CanadianLiving.com: What are the latest trends in wedding hairstyles?
Janine Falcon: Unless you're incredibly fashion forward, the word "trend" is really a four-letter word when it comes to bridal beauty. The last thing most women want is a wedding album with a screaming date stamp. The word "current" is perhaps better, and current today is about healthy, frizz-free hair and glossy rich colour that looks as though you were in the lucky lineup at nature's beauty buffet.
As for cuts and styles, this is the time to look to celebrity style icons rather than the newest trends off the runway. The best celebrity style enhances – showcases, really – the celebrity's own beauty. That's what you want – a hair colour and cut that makes the most of your natural texture, skin tone and bone structure.
In terms of bridal 'dos, you want a look that isn't too "done," not too hair-sprayed, and definitely free of curly tendrils.
CL.com: If you've got short hair, what options do you have for creating a sophisticated, elegant look?
JF: Short hair can be just as beautiful and just as elegant as styles for longer hair. The key is that soft, healthy, touchable, frizz-free shine. If you have a pixie cut, Google Natalie Portman red-carpet images from her own cropped 'do days (she made even a buzz-cut look glam). If you have a short bob, search out images of Charlize Theron from her shorter-hair days, or Norah Jones, who has sported a charming asymmetrical bob. Ginnifer Goodwin is another one to look at – she's particularly fetching and glamorous with her short cut.
Also, think about hair accessories, such as a single blossom, a pretty crystal hair pin, or a thin, sparkly headband (a more subtle and refined touch of princess than a tiara) like the one actress Carey Mulligan wore with her pixie-cut hair at the Golden Globes one year.
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