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