The first wave of popularity of this hairstyle falls on the 20s of the last century. Then the romantic curls up to the shoulders, bows, hairpins and complex styling were replaced by a functional stylish haircut of a square with elongated front strands. The practical hairstyle has won the sympathy of many, since then the square in one form or another almost does not leave the fashionable Olympus.
This haircut has no age limits, it is suitable for both teenagers and ladies of mature age, business women, students, young mothers. A square with elongated front strands looks stylish and elegant with a luxurious evening outfit and a restrained business suit. Moreover, a haircut does not require much time for daily styling and, if necessary, allows you to diversify the image. It is not in vain that this hairstyle is so popular with stars, in particular, Paris Hilton, Katie Holmes, Victria Beckham, Lera Kudryavtseva, Nicole Richie, Gwyneth Paltrow prefer this image.
Who is suitable for
A caret with elongated front strands allows you to hide some of the imperfections of the face, a haircut visually lengthens it, masks a heavy chin, chubby cheeks and wide cheekbones, while adding volume to the hair. In addition, the hairstyle favorably emphasizes the neckline and profile. It is clear that such a haircut is suitable for almost any face shape, the variety of its options allows you to adapt the hairstyle for all types of hair. Depending on the chosen style and length of the strands, the haircut focuses on certain facial features.
Nevertheless, many people consider a square with elongated front strands to be a rather bold hairstyle that allows you to radically change the image.
Different variants
Stylists are not tired of coming up with new interpretations of hairstyles. Traditionally, a caret with elongated strands involves hair that is long on the face, which is cut shorter to the back of the head and opens the neck at the back, which creates a very unusual effect. But today this haircut can be either classic, with strands of equal length on both sides, or asymmetric, and graduated.
For every taste, they choose bangs. It can be short and long, thick or torn, straight or asymmetric. For example, the trend of the upcoming season promises to be an elongated square with a slanting bang. However, the bangs in such a hairstyle may be completely absent.
Color effects will help create different images for owners of elongated caret. Coloring is the best suited for this style, which allows you to make the image brighter.
How to stack
It is not difficult to create various images on the basis of this haircut at home using styling products. For example, if you apply a little spray to the hair roots for volume, the image will turn out to be more glamorous. It is possible to emphasize the structure of a graduated haircut if you apply foam to still wet hair, blow dry it with a hairdryer, pull out the locks and twist them with a round brush from the bottom.
You can apply the gel on your fingers and put individual strands randomly with your hands - you will get a quick option for everyday styling. If you use a gel with the effect of wet hair, styling will be original and stylish. In rainy weather, the hair is fixed with varnish, and a spray with flickering particles will help create evening options.
Business style admirers can comb back wet hair, leaving the bangs untouched. In the process of drying with a hairdryer, the strands are twisted down with a brush. A straight parting in combination with a square also looks very impressive, it is better to fix such a hairstyle with varnish.
To create an unusual hairstyle, you can use a hairdressing iron: each lock should be scrolled inward, drying it with a hairdryer. Harder with asymmetric square. In this case, the hair must be divided into two parts. Now, long curls can be laid with an iron, as in the previous version, and just apply hair spray on short ones .