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Scene hair isn't the easiest to "create" and manage, but if you're up to it, thats great (: at the bottom of this page we've added a bunch of tips to care for your haair, cuz we all know that damaged haair is ugh-ly. So here's a list of traits you see in generic scene hair, 'couurse we suggest demand you to add your own touch to it & warp it to look "YOU", 'cuz looking like the rest, is SO not scene. Say no to clones (:

• Sidebangs or Regular Bangs Covering One or Both Eyes;
• Choppy/Razored Layers;
• Usually Black or Platinum Blonde [although colors like light brown, red & even crazy colors are arouund, they are kinda more original];
• Pin Straight [But Scene kids are starting to curl their hair now, just to fit OUT]
  
• Teased w/ Tons of Hairspraay;
• Heavily Inspired by Emo Hair;
  
• Streaks OR extensions of unnatural colors [pink, teal, purple, red, etc.] are VERY popular and add a personal touch, some girls even have 'coontails [racoon stripes] or zebra/leopard print - the possibilties are endless;
• Many scene kids use full-hair, clip-in extensions make their look longer or thicker.
  
• Often accessorized with cute bows, barettes & sometimes hippy-headbands;

Always try to discover your own style to stand out - that's the real way to "be" scene, be yourself. Most scene queens out there are famous because they are ORIGINAL & make their own trends. REAL scene kids start trends- not follow them (:

Styling Scene Hair
If you want to start teasing your hair, you're gonna have to get layers, prefferably choppy as a mo`fukkah ;] Once thats done, you're ready to go. All you need is:

• Comb [There are special teasing combs which work even better]
• HAIRSPRAY [BedHead or Rave is a favorite and work the best]
• Straightner

1. Straighten your hair. Make sure you include your layers to make teasing your hair easier.
2. Section your hair into manageable pieces. Clip your hair back into manageable chunks similar to sectioning it for blowdrying.
3. Take the first section near to your crown and tease it. Backcomb the hair section from the tip to the root of the hair.
4. Seal the teased section with hairspray. Spray your hair after every section to stop it falling down while you tease the rest.
5. Repeat the teasing and hairspraying for the other sections.Continue to tease and hairspray the other sections of your hair.
6. Lightly brush the highest layers. Brush the top layer of teased hair gently to prevent your hair looking ratty. You can also take this oppurtunity to adjust pieces of your hair and perfect it.
7. Hold the hair with more hairspray. Spray the hair with more hairspray to hold it and finish it off. 
   

---Warning: Do not tease your hair way too much or it can cause premature thinning and damage it.

How do you tease hair? You point and laugh at it. [Who can resist a good joke?] (:

And yeaah, Videos ALWAYS explain better. Here's a tutorial by Alyssa Abscission, there's lots of vids on youtube but this one wouuld be the easiest to follow, so yeaah.


Subscribe to Miss Alyssa's channel, shes got lots of similar vids (: Click here

Hair-care Tips for Scene Kids:

You'll be straightening your hair often, always make sure you use a heat protective spray before straightening.

Condition your hair every other day to retain its moisture.

Also use a shampoo for dry/damaged hair for extra care.

Always un-knot your hair before teasing, this saving your hair from extra-damaging

Do not over-do the teasing

Trim your hair at least half-an-inch every month or two to remove ugly split-ends, they intrude and slow down your hair growth

Tie your hair in a neat pony-tail before going to bed, these reduces knots

Using a hair-detangler eases knots, so you do not have to go hardcore with your hair-brush, which can sometimes damage your hair

Where to Buy Stuff:

Hair Extension Streaks: It depends on the kind you want, synthetic or remi (human hair), We'd suggest human hair as you can straighten it, curl it, wash it, etc. Synthetic streaks get knotty really fast and it's uber hard to fix that, they also have a plasticy "barbie doll-like shine" but they cost $2.00-5.00. You can get them at Claire's, Hot Topic, Sally's and Wetseal. Now for human hair, they are expensive ($10.00-$20.00/2 streaks] but last forever and they look natural. Many DIY online stores sell these in super-rad designs like coontails, leopard print and more. Here's my fave stores: Strawberry Fizz Extensions, Fashionista, Candycanexoxo [If you have a store, let me know, I may add you (:]

Hair Extensions [To make hair look longer]:Sally's Beauty Supply. 'Nuff said <33 These would cost you around $60-$200+ depending on the style, quality and brand. Hair extensions are also available in most local salons/hair-dressers.

Hair Dye:Hot Topic has a bunch of diff brands w/ the crazy colors ;] Though expensive, Manic Panic would be one of the best companies and has a great selection of colors. Directions [UK based] is also very popular. If your looking for something natural try SFX, its got 28+ rad colors and lasts 3 to 6weeks- vegan & not tested on animals (:
Accessories: For bows, cool hair-bands and other hair accessories, you can never go wrong with Claire's but Hot Topic is more like it ;] BlueBanana also looks great, but they only ship in the UK- so if you live there, you're a lucky betch!