Gothic Hairstyles
Gothic hairstyles are an offshoot of punk hairstyles that are intended to appear romantic and mysterious. Gothic hairstyles can be defined both by color (either deepest black, two tone or unnatural colors such as pink, blue, green or turquoise) and shape (either big hair or long, stick-straight hair). It is relatively hard to find celebrities with Gothic hairstyles to emulate, but a few that sometimes sport the look are Dita Von Teese, Fairuza Balk, Christina Ricci and Amy Winehouse.
Gothic Hairstyles: Beyond the Mainstream
To get the ink black color popular in gothic hairstyles, you can use an over-the-counter single process dye in the darkest color available, which should cover up even natural brunette hair. The goal with this color is to eliminate any shading from the hair. It can be high maintenance because roots show through quickly, even with naturally dark hair, which is why it gave birth to the two-tone look, in which the roots are intentionally left visible. Alternately, you can color your hair with semi-permanent or temporary sprays in bright colors for a Goth look that can be changed easily if you get sick of it.
To get the high volume hair popular in Gothic hairstyles, apply large amounts of styling products such as gel, hairspray or styling spray, and then backcomb or tease the hair until it reaches unnatural heights, finishing off with another round of hairspray. For long straight Goth hair, have the ends cut into uneven points that you can maintain with a bit of gel. Short blunt bangs are another popular Goth look for long straight hair.
February 12th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
I LOVE GOTHIC HAIR STYLE AND I DONT KNOW WHAT I DO WITH MY HAIR SINCE I HAVE NATURAL CURLY HAIR AND IT GETTING LONG HAIR BELOW MY SHOLDER BLADE
March 1st, 2009 at 2:03 am
I have naturally curly hair as well. I got a Chi flat iron and it changed my life. I can have pin straight hair now when I want and leave it curly when I want. I suggest drying your hair with a round brush pulling it straight. I do it in four sections. Then straighten it with the Chi. It works wonders.
March 2nd, 2009 at 6:01 am
Well,its cool site i like this gothic hair cuts…but we need more hair cuts and more pictures to see and to learn how can we do those cool gothic hair cuts
March 2nd, 2009 at 6:03 am
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March 13th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Amy Winehouse’s hairdo is hardly gothic. Its just dramatic. I think you meant Amy Lee from Evanescence
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:02 am
I have the same problem. My hair is black and long, and I dont know what to do with it.
March 27th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
You don’t have to have a specific hairstyle to be “goth”. Goth is ah but one word. Don’t try to fit its role, because if you do then you will never become it. Curly hair is gothic, just as wavy and straight are. You don’t have to dye it black to make it gothic.
To me long, flowing, loose bright blond curls are gothic. That’s all I need. That is now gothic. Of course, I do want to dye a strand violet, because I adore that color. Again, “gothic” isn’t about trying to be it. The whole reason why gothic even exists is because people WANTED to be freaks and be different. And then Hot Topic came along and made teenagers flock in and want to be emo/punk/goth just like everyone else. It went against everything the true goths wanted.
Perhaps gothic hair is just dramatic.
May 16th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
i have a curly hair and it’s a lil bit short.i haven’t found a good haircut…i’m ghotic n i’ve got bored from my old haircut so i’m wondering if there are other hairstyle