| Emo, or the emotional punk movement, includes | | | | hair on the sides as well. For these emo |
| its own attitude, fashion and values along | | | | hairstyles, use electric shears used for |
| with emo hairstyles. The emos refuse to | | | | giving army "buzz" cuts. Although much of the |
| conform to the mainstream and adhere to the | | | | hair will be buzzed off, there should still |
| dictates of current fashion. As a result, emo | | | | be a flamboyant black tousel hanging down the |
| has created its own fashion, and emo haircuts | | | | front into the eyes. |
| are distinctive with jet black hair, | | | | |
| asymmetrical styles and bold highlights. | | | | Emo hairstyles are definitely shaggy, and |
| Being emo means standing out from the crowd, | | | | sometimes spiky, so use scultping gel to your |
| and emo haircuts are often experiments | | | | advantage. It is a good idea to find the most |
| created by friends rather than the kind of | | | | potent gel on the market, especially if you |
| "dos" that can be created at a salon. You | | | | want to create spikes. Simply make the hair |
| might even want to create your own emo | | | | spiky or shaggy when wet by working a gel |
| hairstyles with a pair of scissors, dye and a | | | | through your hair and teasing out the bold |
| razor. | | | | effects. Dry your hair, adding more gel and |
| | | | spray until your spikes are absolutely stiff. |
| With emo hairstyles, anything goes, as long | | | | Do not brush. Emo hairstyles are not for the |
| as it doesn't look like something the prom | | | | faint of heat, so don't worry about having a |
| queen or king would wear. Almost all emo | | | | stiff head of hair after all of that spray. |
| women dye their hair jet black. Many emo men | | | | In any case, it can be shampooed out. |
| have jet black hair, but it is not universal. | | | | |
| Any black dye will do, and the bolder the | | | | To create emo haircuts, you do not need a lot |
| effect, the better. You need not be concerned | | | | of expensive hair equipment like curling |
| about the dye job looking natural, since many | | | | irons or flat irons, but you will want to |
| emo hairstyles are obviously dyed. You might | | | | experiment with different gels and sprays. |
| want to touch up the edges with frosted | | | | The best kind of gels make the hair actually |
| highlights, purple or blue, but make sure | | | | stiff and spikey. If you are not satisfied |
| these colors show through the black dye. | | | | with your haircut, you can always trim |
| | | | yourself using an ordinary pair of scissors. |
| Emo hairstyles do not require a professional | | | | Although it is sometimes better to have |
| stylist, and you are better off using your | | | | someone else style your hair, because we |
| little brother's kindergarten scissors or a | | | | cannot always get a good perspective on how |
| pair of shears than scissors designed for | | | | our hair looks from the back. Don' t worry if |
| cutting hair. Don't worry about the hair | | | | the cut is not even or straight, since emo |
| being uneven; the more asymmetrical, the | | | | hairstyles tend to be asymmetrical. |
| better. Many emo hairstyles feature a patch | | | | |
| of triangular hair around the face or | | | | If your hair is long or medium length, create |
| lopsided hair. It is a wonder how some emo | | | | an uneven look by cutting one side shorter |
| hairstyles can allow their wearers to see | | | | than the other, or putting part of your hair |
| anything, but most emos do manage to cross | | | | up and leaving the other half down. Use a |
| the street safely. | | | | special spray for super shine and add |
| | | | highlights if you have layers. Although |
| You may try shaving all of your hair in back | | | | shorter emo hairstyles are more common than |
| and leaving hair only on the top or on the | | | | long, you can still look one hundred percent |
| sides. Some may also decide to shear their | | | | emo and have long locks. |