Beauty Preview: The Top Four Fall Hairstyles (Plus How to Achieve the Perfect Bangs!)

Ready for a change? Even though the fall means back to hitting the books, it also gives college girls a reason to experiment with new hair trends.  Devin Toth, the lead stylist for Ted Gibson Salon, located in New York City and Washington D.C., gives us the fall preview on popular hairstyles, and tips on how to get the perfect bangs for your face.  Ted Gibson, a well-known celebrity stylist, and his products have been featured in Allure, Seventeen, People, Teen Vogue, Vanity Fair, InStyle, Us Weekly and many more. 

Before going into hairstyles, the basics will dramatically change for the fall season. The length, color, and texture for fall hair will be the opposite from the summer’s wispy, blonde and beachy look.  “Color will be richer in less dimensional, hair will be fuller, healthier, and more luxurious in the fall,” says Toth. 

Length

Toth says that mid-length hair will be the popular new cut.  “People will be cutting a noticeable amount off of their long-worn Rapunzel summer hair,” says Toth. “However, they will keeping their layers on the long thick side.” Toth says girls won’t need to style to their hair back in ponytails because the length will be shorter, and the weather will be cooler, allowing for hair to stay down.

Color

Say goodbye to blonde! According to Toth, the richer colors will make their way in for the fall season with earth tones, more brown, and more copper.  

Texture

“Texture and curls and waves will still be in, but it won’t be a stringy beach wave kind of texture,” says Toth.  “It will be more full, luxurious, bounce texture.” To achieve this texture, Toth suggests applying Ted Gibson Build It Blow Drying Agent to damp hair right before blow drying it to add fullness.  He also suggests loosely wrapping your hair around a one inch curling iron to add soft waves. “If you have really thick hair, you can blow dry it straight, and use Ted Gibson Beautiful Hold Hairspray to keep that fullness you want, despite the straightness you’ve added,” says Toth. “It will show off your long layers.”

Now for the fall hairstyles to look forward to!

The Voluminous Round Brush Blow Out

Toth recommends applying a generous amount of Ted Gibson Build it Blow Drying Agent to wet hair immediately after the shower.  Then let your hair dry naturally until it is about 80 percent dry.  Blow dry your hair with a medium sized round brush in two inch horizontal sections, blow drying the to layers away from your face.  Then spray Ted Gibson Beautiful Hold Hairspray for long lasting volume. 

Who wears this look?  Victoria Secret models and Anne Hathaway

The Softly Brushed Curls (known as 1940s waves)

Toth suggests getting ready for this look by starting with the voluminous blow out.  Then wrap one inch horizontal sections of your hair around a one inch sized curling iron.  To add softness to the curls, Toth says to brush hair from the top to the ends, until the curls transform into waves.  Secure by applying Ted Gibson Tame it Lotion by “petting” it  (don’t run your fingers through it!) onto your hair the same way you brushed it.

Who wears this look? Scarlett Johansson and ladies of Mad Men

Half–Up, Half–Down

Again, start off with the voluminous blow out, or the softly brushed curls.  Toth then says to “create a large section of hair starting from the bottom front corners of your face’s hair line, and going all the way up in a diagonal horse shoe section up to the crown.” Twist the section, and make sure the ponytail comes out of the twist. Toth recommends securing the twisted section with either bobby pins, a Mini Clip, or a Bando Stick.  Finish the look by running Ted Gibson Tame It Shine Lotion through with your fingers.

Who wears this look? Angelina Jolie and Ashley Greene

The Faux Bob

Beginning with the voluminous blow out or softly brushed waves, Toth says to brush your hair into a ponytail, securing it at the nape with elastic.  Then lower the elastic two or three inches away from the head, loosening the ponytail.  Wrap the remainder of the ponytail underneath the elastic, securing the bobby pins. Then loosely pull the sides down, shaping your hair into a bob. Toth says to finish by spraying Ted Gibson Beautiful Hold hairspray to add shine and longevity.

Who wears this look? Taylor Swift, Kate Beckinsale, and Nicole Kidman 
 

Bangs are also big for fall. There is just something about a girl with bangs.  Whether the look is rocker chic, modern glam, or hippie chic, bangs have the power to create a variety of beautiful styles.  Although bangs are versatile, they need be styled by the shape of a girl’s face.  Here is what Toth has to say about bangs!

Square

For these shape faces, Toth recommends round bangs that fall right below the eye brow line, but above the bridge of the nose.  The bangs also need to gradually get longer as they reach the corner of the eyes.  Toth also suggests long side swept bangs. “The angles here will soften the blunt square shape and make it appear more rounded,” says Toth. 

Heart

According to Toth, the heart shape face calls for short bangs.  They can either be side swept, straight and blunt, or textured. They should fall between the eyebrow line to the bridge of the nose.  “Just don’t make them too wide. These bangs should make the top of your face appear more narrow by opening up just the top middle of your face,” says Toth. 

Oval

“The oval shape face can getaway with any bang they want, short, long, blunt, piecey, side swept, or slightly rounded,” says Toth. This shape allows all hair angles to work, creating more versatility.

As the cooler months approach, don’t forget to schedule a hair appointment to keep up with the season’s best hair trends.  The fall semester may be stressful once classes begin, but at least your hair will look good! 
 

Source

Devin Toth, Head Stylist at Ted Gibson Salon in NYC