or complex tools (bobby pins are your friend –
and lots of them) but it does require a little finesse to pull off
that undone-done look of effortless chic. Our guide to the piled and
pinned hairstyle takes you through each of the steps.
Hair type suited to:
straight hair, relaxed curly hair & wavy hair.
Hair length suited to: mid-length haircut or long hair.
Hair colour suited to: all colours and complexions.
As seasons change, hairstyles are given new twists. This year the always dependable
chignon
gets reinvented. In this take, it gets a sweeping side part with soft
waves on one side, creating a unique effect that varies with the angle
you view it from. Visit the step-by-step tutorial on creating the
chignon with side waves.
Hair type suited to: straight hair, relaxed curly hair & wavy hair.
Hair length suited to: shoulder length to long hair.
Hair colour suited to: all colours and complexions.
On
the spring / summer 2012 runway of Diane von Furstenberg, models
emerged with a back-combed crown that swirled back into two mirrored
French twists. The effect? A 1960s style bouffant hairstyle that crowns
any outfit with an elegant vintage vibe. We call it the double French
twist, and that link will take you to a galleries worth of photo
inspiration, as well as taking you through the 8 steps needed to getting
the
twist hairstyle in 2012.
Short.
Voluminous. Messy. This is the 2012 women’s hairstyle that marries a
short hair cut with the best of the 1960s fashion revival to create a
Mod bob that’s been inspired by the likes of Brigitte Bardot and
Twiggy. Follow the link for photo inspiration and a styling tutorial.
With
the return of all things 1970s it should come as no surprise to find
that the afro sits amongst 2012′s hairstyles. Appearing on the streets
and in many a photo shoot, Afro hair is being interpreted for 2012 in a
soft and dreamy way. Follow the link for styling inspiration.
Given
it has so many devotees, the pixie crop isn’t disappearing from
amongst 2012’s haircut trends. But it is being adapted. In the face of
the likes of the 1920s fashion revival, we’re seeing the pixie crop
deviate into several different styles. There’s the 60s and 70s crops,
there’ll be the 20s
crop, and, for 2012, there’s the rock crop.
The short haircut for those to whom both the very short fringe (see
below) and the rockabilly hairstyle (see above) appeal, the rock crop
takes on an androgynous edge in 2012. And it does so for both autumn
(fall) / winter and spring / summer 2012 courtesy of Lanvin
popularising the haircut on both of its seasonal catwalks.
While in autumn / fall the rock crop haircut is given a rockabilly
edge, for spring the haircut sits better alongside the wet look
hairstyle (see below).
2012 hairstyles (all lengths)
Women’s side part
Whether you have short or long hair, or something in between, the side part is the
fashionable hair parting in 2012. Working across most of the year’s
fashion trends, and compatible with a large number of the other hair
trends, our guide to the side part for women takes you through the
different ways to wear the parting and provides over 80 different photos
for styling inspiration.
Perfectly
slick or unceremoniously textured, flowing free or tied up high. A
vast number of hairstyles across the spring / summer 2012 runways had
one thing in common: they all had a wet-look finish. Read our guide to
2012′s wet look hairstyles to be taken through the key wet hairstyles.
Fringes,
or bangs, have had their revival the past few years. One particular
style that remains strong is the grungy, indie take on the style: long,
blunt, and bed-hairishly messy, it’s the cool girl’s interpretation
for 2012. Read our guide to the indie fringe / bangs.
Center part
As
the default hair parting for most women it seems somewhat silly to
cite a centre hair part amongst 2012’s hairstyles. But bear with us.
Hairstyle trends often have more than one element about them, and that’s
the case with the centre part in 2012. Suited to all hair colors, the
centre part aligns itself with two or 2012’s revival trends: ‘60s
fashion and ‘70s fashion for spring / summer 2012.
(Clockwise from top left) long and blonde with a 70s air at
Kevork Kiledjian S/S 2012; a center part with 2012′s wet look at
Alexander Wang; with a near-shoulder length bob at Luca Luca; with
thick and dark hair at Luca Luca.
That means that the centre part continues to be all about long hair and
soft waves. Naturally, there are other 2012 hairstyle trends that it
aligns itself with and you wouldn’t be amiss to wear a centre part with
the likes of the year’s wet and long hairstyle and its in-numerous
up-dos.
2012 haircuts
The very short fringe / bangs.
Were it solely down to the costuming of
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
it’d be easy to write this 2012 haircut trend off as far too limited
in its demographic appeal to have an impact upon the wider fashion
conscious. But with
Dragon Tattoo likely to decimate the box office,
Rooney Mara’s
prime positioning across old and new media, and the fact that Mara has
been described as bringing a mainstream sex appeal to the role of
Lisbeth Salander, this is one haircut where you can say demographic
appeal be damned. After all, if the potential success of the Dragon
Tattoo film proves anything it’s that the mainstream is now far
broader. Hence the H&M x
Dragon Tattoo clothing collection. Hence this short fringe / bangs.
Rooney Mara in Vogue magazine
Working across a number hair colors, though obviously a better fit with dark colored hair, the very
short fringe / bangs
needn’t have any demographic connotations at all. It all comes down to
face shape. Keep the cut really short with a smaller forehead or a
little bit longer, ala Bettie Page, if that’s what works better for
you.
As if to prove both the latter point and the fact that the demographic
limitations simply don’t exist with this really short fringe, you’ll
find its a haircut that has also featured well away from the world of
well-worn leather and umpteenth piercings. Model Aymeline Valade took
the short fringe / bangs to the John Galliano
spring / summer 2012 catwalk, and did so with a distinct level of modern elegance.
Very short bangs on Aymeline Valade
2012 hair accessories
Headscarf / hair wrap
With
a new year comes new hair trends, and with new hair trends come a lust
for new accessories. In 2012 the head scarf gets revived in a number
of ways, from the retro-chic of vintage styles to the exotic appeal of
the head wrap.
Read our guide to the head scarf / hair wrap at that link.
2011 long hairstyles
Double hair knot
There’s
been a fixation of late for hair trends for long hair to have an
effortless appeal to them: the double hair knot 2011 hair trend builds
on that appeal. As simple as it sounds, this is a hair trend that can
be worn in 2011′s autumn (fall) / winter seasons along with the year’s
spring / summer seasons. Click the previous link to find out more, along
with ‘how to style it’ tips and product recommendations.
Braided topknot
With
2011′s hair trends dominated by hairstyles as opposed to particular
cuts, it’s should come as no surprise to see that braids remain on
trend. In 2011, however, the begin to fuse with other popular
hairstyles, in this case the topknot. Click to find out more about the
braided topknot including a detailed how-to guide, and a look at the
catwalks that inspired it.
Half up braided hair
The
side braid mightn’t be 2011′s hair braid of choice, but something with
braids pulled to the side had to replace it. An effortless option
comes to us with two braids in the form of the half up braided
hairstyle. Made to be worn with an effortless attitude, follow the link
for our how to guide to this 2011 long hairstyle.
Bird’s nest bun
By
no means is this already a full blown 2011 hairstyle trend,
nonetheless this is a look that moved with immediacy from the spring
2010 and pre-fall 2011 catwalks to the red carpet. And there it may
remain as a 2011 hairstyle trend for that special event, despite the
fact that it has the key element of all 2011 hair trends: an effortless
look. Read more on the bird’s nest bun / powderpuff, including a
detailed how to, by following the link.
2011 short hairstyles
Waved bob
You’ll
see in the 2011 haircut trends section below that the bob is back for
2011, though specifically with a fringe. For those who want or already
have a bob haircut the question becomes how to style it in 2011. Taking
the lead from the waved hair trends of 2010, the waved bob hairstyle is
one of the on-trend ways to style a longer bob (again the trend
length) in 2011. Click to read about 2011′s waved bob along with a
simple how-to guide.
2011 haircuts
When it comes to picking
your haircut for 2011 there’s one thing you need to know: the year’s
fashion is all about revivals. Revivals of the 60s, revivals of the
70s, and revivals of more recent looks. And as it is for fashion, so
too is it for
2011′s haircuts.
In 2011 the most on trend haircuts take their influences from the 20th
century, with short haircuts influences by the 1960s and mid-length
haircuts influenced by the 1970s. Read on for more information on
2011′s haircut trends.
Fringe / bangs
Hair
trends tend to come and go, but not so for this 2011 women’s hair cut
trend, which is experiencing a major resurgence. Last a major trend in
2007 / 2008 this hair cut detail had died off by 2010, which was a year
in which hair trends were dominated by hairstyles as opposed to hair
cuts. But in 2011 it’s back as an overarching hair cut trend, one that
can be worn with nearly all of the year’s hair colour and hair style
trends. Find out more about fringes / bangs for 2011.
2011 medium length haircuts
Bob with fringe / bangs
The
bob is back, is reinterpreted and is re-imagined. Yes, it last with us
only a few short years ago, but as a 2011 haircut the is longer and
sports a fringe / bangs. As a 2011 hairstyle the bob is softer and more
retro-inspired, having been infused with a 60s backcombing and a 70s
soft, rounded shape. To find out more about the bob with bangs / fringe
as a 2011 haircut and hairstyle, follow the link.
2011 short haircuts
Pixie crop haircut
Recently
hair trends have moved in three year cycles, and it’s no different for
2011′s hair trends. Hence we see yet another evolution of this short
hair style as it reverts to the same short length that was last popular
in 2007. In 2010 it was a haircut all about short sides and a longer
fringe, as a 2011 haircut though the pixie crop is short all over – find
out more by following the link.
2011 hair colors
Choosing a 2011 hair colour
Normally
Fashionising.com’s annual hair trends guide lists individual colours
to inspire you. 2011 is no different. But there is a twist. You see,
2011 hair colours are about more than individual shades with picking a
new hair colour for yourself being a trend in itself. And we’re not
talking about any change of shade, but a dramatic, head turning change.
Hence 2011′s hair colour is just change it. Read our guide on picking a 2011 hair colour to find out more.
White blonde
With
2011′s hair all being about strong cuts and colours the strongest of
blonde hair colours was always going to feature. And so it is that with
models such as Siri Tollerod pushing the look white blonde / platinum
blonde features as one of the hair colour trends for 2011, with it being
a particularly strong look for the spring / summer 2011 season.
