Soft Classic Hair

A soft and smooth hairstyle, bluntly cut with slight feathering around the face, is perfect to complement your refined femininity. Moderate length is best, unless you are willing to spend extra time styling your hair, in which case slightly longer hair that is beautifully waved in smooth and symmetrical dips can be quite elegant.

Hair should be controlled, smooth, and soft; an elegantly clean outline with curved edges. Curls and waves are lovely as long as they aren't overly teased or cascading. A well- kept and meticulously groomed style is essential. Blunt-cuts may be best and a very subtle layering to frame the face is important! Lengths should be moderate to long, but the longer your hair the more likely it will require setting to retain the stylization necessary for your feminine sophisticated look. Likewise, if you opt for perms or processing, you will have to do some extra styling-with hot rollers or a curling iron, for example-to maintain a controlled style. An unkempt or uncared-for hairstyle will spoil your total look more quickly than any other element of your appearance.

AVOID: Severe, geometric styles. Overly layered, "wild," or "manlike" styles. Overly ornate, teased styles. Wash 'n wear styles. Boyishly cropped styles.

HAIR COLOR: Hair color should be soft and luxurious. Realistic and natural colors are best. Don't stray far from your natural hair color. Lightening your hair a shade or brightening it a shade is possible if your original color is blond, red, or medium brown. You might also choose subtle low-lights if your hair is in these color ranges. Brunettes should always avoid lightening or highlights because the result is very aging and tiring, particularly after you've begun to gray.

AVOID: Unrealistic or theatrical hair colors. (blue-black, fiery red, platinum blond, etc.). Over streaked hair.

More notes about hair color: In general, if you're a high-contrast person, you'll need the richness and depth from an overall color process. If you're a low-contrast person, you may find a subtle highlight quite effective to add a little shimmer, but when covering gray, you must switch to an overall process. Otherwise, the highlights will either mute down your hair color (which will fade you) or overly "brighten" your coloring and give a brassy effect.