HAIRSTYLING

I can't remember what I was looking for, but not that long ago I stumbled across a website with 49 new hair ideas for 2009.

Here a few of my favourites:

Braid a ponytail hair extension that matches your hair color and pin it at the nape of your neck. Wrap the braid around your crown, pinning the ends at your nape, then let your hair hang loose or twist it into a low knot directly above the braid.

To create this voluminous shape, spritz volumizer on damp roots, then blow-dry hair straight and part it in the middle. Lightly tease your roots, then loosely sweep hair back into a low chignon, cupping the sides over your ears for an elegant touch.

Mimic the effect by scrunching large sections of damp hair in your hands as you move a blow-dryer in circles around your head (hold it about six inches away). This fluffs the hair rather than matting it down. Another trick: Rub your crown lightly, like it's a baby's belly, for a few seconds to create slept-in texture.

For an elegant change, start by creating a deep side part, then take a two-inch section of hair at the center of the hairline (where bangs would be) and roll it away from the face around a medium-size hot roller. While that cools, wrap just the ends of the rest of your hair around a half-inch-barrel curling iron so they flick out. Take out the hot roller, guide the front section into an S shape, and mist all over with aerosol hair spray.

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