2008 Celebrity Hair Colours for Spring

The sun is starting to shine, and the spring clothes are emerging in all the stores and it's certainly time to start thinking about new spring hair colours for 2008. With the arrival of spring, arrives our desire to be up to the latest trends in celebrity hair fashions for spring 2008, and the latest trends in this spring's fashion are showing lots of vibrant colors in clothing as well as some earth tones and bronzed skin. It's important to keep this fashion trend in mind when thinking about hair colour for spring 2008 and celebrities such as jennifer lopez and supermodel gisele embody spring hair colour for 2008.

The element that the two hair colours have in common for j-lo and supermodel gisele is that they both look like they've been bathed in sun with natural looking golden highlights. I would say that highlighting is the key factor to achieving a great spring hair colour for 2008. In order to achieve this look, you'll certainly need to visit a professional hairstylist in your area that can provide you with a natural highlight that accentuates the overall tones of your existing hair to give you a fresh warm spring look.

Keep in mind that everyone's situation is different, however, generally you'll want to make sure that if you want to keep with the spring hair colour trends for 2008, you'll want to go one or two shades lighter than you are right now with your highlights. Also, cool tones such as pale ash blonde or very dark brown do not match well with the colours that are coming out in the spring clothing lines for 2008.

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2008 Red Carpet Hair - Simple is "In" for Red Carpet Hairstyles this Year

Whether you're going to your 2008 Grad, the prom, a wedding, or any other Red Carpet Event, the 2008 Oscars shows us that Simple is "In".

The low loose ponytail, featured in the three celebrities (Anne Hathaway, Miley Ray Cyrus, and Cate Blanchett's hair) in the images to the left was a big hit at the 80th Annual Oscars (2008) this year. I like this style because it's very easy to achieve, even if you're doing your own hair at home and this look is elegant yet relaxed.

So, it's apparent that simple is "in" but how do you go about achieving the look of Anne Hathway, Miley Ray Cyrus, or Cate Blanchett in the photos from Oscars 2008. Of these three celebrities, the celebrity that wore the low loose ponytail look the best was Miley Ray Cyrus. Paired with the low backline of her dress, Cyrus's soft waves in the ponytail and loose strands around the face really make this look stand out on her.

For those who have long wavy hair with layers around the face, it's simply a matter of putting your hair in a low ponytail, but for those who don't, there are ways you can achieve this look without going to your hairstylist.

To achieve this look for long & straight haired women, curl your hair with a curling iron before putting it in a ponytail (the curls don't have to be perfect because you're going to put them in a ponytail).

To achieve this look for very curly haired women, before you put your hair in a ponytail, blow dry your hair straight first, then smooth with an anti-frizz syrum. You don't need to flat-iron because you want the hair to still have body.

To achieve this look for short haired women, you can utilize clip-in hair extensions. When selecting a hair extension, choose a color either the same shade or lighter than your current hair color. Your hair naturally lightens towards the ends so a lighter tone will look more natural whereas if you choose a color that's too dark, it will look unnatural.

If you have a specific hair type you need a suggestion with feel free to email me for more direct advice at emily@emilyroop.com