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THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT

guest post/by: hannah obarah

Remember when Lauren’s go-to hairstyle was the bang braid? Well, lately this little lady’s had a new favorite. Check out this gem. It works on literally any hair type – short, long, curly, pin straight, anything! It’s so great for those mornings when you’re in a rush, but need something to pull your look together. Think of it as a french braid, but you only add in new hair from one side (the top). Follow these steps + be patient! You’ll get it…

we like to part slightly off-center for this. on the heavier side, grab a section at your hairline. split it into three.
start it just like you would a regular french braid.
next add in a piece of hair from the top, still like a regular french braid.
now skip the part where you’d grab a new piece from the bottom + keep braiding instead.
then take another piece from the top + add it in.
continue with this pattern until you have 5-7 sections added in.
once you’re just past the ear, stop adding in new hair. Just do a regular braid + tie it off with a clear elastic like Lauren’s in the top picture.

Wedding hair style

Beautiful Sculpted Braided Prom Or Bridal Hairstyle For Long Hair

Wedding Hairstyles for the Bride with Natural Curls, To perfect the look, leave a few small and cute curls down in the front and near your ears.

Long Curly Formal Hairstyles

Best cuts and styles for women with round faces

Is your face really round?

Before we even discuss some great styles for round face shapes, you need to know how to determine the shape of your face.
Here is one way to figure out your face shape:
To find out the shape of your face, measure it with a tape measure or ruler. Take (and write down) the fol Tape measurer

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Measure your face across the top of your cheekbones, then measure across your jaw line, between the widest points.
Measure across your forehead at the widest point. Generally the widest point will be somewhere about halfway between your eyebrows and your hairline.
Measure from the the widest point of your forehead to the bottom of your chin. (Remember that you are measuring your face -- not your entire head -- and mid-forehead to chin will usually cover that area. )

There are lots of other ways women have used to figure out this shape -- from outlining the face on a mirror with lipstick to draping it with a towel and asking others to help figure out the structure.
You can try any of these tips or use the steps outlined above. Whatever your method, do remember that this is more about art than science! (And the fact that nobody really has a round-as-a-basketball head.)
But whether your face is considered round in the beauty and style realm -- or maybe is more oval or oblong -- you still have the same goal: to find the most flattering hairstyle possible.
Michelle Williams -- Cropped pixie

Round face dimensions

If you have a round face, your face will be about as wide as it is long. This may vary a little where your face is not quite as wide as it is long, but usually pretty close.
If you have a round face, you will have fullness at and below your cheekbones. People with round faces also tend to have wide hairlines, less-pronounced chins, and their necks often seem short.
Below are the most common face shapes besides round. Most people will fit into one of the major categories, which also include:

Oval Face - Length equal to one and a half times width.
Long - Longer than it is wide.
Heart - Narrow at jawline, wide at forehead and cheekbones.
Square - Forehead, jawline and cheekbones are almost equal in width.
Diamond - Wide cheeks, narrow forehead and jaw line.

Hairstyles for round faces

There really is no one "perfect" hairstyle for a round-shaped face, as many things factor into the total equation. For example, the length of your hair, its texture and weight, your age and lifestyle requirements all play a part in what is ultimately the best.
There are good general guidelines that you can follow, but the best solution is to find a style that works best for you and all your beauty needs.
If your face is round, the best hairstyles generally include:

Layered bangs rather than straight or heavy bangs.
Short styles which give height.
Styles that add length.
Styles that keep the sides of your hair short or close to the face.
Curls around the crown -- but never near the cheeks -- to create height. Keep the sides of your hair short with a curly style.
Longer to very long styles, with bangs and a graduated shag or layers so that the face and the neck are given a slenderizing shape.

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Diane Lane wore her long brown hair swept back into a low ponytail at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in LA on Sunday.
Diane Lane side view ponytail

Diane wore a one-shouldered deep teal dress to the event.

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At OK! Magazine‘s Pre-Grammy event at Tru Hollywood over the weekend, Amber Lancaster wore her honey blonde hair down and in a center part.
Amber Lancaster long hair side view

This side shots shows Amber’s full hair flowing down her back. She wore a pale blue blazer over a cream lacy camisole with white short shorts.

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Uma Thurman wore her blonde hair in sexy come-hither curls at The Room to Grow Charity Gala at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City over the weekend.
Uma Thurman sexy curls

The actress wore a black ensemble with a thin sequin black “tie” to the event.

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At The Room to Grow Charity Gala at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City Liv Tyler wore her long brown hair in spiral curls at the ends with soft bangs covering her forehead.

Liv Tyler with bangs