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10 Hair Trends You'll Want to Try in 2012

If you're considering a new cut, color, style, or treatment, make it one of these trends everyone will be talking about this year

by Dawn Davis

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It's impossible to predict every hairstyle and color that will go from Hollywood fad to full-on, mainstream trend. Did anyone really think Lauren Conrad's multi-colored hue or Katy Perry's hot-pink bob would have women everywhere filling their beauty-supply-store baskets with Manic Panic?

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But top stylists do have something like a crystal ball when it comes to hair trends: They�re the ones who create the trends in the first place. They work on Fashion Week shows more than six months before the actual season, and then they recreate those runway looks on celebrity clients. In turn, the stars hit the red carpet and set the trends in motion among the masses.

Even if you aren't looking for the "it" cut or hottest color for your 2012 hairstyles, there are plenty of high-tech salon treatments, fresh-looking updos, and braiding techniques worth trying. If you want to stay ahead of the curve, here's what you should be doing to your hair in 2012 (Katy Perry's latest, craziest styles not included).

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Like the framing of the face highlights. I like the rich hair colors.

by Ydabney Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 12:39PM Report as inappropriate

great

by Nicole2814 Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 01:02PM Report as inappropriate

Nice, I think I'll always have bangs

by EricaC123 Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 01:35PM Report as inappropriate

I like the way the face framing highlights look.

by NillaButterfly Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 07:31PM Report as inappropriate

I'm definitely into the deep conditioning.

by nicky22 Monday, November 19, 2012 at 09:54AM Report as inappropriate

I want to try the faux bob and one night highlights but I still like my bangs so will not be going wispy yet (maybe when I am ready to grow them out). Also maybe this article is old (seeing how it is almost November) but a lot of these styles have been out a while.

by Hcaddy15 Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 09:10AM Report as inappropriate

err, I mean warm shades*

by talecon Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 10:44PM Report as inappropriate

not a big trend fan but I've been sticking to some cooler colors which I like (for now anyway)

by talecon Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 10:37PM Report as inappropriate

Definitely want to try the one day color!!!!

by Chris213 Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 08:15PM Report as inappropriate

I didn't recognize Michelle Williams. She looks so much better with some hair. That short hair cut she has been wearing was soooo ugly. Great improement!

by sparksflii Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 11:06PM Report as inappropriate