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NSLog(@"Erik J. Barzeski"); - QotD: Haircuts -- -- Recurring: QotD: Haircuts Thursday, May 15, 2003 3 Comments 1 TrackBacks Question: How many different haircuts (styles) have you had in your lifetime? My Answer: I've had about one. There was an MC Hammer-inspired time that I got "steps" in the side of my head, near my ears, but otherwise my hair has pretty much been the same way since I was born. And when it's cut short, it still sticks up in the back. You think it'd learn! You are encouraged to answer the Question of the Day for yourself in the comments or on your blog. Related Articles (1): TrackBacks to: http://nslog.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/776 " "Seven Hair Styles " from Circant (May 15, 2003) Comments (3) Two. I used to part my hair on the right, now I'm more into the 'hair so damn short I don't need to worry about it for a month.' Posted by: Gabe on May 15, 2003 12:50 PM Two. Maybe three. There was my 10-year-old mullet phase, my awkward 15-year-old wavelike cut , and what I have now . (What's with the Gabe representation here? :) Posted by: Gabe on May 15, 2003 01:23 PM i'm really interested in my hair as every day i will always have a different hairstyle people say that iam very creative. i'm in yr 11 next yr and when i finish school i'm going to study to become the best hairdresser in the whole wide world and i'm going to do movie stars hair and famous singers i think i have alot of tallent to be a hairdresser Posted by: melani kay limpus on November 26, 2003 08:10 PM Post a Comment comments-open-content -- comments-open-data -- Name: Email Address: URL: Remember personal info? HTML Allowed: a href , strong , em , b , i , ul , ol , li , pre , blockquote , s . Please <a href=""> add links </a> . Paragraph and line breaks are added automatically. If you provide a URL, your email address is not displayed or in any way "obtainable" by spambots. Have some guts and use a real name and email or risk deletion . Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style) -- comments-open-footer -- -- Categories / Archives Blogging Computing: General Computing: Mac Erie Guns Home Ownership Men and Women Miscellaneous Personal Photography Recreation Recurring Silly Software Development Technology Yakfishing Press My Buttons About, Contact, Search About Me Disclaimer The Sand Trap Contact Info: AIM: iacas ( hover for others ) Email: firstname@lastname.com Search: Snapshots Jimmy Wargo, Arnold Palmer, Andy Bean, and Fuzzy Zoeller at the Senior PGA. Built on November 26, 2005 at 04:03 PM in 0.12 seconds.

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Ending Hairstyle Struggles » Hairstyle magazines—here is what you should be reading | hairstyles, hair designs, hair style advice -- Hairstyle magazines—here is what you should be reading (Ending Hairstyle Struggles) Ending Hairstyle Struggles Home | About Barb | Contact | Enter email to subscribe to new articles View Articles About • A hair design for your lifestyle • Celebrity hairstyles • Choosing the right hairstyle • General information • Hair care • Hair coloring • Hair industry news • Hair styling tools • Hair types and texture • Hairstyles and your face • Hairstyling tips and techniques • Troubled hair • What’s hot in hairstyles • You and your hair stylist Recent Articles Wedding hairstyle picture gallery Long hair? Getting a haircut? Sally Beauty Best Tressed 2005 Survey Add volume or length to your hairstyle Long eye lashes latest trend Till you drop Designer Shoes at Zappos.com Women's apparel bargains on Amazon 300+ top designer brands at YOOX Gifts $10 & under at eBay's Half.com Find hard to find items on eBay! ClassicCloseouts for famous designers Blair.com: Gifts Under $20 Birkenstock footwear Folica.com my favorite beauty store! Hairstyle magazines—here is what you should be reading Photo Credit:beautifulhairstyles.com Michael Barrows at http://www.great-hairstyles.com has a review of the top hairstyle magazines.Putting a hairstyle magazine subscription on your Christmas list this year may be a good idea. If you find yourself unsure of what to do next with your hair and I know that includes alot of you . . . having a magazine for new hairstyle ideas may just be the right fix. Paging through, can give you new ideas for hair styling you would never have come up by yourself. Discover hair coloring ideas, hair care product information, and all sorts of hair styling tips that can help to enhance your knowledge of hair care. One thing I hear often from the women in Finding the Right Hairstyle for You! is, “I would like a new hairstyle but, I just don’t know what I want.” If you have a good hair stylist, they should be moving you into new hair styles now and then. But, because not all hair stylists are dedicated, you may be with one that needs to encourage a change . . . or change hair stylists. Either way, if its the day before your appointment and you are struggling with wanting a new hairstyle but don’t know what you want, having a good hairstyling magazine around, will give you some options you didn’t have before. I’ve always found a highly rated magazine, a quick fix, for getting updated information NOW. The key is; getting credible material. I agree with Michael Barrows on the magazines reviewed. I subscribe to a few of them. However, the one I would add to his list is: “Color & Style” by Harris Publications. They have great up-to-date information on the hot issues, including, celebrity hairstyles, hairstyle tips & trends, hair color trends, star hair makeovers, extensions and articles from noted hair stylists all over the country and great hairstyle pictures! Not sure if a subscription is right for you? Most are available on your newstand, try one out now and then and see if it doesn’t spur you into something new!. “ The top six rated hairstyle magazines are: Color & Style Modern Salon (professionals) Celebrity Hairstyles Hype Hair (black hair) Short Hair Styles Modern Salon (professionals) ,, All can be bought on Amazon just enter “hair magazine ” Got a question, war story or comment about this topic? Click on the comment/trackback link at the bottom of this article, I’d love to hear from you! Related Articles Hair styling tips from the fall fashion show , Celebrity Hair Style Trends , Stuck in a hairstyle rut? , Technorati Tags: choosing the right hairstyle, hairstyle pictures, hot hairstyles November 19, 2005 @ 1:25 pm , You're input matters. -- No Comments » No comments yet. RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI Leave a comment Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Comment moderation is in use. Please do not submit your comment twice - it will appear shortly. Most posts go through quickly, but there are times when something - not deliberate or intentional - will get tagged by the rigorous filters imposed to fight spam. Thank you for your patience. If you wish to be notified by Email when a new comment is made to this post, please subscribe to comments by checking this box. ( NOTE: Email field must be filled in) Dedicated to helping you look your very best with daily updates on the latest tips and tricks for styling your hair. 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Short Hair Style - Styles and Color For a New Look Short Hair Style Advisor: Ideas, Tips and News about Hair Hair News Photo: Hair - New Era Courtesy of Hair Icons Jesse & Flo Briggs A short hair style that suits you and your lifestyle can dramatically change the way you feel and look-- it can boost your confidence, make you look younger, and reduce the amount of time and money you spend on hair care. Last Site Update: December 27, 2005 Are you looking for the perfect short hair cut? Or maybe you need a few tips on how to manage and maintain the short hair style you already have? If so, you've found the right place to begin exploring all the fun and convenience of short hair! The Elements of Beautiful Hair The Right Short Hair Cut and Style Choosing the right short hair cut is part technique and part art. It is about the basic elements of balance, line and movement. Use consultation tools and virtual styling software to try out different hair styles like short bobs, and get some ideas before committing to a style. News/Articles on this topic: 1960s Short Bob Hair Style Updated for 2006 Latest Look Hair and Scalp Condition Discovering the right hair care products for you will help ensure beautiful, healthy hair. Find out how to solve your hair and scalp problem and restore your hair and scalp to optimum condition... and how to keep it that way. News/Articles on this topic: Give Your Hair a Spa Vacation article Hair Styling Products, Tools and Techniques Styling aids can help you reproduce that "fresh-from-the-salon" look at home, every day. Read about the hair styling products, tools and tricks that you need to style your short hair like the pros and learn how to improve the appearance of your hair. News/Articles on this topic: New hair style technique for creating soft curls Hair News Hair Color and Makeup Enhancing your natural shade or going for a totally different color are great ways to update your look.We'll help you choose the right hair color and hair treatment so you can create an exciting new look for every occasion. News/Articles on this topic: Latest Hair Styles & Hair Color Trends for Fall/Winter 2006 Trend News Make-up Tips for Fall/Winter 2005 Fashion and Beauty Its more than just picking a short hair style you like There are many factors to consider when choosing a short hair style. I have always believed that the perfect style can only be achieved when you've considered all the variables.For instance, your new short hair cut should match your personality, career, lifestyle, time constraints, body shape, face shape, hair texture, hair density, eye color, and skin tone. And it should create a sense of balance between your head, face, and body. The perfect short hair style for you Your ideal short hair style is one that makes you feel happy and confident each time you look at yourself in the mirror. Short hair cuts are timeless; they can make you look younger and at the same time more intelligent. They can boost your confidence and simply make you feel more in control. It's a great option for career women who want to project a strong yet feminine image and spend less time managing their hair. Whether you already have short or medium length hair and are ready for a new look, or you want to dramatically change your current length and style, this site will provide you with enough information to help you find and maintain the perfect short hair style for you. Short Hair Style News Feed | What is this? | SiteSearch || Newsletter || About || Contact || Web Resources | ASIN: B0001ZCU6G Table Of Contents Short Hair Styles and Choosing a Short Hair Cut Offers ways to select suitable short hair styles for woman and how to determine the right type of short hair cut for your look. Includes hair cut ideas, pictures and guide for selecting hair magazines How to Style Short Hair - Advice, Tools and Products Offers advice on how to style short hair. Includes hair styles for fine, curly hair and guide to select the right styling products and tools and articles on how to style your hair. Hair Color Advice - Advice on Choosing Hair Color and techniques Offers guide and advice on hair color techniques for short hair styles.Includes choosing hair color, skin tone analysis, hair color products, home hair color, and hair dye concerns for pregnant women. Hair and Scalp Problem - Guide and Advice on Hair Problems Self help guide, products and advice for hair and scalp problem. Guide to select the right shampoo. Includes tips and advice for damaged hair, thinning hair and alternative treatments for itchy scalp. Hair Style Pictures - Inspiration For Short Hair Styles Offers links to hair cut galleries and hair style pictures for latest hair trend and photo gallery with more than a thousand short hair styles. New Hair Styles - News For Latest Hair Trends New hair styles is a news blog about current short hair style trends, hair care products, cutting edge fashion, health, and beauty. Holiday Hairstyle Advice on how to find your holiday hairstyle, holiday look and preparing for holiday parties. Include tips and advice on how to maintain a good hairstyle. New Braiding Hair styles and Hair Extensions Offers fashion advice on new braiding hair styles and hair extensions growing in popularity. Includes twist and cross, Weaving, multiple strand braids and Micro Linking with styling options. Celebrity Hair Styles - Guide to Select Celebrity Hair Cuts For Short Hair How to select celebrity hair styles that are suitable for your face and body shape. See how you'd look with short hair cuts worn by celebrities before actually getting the cut. Includes photo gallery. Short Hair - Wedding Hair Styles Offers advice and a guide to plan your wedding hair style and how to create photo or picture of wedding hair styles with your face.Includes pictures of wedding hair styles for short hair. New Hair Style Idea with 3D Hair Makeover How to get new hair style idea for wedding, proms and other formal hair styles by selecting hair cut and colors for your short and medium-length hair. Product review for 3D hair style makeover. Kids Hair Style - Children Hair Styles Kids hair style is about kids and parents finding cool, fun, and easy to manage hair styles for young people. 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The other 10 percent of scalp hair is in a resting phase that lasts two to three months. At the end of the resting stage, this hair is shed. Shedding 50 to 100 hairs a day is normal. When a hair is shed, it is replaced by a new hair from the same follicle and the growing cycle starts again. Scalp hair grows about one-half inch a month. As people age, the rate of hair growth slows. What causes hair loss? Hair loss is believed to be primarily caused by a combination of the following: aging change in hormones illness family history of baldness burns trauma However, hair loss is not caused by the following: poor circulation to the scalp vitamin deficiencies dandruff excessive hat-wearing a gene passed on from an individual's maternal grandfather Generally, the earlier hair loss begins, the more severe the baldness will become. What is hair replacement surgery? The interest in hair replacement has significantly increased over the past ten years. Two out of every three men and one in five women suffer from hair loss. For men, the main cause of a diminishing hairline is heredity. Hormonal changes such as menopause can cause both thinning and hair loss in women. There are a number of hair replacement techniques that are available, although hair replacement surgery cannot help those who suffer from total baldness. Candidates for hair replacement must have a healthy growth of hair at the back and sides of the head. The hair on the back and sides of the head will serve as hair donor areas where grafts and flaps will be taken. There are four primary different types of hair replacement methods, including the following: hair transplantation During hair transplantation, the surgeon removes small pieces of hair-bearing scalp grafts from the back or sides of the head. These grafts are then relocated to a bald or thinning area. tissue expansion In this procedure, a device called a tissue expander is placed underneath a hair-bearing area that is located next to a bald area. After several weeks, the tissue expander causes the skin to grow new skin cells. Another operation is then required to place the newly expanded skin over the adjacent bald spot. flap surgery Flap surgery is ideal for covering large balding areas. During this procedure a portion of the bald area is removed and a flap of the hair-bearing skin is placed on to the bald area while still attached at one end to its original blood supply. scalp reduction Scalp reduction is done in order to cover the bald areas at the top and back of the head. This technique involves the removal of the bald scalp with sections of the hair-bearing scalp pulled together filling in the bald area. Possible complications associated with hair transplantation procedures: Possible complications associated with hair transplantation procedures may include, but are not limited to, the following: patchy hair growth Sometimes, the growth of newly placed hair has a patchy look, especially if it is placed next to a thinning area. This can often be corrected by additional surgery. bleeding and/or wide scars Tension on the scalp from some of the scalp reduction techniques can result in wide scars and/or bleeding. grafts not taking Occasionally, there is a chance that the graft may not "take." If this is the case, surgery must be repeated. infection As with any surgical procedure, there is the risk of infection. About the procedure: Although each procedure varies, generally, hair replacement surgeries follow this process: Location options may include: surgeon's office-based surgical facility outpatient surgery center hospital outpatient hospital inpatient Anesthetic options may include: general anesthesia local anesthesia, combined with a sedative (allows the patient to remain awake but relaxed) Average length of procedure: Several surgical sessions are usually needed to achieve satisfactory fullness, with a healing interval of several months recommended between each session. It may take up to two years before seeing the final result with a full transplant series. Recuperation period: Plugged or grafted hair falls out within a month or two after surgery, which is normal and almost always temporary. After hair falls out, it generally takes another month or more before hair growth resumes. A surgical touch-up procedure may be needed to create more natural-looking results after the initial incisions have healed. This may involve blending, a filling-in of the hairline using a combination of mini-grafts, micro-grafts, or slit grafts. Non-surgical hair replacement with medication: Finasteride (Propecia™) Finasteride, produced by Merck and Company under the name Propecia, was approved by the FDA in December 1997, as a treatment for male pattern baldness. It is the first drug available in pill form for the treatment of baldness. In men with mild to moderate hair loss, clinical trials showed that 83 percent of the male patients had kept their hair or grown more after one year of treatment. Propecia (finasteride) works by blocking an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase, which is responsible for the formation of dihydrotestosterone in a man's body. The enzyme converts testosterone to DHT (dihydrotestosterone). It is believed that DHT is a key factor in male pattern hair loss, and finasteride decreases the concentration of DHT in a man's scalp. Finasteride is available by prescription only. minoxidil (Rogaine™) Minoxidil, a drug produced by Upjohn under the name of Rogaine, has been available since 1988 for the treatment of hair loss. It is currently available as an over-the-counter drug. Minoxidil is topical solution that must be applied by applicator or fingers to the balding area twice a day, every day. Decreasing the dosage to once a day results in some hair loss, and discontinuing application causes regression to pretreatment baldness. Male pattern baldness and heart disease: While a receding hairline may be just enough to bother some men, hair loss on top of the head may actually increase the risk of heart disease. The latest in a series of studies conducted over the past several years regarding hair loss in men, has confirmed that those men who are balding on the crown of their heads have a 36 percent greater risk of developing coronary heart disease. Publishing the results of an 11-year study involving more than 22,000 men in the publication The Archives of Internal Medicine , researchers found that men with vertex pattern balding, or balding on the top of the head, appeared to be a marker for increased coronary heart disease. This association was even greater for men with hypertension or elevated cholesterol levels. Previous studies have pointed to a link between male pattern balding and heart disease, but this study constitutes one of the largest conducted. Researchers also included detailed information about various patterns of balding and used these to identify the risk of developing heart disease in men of all ages. The study looked at physicians who were between the ages of 40 and 84 years old who were involved in the Physician's Health Study beginning in 1982, and followed them over an 11-year period. Of the 22,071 US male physicians studied, 19,112 were free of coronary heart disease when the study began. Every six months for the first year, and then annually after that, the men were asked to complete follow-up questionnaires to obtain information about new medical conditions and diagnoses. These were confirmed through medical records. The researchers defined coronary heart disease events as nonfatal myocardial infarction (heart attack), angina pectoris (chest pain), and/or coronary revascularization (heart bypass surgery and angioplasty). Nearly 1,500 of the men reported one of these coronary events. The researchers also looked retrospectively at the pattern of hair loss of the men at the age of 45. Participants were asked on the 11-year follow-up questionnaire to choose from options that included no hair loss, frontal baldness only, or frontal baldness with mild, moderate, or severe vertex (crown of the head) baldness. What they found was that men whose crowns were completely bald had a 36 percent greater risk of having one of the coronary events; men with moderate crown balding had a 32 percent greater risk; those with mild balding of the crown were at a 23 percent greater risk; and men with frontal balding had a 9 percent greater risk of coronary events. In addition, men who were balding and had hypertension were at nearly twice the risk for heart disease, and those with high cholesterol had nearly three times the risk, when compared to non-balding men with the same conditions. Always consult your physician for more information. 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