by Rachelle de Bretagne

Created on: May 06, 2010

A lady's hair is her crowning glory, and being born with fine hair doesn't mean you are excluded from choosing a style which is up to date and fashionable. What it does mean is that you have to make more careful choices. Fine hair often gives a lank appearance and lack of volume, and is much more prone to needing special care to keep it in tip-top condition. In fact styles which require a lot of heat input are not always the best choice, unless using products to protect the hair from additional splitting. The styles suited to difference face shapes for fine hair depend also upon the length of the hair and the sections below cover all lengths and highlight the facial shapes which are best suited to the style.

Shoulder length hair.

One of the neatest cuts for shoulder length hair is where the overall length of both bangs and general hair is of similar length. A stylish and sophisticated look, fine hair can be parted on the side, the bangs forming a part of the style, rather than being separated by being a different length. This is particularly suitable for those with very straight hair, since it is easy to keep the style with minimum heated treatment. The style is blow dried using a cylindrical hair brush, so that the ends are swept under and it is this brush treatment during drying which gives fine hair particular volume, helping it to give the appearance of healthy voluminous hair. The kind of face this suits is oval with high cheekbones and a nice neck. For those a little afraid of losing the length of their hair, this style gives a great advantage.

Alternatively shoulder length straight hair can be cut into a bob, since again, this requires minimal heat treatment during the drying process and the same drying methods applied to give the appearance of volume. Easy to maintain between cuts, the bob is more suited to those who have a more rounded face.

Long faces need a style which has bangs and detracts the eye away from the length of the face. The styles suited to ladies with fine shoulder length hair and who have particularly long faces are those which produce layered curl at the side of the face to add width to the overall look, but also those styles which use the bangs area in a layered fashion which is not too heavy for the facial features. If a solid fringe is cut, this tends to emphasize the length of the face.

Long hair.

For the long haired lady with fine hair, there are several cuts which add volume. Having lightly feathered hair helps the sides

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