Female celebs show off trendy hairstyles in 2016

Regine Velasquez went for full bangs hairstyle at the start of 2016. Philstar.com/Joyce Jimenez 

Many females get restless with their hairstyle as a new year kicks off. While some are sure about the new hairstyle they want, some are still clueless of what will work for them.

As far as female celebrities are concerned, the popular hairstyle for first quarter of the year is either having full bangs or a pixie cut.

Want to know which look will look good on you? Let these female celebrities give you an idea.

Short Hair, Don't Care
This is what Angelica Panganiban's new do shouts to the world. Many of her fans were surprised when she decided to cut her long locks short with a pixie cut inspired by Jennifer Lawrence's look.

The Kapamilya actress' new hairstyle is in relation to her character as Madam Claudia Buenavista in "Pangako Sa 'Yo," who is making a comeback to the life of her family after suffering from amnesia. She's now ready to get back what belongs to her from Amor Powers (Jodi Sta. Maria), who by the way also has a pixie cut.

Full Bangs, Baby

If Angelica and Jodi want it short, Regine Velasquez and Rhian Ramos prefer to keep their long locks but with a twist.

Rhian may already look like a doll with her small face and full eyes, but that full bangs further enhanced it.

While Regine's fans totally loved her new do for them to even make the hashtag "Super Bangs Ni Regine" trend in Twitter on Wednesday. No doubt that the Asia's Songbird was able to pull off her new look, which she said was her "favorite hairstyle" even before.

Did you love these female celebrities' new hairstyles? Let us know in the comments below.

Celebrity Beauty: Layered haircuts are in

Layered haircut is back. No longer are they a thing of the 1990s.

A layered haircut refers to hair that is cut in a way that sections of the hair have different lengths, unlike the blunt hairstyle. Many celebrities have begun to follow this new trend, creating various versions of the unique hairdo.

Last winter, Suzy suddenly changed her hairstyle by creating a layered cut. The very end of her hair rested just below her collarbone, but the length of individual hair differed. However, the overall look was actually quite orderly as she slightly curled the end of her hair outward.

Suzy has kept the hairstyle as it suits her very well. Compliments about her hair flooded the Internet and reportedly, many visited hair salons saying "Please make my hair look similar to Suzy's."

Bomi of Apink was another star to also pull off the layered cut. When she made a comeback with her song "Remember," she tried a funky hairstyle that was closer to a female two-block cut.

However, she recently toned down the look a little bit to make it more natural to handle on a daily basis. Thus she put more layers into her hair to connect each sections.

Unlike Suzi, Bomi usually curls the upper part outward while curling the end toward her face to make it a bit more unique. Luckily, the hair matches perfectly with her cute and girly appearance. 

Marine Corps Authorizes Twist and Lock Hairstyles for Female Marines

The Marine Corps has approved two new hairstyles for female Marines, citing a request from a staff sergeant that prompted the change.

According to a Marine Corps administrative message released Monday, two-strand twists and thin locks are now approved for wear in uniform. The decision to approve both hairstyles was made by the Marine Corps Uniform Board in October, according to the message.

In a video released by the Marine Corps in conjunction with the message, Marine Staff Sgt. Cherie Wright of II Marine Expeditionary Force is credited with prompting a review of female hairstyle regulations. Wright submitted a recommendation letter to the Marine Corps Uniform Board asking for the change, officials said.

"For some, this change is culturally liberating, has financial benefits and is simply convenient," Wright said in a statement released by the Corps.

The new hairstyles come with extensive restrictions to ensure they appear neat in uniform.

Twists, or two sections of hair twisted together to form a rope or cord, may only be worn with medium-length and long hair. The appearance of the twists must be neat and professional and cannot interfere with wear of any military headgear or be excessively bulky.

Locks, or single sections of hair that twist from the root to the ends of the hair to form a ringlet or cord, can be worn with short, medium or long hair, must be separated with square or rectangular-shaped partings to keep a professional appearance. All locks and twists must be no wider than 3/8ths of an inch in diameter. Conspicuous hair accessories and "faddish" or "eccentric" hairstyles are still off-limits.

The Marine Corps' policy update comes a year after the Navy changed its hair rules to include two-strand twists and larger buns to accommodate black female sailors. The Corps is the first, however, to permit locks in uniform, according to officials.

The Marines will also publish a web page in the next 30 days illustrating authorized and unauthorized male and female hairstyles, according to the message.

Monday's announcement also included a handful of less-momentous uniform decisions. Proposals to require the cross-body Sam Browne belt with the Marine Corps officers' uniform and to allow the use of gold enlisted rank insignia on the woodland camouflage uniform for better visibility were both rejected.

The message also clarified the correct wear of the Marines' combat utility coat with the desert camouflage summer uniform.

The coat must be worn outside the trousers, the message said, with sleeves rolled up, forming a "snug to the arm" roll about three inches wide, falling between the top of the shoulder and the top of the elbow.

It seems women from Southern Africa have finally recalled the essence of natural and traditional look in their hairstyles..

While many still have a mentality that having long weaves or short artificial hair is the only way of enhancing feminine beauty, some are going back to their natural hair and modifying it with several other hairstyles.

Among the popular natural hairstyles are ‘cut and tong’, ‘cut and tint’, ‘paste and pop’, ‘bold and tong’ and ‘English cut and tint’.

8 Times Black Hairstyles Have Been Culturally Appropriated

On Wednesday, Elle UK called baby hair a "trend" and credited Katy Perry for inspiring it.  They were wrong black women have been rocking this look for decades.  

Sadly, this isn’t the first time a popular and traditional black hairstyle has been appropriated. 

There are many hairstyles black women and girls wear that directly correlate with their identity and culture, but mainstream media often doesn’t seem to recognize it and bashes them when they do. 

These looks are often deemed unacceptable or "trendy" until they are worn by white women -- but we want to set the record straight. 

Here are eight instances where black hairstyles have been borrowed, described as cool and taken without credit: 

When Kylie Jenner “woke up like disss” in cornrows

More than 1.3 million people liked this photo of Jenner posing in a crop top and her hair braided in cornrows last week. However, the comments below it didn't share the same praise -- actress Amandla Stenberg called out Jenner for appropriating black culture and not using her platform to speak out about critical issues in the black community. Stenberg later followed up with a separate and more detailed note asking: “Do female black lives matter, too?” 

Another Jenner takes cornrows to "a new epic level

In 2014, Marie Claire posted a tweet with a photo of Kendall Jenner describing her half-braided style as "new" and "epic.” Black Twitter didn’t let that slide, however, as users called out the magazine for failing to acknowledge that this hairstyle has been worn by black men and women for decades.

Let’s circle back to Kylie Jenner

When this Jenner sister wore faux dreadlocks for a “desert rebel” cover story in Teen Vogue, she was described as edgy, raw and beautiful. Zendaya wore the same hairstyle this year but was bashed for it. "Fashion Police" host Giuliana Rancic said she looked like she "smells like patchouli oil or weed.” Zendaya clapped back, writing a powerful response on Instagram defending black people and their dreadlocks.

Yet another baby hair mishap

Like Elle UK, Lucky Magazine was mistaken about baby hair, too. During New York Fashion Week last September, Lucky referred to the style as “slicked-down tendrils.”  Though this style is a bit more drastic than how black people traditionally wear it, the gelled-down concept is similar. 

 Bo Derek is the standard for cornrows. Yea, right

The Jenner sisters aren’t the only ones being lauded for taking cornrows to “bold” heights. In 2014, the Los Angeles Times credited Bo Derek as the standard for cornrows when they mentioned three other white women who were supposedly coming for her title. Not one black woman was mentioned.

 Rita Ora's afro wig and box braids aren't fooling anyone

Even though Rita Ora looks racially ambiguous, she is Kosovar-Albanian. In a photo shoot for Hunger TV, Ora wore a blonde wig and the Daily Mail credited her with having a “unique sense of style.” Refinery29 called her box braids“hairspiration.” Hairspiration? Please.