Hairstyles For A Sweet 16

Consider doing something totally unique with your hair to celebrate your sixteenth birthday.

Sweet sixteen birthday parties often signal a coming of age for a young girl. To commemorate the event, you may wish to dress up, which includes arranging your hair into a fancy style. Luckily, you can create elegant hairstyles in your own home without having to go to a stylist. With a few simple tools, such as curling irons and rubber bands, your hair can go from everyday simple to glamorous grown-up in less than thirty minutes. Practice arranging your hair in different styles before the party so you can pick the one you like the best.

Instructions

Half Up, Half Down

1. Wash your hair the night before the party with a shampoo that will make your hair shine. Do not wash it just before styling your hair, as the hair will be too slippery to hold accessories well.

2. Brush your hair thoroughly. You do not want tangles interfering with your hair style.

3. Brush the top and sides of the hair to the back of your head and gather it just behind the crown of your head. Secure it with an elastic rubber band. If you want a funkier look, secure it offsides just a bit.

4. Straighten your hair with a straightening iron if your hair is naturally straight or will not hold a curl. Gather the hair into little sections and run the hot iron down the hair from the root to the tip. Continue until you have straightened all of your hair.

5. Curl your hair for a softer look. This looks beautiful in hair that has a natural curl or wave to it. Separate the hair into small sections and wrap it in curlers or use a curling iron. Continue to the curl the hair until the hair is as curly as you like it.

6. Gather a small, curled section from the section of hair you previously pulled back. Loop the curl up over your ponytail and bobby pin it. Loop and pin other small sections from the ponytail part around the first curl to create a curly bun with the hair. It will look slightly messy as well as elegant.

7. Add hairspray to your hair regardless of if it is curly or straight to help it hold its style throughout the length of the party. You do not want your curls to fall out or your straight hair to turn frizzy in the middle of the party.

8. Dress up the look by arranging hair jewelry intermittently throughout your hair. Hair ornaments are sold that look like pearls or diamonds, while others are made in bright, fun colors. Regardless of their style, the ornaments will add some sparkle to your hairstyle.

Short Hair

9. Wash your hair the day before the party, as it will look better and hold a style better this way.

10. Mist your hair with a water spray bottle or dampen it in the sink when you are ready to style your hair.

11. Put a small amount of hair gel in your hands and rub them together. Run your hands through your hair to apply a little gel to every bit of it. Give yourself a rough part down the middle or to the side of the head, if you wish. Tousle the rest of the hair so that it sticks up and out around the head. If desired, straighten a few sections of your hair to give it a more defined look.

12. Straighten your hair with a straightener if you do not want to create a tousled look. Pull the front bang sections back with large jeweled barrettes or clips decorated with large flowers coordinated with the clothing you choose to wear. Such hair ornaments can dress up a simple hairstyle.

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