Prom Hairstyles for Long Hair

Long Tresses for Prom Dresses: Perhaps the most famous historical character known for her long, streaming tresses is Lady Godiva. As legend has it, Lady Godiva rode bare-back along a public thoroughfare in Coventry, Warwickshire, on July 10, 1040, while covered only by her long, thick hair. On a dare from her husband, the Earl Leofric, she rode nude to persuade him to revoke the tax increase and to foster charity for the poor. By two accounts from the Middle Ages, Lady Godiva either managed to display a minor hint of modesty owed to her hair covering all but her lower legs, or she wore two braids that were far more revealing. The town people were said to have turned their heads or covered their eyes to show their respect for Lady Godiva.

Much like Lady Godiva's strategy, dreaming up the best hairstyle for your long hair on prom night will take some foresight on your part. What you achieve in sculpting out a chiseled image of beauty akin to the Roman Iron Age maidens, depends on the timing, care and attention paid to your wavy streams of curls that are loosely tied back and cascading across your bare shoulders.

• Consider selecting a prom dress with an empire bodice and diagonal shoulder straps that are designed with delicate beading or embroidered accents.
• If you want to conceal your high forehead, long bangs work well with wispy layering in-and-about your face.
• Be sure to boost the shine factor with a conditioning rinse, preferably one that moisturizes without a heavy residue to weigh down your long hair for prom.
• If you hair is environmentally challenged from sun damage, or signs of excessive heat styling creep up on you, look for a really good hydrating complex product.
• Consider asking a professional hairdresser to recommend a good product or visit a local beauty supplier.

If fly-away hair or the threat of frizzes causes you to shy away from close-up photo-ops at prom, fear not! Go for a smooth, tortoise-shell comb on either side of your temple; pulling your long hair straight back with the encouragement of a dab of hair gel. Clip on a decorative barrette-and, walla! You and your long hairstyle are good to go.

Styles for your Long Hair

In the alternative, you might to use chemical relaxers, including permanents, to break down the hydrogen bonds located in the keratin layer and straighten, rather than enhance your waves and curls. Popularized by silky, smooth styles in long hair worn on supermodels like Veronica Webb and Tyra Banks, over the last decade more than half of all African American women have used these hair strengtheners; however, not without controversy, though.

Despite continuing changes in beauty standards, dressing up long prom hair styles is never worth sacrificing a few choice accessories: Multiple braids, ornamental hairpins, or a fresh cut orchid placed in your hair. Another stylish variation to long hair makes use of long plaits and several loops of a repeating coiled coiffure. Why not consider interweaving a strand of cultured pearls just for the sake of added elegance?

Whether you let your long tresses move freely about your head or control their movement with braids, clips or cleaver, coiled loops designed to dramatize a more serious mood; remember to plan ahead, because it will help to boost your confidence even before the gala event unfolds. So, when heads turn your way, you're set. And, to think, Lady Godiva thought she had it covered!