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Don’t let hair be an afterthought. It’s a great accessory that can make or break your personal style. SmartStyleGuide offers expert advice on hair care basics and beyond so hair looks professionally styled every time you walk out the door.

Hair Styles For Women Roll With Style

Roll With Style

09/13/2012 - 12:57pm

By Style Guide Brittany Gibbons

If, when you think of hot rollers, you think of little old ladies gossiping in salons under massive hair dryers...you’re in for a big surprise!  Setting your hair with rollers is, hands...

Hair Styles For Women Beauty Secrets & Tips: The Science Behind Heat Styling Too

Beauty Secrets & Tips: The Science Behind Heat Styling Tools

09/13/2012 - 12:54pm

By Style Guide Tammy Gibson

When shopping for heat hairstyling tools, it can be confusing.  With so many options, price points and brands, how are you supposed to figure out which tool gives you the best...

Hair Styles For Women Braid Basics: Braid Styles That Look Great

Braid Basics: Braid Styles That Look Great

09/04/2012 - 4:01pm

By Style Guide Heather Spohr

A braid used to be a simple style to keep hair tidy and pulled off the face. Now, braids are used to add variety and detail to even the simplest hairstyles. Here are three simple...

Hair Styles For Women Your Guide to Gorgeous Hair

Your Guide to Gorgeous Hair

08/23/2012 - 10:05am

By Style Guide Tammy Gibson

Believe it or not, Old Man Winter will be here before you know (or want) it!  Winter is that time of year when the weather takes a toll on our hair.  Winter- dry, cold, dark winter.  It doesn’t have to be all gloomy...

Hair Styles For Women Hairstyle Restyle: How to Freshen Up Your Hair Mid-Day

Hairstyle Restyle: How to Freshen Up Your Hair Mid-Day

05/03/2012 - 9:55am

By Style Guide Tammy Gibson 

After a busy day, you may be in need of a mid-day refresher!  Slicking on more lipgloss and checking your eye makeup for smudges is easy, but what about your hair?  With these tips, you’...

Hair Styles For Women Cute and Stylish Short Cuts for Your Hair

Cute and Stylish Short Cuts for Your Hair

04/27/2012 - 4:23pm

By Style Guide Brittany Gibbons

If you are like me, fashionably late is a way of life.  With appointments, meetings, parties and soccer games, I’m always running on full steam, stressed-out, totally late mode.

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Hair Styles For Women Select Styling Tools by Hair Type

Select Styling Tools by Hair Type

04/20/2012 - 4:47pm

By Style Guide Heather Spohr

There are lots of different products out there to style your hair. There are so many that it's hard to know what is best for your specific hair type. Here are my tips on essential styling...

Hair Styles For Women Products for Great Winter Hair

Products for Great Winter Hair

01/12/2012 - 2:03pm

Learn how to fight that irksome frizz and troublesome static during the frigid months. These products are sure to blast bad hair days, leaving you with moisturized, hydrated locks!

Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Hair Mask – Once a week,...

Hair Styles For Women Tips and Tricks to Youthful Hair

Tips and Tricks to Youthful Hair

01/10/2012 - 2:33pm

As if we didn’t get enough age betrayal from our faces, necks and hands, now we have to worry about it from our hair. But with these tips, you’re aging locks will go from a dull gray to a healthy (youthful) shine!

Add Bulk – Like our male counterparts...

Hairstyles For Women Gussy Up Your Simple Hair Style with One Accessory

Gussy Up Your Simple Hairstyle with One Accessory

01/09/2012 - 3:46pm

Tired of feeling like you have to whip your hair into some complex hairdo in order to keep things interesting and unique? You’re not alone! That is why this list is devoted to hairstyles that are both simple and swanky. All they require is one accessory and your hair will go...

Hair Styles For Women Flat Hair Styles for Winter Weather

Flat Hair Styles for Winter Weather

01/09/2012 - 3:27pm

When winter heads our way, we generally know that with it comes a humid-free, static-induced atmosphere. For some, this causes undue stress on our ability to make voluminous, lively hairstyles. Fortunately, there are a fair amount of sublime flat-haired styles that do not...

Hair Styles For Women Hair Colors: Best of Brunette

Hair Colors: Best of Brunette

01/05/2012 - 3:01pm

With these shades and color combinations, brunettes are sure to give blondes a run for their money when it comes to having fun. If you’re thinking of dying your hair darker or just feel like changing up your brown tones, now is the perfect time. With so many options, you’re...

Hair Styles For Women How to Reduce Frizz and Static this Winter

How to Reduce Frizz and Static this Winter

12/29/2011 - 9:27am

The winter season, with its ability to present the harshest of below-freezing temperatures and biting winds, can also wreck havoc on our hair. Big puffy coats and snug scarves, while cute (and necessary!), have a tendency to create unwanted static in hair. Learn how to help...

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Dream Hair: Volume, Shine, Smoothness

12/12/2011 - 3:54pm

I am willing to bet my Frizz Therapy Flat Iron that, for as long as salons have been around, there have been women bringing in torn out magazine pictures containing the latest hair trend on the hottest celebrity. And really, ladies, this is not a bet I take lightly, as that...

Hair Styles for Women

Beauty Secrets: Tips on Coloring Your Hair

10/28/2011 - 2:44pm

Coloring your hair is a great way to shake up your style. Well-done color complements your cut, skin tone and personality while adding depth and dimension.  Whether you’ve been coloring your hair for years and are looking for a change of color, or you are a first time color...

Hair Styles for Women

Tools of the Trade: Must-Have Beauty Gadgets for Gorgeous Hair

10/28/2011 - 2:29pm

To create beautiful, modern hair styles at home, owning the same go-to gadgets top stylists depend on is a must. Our Smart Style hair guides took a peek into the tool kit of top stylists to create a checklist of the essential at-home styling tools.    

 

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Hair Basics

The Down and Dirty on Shampooing and Conditioning Your Hair

10/27/2011 - 10:31am

Did you know your shampoo and conditioning regimen can play a key role in styling your hair? So before stepping into the shower, check out these guidelines designed to not only keep your hair clean but ready to wow! 

 

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