The Top Ten Hair Trends And Practices We Need To Leave In 2014

New year new you right? So cliche, but still very true. Every year we try to reinvent ourselves as individuals and in the fashion industry specifically hair, change is happening as well. Recently I saw a really cute video that basically looked at the top 5 makeup trends we need to leave in 2014, for instance excessive highlighting.

Well I thought, what if we did the same thing for hair, what would be the top five hair trends that are so 2014 and that you would love to see go away?

1. Shaved sides

If you ask a guy, he would probably say he wants the fade to go away, but I don’t mind a full fade, but the one sided shaved side thing I could do without.

Cassie brought us the shaved side way back when and we are still hanging on to the trend for dear life. All or nothing baby, lets leave the one sided shave alone all together or at least for a while.

2. Ombre

This still looks awesome on some women, but I am so tired of seeing the typical ombre trend on every other woman I know. The typical ombre style would be blonde tips and dark roots, bleh, lets leave that in 2014.

I do not mind Ombre with a variety of colors I think we are starting to get creative with color and I wouldn’t mind keeping that creativity going, the blonde ombre is a bit boring now.

3. Bone straight hair

There is nothing wrong with a little poof, poof – gives us character. Bone straight hair might not be a 2014 thing, but I would like to see more appreciation for big hair, blow outs are everything and will remain that way for a very long time.

4. Over done styles

By over done, I mean having every single strand perfectly curled and in place. Girl let your hair live, if 2014 was the year of perfection for you, in 2015 embrace the uniqueness of your hair, let it do what it does best without a ton of product and manipulation.

5. Purple and bubble gum pink hair

I think I am over the purple, aren’t you? Bubble gum pink was so 2013 and while I think we should keep color trends going there are so many other colors other than purple and pink.

Don’t get me wrong, purple looks great on some women so it really is more about the common factor rather than how it looks. It’s not fun anymore when everybody is doing it.

6. Length obsessions

This trend started to change towards the end of 2014, with a ton of women just deciding to chop off their hair all willy nilly casting length goals to the wind. We are absolutely loving the changes and the sheer freedom to do whatever it is your heart desires to your hair.

7. Transitioning

This is clearly my opinion because some women still prefer to transition even now. I say just go for it and do the big chop if you are ready to go natural.

Transitioning can be easy if you know what you are doing but for those of us who find it difficult the big chop is the best solution.

8. Not deep conditioning*

This is for my seasoned ladies who may have slacked last year with caring for their hair. I saw so many YouTube video confessions where women admitted to not deep conditioning* their hair the way they used to especially last year.

Lets leave that habit right over there in 2014 and lets take better care of our hair this year with more focus on simple regimen practices like deep conditioning.

9.Worrying about what other people think of your hair

This habit needs to die now, if you like to wear your hair straight then by all means do that. If you want to cut your hair, grow it out, wear a weave*, go ahead and do that.

We are so past the point of worrying what every one thinks about how we like to wear our hair, the only thing that matters it what you think about your own hair.

10. Relaxers

Listen, I have been relaxer free for five years, and while someone might be quick to say, hey good for you but I like my relaxer, we believe that if you want to see growth and progression with your hair you have to stop relaxing your hair.

Can relaxed hair be healthy? The answer is yes but even with that answer it is always premised with additional things like, relax less often, stretch as much as possible, use mild relaxers, with advice of caution.

If you decide to stop relaxing but prefer to wear your hair straight, you can still do that without the use of any chemicals at all.

Well those are my top ten trends and practices we should leave behind in 2014. Are there any trends or hair practices you want to see left behind? Comment below!