The ancient Egyptians gave to the world a wig. They preferred their hair shaved off, wigs same natural hair, wool, dyed and curled rope on wooden sticks. Color wig was black or dark brown, but there were also colored.
In ancient Greece, valued wavy hair solar shades, so dark hair clarified, some of them raised to the back of the head, twisting into a knot, fastening tapes or hairpins. Simple resident wore ordinary Greek braid around the head, or chipped and loose hair on the sides.
In ancient Rome, have been high patritsianok intricate hairstyles for frames that supported the construction of large curls and small braids. Stained hair infusions of herbs, henna or ashes to give them different shades.
Medieval and religious obscurantism made human hair to hide from prying eyes. Hair is completely removed under hats, shaved foreheads and necks. Red hair color was persecuted as a sign of satanic witches and start.
Renaissance has returned the cult of beauty and body hair, and hair has received considerable attention. Numerous braids, in which intertwined ribbons, beads, mesh, flowers, fringed head of the strands curled and laid careless curls falling down. Bright and copper shades of hair again become the standard of beauty.
The simplicity and elegance of ancient hairstyles have been forgotten in the Baroque era. 17th century - the century of the most cumbersome, absurd and fanciful hairstyles. Ladies wore on his head half-meter construction of locks on the frame. In the era of Rococo head woman became a little more modest, during the reign of Marie Antoinette hairstyles such as "fontazh" grew in size, and their owner vied with each other, decorating head bird nests, garlands of flowers and ships.
The French Revolution abolished the fashion of excess and luxury in silly costumes and hairstyles. Until the late 19th century in Europe was dominated by hairstyles Empire style, and the most popular women's hairstyle looks simple and elegant: the head separates parting and curls and ringlets were on both sides of the face, back of the head did the same tight bun, which could be decorated with a comb or hairpins.
In place of this style of haircut came early 20th century, with the wave of a person and shorter necks. In the first decade of the century, the German Karl Nessler showed the world his new invention - permanent. Since then, the fashion for long hair for several decades was replaced by medium-length hair.
In the era of permanents and cinema came into vogue again with wavy blonde hair, like Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Lyubov Orlova. 50s and 60s to make a fashionable long hair. Brigitte Bardot gave the world such hairstyles as popular to this day, "ponytail" and "Babette".
In the 70 world-renowned master of Vidal Sassoon showed a number of cuts, which were made only a pair of scissors. This is his famous "Sasson" and other hairstyles, popular so far. Voluntary and rebellious 70s brought loose long hair hippie, short haircut "a boy" in girls, and the pages modest stylish bob and hairstyles unimaginable textures and colors in representatives of different subcultures.
In the 80s again in vogue long and medium length hair, slightly curled, with different length bangs, natural shades - from light-brown to brown.
90th and MTV era - a cult of self-expression through clothing and hairstyle, that is in vogue again became the most incredible colors, strands of different lengths, asymmetry, shaved areas of the head. With these haircuts coexisted French braid, ponytail, bean and other hairstyles, which became a classic barber shop.
Two thousand and the cult of beauty model back into fashion groomed long hair. In fashion grading hair, haircut "cascade" for long hair, streaked and tinted strands. In the 21st century hairstyles hairstyles there are elements of different eras: curls and braids antiquity, bouffant era of Rococo, Empire style beams and even wigs and dreadlocks, reminding us of the art of hairdressing antiquity.