Medium Hair Styles

You can flip the ends out or under and it's easy to give the roots volume. Short Hair Styles often leave their wearers feeling stuck in a rut. Girls with long hair sometimes feel their hair is limp and lifeless. If your hair is chin-to-shoulder-length, the possibilities are endless.

Who Can Wear Them

Anyone can wear a medium hair style. It all comes down to the actual style - the layering, the highlights or lowlights, and the overall length in conjunction with face shape.

Oval-shaped faces look good with any hair cut because they're so symmetrical.

Heart-shaped faces look great with chin-length bobs because they add the illusion of extra width at the chin. Keep a few shorter layers around the face.

Square-shaped faces go best with cuts that are chin-length or longer that can soften a strong jaw. Fluff the sides out instead of keeping them close to the face for a more oval appearance.

Round faces can wear chin-length or longer styles as well. The difference between the round and angular face shapes is round faces want the hair kept close to the face. This gives the illusion of a slimmer face.

Girls with straight hair can go just about any length while girls with curly hair will do better with layered shoulder-length cuts to keep ringlets from going haywire.

Sprucing the Cut Up

Layers, color and products can really amp up medium hair styles. All can add dimension to your versatile style.

Layers

Depending on your face shape, layers can make all the difference in your cut. They can make heart-shaped faces seem fuller around the bottom, angular faces seem soft or just add bounce to an otherwise blah cut. Don't forget the benefit of layers in the back, too. They add height and bounce so you'll look good going and coming.

Color

Slices of color can liven up a mid-length look and add spice and definition to layers. Experiment with lowlights and highlights for a truly unique look. Brown bobs look fabulous with thick and thin caramel chunks woven throughout. Redheads look stunning with just a few blonde pieces framing the face. Blondes can brighten up all over just by adding lighter blonde strands at the crown. Medium hair is one length that looks best with interesting color. Short and long hair can get by more easily with just one color.

Products

The styling possibilities with medium hair styles are endless, and the styling products you can utilize are never-ending, as well.

• Root-boosters: These sprays are applied to the roots and massaged a bit. Then you flip your head over and apply heat with a hair dryer. Instant va-va-voom!
• Waxes: Put wax on the ends of your hair to add separation to the layers. You can also get colored waxes for extra fun - and they wash out at the end of the night. Apply conservatively because it can get stiff and weigh your hair down otherwise.
• Hairsprays: Hairsprays are a godsend for any medium hair style. You can spray your ends to keep them flipped up or under, spray the pieces around your face to keep them from straying into your eyes, or even add volume by spraying it on your hair while upside-down.
• Shampoos/Conditioners: To boost your color, try a color-enhancing shampoo or conditioner. There are lines for blonde, brown and red hair. Need thickening? Try volumizing hair products.
• Mousses: These can help volumize your hair or coax curls into a more defined pattern.
• Texturizing Sprays: Want surfer hair, the carefree hairstyle that comes with a day at the beach? Testurizing sprays work great on mid-length hair to create a wide range of sassy styles.

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Try out these sites to find perfect medium hair styles.

• your hair style/medium/style 24.aspx Matrix
• hairstyles.html Free Beauty Tips for Hair
• Beauty Riot