Easy Hairstyles

Just like in the western countries, the hairstyle fashion in Asia is also very trendy and advanced. Asian hairstyle is known for having a distinct look of super straight, flowing, silky and smooth black hair. This hairstyle is often associated with the Oriental look.

Nowadays, Asian hairstyles are now gracing its way in most of the film and fashion magazines not only within Asia but with other continents as well like America. Asian hairstyle is often combined with most of the American celebrities’ hairstyles. Among the popular combination of these hairstyles are seen worn by Shilpa of UK’s Celebrity Big Brother, Yeo of Desperate Housewives, Zhang Ziyi of Memoirs of Geisha and Lucy Liu of Charlie’s Angels. Aside from these popular stars, there are also other Asian hairstyles that are combined with the styles of the northern part of America as well as the Far East.

Asian Hairstyles & Asian Hair Qualities

Asian hair has many special qualities that make it flexible for different kinds of hairstyles. Compared to other types of hair, Asian hair are hard and may have straight and heavy texture making it quite resistant to coloring and curling.

These are the reasons why most Asian women would prefer the hairstyles that easily cooperate with its natural tendency of staying flat.

The 1970’s was an era where a lot of revolutionary changes were starting to arise. Out of those revolutionary changes, hairstyles was one of them. The seventies hairstyles were very different and versatile, the invention of the blow dryer came into play, and so a lot of long sleek and straight looks were worn. Other defined looks that were popular during the seventies includes the 70s shag haircuts, the page boy, the feathered hair style and the mullet.

1970’s Shag Haircuts

The shag haircut was a short hairstyle consisting of layers at the bottom of the head as well as the top of the head, along with full bangs, however bangs is optional when wearing this shag hairstyle.

The Page Boy Hairstyles from the Seventies

The page boy was a very classic 70’s look that is still worn today by celebrities like Gwen Stefani, and other women that are looking for a great formal hairstyle.

The seventies page boy is a simple hairstyle, where straight hair hangs down to just below the ear and than it is turned over into a soft curl at the ends, and is usually accented with bangs in the front of the head.

The 1940’s was an era, where women were deemed as housewives and they were supposed to stay home and take care of their families, as well as look appealing for their husbands. There were some inspired 1940s hairstyles that are still worn today by female celebrities like Dita Von Teece and Gwen Stephani.

Victory Rolls Hairstyles from 1940’s (forties hairstyles)

Victory rolls was used as a fashion statement by women who were celebrating the success of WWII. The 194os Victory rolls hairstyles were elegant rolls, where sections of the hair were twirled around the finger tips and secured with bobby pins, and than in the morning the hair was gently brushed up to the sides while the rolls stayed in place.

Creating 1940’s victory rolls hairstyle was an overnight process, by allowing the hair to be pinned up overnight, this give the style body and bounce.

40’s Popular Hair Style Chignon

Chingnon is a simple but elegant look that can be styled in a few ways, usually worn for formal events and social affairs. The chignon is a classic forties look that is basically a bun at the back of the head or semi-center of the head.

To create a 1940s chignon hairstyle, one can just pull the hair back gently and form a bun. Some chignons are twisted into French braids, while others are accented with hair accessories.

These are some of the 1940’s hairstyles ideas to style your hair.