Formal Short Wavy Hairstyles

A formal short wavy hairstyle can be described as tailored, structured, elegant, and classic looking. It's the kind of hairstyle you'd wear to a formal occasion such as a wedding, prom or classy dinner party. These hairstyles vary from top-heavy looks, to short neat layers and classic finger waves. Formal short wavy hairstyles are reasonably quick to create. They are generally designed using rollers, styling products and heat appliances. These hairstyles are a great way to dress up short hair types for any formal occasion.

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Kirsten Storms Hairstyle

These short blonde locks are dressed in loose waves and flicks all through the back and sides to achieve a formal look that has plenty of movement and shape best suited to frame a long face. This hairdo is great for any 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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Emmy Rossum Hairstyle

This brown mane is dressed in curls through the back and sides giving this style a classic look and feel best suited to compliment a long face. This formal hairstyle is great to turn heads at any special day or night occasion and needs regular trims to maintain a healthy look and feel.

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

This hairdo is blow-waved then set in rollers to create this classy hairstyle inspired by the 1920's. This formal look is easy to re-create at home with the right tools and product and great to compliment a long face. Regular trims is needed to maintain a healthy look and feel.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Triangular
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Alfre Woodard Hairstyle

Uniform layers are cut all through this brown mane to balance out the volume and movement all over. This formal do is perfect for most ages and easy to re-create 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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Julia Stiles Hairstyle

Julia had her highlighted locks blow-waved and dressed into loose waves for the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. This gave her style plenty of shape and movement best suited to compliment a long face. This hairstyle needs time to create and product for hold and shine.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Julianne Hough Hairstyle

This blonde mane is styled into finger-waves through the top for a classic look and feel. This hairstyle needs time to create and product for hold and shine and is perfect for any special occasion.

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

This elegant hairdo is dressed in waves through the sides and back adding plenty of shape and style best suited to frame a long face. This look is easy to re-create with the right tools and products and needs regular trims to maintain a healthy look and feel.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
Styling Time: 30+ minutes
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Kelly Osbourne Hairstyle

This short light blonde mane is dressed in waves and teased at the roots to achieve maximum body and volume making the perfect style to balance out a long face. This look is easy to re-create at home with the right tools and products and needs regular trims to prevent split ends.

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

This gorgeous highlighted hairstyle is dressed in soft waves to achieve this great shape best suited to frame a round face. This formal hairdo is easy to re-create at home with the right tools and products and will need regular trims to prevent split ends.

Suitability Info
Face Shape: Round, Oval, Heart, and Triangular
Styling Time: 30 minutes
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Carole Bayer Sager Hairstyle

This short mane is tapered into the back allowing the top to be blow-waved and set to achieve maximum height and lift through the top making it a great hairstyle to frame a round face. This formal 'do is perfect to turn heads at any special occasion and will need product for hold and shine.

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