Hair Style Magazines

Great Hair

Great Hair bills itself as "the handbag-sized hair guide." This half-size monthly is packed with pictures. It also has tips from stylists, comments on celebrities' hairdos, and suggestions for products. Great Hair is light on text and doesn't offer many details about the styles it shows or how to obtain them.

Celebrity Hairstyles

Focusing on the hairstyles of the rich and famous, Celebrity Hairstyles analyzes the dos on your favorite stars and gives advice on how to make your hair look like theirs. Writers interview the stylists on popular shows and follow the evolution of the stars' styles through the seasons. The magazine also covers the latest trends, offers styling tips, and has a cut-out photo section you can take with you to the salon. Special issues include "Color + Style" and "Short Cuts."

Sophisticate's Hairstyle Guide

Sophisticate's Hairstyle Guide claims to be the "#1 best selling hair and beauty magazine in the world." It features lots of big photos plus articles on celebrity 'dos, high-priced salons, and international styles. Pictures include brief descriptions of how the cut and color are created. A "clip and snip" guide at the back shows lots of options.

Black Hair Styles and Care Guide

Specializing in looks for dark-skinned women, Black Hair includes makeup and beauty advice, tips on wigs and weaves, and articles that go a little beyond the obsession with hair. A piece about a celebrity with a great style might include a bit about her life and dreams—the personality behind the fashion. The magazine also has plenty of pictures and advice, including step-by-step instructions. It's billed as the best-selling black hair magazine.

Hype Hair

Hype Hair is another hair style magazine dedicated to black women's hair. It's focused on styles, products, and trends. It does offer some tips on how to achieve the looks pictured, but the emphasis is more on how and why a look works and what it says about the woman who wears it. A "hair police" column highlights the worst of what readers have spotted on the street.

Cut and Style

Cut and Style is all about how-tos. Offering lots of pictures and tips to go with them, it's a good choice for someone who's ready for a new look. Models are primarily white, with a few looks that would work for Asian hair as well.

Hair Cut and Style

Like Cut and Style, this magazine is about how to get the look you want. It also looks at upcoming trends and celebrity styles.

Bridal Star Hairstyles

Formal styles are the focus in this wedding-oriented magazine. Layouts feature celebrity weddings, TV and movie marriages, and expert advice on how to get the right look for that special day. Product reviews and makeup advice round out the magazine.

New Ideas for Hairstyling

This magazine is mainly about the pictures, with brief text offering hints on how to get the cut or the look. Short articles give advice on topics like matching your style to your face shape, what to do about a bad haircut, or how to handle problem hair.

Hairdo Ideas

Hairdo Ideas concentrates on cuts, plus some product reviews, hair-care tips, and a snip-out section to bring to the salon. Advice often involves how to shape a 'do with scissors, so this magazine may be of greatest interest to women who know how to cut hair or want to learn. The magazine is heavier on pictures than on text.

Short Hairstyles

This monthly hair style magazine shows multiple styling options for individual short hair cuts, picturing the models from several angles. Most of the models are young, but there are looks for older women, too. A short section offers beauty and health tips.

American Woman Short & Sexy Hairstyling Ideas

Another magazine for shorter hair, with photos showing different angles on the same 'do. A few pages at the beginning offer product info, beauty tips, and gift ideas. Many of the models are white, but there seems to be a good mix of looks for minority women, too.

Hair Now

Advertised as "Europe's Best Selling Hair Magazine," Hair Now is pages and pages of glossy photos with very brief tips on how to get the look. Some styles are practical but many are high-fashion fantasy. Hair Now is a fun source for fashion inspiration, but not a place to turn for everyday looks.

Hairstyle

Hair trends, styling ideas, and step-by-step instructions fill Hairstyle's pages. Articles are directed toward ordinary women who want to have fun with their styles, and there's advice from the pros on how to get the look you want at home. There's specific advice on both cuts and styling.

Other Hair Style Magazines

Special issues of hair style magazines come out all the time. Watch for issues on color, trends, celebrities, and more. There are also hair style magazines just for professional stylists. Ask at your salon if you'd like to learn more about those.