Casual Short Hairstyles For Teens

Short hair first became popular in the 1920s.

Victoria Beckham, Rihanna and Katie Holmes are celebrities who have recently embraced short hairstyles. Along with clothes, hairstyles are an important part of someone's style. It is a way to express personality, and casual, short haircuts are likely to make a bold statement. There are many short hairstyles to choose from nowadays.

The Pixie

The pixie has been worn by the likes of Mia Farrow, Rihanna and Keira Knightley.

The pixie is very short--above the ears--and hair is cut very close to the head. It is a flexible style, which can be altered by scrunching and spiking up with hair product such as hair wax or putty. It can also be styled flat to the head for a more simple look. Pixie bangs are worn in numerous ways, including long and asymmetrical, blunt along the eyebrows, or extremely short and just brushing the tip of the forehead. Maintenance of this hairstyle is easy due to it's shortness.

The Shag

The shag is a casual style for teens. While the shag can be cut into long hair, it works for shorter hair, too. To achieve a shag, hair is cut in a very choppy manner, with plenty of layering around the whole head. The layers frame the edge of the face, to enhance the facial structure. Bangs can be short and choppy, or long and straight. The cut is intended to look slightly messy and quick to style when lacking in time.

The Bob

The "bob" has been a classic style for decades.

The bob is an iconic hairstyle. A bob is versatile, and can be cut to any desired length, but for a short bob, hair is cut to jaw level or slightly above. Hair may be curly or straight. A bob can have straight bangs which fall to the eyebrows and frame the face. Longer, side-sweeping bangs are a further option, or indeed, no bangs at all.

Further Ideas

Once you have chosen your basic short hairstyle, add your own elements to the cut, as to make it unique. Use products like hair wax and mold your style into something unusual, such as adding spikes, or to give volume. Dye your hair fun and dramatic colors to bring out your own personality. Wear hair accessories such as slides and head bands. Changing your bangs every now and then will keep your style fresh.

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