10 Common Hairstyle Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them
Update your look in an instant by avoiding hairstylist Ken Paves' top 10 styling no-nos.
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Tip #1
Don’t stay with one style too long. Give yourself the decade test.
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Tip #2
Feel like you need to get your mother's haircut because you turned a certain age? Don’t give in to the myth that at a certain age you have to lose sexy from your hair description!
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Tip #3
Going for convenience rather than style? Compromising? Don't!
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Tip #4
Taking it too the extreme—too long, too short, too light, too dark!
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Tip #5
Mature hair tends to be dry and dull, it's time to shine!
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Tip #6
No matter what your length, face framing and layers soften a mature face!
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Tip #7
Do not overstyle. "Hair Dos" are a definite age giveaway!
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Tip #8
Don’t fight it, go with the flow! Fighting with your hair leaves you and your hair looking tired! Celebrate the fact that your hair is unique.
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Tip #9
The Big Bang: The story of the "mall bangs", the "bi level" and even "the lady mullet" will definitely date you.
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Tip #10
Do not match your hair to any of your children or any of your pets, please!
Published 01/01/2006