Most Inspiring Short Haircuts

Michelle William’s Definitive Pixie
Why we love it: What’s not to love? Williams paved the way for the modern pixie when she lobbed off her hair. The texture is what keeps it from looking vintage. Ask your stylist to cut hair shorter around the face and longer toward the nape.

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Carey Mulligan's Layered Bob
Why we love it: Whether slicked back or brushed forward, this tiered bob has amazing body and shape to it. Ask your stylist to incorporate layers that hit at various points—at the nape, cheekbones, and then around the eyes.

Scarlett Johansson’s Breezy Cut
Why we love it: This cut disproves the rule that if you have thick or curly hair you can’t go short. The key is to keep the length at least to the chin level and cut the ends with a razor to control the volume. Then toss the brush—it’s better to finger comb hair to lend a piece-y quality that resists any pouf.

Emma Watson’s Sleek Straight Cut
Why we love it: It’s stark and chic with hard lines—definitely a bold look that’s not for those who hide behind their hair. Consider how you want to wear the cut before you’re in the salon gown. For example, if you plan on tucking the front pieces behind your ear, like Emma does here, the length of the ends needs to reach your nose.

Evan Rachel Wood’s Nouveau Mohawk
Why we love it: With its closely shorn sides and voluminous top, this cut owes a lot to the Mohawk. While it’s slightly less punk than its predecessor, it works on any hair texture, especially wavy since the ends will curl up on their own.

Trend for 2012

Some of the new trends are now focusing on appearance of short hair with longer side bangs and asymmetrical hair styles.

Layered hair styles

Layered hair styles and cutting hair into different length will create contrasting looks and provide internal texture.Layering can be used to increase body and volume or it can be used to decrease weight.



















































































Layered styles are a great way to add interest to a short or medium-length hair. To create modern finish look it's best to use a flat iron to straight the ends and prevent them from flicking out.

Sweeping side or heavy and fragile looking fringes (bangs)make a big difference and are ideal for fashionable hair styles like dido's hair.

Keeping medium-length or short layered hair and maintaining the shape means regular trims, so to maintain the perfect look be prepared for regular salon visits.

Short Edgy Hair Cut

Famous Celebrity Haircut

Hayden Panettiere’s Boyish Crop

Boyfriends may come and go, but a super-cute boyish haircut is a definite keeper! To copy the look, “ask the stylist to keep the length no shorter than the bottom of your earlobes,” says celebrity stylist Christo. “That way, you can enjoy different hairstyles with this cut.” You can pump up the volume of the bangs like Hayden does here, spike it up or slick it back a bit.

Reese Witherspoon’s Flirty Bangs
While we love any ‘do Reese Witherspoon wears, it’s her midlength haircut coupled with a set of pretty, wispy bangs that really gets us swooning. “Fringe opens up the face and draws attention the eyes,” says Serafino. Opt for a longer, thicker side bang like Reese perfectly demos here, or a shorter set to pepper across your forehead.

Taylor Swift’s Cute Curly Hair
The poster girl for curly hair, Taylor Swift will always be synonymous with glam style. We are obsessed with her long, wavy hair whether it be in its naturally kinky-curly form or brushed out into glamorous Veronica Lake-inspired waves. Number one rule in the curly-girl handbook? “Never cut your hair at one length,” advises Christo. And traditional made-for-straight-hair-layers will “buff out and give your hair a pyramid shape, so it’s best to ask for long diagonal angles toward the face,” he says.

Eva Longoria’s Midlength Layers
Curly, straight, updo, down ‘do—the endless variations you can achieve from a layered, medium-length hairstyle is exactly why a haircut like Eva’s is on the top of America’s Most Wanted Hair list.

Jessica Alba’s Simple “Lob”
Meet the bob haircut’s friendly cousin: the lob (a.k.a. long bob). With a haircut so universally flattering and now widespread, we wouldn’t be surprised if Merriam-Webster added lob to the dictionary (along with this year’s cute additions LOL and <3). To avoid the triangular effect you can get with a one-length haircut, ask your stylist to “add in ‘interior layers’ so the bottom isn’t too heavy and there’s plenty of movement,” says Serafino.

Emma Watson with Short Hair

Christina Aguilera With Short Side Parted Bob

Your classic bob hair cut doesn't have to be always the same. Break the symmetry and switch your parting to a new level and move your hair to one side with a sleek finish.

Blow dry the hair straight and use a round brush to turn the ends and roll it under to frame your face. Tucking hair behind the ear on other side will break the symmetry and add the final wow factor to this style.

Invest in a professional styling lotion to achieve the strong hold it needs to remain intact.

Celebrity Ponytails

Katy Perry
Nothing ever surprises us when it comes to Katy Perry's hair. The singer recently highlighted her blue hair with strips of purple. To get the look, pull hair tight at the top of your head, leaving one thick lock at the base free and secure in a high ponytail with an elastic. Braid the loose lock of hair and wrap around the base of the ponytail and hold in place with a bobby pin.

Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron always has the prettiest red carpet hairstyles, and this is no exception. The actress pulled her hair back into a side pony. Instead of using an elastic, she tied a thick strand around the base of the ponytail to create a knot. To keep in place, she secured with bobby pins and hairspray

Selena Gomez
The key to making a pony red-carpet appropriate is volume. A limp pony looks too sporty. Not only did Selena Gomez go with a voluminous pony, but she also left stray hairs loose on the opposite end to add body and balance the style out.

Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift's side pony looks simple but looks can be deceiving. The pony is actually kept in place with a braid-twist duo. To recreate, pull hair to the side and separate into two sections. Twist the back section one time to keep shorter hairs in place. Then take a strand from the back section and pull underneath the front section and then loop over. Do the same for the back section and then repeat on the front and back a second time. Secure the strand with bobby pins.

Giuliana Rancic
Even though Giuliana Rancic's ponytail is parted in the center, it still exudes an elegant feel. The key is to leave loose strands in the front on both sides to soften the center part.

Sexy Summer Hairstyles

Anna Sophia Robb Anna Sophia Robb sports a wavy summer hairstyle with a center part and casual twist.

Aimee Teegarden Aimee Teegarden keeps it cool and casual with a textured low ponytail and choppy blunt bangs.

Ginnifer Goodwin If you're a short-haired gal, make your crop fierce à la Ginnifer Goodwin this summer. Follow these simple tips to create an edgier short hairstyle.

Bella Thorne When the temperature rises, you don't want to load your hair up with products. A natural, cute hairstyle like Bella Thorne's is perfect for everything from outdoor summer activities to dining al fresco.
Precocious Chloe Moretz may only be fourteen, but she's right on trend for summer with a deep side part and side-swept waves.

Medium Long Hairstyles

Go glam with this amazing heavy layered medium haircut. Use styling paste or wax to define the edgy silhouette of your crop.
Use this sleek girly medium haircut idea to get rid of split ends and add natural movement to your locks.
Play up your sensual side with this poker straight medium hairstyle. Use shine serum and a flat iron to maintain the sleek and soft texture of your locks.

This new choppy medium layered hairstyle looks amazing when styles with a tiny amount of texturising paste. Sport your asymmetrical locks with attitude and cosmo glamor.

Autumn Winter Hair Trends

Burberry - Waves Hair Trend

At Burberry hair was gently parted with undone waves pulled back loosely with teased out strands framing the face.

Prabal Gurung - Waves Hair Trend

At Prabal Gurung, waves took more formal forms with centre-parted curls starting from the root and framing the face.

Marc by Marc Jacobs - Waves Hair Trend

Waves were bouncier at Marc by Marc Jacobs with blow-dried barrel curls given lift at the roots and lightly spritzed to give a glossy luxe look.

Rodarte - Waves Hair Trend

Rough waves and natural volume gave Rodarte their gorgeously romantic 'girl-caught-in-a-windstorm' look. Easy enough to recreate come autumn weather!

Autumn Winter 2011 Hair Trends

Ponytails, statement partings, power plaits and windswept waves - we've picked the most WEARABLE hair trends of autumn winter 2011 so you can try the hairstyles yourself! PLUS see how Sienna Miller, Leighton Meester and co. style theirs...

Hair Trend: Bold Bobs

Scarlett Johansson hair - The Hot Bob

For those of us afraid to go for the all-out chop, Scarlett Johansson shows just how sexy and seductive short hair can be. With sizzling auburn ringlets framing her face, this 60s-inspired style is the last word in uber femme styling.

Jennifer Aniston hair - The Sleek Bob

Ever since the days of the 'Rachel', Jennifer Aniston has been our go-to celeb for effortless, glamorous hair. So, when she revealed her long bob earlier this year, it inspired us to experiment with length and cut a little more shape into our longer tresses.

Pixie Lott hair - The Grown-Up Bob

Known for her long blonde boho locks, Pixie Lott showed she was all grown-up when she went for this bold bob. Framing her face perfectly, Pixie plays with the texture from sleek to tousled, revealing just how versatile a 'do it really is.

Keira Knightley hair - The Midi Bob

The perfect length for Keira Knightley's face-shape, this midi bob has just the right amount of subtle graduation to fall neatly at the front. A gentle blow-dry under gives this gorgeous bob its not-a-hair-out-of-place shape.

Katy Perry hair - The Rock & Roll Bob

Katy Perry might be sporting a classic cut but her pink locks are totally rock & roll! We adore the sharp, tapered shape of the hairstyle and her deep side parting.