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Over The Top Hair

Over The Top Hair

Keisha-19_250h Ke$ha at 2010 American Music Awards - Arrivals - LA Live Theater - Los Angeles, CA, USA - ©Bob Charlotte/PR Photos - BBC-021211 11/21/2010

Whether you're going to a hot party at the trendiest club or you just want to grab attention with over the top hair, there are tons of sizzling sexed up styles to choose from.

Celebrities everywhere are showcasing an array of over the top hair in a dizzying array of colors, lengths, profiles and looks to inspire anyone with any type, texture and length of hair.

Listed below are some of the hottest over the top hair styles to consider:

Updated Ducktails - This edgy style can be crafted from long heavily back brushed hair, like the modified ducke hairstyle worn by Ke$ha at the 2010 American Music Awards.

Or it can be molded from a highly graduated short hair cut which can be positively prim and proper when brushed straight down.  There are endless styling possibilities to this attention grabbing style.

Follow the steps below to create an updated ducktail:

JanetJackson-2_250h Janet Jackson "Rock Witchu Tour 2008" Chicago - September 25, 2008 - Adam Bielawski / PR Photos - Copyright ©PRPhotos.com

1. Start with second day hair spritzed with water and prepped with texturizing styling cream.

2. Work cream into damp tresses.

3. Use a 100% boar bristle paddle style brush and dry hair straight up while blow drying.

4. When hair is 100% dry, use the brush and back brush small sections until the hair is teased into the desired height. Build in added crunch with dry shampoo.

5. Lightly smooth back brushed hair into the desired shape.

6. Spray well with firm hold hairspray.

7. Add your own special touch by dusting the ends with contrasting colored hair chalk.

8. Pin a contrasting single section of brightly colored clip-in hair along one side for a more dramatic finish.

Full Mohawk - Janet Jackson sported a strikingly tall and very thick mohawk hairstyle throughout the Rock Witchu Tour 2008 in Chicago. Even though the superstar wore an eye popping array of costumes throughout her performance, her magnificent over the top hair wowed the crowds.

Of course not everyone would agree, but Janet's full mohawk provides excellent inspiration for anyone wanting to adopt all or part of the attention grabbing style.

Follow the steps below to create a mohawk you can make as high and full as you desire:

EmeliSande-2_250h Emeli Sande – The BRIT Awards 2012 – Raymond Weil Pre-Brit Awards Dinner – Arrivals – Copyright © 2014 PRPhotos.com

1. Start with second day hair spritzed with water and prepped with texturizing styling cream.

2. Work cream into damp tresses.

3. Use a 100% boar bristle paddle style brush and dry hair straight up while blow drying.

4. When hair is 100% dry, separate out a small section of hair working from the front of the head to the back.

5. Use the brush and back brush small sections until the hair is teased into the desired height.   Build in added crunch with dry shampoo.

6. Lightly smooth back brushed hair into the desired shape.

7. Spray well with firm hold hairspray.

8. Blow dry the newly spray section of hair with a hot dryer to set the spray.

9. Decorate with an array of clip-in hair in contrasting colors or add other hues along the tips.

Emeli Sande Tiffany & Co. Presents the Winter Party Celebrating the Opening of “Skate at Somerset House” Ice Rink in London on November 21, 2011 – Copyright © 2014 PRPhotos.com Emeli Sande Tiffany & Co. Presents the Winter Party Celebrating the Opening of “Skate at Somerset House” Ice Rink in London on November 21, 2011 – Copyright © 2014 PRPhotos.com

Top Act - Emelie Sande is known for her iconic over the top hair. At the 2012 BRIT Awards she wore a version of  Top Act.

Emelie's hairstyle combines tightly buzzed sides with very long top pieces of looped bleached hair which are twisted from the outer corner of one eye and directed towards the other side of the head.

The buzzed sides are dark brunette which creates a dramatic backdrop for the bleach blonde top.

Follow the steps below to create your own version of a top act:

1.  Start with newly wet cleansed hair prepped with styling mousse and blow dried with a round brush to create long wavy sections.

2.  When hair is 100% dry, use a 1 1/2" curling iron to curl individual sections of hair extending from the front of the hairline towards the back of the crown.

3.  After ironing, reform the newly created curls with fingers and pin to cool and set.

4.  Unpin the curls one section at a time.

Miley Cyrus Platinum Blonde Crop "You Know What the Lollipop is For" Missi (special guest star Miley Cyrus, left) at the beach, on TWO AND A HALF MEN, Thursday, Oct. 18 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Greg Gayne/Warner Bros. ©2012 Warner Bros. Television All Rights Reserved

5.  Pick up individual pieces of hair working from the front of the head towards the back. Twist in a clockwise direction to form desired loops.  If necessary anchor one end with small bobby pins in the same color as your hair.

6.  Spray with firm hold hairspray.

Additional Over The Top Hair Options

Miley Cyrus is a major trend setter with her ever changing array of over the top hair styles ranging from faux hawks, clipper cut topped crops, buzzed sides and unique dipped cuts with jagged ends, over extended layers and even mini quiffs. 

Demi-17_250h Demi Lovato - 2014 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals - David Gabber / PRPhotos.com

Demi Lovato has experimented with strong geometric hairstyles with stunning sections left super long and colored in boldly contrasting hues.

She seems to favor hairstyles which hug her head and are worn sleek, shiny and sexy.

Summary - Over The Top Hair Inspiration

Besides Ke$ha, Janet Jackson, Emeli Sande, Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato and their over the top hair style inspiration, there is a growing list of famous singer/songwriters, models and celebrities showcasing uniquely chic styles.

Whether you start with a classic bob and take it over the top with slightly angled sides or adopt a fringe which encompasses several lengths at once, there are many ways to start your own over the top hair.

Ke$ha

Ke$ha at 2010 American Music Awards - Arrivals - LA Live Theater - Los Angeles, CA, USA - © Bob Charlotte / PR Photos

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