Shag Hair Style
About the shag hair style
I bet you didn't know that the shag hair style has been around for quite
sometime, many years that is. Chicks love this style and it is a trendy hair style
that has been popularized firstly by the tom girl's brigade and then by its really
cool look and low on maintenance factors. Not to mention that guys love the
way the hairstyle looks on teens and ladies. There is just something sexy about
it, which makes you look even sexier. The style has been around since the late
1960s and one has seen many a popular model as well as film star flaunting it to
perfection.
The best part about the shag hair style is that it is quite adaptable to different
face shapes and patterns and makes a round face look a bit shapelier. The cut
can be styled close on the sides of full on the faces or even fluffed at the sides
do give a different look each time. People with thin and fine hair are turning their
attention to the shag hair style, it compliments this type of hair really well.
You may proclaim that you have a Shag hair style, when a hair cut has extensive
layering, bangs as well as a long neckline exposing contours of the neck. In this
hair style, the layers between the crown and the nape should be short so that the
shape of the style is closed at the back and the sides.
A shag hair style comes in different forms of the short, the medium and the
long. For those with shorter thin hair, a short shag look is appropriate. If you
have medium fine hair, try the medium shag. The long shag gives one tussled
and exotic look. Depending on your preference, face type as well as body
contours the cut should be decided upon.
In a shag hair style the hair is cut in a number of layers giving the hair a sleek
look. The outer layer is often kept the longest to give it a natural flow. In the
Shag hair style, the sides are left short barely long enough to cover the ears.
How to go about achieving the shag style
The Shag hair style is best achieved with dry hair rather than wet hair. Next,
section off the hair, separate the bangs for the back side of the hair. Having
achieved this is brush the bangs straight down with the help of a brush, this is
important as far as the styling of shag hair is concerned.
Having brushed down the bangs, spritz them lightly with a leave in conditioner to add the shine and smoothness of the new look. Now place
some mousse on the bangs so that they are held in place. Having finished this, brush them straight down yet again.
Next its time to devote attention to the back of the hair, lightly tease the hair with a radial brush and apply hairspray. Let the hair down and brush
it lightly, while pulling some over the shoulders. Now spray the hair with hairspray to set it.
Trivia about Shag hair style
The Shag hair style is easily achieved and is one of the most low maintenance hair styles ever.
This hair style can be called casual chick.
The Shag hair style and looks equally cool on both men and women provided they know how to carry it. This hair style best suits one with an
attitude.
The Shag hair style gives a person a care free look, though sported at any age it suits the young more.
The hair length in this style varies from five inches to brushing your shoulders.
Maintaining a shag hair style
This hair style is relatively low on maintenance; it needs trims every 4-8 weeks. Usually given the nature of the tousled look the ragged ends are
not nearly as noticeable. You can simply leave a shag hair style to dry naturally after washing your hair. The hair style is perfect for someone who
doesn't like spend hours in styling yet wants to be trendy. The Shag hair style is suited to any hair length, and can be personalized, so as to suit
your lifestyle and hair styling.