Formal Long Straight Hairstyles

A formal long straight hairstyle can be best described as elegant, structured, smooth and tailored looking. It’s a style that you could wear to special occasions such as weddings, proms and formal events. These hairstyles can vary from precision cuts to one length looks; from sliced flicked out razor-cuts to various layered styles. Shapes change with hair cutting tweaks such as the incorporation of bangs, layered sides and graduation. Styling products are used to aid and assist shape and durability. Other styling aids such as Velcro rollers are used for root lift, and ceramic irons are used to help achieve extra body and hold.

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Minka Kelly

Highlights are added to the front and sides of these stunning locks to add contrast and allowing the layers cut through the mid-lengths to ends to become more obvious. This smooth and glossy 'do will need regular trims to prevent split ends maintaining a healthy look and feel.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Round, Oval, Heart, and Triangular
Styling Time: 30 minutes
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Miranda Kerr

These glossy locks are blow-waved smooth adding slight movement to the mid-lengths to ends for shape and softness. This formal hairstyle is easy to re-create at home and great to turn heads at any day or night occasion. Product is needed for hold and shine and regular trims is needed every 4-6 weeks to maintain a healthy look and feel.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30 minutes
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Miranda Kerr

Smooth and silky is the main idea for this hairdo. This formal style is worn over shoulder showing off the jagged cut ends. This look is great for those with fine to medium hair and needs regular trims every 4-6 weeks to maintain a healthy look and feel. Product is needed to ensure a glossy finish.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Round, Oval, Heart, and Triangular
Styling Time: 30 minutes
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Miranda Kerr

This smooth and sexy hairdo is worn over to one side showing off the soft movement through the mid-lengths to ends. Only a small amount of product is needed for hold and shine and regular trims is needed to prevent split ends maintaining a healthy look and feel.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30 minutes
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Mollie King

These glossy blonde locks are blow-waved with a large round brush to add movement and volume all through the back and sides making it a perfect style for those with fine to medium hair wanting a do with plenty of boost and body. Product is needed for hold and shine.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30 minutes
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Monica

Monica looked perfect at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards with this golden 'do. The main feature for this style is the long shaped face framing layers which were cut around her front section to add shape and definition to all the right areas. Long side swept bangs were also cut to blend in with her style. This style will work best on medium to thick hair types.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Heart
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Nancy O Dell

These stunning highlighted locks are blow-waved straight showing off the jagged cut layers through the front and sides adding shape to compliment the luscious length. This look is perfect to frame a round face and great for any occasion. Regular trims is needed every 4-6 weeks to maintain a healthy look and feel.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Round, Oval, Heart, and Triangular
Styling Time: 30 minutes
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Nancy O Dell

These gorgeous highlighted locks are blow-waved beautifully with movement added to the ends for shape and style. This hairstyle was perfect to frame Nancy's face for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Product is needed for hold and shine, and regular trims is needed every 4-6 weeks to prevent split ends.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, Heart, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30 minutes
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Nancy O Dell

This stunning highlighted hairdo is blow-waved smooth with movement and body added to the mid-lengths to ends for shape and style. The long bangs are smoothed over to the side to compliment the face and completes the over-all style brilliantly.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Round, Oval, Heart, and Triangular
Styling Time: 30 minutes
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Natalie Portman

This lovely 'do is blow-waved smooth from root to tip with a little movement added to the ends for shape and softness making it a fantastic style to compliment a long face. This formal hairstyle is easy to re-create at home with the right tools and products and will need regular trims to maintain a healthy look and feel.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30 minutes