Fashionable hairstyles - history and modernity

Hairstyles, hair ornaments, haircuts, hats, wigs - all this is not an invention of the last centuries, but has existed almost always, as long as humanity exists. So in ancient Egypt, men's hairstyle was always shorter than women's, all men, with the exception of slaves, shaved their heads and faces, and children traditionally shaved their heads and left a small curl on the right temple - a kind of symbol of childhood, the nobility wore wigs, which also served as a kind of protection against sun. Wigs were made of hair, cotton or linen dyed fabric, lamb wool. Pharaoh wore a rounded wig, woven from many braids, on solemn occasions he wore headdresses - pschent (double red and white crown) and klaft (striped square scarf folded in half in a triangle). Pharaohs also wore masks of bestial deities during prayers in temples. The priests also wore the same masks. The priests shaved their heads and faces, the high priests wore puffy wigs. Farmers and artisans shaved their heads or wore hairstyles from their own hair. The hairstyles of women were more diverse, the ladies of the court also wore wigs, consisting of many braids, but the women, with the exception of the queen, did not wear headdresses.

Fashionable hairstyles of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire

In ancient Greece, men wore medium-length hair covering their foreheads and small beards, shaved heads and short hairstyles were the lot of slaves. Later, during the Hellenistic era, the Greeks began to shave their beards, starting in the 3rd century BC. they will begin to shave their beards in ancient Rome, and the fashion for curled hair will spread. The most common female hairstyle was "korimbos" or "Greek knot" - the hair was combed in a parted part and gathered at the back of the head in a bun or knot, and individual strands descended along the cheeks. Loose hair was worn only by priestesses of the god Bacchus and women mourning the dead. Empresses will become the trendsetters for hairstyles in the Roman Empire, and the most popular shades of hair will be considered in those days light brown and fiery red, the Roman's own black hair was bleached with alkaline soap.

In Medieval Europe, men's hairstyles were both long and not very long, in the 9th century, the most fashionable hairstyle was considered to be a hairstyle when the hair was cut at the height of the neck. Beards could also be shaved, or they could wear small beards. So Charlemagne wore short hair and a small mustache, but in old age he had a long beard. Since the end of the 8th century, women have come into fashion to wear braids, they were braided at the very top of the head and worn loose. The braids were decorated with ribbons and colored laces. Girls wore hairstyles in the form of locks of hair freely falling on their backs in waves with a bandage, wreath or hoop. The braids could also be folded into a tight spiral, a ring on the cheeks or temples. Married women wore headscarves, putting on veils, headbands, and hoops over them, and noble ladies - diadems, persons of royal blood - crowns.

During the Renaissance, fashionable hairstyles were complex and consisted of many weaves of long hair, decorated with pearls, feathers, and tiaras. In the Baroque era, high and lush hairstyles come into fashion, in the late Baroque and Rococo, even special frames were used to attach hairstyles, and on the heads of ladies you could see whole baskets of fruit or boats with sails. Powdered wigs are in vogue among both men and women. During the period of classicism, simple hairstyles were in fashion.But at the beginning of the twentieth century, short haircuts came into fashion, and short hairstyles are becoming the most popular among women, and in Russia by the 1920s many young ladies with short hairstyles could be found, although before that the traditional hairstyle for young girls was exclusively a braid ... The twentieth century was distinguished by a variety of hairstyles, both short and long, hairstyles and haircuts for every taste.

But what kind of fashionable hairstyles exist today, Eva Eliseeva, the stylist of the got2b brand and, as she says about herself, a "hair dresser", will help us to figure it out. Eva maintains her blog on LiveJournal.

1. Eva, how did you become a stylist, and why did you start doing “hair style”?

I always liked combing dolls as a child, then my girlfriends. I really like working with hair, it is a very flexible and interesting material.

2. You are the stylist of the got2b brand. Please tell us what this brand is known for?

He is known for his trendy youth styling products in stylish packages with delicious smells. Last year, a super tool went on sale - styling powder "powder". You can find out more about its properties on my website.

3. Eva, you talk about yourself as a "hair dresser" so what kind of "costumes" for hair will be relevant in spring and summer?

4. Eva, what advice can you give on the selection of the optimal hairstyle? How to understand that this hairstyle does not suit you at all, maybe there are some criteria for choosing hairstyles related to the shape of the face, etc.

Yes, of course, hairstyle and hair color depend on the shape of the face, on individual features, for example, the nose, as well as on the color of the eyes, complexion.

5. And what hairstyle (or, perhaps, hairstyles) are your favorite ones?

I really love braids, hairstyles based on braids, all kinds of weaving. I also really like curls and curls.