- Bring out your personality with a unique, edgy hairstyle.slylish haircut image by rgbspace from Fotolia.com
If you're a trendsetter, what better way to express your individuality than with a unique hairstyle? Trying out a funky hairstyle is a safer route to self-expression than a tattoo or other body modification and it's one of the quickest ways to get the attention of others and spice up your entire look. Because one person's idea of edgy may be another person's idea of dull, here are some hairstyles ranging from unique to absolutely bizarre. - You may like your haircut the way it is but you're looking for styling options to spice it up. One of the quickest solutions is to add color. Whether it's a few streaks of bright color, an all-over dye or dyeing half your hair to contrast the other half, color adds a punkish look and turns even a dull haircut from drab to glam. Try colored hair extensions first if you're not sure how a color will look on you.
A less permanent option is to use curling irons or crimping irons. Hairboutique.com shows a variety of ways to give your hair pizazz with a curling iron, among them mixing different-sized curls or curling some portions in contrast to stick-straight locks. Here's an especially unique look: tightly curl the hair from the roots to a couple inches above the tips and straighten the tips. With a short haircut, this look is both sophisticated and spunky. - One haircut especially popular with teens is the punkish, layered look with long swooping bangs and short layers in the front and back. This look can be versatile if you need a professional look for work but desire a wild look on the weekends--simply tease or curl the layers for your "party" look. Another versatile look is the blunt bob. While this look can appear sleek and professional, you can flip the edges with a curling iron or tease your hair for a wild look. For naturally curly hair, have your stylist play with layers. One example is to thin the hair around the bottom while leaving a thin layer of curls sticking out from the main tresses.
- If you're ready to embrace the truly wild, try rocking a Mohawk, spike or super-short Barber's Cut (like a bowl cut but above the ears, with a short, buzzed layer at the nape of the neck). Depending on the length and type of your hair, these styles may only require a minimum of preparation time. With truly eccentric hairstyles, the sky's the limit. A good place to start is with observing older trends--for example, what might have been a common look in the early 1900s may be considered edgy and wild today. Additionally, checking out hairstyles common to the opposite sex may be just the edge for you.
