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Step-by-step styling tutorials and inspiration for every occasion — from everyday blowouts to wedding-ready updos.

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Volumizing Haircuts for Thin Hair: Stylist Guide

The best volumizing haircuts for thin hair build fullness into the shape itself. A Glendale stylist breaks down the cuts, techniques, and styling that last.

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Stylist sectioning blonde hair to place tape in hair extensions at The Look Hair Salon in GlendaleStyling GuidesSep 23

Tape In Hair Extensions: A Stylist's Guide

Tape in hair extensions add flat, seamless length and fullness in about an hour. A Glendale stylist explains the install, upkeep, and how long they last.

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Woman with a textured long pixie cut and piecey fringe at The Look Hair Salon in GlendaleStyling GuidesSep 15

Long Pixie Cut: A Stylist's Guide

A long pixie cut gives you the freedom of short hair with enough length to style. A Glendale stylist explains who it suits, how we cut it, and grow-out.

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Stylist point-cutting soft wispy bangs on a client with long brunette hair at The Look Hair Salon in GlendaleStyling GuidesSep 12

Wispy Bangs: A Stylist's Guide

Wispy bangs give you soft, see-through fringe without the heavy commitment. A Glendale stylist explains who they suit, how we cut them, and how to style them.

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Stylist sectioning long hair to install k tip extensions at The Look Hair Salon in GlendaleStyling GuidesSep 11

K Tip Extensions: A Stylist's Guide

K tip extensions use tiny keratin bonds to add length and fullness that moves like your own hair. A Glendale stylist explains the process, cost, and upkeep.

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Stylist creating a smooth hair blowout with a round brush at The Look Hair Salon in GlendaleStyling GuidesSep 11

Hair Blowout: A Stylist's Guide

A hair blowout is the fastest route to smooth, bouncy, salon-polished hair. Here's how it works, how long it lasts, and how to stretch it all week.

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Stylist combing the blunt perimeter of a chin-length french bob with soft fringe at The Look Hair Salon in GlendaleStyling GuidesSep 2

French Bob: A Stylist's Guide

The french bob is the chin-length, blunt, bang-forward cut everyone's asking for. A Glendale stylist explains who it suits and how to style it.

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Styling GuidesAug 31

Wolf Cut: A Stylist's Guide

The wolf cut blends shag and mullet into shaggy, face-framing volume. A Glendale stylist explains who it suits, how it's cut, and how to style it.

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Stylist sewing a hand tied extensions weft into a client's brunette hair at The Look Hair Salon in GlendaleStyling GuidesAug 29

Hand Tied Extensions: A Stylist's Guide

Hand tied extensions are the flattest, most seamless way to add length and thickness. A Glendale stylist explains the method, the upkeep, and who they suit.

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Stylist shaping textured layers on a chin-length bixie haircut at The Look Hair Salon in GlendaleStyling GuidesAug 28

Bixie Haircut: A Stylist's Guide

The bixie haircut sits right between a bob and a pixie — short, textured, and surprisingly low-maintenance. A Glendale stylist explains the shape, who it suits, and how to style it.

The Look Hair Salon7 min
Styling GuidesAug 24

Short Bob Haircut: A Stylist's Guide

A short bob haircut is polished, low-maintenance, and endlessly variable. A Glendale stylist explains the versions, who each suits, and how to style one.

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Stylist blow-drying soft face framing layers away from a client's cheekbones at The Look Hair Salon in GlendaleStyling GuidesAug 19

Face Framing Layers: A Stylist's Guide

Face framing layers are the shortest pieces around your face - and the biggest payoff in any haircut. A Glendale stylist explains placement, styling, and upkeep.

The Look Hair Salon7 min

About Styling Guides

Step-by-step styling inspiration and how-to guides from the team at The Look in Glendale — from making a blow-out last five days to flat-ironing without frying your ends to building an event-ready updo that survives the night.

Each guide is written the way we'd explain it standing behind your chair: the tools that matter, the ones that don't, the prep that makes the difference, and the realistic timeline for getting the look at home versus booking it in the salon.

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