When it comes to style most people often think of clothes, shoes and bags, but one of the most important parts of getting ready for a black tie event begs the question “what am I going to do with my hair?” As with fashion, hair styles and trends change every season and can become true statements (we all remember the “Rachel” from Friends). To find out the hottest looks in hair and what will go perfect with your designer duds, I turned to my favorite hair guru David Tolls at Cowboys and Angels for advice and tips.

The overall trend for spring hair this year is “less aggressively structured and more natural, nothing that is trying to hard.” David was quick to tell me. Of course this doesn’t mean that you can throw it in an after the gym pony and call it a night. Even when it comes to the most “natural” looks a lot goes into it! David has also been working a lot with styles that are “more off the face yet are still anti volume. Gone are the days of huge hair that involve backcombing and tons of spray.” David laughs.

David identified three main trends that he has noticed and is using on his clients and for editorial photo shoots.

_- A bit off center (upper left). This includes looks like a high tight but that isn’t exactly centered on the head. It can include a side braid or ponytail. “This trend is not only stylish but also something most women can do at home” Tolls said.

-Embellishments. Call it the Lady GaGa craze but more and more you are seeing bows, headbands, clips and pins added into hair to give it an interesting element. “Lady GaGa has given women permission to be a bit more adventurous and over the top, this is especially true with the younger crowd but has trickled into evening looks as well.” David reminds us. As a style expert I have always loved the trick of a hat pin or brooch worked into the hair for a little added bling!

- Braids. “I love the fish tale braid right now, It is a bit of style and super easy. Can be polished or more rough.” David says. David recently styled a shoot where he constructed a low side braid and then wrapped it up around the head and secured with pins. “This style is also one that most women can do at home.” David points out.

When I asked David about rules of hair for spring he almost burst out laughing. “I don’t believe in rules when it comes to hair. I think people look most interesting when they go a different way and wear something they love that maybe not everyone would try” David says.

I have trusted David with my locks for years and he has a lot of magic, I know he is always suggesting what women can do at home but I think, don’t we have enough to do? I treasure my days at the hair salon when I can get a great wash (by wash I mean head massage) and I know my style will be flawless! No more looking in the mirror or asking my guy, “Does this look okay in the back, are their any bumps?”

David Tolls, Cowboys and Angels,  207 Powell Street, Suite 400, 415.362.8516.

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