History of Women's Hair (in case you ever wanted to know...no idea why you would)

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Since I've learned how to actually [i]do[/i] all of these things since starting hair school, I figured this would make a great post for the community since we're all here to get better with women.

One of the biggest reasons women get their hair done is to get attention from men and the sad part is, the biggest complaint is that we don't [i]notice[/i] what they've done, and they put [i]hours and hours[/i] and LOTS of money into their hair.

**Simply knowing what she's done to her hair can raise your value in her eyes. Trust me, I'm talking to them all the time about this. So take the time to educate yourself a bit with this here hair "glossary".

I'll break this down into categories. First up is:

[center][b]COLOR[/b]

This is by far the most popular thing women are doing to change their appearances, but there are many things you can do with color.

Women get highlights and lowlights to add depth to their hair. [u]Highlights[/u] are streaks or very small sections that are colored brighter than the rest of the hair. Oppositely, [u]lowlights[/u] are darker than the rest of the hair.

[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/hair-highlighting.jpg[/img]
Highlights are the blonde, lowlights are the brown, in the middle is red. The three colors together add depth.

Highlights:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/chunky-highlights.jpg[/img]

Lowlights:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/lowlights.jpg[/img]
Actually, there are both highlights [i]and[/i] lowlights in this picture.
The highlights are the platinum blonde and the lowlights are the
strawberry blonde.

[b]Bold Colors[/b]

A lot of women are getting bold colors done, mostly alternative girls, but not always. Bold colors give an edgy look and separates women from your "run-of-the-mill" look. Here are some examples of bold colors:

[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/violet_thumb.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/orange_hair_thumb.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/vilet_2_thumb.jpg[/img]
The purple here is a zonal technique, as it does't go
from the beginning of the strand to the end.

[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/yellow_hair_thumb.jpg[/img]
This is a peek-a-boo technique where one color
is under the other.

[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/hair_color_tmb.jpg[/img][/center]

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[b]Hair Cuts[/b]

This can get pretty in depth very quickly because there are a million kind of haircuts. I'll give you some basics so you pick things out.

One Length Hair Cut:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/Gwyneth-Paltrow-1-021979.jpg[/img][img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/85439106.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/asian-beauty-hair-style.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/rszOneLength_orig.jpg[/img]
There are many types of one length cuts but for the most part, most of her hair
will be one length. This usually does not include her fringe area (fringe = bangs).

Layered Hair Cut:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/2008-fall-hairstyles-13.jpg[/img]
A layered haircut basically means her hair is cut at all different lengths.
They are usually blended so it doesn't look choppy. Layered hair
styles give body and movement.

Bobs:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/e05ee5960f3a7962_CelebrityBob.jpg[/img]
A bob is a short haircut between ear and shoulder length. These appeared in the 1920's when thousands of women, inspired by fashion designer "Coco" Chanel (Chanel, you know, the product?) and movie starlets Clara Bow and Louise Brooks, headed into the barber shop's to get their hair cut short. The beauty parlors were refusing to do short cuts on women and lost business to the barber shops. They eventually caved and started doing them.
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/barber1.jpg[/img][img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/barbershop2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/Barbershop.jpg[/img]


The modern bob can best be described by its interplay with the shape of the face. A woman who gets a modern bob can expect her stylist to carefully study her chin, forehead, brows, nose and cheekbones, because the bob can be designed to call attention to a single one of these features, or to a more general facial area (forehead and brows, chin and cheekbones). As there are tons of different styles of bobs, here are a few.

Pageboy Bob:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/aline2_bobgall.jpg[/img]
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[CENTER]Short Bob:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/short-hairstyle9.JPG.jpeg[/img][img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/short-fringe%20big%20volume.jpg[/img]

Inverted Bob:
Front view
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/Vbeckham.jpg[/img]
Back view
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/victoria1.jpg[/img][img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/inverted-bob-hairstyles31.jpg[/img]

Forward Fringe Bob:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/rszInversionLayers_orig.jpg[/img]

Boxed Bob:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/onelengthbob.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/GTL_0004.jpg[/img]

Classic Bob:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/Classic%20Bob%20%20Hairstyle.jpg[/img]

Concave Bob:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/8039_Rihanna.jpg[/img]
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[CENTER]Asymmetrical Concave Bob:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/evolution1a.jpg[/img]

Angled Bob:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/angled-bob-haircuts.jpg[/img]

Blunt Bob:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/1423449505_e3ee1b5eeb_o.jpg[/img]

Layered Bob:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/d07_kimberlycaldwell.jpg[/img]

[b]TRIVIA:[/b] The bobbie pin got its name from it's use in bob cuts back in the 1920's.

[b]Short Women's Cuts[/b]
Not that I'd ever consider dating a girl with short hair (it's too boy-ish for me, yuck!) but some women these days, for whatever reason, like to cut their hair short. I've asked around and the foremost reason that girls cut their hair short is after they move out of their parents house, it's an act of rebellion after being told for years that they couldn't cut their hair. The second most common reason is that shorter hair is easier for a busy professional woman to style quickly.

Pixie Cut:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/Stunning%20Celebrity%20Short%20Haircuts%20Trends%20Pictures.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/Pixie%20Cut%20-%20Hairstyle.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/alyssa-milano-picture-1.jpg[/img]


The 'Why-On-Earth-Would-You-Do-This-To-Your-Head-Bitch?':
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/shesbald.jpg[/img]
I don't get why some women want to be bald. Did it work for Sinead O'Connor? Does it work for this girl?

Boy Cuts:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/VictoriaBeckham.jpg[/img]
Women have been getting boy cuts as early as the 1910's when bob's were first coming into fashion.
Ever since then women have been getting their hair cut like boys in an effort to achieve equality.
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[b]Shags[/b]
Shag hairstyles are very popular and creative styles that can be worn in many different ways. These were introduced in early 60's and continued to be hottest trend even today.

Long Shag:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/14507994kr6.jpg[/img]

Medium Shag:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/shag-hair.jpg[/img]

Short Shag:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/Short_Shag_Hairstyle_7367.jpg[/img]

Trendy Shag:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/ss_hg100668431.jpg[/img]

Ok.. That should give you a good head start. Enough about cuts. Let's move on to hair designs and updo's.[/CENTER]

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Let's first go over some components. Most guys should be familiar with these things but just in case.

[b]Curls[/b]:
Curls are either natural or unnatural. If unnatural, they are either permanent
or temporary. A perm will give naturally straight hair a permanent curl.

Natural and permanent curls:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/curly-short-43.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/BackBlondeCurlyHairSmall.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/pic_of_long_curly_hair.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/80541-main_Full.jpg[/img]

Temporary curls are done with different size curling irons or hot rollers and look like this:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/short-curly.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/2006-blonde-curls.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/hairstyle-ideas-for-curly-hair.jpg[/img]

Can you notice the difference between them? The temporary curls are much larger than the natural ones.[/CENTER]

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There are a few different kinds of braids, check them out.

Regular Braid:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/lindsay_lohan400.jpg[/img]
In regular braids, hair is taken from one section on the head and is braided to the ends of the the hair.

French Braid:

[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/3638388249_de24361007.jpg[/img]
A french braid repeatedly takes more hair from the head and feeds it into the braid.

Sometimes there is a French braids cornrow, the difference is in the direction of the braid. French braids get hair from to the center from [i]both[/i] sides whereas cornrows get fed from [i]one[/i] side. Here is a

French Braid Cornrow:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/french_braid4.jpg[/img]

And here are regular cornrows:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/cornrows.jpg[/img][img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/user1_pic52_1235877282.jpg[/img]

Both cornrow styles use hair wax to maintain neatness and give the hair a shine.

4 Strand Braid:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/15-Square4StrandBraid.jpg[/img]

5 Strand Braid:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/751084944_4df47aedee.jpg[/img][/CENTER]

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[CENTER]6 Strand Braid:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/06_02_4.jpg[/img]

7 Strand Braid:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/320141413_c92e2746de.jpg?v=0[/img]

9 Strand Braid:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/934555672_79a5d865dd.jpg[/img][img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/954690259_8bdee9a0eb.jpg[/img]
This is Arwin's braid from Lord of the Rings. It's quite intricate and very complex to do, this one took a couple of hours at least. In general, multi-strand braids are difficult to do.

Dreadlocks:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/2877745701_7009fa8505.jpg[/img]
Absolute worst thing she could to her hair. It's like taking a lump of dog shit and mashing it in your hair. Fer-gods-sake!- DON'T date girls who do this.[/CENTER]

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[CENTER][b]Updo's[/b]

An updo is when most of a woman's hair is.. up. Go figure. There are a million and a half updo styles.

French Twist:

[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/how-to-french-twist-hair-2.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/1969-updo-curls.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/celebrity-updo-hairstyle-01.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/83224_amy-adams-sports-an-up-do-as-she-promotes-doubt-in-paris-france-jan-19-2009.jpg[/img]
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[CENTER][b]Fingerwaves & Pincurls[/b]

Finger waves, aka water waves (because you use water to set them along with gel), and pin curls are styles that dates back to the early 1920's. Here are examples from then (mostly later in this post) and now, as these styles have been revisited and updated.

Finger Waves:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/halle-finger-waves.jpg?w=289&h=445[/img]

Pin Curls:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/pincurls.jpg[/img]

Both:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/54_2.JPG.jpeg[/img]

Large Water Waves:
[img]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/25/238761/293.bosworth.kate.083107.jpg[/img][/CENTER]