Formal Hairstyles for Square Faces

Catherine Zeta-Jones' updo is elegant for a bride with thick hair. See the steps: 1. While hair is damp, lightly spray a volumizer on your roots before blow drying with a medium-size round brush; create a deep part to the left or right, casually zigzagging back.2. Rub a dime size amount of styling cream between your palms and separate the front of your hair into 2-inch sections, gently twisting them toward the back of your head to give a relaxed, romantic feel. 3. Pull back hair and gather 2-inch sections close together; secure with bobby pins, hiding the pins under the twisted sections of hair.4. Finish with a flexible hold hairspray to allow for movement.

Rachel McAdams' sideswept curls are a sophisticated and simple look for formal affairs. How to do it:1. Start by blow drying hair straight using a round brush. Use a vent brush to blow dry your bangs forward and slightly to one side. 2. Once your hair is dry, wrap a small section of hair from ear-level down around a medium barreled curling iron, twisting the iron to about six inches from the top of your head. Hold in place for a few seconds before releasing the ringlet.3. Repeat previous step until all sections are curled. Mist ringlets with a soft hold hairspray, then run fingers through the curls to separate strands.4. Gather your hair to one side, and pin the top half of hair at the back of your head.

Megan Fox's style with a side part is a perfect way to show off super-straight hair. Get her look: 1. Start by combing a straightening serum through your hair. 2. Make a straight side part.3. Using a flat brush, blow dry your hair straight, aiming the nozzle of the blow dryer down your hair length. 4. Heat up a straightening iron and slide it from roots to tips5. Put a few drops of shine serum in the palms of your hands, massage palms together and smooth over your hair from the part down.

Keira Knightley's bouncy curls are great for medium to long hair and instantly dress up her half updo. Steal her look: 1. Start by washing hair using a curl-enhancing shampoo and conditioner. 2. Dry hair as you normally would and set entire head in hot rollers for about 10 minutes. 3. Remove rollers and spray hair with flexible-hold hairspray.4. Brush top half of hair back, leaving out a couple of pieces around your face, and secure with a jeweled barrette.

Jessica Simpson's classic and sophisticated updo is great for straight, long hair with no bangs. What to do:1. Pull dry hair back with a hair band in a ponytail, leaving a little volume at the crown. 2. Smooth flyaways using just a dab of styling paste rubbed between your palms. Don't use too much -- your hair will end up looking greasy.3. Tease the base of the ponytail and then smooth top portion by gently brushing with a boar-bristle brush. 4. Twist ponytail to the right and then loosely twirl ponytail clockwise around the base, then pin into place with bobby pins. 5. Finish with maximum hold hairspray and then a bit of shine spray for that extra glimmer in the moonlight.

Jessica Simpson's sophisticated updo with long, side-swept bangs really draws attention to beautiful high cheekbones. Steal her style:1. Flip head upside down and blow dry hair completely using a paddle brush.2. Tease hair -- and don't be shy here, the more you tease, the better this will look. Smooth top layer by gently brushing. 3. Gather hair at nape of neck and gently twist, bringing ends of hair toward the ceiling and tucking the ends into the twist. Pin with bobby pins up and down left side of twist and make sure to hide the bobby pins well.4. Sweep bangs to the left and spray entire head with maximum hold hairspray.

Jessica Simpson's messy look is just what is in order for drinks with the girls. Messify your look with these tips:1. Using a large-barrel round brush, blow dry hair.2. Create a loose French twist by pulling hair toward the nape of your neck, twisting counter clockwise, pulling ends toward the ceiling and using bobby pins to secure in place. Don't worry about loose ends or flyaways -- the messier the better, we say.3. Pull a few face-framing pieces free along with a few from the top for that extra-messy feel.4. Finish with shine spray all over.

Jessica Simpson's ponytail is a new twist on an old standby and is especially cute with long bangs. To get the look:1. Spray hair with a volumizing spray, then blow dry hair in sections using a medium-barrel round brush. The more volume you can create at the root here, the better. 2. Tease your hair at the crown, brush over gently to smooth top layer and let bangs fall forward to the sides your face.3. Pull hair into a low ponytail at nape of neck and secure with hair band or clip.4. Finish with medium hold hairspray used sparingly in the crown area (where you teased).

Jessica Simpson's flirty style is a great choice for short, naturally wavy hair. Steal her look:1. Using a quarter-sized amount of gel, distribute through hair from root to tip. Be careful not to use too much or your hair will feel crispy.2. Blow dry hair completely using a diffuser. This will encourage the natural curls to get even curlier.3. Gently tousle curls with fingertips to soften and break them up. Use a curling iron to touch up any sections of hair that didn't get perfectly curly while diffusing. You can use a curling iron on your bangs too. 4. Finish with a flexible hold hairspray.

Jessica Simpson's French twist with tons of volume at the crown is timeless wedding hair. To get the look:1. On completely dry hair, tease hair at the crown. Go crazy here! Lots and lots of volume is what you are going for. Alternately, you can use that Bumpit you've been denying you bought. 2. Create a French twist by gently gathering the sides of your hair (making sure to keep the teased volume in the crown intact) and the hair at the nape of your neck and gently twist; bringing ends of hair toward the ceiling and tuck the ends into the twist. 3. Pin the side of the twist with bobby pins, tucking them into the hair to hide them.4. Finish with maximum hold hairspray.

Eva Mendes' sexy, teased updo and pretty pouf are the perfect prom or party hairstyle. Steal the look:1. Start by spritzing a texturzing spray all over damp hair, from roots to tips. 2. Roughly blow dry hair -- don't bother with a nice, sleek blow out as you'll be adding texture anyway. Do separate out your bangs, though, and use a round brush to blow dry them to the side, adding a bit of a flip at the ends. 3. Once hair is dry, leave your bangs in place and begin backcombing/teasing small sections throughout your hair, right at the roots. 4. When you've finished teasing throughout, gather the front section of hair behind your bangs, then twist, push forward, and pin in place to create a pouf. Don't get too carried away with the height, though: Too big a bouffant and you'll end up with a beehive a la Amy Winehouse -- totally trash-tastic, but not at all what we're going for here. 5. Gather the rest of your hair at the back of your head and twist into a bun. Spritz all over with hairspray to hold the style in place.

Eva Mendes' fancy updo combines twists and shine for a style that's sure to be a hit at your next formal fete. What to do:1. Start by applying a smoothing cream to hair, then blow drying it straight with a paddle brush. 2. To add polish and get hair perfectly smooth, spray small sections with a heat protectant spray, then run them through a flat iron. 3. When hair is glossy and straight, brush all of it back into a high ponytail and secure with an elastic band. Create three or four sections from the hair that's coming out of the ponytail; twist each one several times, then wind around the base of the pony and pin in place. 4. Spray all over with a strong hold hairspray to finish.

Angie Harmon's updo works great for long curly or wavy hair.1. To start, apply a little gel and blow dry hair around a large round brush.2. Make a center part and pull your hair back into a loose bun or French twist in back. Yep, it's that easy.3. Finish with a little shine spray.

Angelina Jolie's loose French twist is ideal for medium to long hair.1. Roller set dry hair with big hot rollers (apply them all over your head) for about 10 minutes and let loose once they're cool. This will help hair keep its hold as well as create those loose curls coming out the top of the twist.2. Comb hair smoothly back from your forehead and to one side on the back of your head. Pin hair flat down to one side against scalp.3. Take hair from the bottom and start twisting up, counterclockwise so you are twisting over the bobby pins already in place. Twist all the way up, pinning as you go (tip: if you crisscross the pins, the twist will stay better).4. Once secure, fluff out the curls coming out of the top of the twist.5. Pull out a couple of pieces around your face and spritz your entire head with medium hold hairspray.

Angelina Jolie's half updo looks polished for long straight or wavy hair. 1. If your hair is straight start by curling your entire head from about eye level down with a large barreled curling iron and mist with flexible hold hairspray.2. Section off the top half of your hair and tease the section near the crown of your head from some volume.3. Sweep top section of hair up and back from forehead with a brush, smoothing over teased area (no need for everyone to know you created a rat’s nest to get that volume). 4. Secure hair with barrette and spray top of head with maximum hold hairspray.

Angelina Jolie's messy twist is super sultry for medium length hair. 1. Apply a volumizing mousse and blow dry hair using a large barreled round brush, lifting at the roots to create volume.2. Finger brush dry hair away from forehead and to one side on the back of your head. Pin hair down to one side against scalp.3. Take hair from the bottom and start twisting up, counterclockwise so you are twisting over the bobby pins already in place. Twist mid way up, pinning as you go.4. Once mid-way up the twist, pull the ends (that are pointing towards the ceiling) down and tuck them into twist and secure. 5. Come back to the front of your hair and mess things up a bit with your fingers, making hair loose from your pinned twist and pulling out random pieces near your face - it will look like you just got your hair done but then rolled in the hay for an hour - super sexified.

Angelina Jolie's lightly tousled half updo is perfect for a date or the prom. 1. For straight or slightly wavy hair, start by towel drying hair and apply a lightweight texturizing product while hair is still slightly damp.2. Roughly blow dry with your head upside down (for volume) while gently finger combing.3. Once hair is fully dry, section off your scalp into two parts by parting horizontally from ear to ear. Make sure to not brush your hair and to pull it away from your face with just your hands - you want it to look slightly messy.4. Finally secure the top section with a barrette and spray with a medium hold hairspray.

Angelina Jolie's loose half updo bun is a whimsical look for straight, medium length hair. 1. If your hair is wavy, apply smoothing cream and blow dry hair straight using a flat paddle brush.2. Section hair into two parts and secure the top half of hair into a loose ponytail with a small elastic band. 3. Twist the ponytail into a loose bun and bobby pin down. 4. With the bottom half of your hair, use a medium barreled curling iron and twist big strands around the barrel letting hair sit on the iron for about 10 seconds - just long enough to curl, not scorch, your hair. 5. Pull out thick strands around your face from the top of your hair and spray with a medium hold hairspray.