Formal Long Wavy Hairstyles

A formal long wavy hairstyle can be described as structured, soft, elegant and classic looking. It's the kind of hairstyle you'd wear to a formal occasion such as a wedding, prom, or any important function that requires dressing up. These hairstyles vary from soft graduated layered looks to heavier all one length cuts. Shapes can be made to vary with shorter sections of hair, such as the bangs, used to change face shape perspective, or shorter top layers used to add height and body. Natural waves react extremely well to layers which eliminate weight from the hair and make it easier to style. Waves are usually moulded into shape using hot rollers or heat appliances such as curling irons. Natural waves require more work in the styling phase, and scrunching techniques and styling products help define shape and holding ability.

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Salon Hairstyle

This is a hip wavy style that is perfect for a night out on the town. To achieve this style, layers were cut from top to bottom to give this look an even and full volumed curl all over. This style will work best on medium to thick hair types. The Sides: have been blunt cut and layered up. The Back: has also been blunt cut and layered up for an even look all over.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Round, Oval, Heart, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Cat Deeley Hairstyle

Cat looked great with her copper blonde tresses at the L.A premiere of "Hairspray". Her creative style was layered throughout to create these full and funky waves and to add volume in all the right areas. This style will suit medium to thick hair types and naturally straight hair best.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Round, Oval, Heart, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Taraji P. Henson Hairstyle

Taraji went for a very soft and sexy look at the Talk To Me Los Angeles Film Festival and looked great! Taraji combined two hair textures to pull off this great looking 'do. The top of her hair was smoothed and her ends were formed into tight curls to add weight and to create a bouncy finish for her style. Her bangs were also styled to fall onto her forehead to shorten the look of her high forehead.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, Heart, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Ashlee Simpson Hairstyle

Ashlee's soft and natural looking style was at big hit as she celebrated "The Longest Day of the Year". Her long lengths were layered throughout the ends to reduce weight and to add variations of length through her waves. This is a great hairstyle which needs to be trimmed regularly to keep it looking healthy and to keep the shape.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, Heart, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Mandy Moore Hairstyle

Mandy looked stunning at the world premiere of her movie, "License to Wed". Her hair length was left to fall just below her shoulders and her hair was layered heavily through the ends to add weight into her backwards directed waves. This is a fantastic hairstyle for a formal or casual evening out.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, Heart, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Denise Richards Hairstyle

Denise pulled off a great look at the L.A premiere for "Ratatouille" with the help of this style. Spiraling waves through the ends of her long hair added plenty of life to her look and layers were sliced into the mid-lengths of her hair, closer to the top, so that texture was added through her top section and so that her top section wasn't pulled flat from the weight of her hair.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, Heart, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Adrienne Frantz Hairstyle

Adrienne wore her hair in this soft and sweet style at the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards and looked fantastic! Her hair length fell just below her shoulders and soft spiral curls were created to add weight to her fine, flat locks. To finish, the top of her style was filled with body and height, making this a great look for anyone with a rounder face shape who is after a look which will add length.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Round, Oval, Square, Heart, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Jessica Alba Hairstyle

Jessica wore her hair in this classic style for the 2007 NCLR ALMA Awards and looked amazing! Her hair length fell just below her shoulders and layers were cut throughout the ends of her hair to add texture to her various sized curls. This is a great hairstyle for diamond face shapes because of the weight that has been added through the mid-lengths.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, Heart, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Jessica Biel Hairstyle

Jessica looked gorgeous at The 2007 MTV Movie Awards with these soft curls, which added lots of body to her hair. Her hair was cut to sit on her shoulders and her ends were layered to add texture, body and to enhance her curls. This is a great hairstyle for diamond face shapes because the weight through the mid-lengths and ends will bring more shape to the face.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, Heart, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Amanda Bynes Hairstyle

Amanda turned heads at The 2007 MTV Movie Awards with this blonde 'do. Layers were cut into the very ends of her long hair to add movement into her soft waves. To finish, the front sides of her hair were styled to fall onto her face, which will help to compliment and disguise the size of a triangular face shape. The ends of your hair will need to be trimmed regularly to keep this style looking great.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Round, Oval, and Heart
Styling Time: 30+ minutes