Formal Long Hairstyles
A formal long hairstyle can be described as structured, soft, elegant, dramatic, classic, or just quite simple 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 one length cuts; from precise updos to smooth, sleek lines or full waves and curls. Shapes can be made to vary with shorter sections (such as the bangs) used to change face shape perspective, or shorter top layers used to add height and body.
Depending on the texture, shape and whether you want to wear your hair up or down, many different techniques and products can be used and styling can vary in time from 30 minutes to 2 hours or more. Waves and curls are usually molded into shape using hot rollers or heat appliances such as curling tongs and ceramic irons.
If your hair is long then it can be left out, smoothed, flicked-out, waved, curled, tied back, pinned up, plaited, braided, the list goes on and on... Only the hairs' limitations, and a stylist's lack of technique or imagination, limits what can actually be done with long hair!
Hairstyle Textures
Below are the available hairstyle textures for Formal Long Hairstyles. Click on the buttons below to see the specific hairdos for each texture.
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Ariel Winter Hairstyle
These gorgeous dark brunette locks are dressed over one shoulder showing off the beautiful waves added to the mid-lengths to ends to achieve body and bounce perfect enough to compliment a long face. This glossy 'do is great for any special day or night occasion and needs regular trims 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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Betsy Brandt Hairstyle
This formal hairstyle is parted to the side and left out to show off the groovy waves added to the mid-lengths to ends for style and movement. This look is easy to achieve and create at home with the right tools and products and needs regular trims 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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Julianne Moore Hairstyle
Julianne Moore's lovely red locks were left to fall over one shoulder at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. This style showed off the long layers cut into the edges adding texture to complete the over-all look. This formal 'do will need a small amount of product for hold and shine and regular trims to prevent split ends.
Suitability Info
Face Shape: Round, Oval, Heart, and Triangular
Styling Time: 30 minutes -
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Salon Hairstyle
This gorgeous 'do is curled all through the mid-lengths to ends to achieve a full bodied look and feel making it a great style to compliment a long face. This hairdo is perfect for any day or night occasion and needs product for hold and shine.
Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30 minutes -
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Laura Csortan Hairstyle
These golden blonde locks are blow-waved beautifully adding waves and movement to the mid-lengths to ends to compliment the face. This smooth and glossy hairdo is great for any special occasion and needs product for hold and shine. Regular trims is needed to maintain a healthy look and feel.
Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30 minutes -
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Maria Menounos Hairstyle
Jagged Layers are cut into the sides and back of this highlighted locks making it easy to blow-wave out adding flicks for texture and shape. This fancy 'do is perfect to frame a long face and will need product for hold and shine.
Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30 minutes -
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Dana Delaney Hairstyle
A combination of layers is cut all through the sides and back of these dark copper locks making it easy to blow-wave into shape adding texture. This fancy style is perfect to compliment a long face and will need product for hold and shine.
Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30 minutes -
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Darby Stanchfield Hairstyle
These dark copper locks are left to fall over the shoulders showing off the loose waves added to the mid-lengths to ends for shape and style. This glossy hairdo is great for any day or night occasion and can be easily re-created at home with the right tools and products.
Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30 minutes -
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Claire Sinclair Hairstyle
These mocha brown locks are dressed in curls through the mid-lengths to ends adding plenty of bounce and movement to the sides and back. The blunt cut bangs are smoothed down to frame the top of the face and completes the over-all do magnificently. Product is needed for hold and shine.
Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes -
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Charisma Carpenter Hairstyle
A combination of medium to layers is cut all through the back and sides of this highlighted hairdo to enhance the bounce and movement of the curls and waves. This full bodied hairstyle is perfect for those wanting a voluptuous 'do to frame a long face. Product is needed for hold and shine and regular trims is needed to maintain a healthy look and feel.
Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes -
