If you have angular face features, you can consider adding bangs fringes to your shag hairstyle. This will soften your features. A simple mousse application and blow drying can help you handle your bangs well. You can handle them by pushing them behind your ears or clipping them with barrettes. Once you have a shag haircut, you can even stylize it differently foe different occasions yourself. Turning the bangs from one side of your face to the other, leaving your locks messy or styling them with a styling gel can give variations with the same cut without having to visit your stylist every time!

For a really sporty and classy look, color your hair darker than your skin tone. This will make the bangs of your shag cut stand out; leave the hair flipping out at the ends and just gush at all those much deserved compliments on you r ‘cool’ new look.

Have short, medium or long hair? Too thin or too thick? Want a quick makeover, yet scared of spending all day styling it? Your choice of a haircut that reads fashionable, trendy, carefree, youthful and much more has to be the shag hairstyle. From the 1971 look of Jane Fonda in Klute to the much remembered Jennifer Aniston in the Friends sitcom, the shag hairstyle is synonymous with Diva looks.

Most of us read about these hairstyles or see them on our favorite celebrities and think it is not for us. So, though inside you are somebody who is goofily happy loves to laugh and dance and is impulsive and youthful; yet, you have a restrictive bun or a straightened mane or worse still a permanent perm! Free yourself and let your inner child show through not only through what you do but also through your looks and hairstyle. The shag hairstyle is just the look to help

Short, medium or long hair, all of them can be layered to give you a nice shag cut. With the changing decades since the shag was invented, different variations have been tried and tested. Opt for layers on top of the head or towards the nape of your neck; add side bangs or on both sides; colored highlights or a three tone colored hair! Use your imagination but do not allow it to go completely wild! We want to look tousled and “out of bed”, not messy and unmanageable. You must also be aware of your hair texture and type. Thin or fine hair can be multi-layered and conditioned so they puff up to add volume. If you already have thick hair, use less number of layers for a smooth and sophisticated look.

Hair care products like hair gels, mousse, sprays and wax products are essential for the well being of your hair and your daily styling needs. The best variation of the shag hairdo is the ‘bed head’. Yes, it is exactly what it says, you carry your head like you just got off the bed, and it looks fabulous on people with small features on an angular face. A bit of spray or gel spread with your finger tips on the roots and you can carry this cut through 70 mph winds, trying out 15 pullovers at your favorite store and even a dance in the rain!  To top it all, ever been in a situation where you just do not have time to fix an appointment at the salon for a haircut? Well, with your shag hairstyle, just let it grow till you find the time; since it is in layers anyway, all of which are growing together, it is never going to look out of place!

Due to its youthful charm, I have seen a number of women satisfied and happy with shag cut after endless years of changing hairstyles and never quite getting there. It is bound to make you feel happy and you carry it with pride! Of course you look like one of your favorite celebrities ‘ copy is an added advantage!