Slimming Hairstyles

Slimming Hairstyles

A great hairstyle can instantly take pounds and inches off your face.

The beauty of slimming hairstyles is the instant benefit you will experience without dieting or amping up your exercise routine.

Consider trying the following instant hairstyle slimming options:

1.  Wear your hair with sleek, loose texture.

Big textured hair adds instant width around the perimeter of the face.

The added thickness and volume of naturally textured tresses adds the illusion of having a wider or fuller face.

If you want to give the appearance of a thinner more chiseled face, tame the texture.

Opt for a sleeker loose texture which elongates the face rather than widening it.

2.  Make slenderizing waves work for you.

When you have enough natural length, consider styling your hair into loose face framing waves styled slightly away from the face.

When possible direct the curve of waves  away from the face or directed downward towards the shoulders.

While going bone straight might seem like the most slimming hairstyling option, straight hair minimize the size of the head which then makes the face look even wider.

Avoid styles with stick straight lines such as a bob.

A great balance is sleek loose texture, which is contained and arranged to elongate the face rather than widen it.

3.  Avoid wearing metallic embellished headbands or related hair accessories adjacent to the hairline.

Metallic materials automatically generate a high shine which can attract light in such a way as to make the face look bigger and fuller.

Just as metallic gowns can instantly add pounds, metallic headbands, especially wide ones, can give the illusion of a wider face.

4.  Blow up volume at the crown.

Adding lush volume throughout the crown helps give the illusion of a long and leaner face.

Back comb hair under the crown.

Smooth a layer of hair over the teased hair.

5.  Amp up thin/fine strands for a slenderizing effect with styling products and secrets including, but not limited to:

- Wet wash hair with volumizing products, avoid conditioners which make hair too soft and finish with a cuticle swelling cool or cold water rinse.

- Towel blot a few spritzes of root-lifting spray or a dollop of volumizing gel near your roots and the crown of your head.

- When your hair is thin/fine and.or straight, flip your head over at the waist.  Blow dry upside down for extra volume.

- Blow dry on slowest and coolest heat setting to blow up the cuticle.

- For max volume, blow-dry hair with a big, round brush. Lift hair at the roots and wrap 1-to 2-inch sections around a brush while aiming the dryer nozzle upward.

- Always back brush at the crown for max volume.

6.  Instantly add slenderizing to your face with a headband.

If you prefer, use a hard U shaped plastic or cellulose headband with small teeth to create instant height.

Position the headband halfway between the hairline.

Push it back forward, towards your hairline, to add some volume in front of the headband.

Lift a 1" section of hair at the crown behind the headband.

Use a teasing brush rather than a comb.

Back brush hair gently until desired height is achieved.

Lightly smooth hair over the teased section.

7.  Pin your hair up at the crown.

Smooth hair around the hairline  with a brush or comb.

When it comes to instantly slimming hairstyles, regardless of hair type, texture or length, select hairstyles which are volume infused, frame the face and showcases healthy hair.

The hair should be precision cut in slenderizing layers which nestle into the face at the widest points.

Not only will a hairstyle which fits these requirements enhance cheekbones and add definition to the jawline, it will also minimize fine lines and wrinkles.