When you dress up your earlobes and dramatize your eyes, it’s best to do so against a simple style. This formal look on Diane Kruger works well as the style and other aspects of her look do not compete with one another.
Webster is quoted for one definition of “swank” to be fashionably elegant and we couldn’t agree more when it comes to this short style on Hilary. Layers of bends give the illusion of the latest trend of vertical curls in a cropped, condensed version and these earrings seem to fill it all in nicely.
For quite some time now, Renee Zellweger has kept her hair in this short style, leaving it just long enough to tuck behind the ears. Though this is far from being buzzed or clipped off, it is easy to maintain and leaves lots of room for glitz and bling as no hair density or length is there to compete.
Nelly Furtado has taken the phrase ‘lighten up’ literally and changed her look. The idea is great, though she should go to a platinum blonde as it will contrast better with her wonderful bronze skin instead of the brassy look that blends too much with her complexion.
This short, shag-type haircut on Carey Lowell has all the layering needed for close-crop contouring. Her hair has been tucked neatly behind her ears to give the style a more dramatic twist.
This bob cut is a very easy-going style. Naomi Campbell would need the extra step of keeping it relaxed, however, for the every day effort, it’s worth it.
Oh Me, Oh My, Lulu is wearing a short, layered style that allows her to take advantage of a few blunt lines and a case of the “bends”. Her choice of color is platinum blonde done as a heavy highlight or “frosted” look as some of us still call it.
For years, Jodie Foster was recalled as a true blonde, however, here she borders between a shade of honey to a strawberry blonde. This chin length style with some feathering layers has a lot to offer in versatility of styling.
Gretchen Mol has kept her hair pretty much all-one-length so far this year, however, she’s gone from a strawberry blonde, to a sassy redhead at the Oscars to this now all blonde color in a short time frame. Though her hair is basically considered short, she has incorporated some extreme sweeps that are clipped back into place with some low riding twists in the back created to top off her formal attire. Brushing hair far over from one side goes against hair’s natural gravitational pull and therefore creates “lift” from the scalp in this area. Using this for height and avoiding backbrushing gives it that slight, dramatic flair perfect for a night out. Clipping it into place around towards the back gives short hair the mock appearance of an updo. Twists are done to hold shorter hair into a coil that were first curled with a curling iron to help them to stay in place. One big twist or a couple of smaller ones can be used, all rolled closely together and pinned down to give the illusion of a faux French twist, all integrated together for a great formal style.
It’s difficult to determine from the series of pictures during this outing of Nicole Richie, whether her hair is pinned back or if it is truly cut short. More than likely is it pinned since only a few tendrils are falling to the front, yet wouldn’t she look fantastic with a bob this length, especially since the stripes of color are so magnificent.
