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Punk Hair – Not Your Mamma’s Mohawk

Today’s punk styles have their roots in the mid 1980’s English music invasion that swept the United States and the world. Mohawked young men in tight skinny leather pants complete with leather jackets adorned with spikes and chains made their impact on the day’s youth and their influence can still be seen today. Even today Emo, Goth and modern Punkers can trace their roots to the original punk movement from the 1980’s. Clothes and makeup followed the trends of London and the New Wave music movement. Young men and women alike started experimenting with their hair using gel and hairspray to get spikes that seemed to defy gravity. Some wore spiked Mohawks and others gelled and moussed their hair into all over spikes. Hair color was an important factor in the styles of the 80’s and the wilder the better. Makeup was dramatic for men and women. The lines of fashion between the sexes blurred and androgyny was the norm.

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Punk has always been more than a fashion statement. It is a way of expressing your individuality and refusal to conform. It is a lifestyle more than just a way to dress. A true punk turns his or her nose up at convention. Shock and going against the mainstream is what a punk lives for. What society sees as weird and strange is embraced by today’s punk movement. Both sexes use black eyeliner and women’s eye colors are dark and smoky. Faces are pale and lips are red. Some punkers use makeup to draw intricate designs on their faces. Tats and piercings are plentiful and used all over the body. Many punkers have multiple facial piercings and wear earrings all the way up their ear lobes. Tats are popular and can be very intricate. Men and women sometimes get tats in places from head to toe.

Mohawks are still popular and as big as ever. Spikes down the middle of the head with color on the tips can be seen along with Mohawks that sport sheared sides and flowing tops. Men and women alike wear the style with pride. Men can be seen with short cropped sides and spiked highlighted “tips” on the crown and front. Assymetrical styles that have been razor cut for a fringed effect are popular with both sexes. Women may wear short or long hair. One of the common threads in punk hair is height and volume. No smooth slick styles for today’s punkers, the higher the better.

Height is achieved with today’s styling products that include gel, mousse, sticky paste and wax. Root boost and hair spray are a punker’s best friends. Haircolor plays an important role in the punker hairstyle. It runs the spectrum from black with bright colors shot throughout to palest blonde. Vivid red, pink, orange and yellow are popular colors. Both sexes use color to highlight their hair styles and accent the various heights and angles. Like their parents in the 80’s, today’s punkers are a varied and creative lot. We shall have to wait and see what the next incarnation of the punker style brings to the fashion world.
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Make A Bold Fashion Statement With The Latest 2010 Punk Hair Styles

In the world we live in, diversity, creativity, and originality always attracts attention. It draws people to look and stare, especially if what they see is pleasing to the eye. Punk hair is all these. However, there is a thin line with punk hair styles between what is considered fashionable, and what is considered simply atrocious.

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Finding the right balance is what 2010 hair styles is all about. With punk hairstyles, you need to make sure that it will compliment, not just your outfit, but, your face, your lifestyle, and the overall image you want to project.

Shocking the world with a punk hair do is not that big a deal anymore. What will make people stop and appreciate the punk look is if it is styled properly, not grungy-looking, and timely.

The latest in punk hairstyles that are going to create the right image for you are the windswept look, punk Mohawk, the skate punk look, and the Gothic punk style.

The windswept look is the easier hair cut to shift to punk. All you need is a great textured cut, and then you style it with colors, hard fringes, and the right make-up. The beauty of this hair style is that it is very versatile and low maintenance.

On the other hand, the punk Mohawk look is high maintenance, and will need a lot of styling products and time to get the right look. Usually, with this edgy hair cut, you need to highlight the difference in style with vivid colors, braids, and hair length. You also have the option of creating spikes or leaving it short.

The skate punk hair style is an asymmetrical cut that should have highlights and spikes. Check out Kelly Osborne to get the idea.

Another word for Gothic is the horror look. It has the expected short spiky look, usually in dark hair colors. This is the “I am dangerous” kind of look that a woman can try, but will not always be appropriate in all occasions. While it is going to be a liberating experience to try this hair style, it is usually reserved for the younger generation.

If you want to try the punk hair style, but are afraid to go all out, then keep your hair length longer than the boy cut. You can also get faux Mohawks or choppy edges. Finally, the hair colors you decide on should be more on the neutral side, than on the bright oranges or green. This way, its extremely easy to shift to a more conservative look.

Anastasia is a salon hair stylist in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Out of town appointments welcome.
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