So you’ve decided to try the emo look! Great, but remember that the emo hairstyle benefits from planning and forethought. It may look like it can be done in five minutes with a pair of household scissors, but what appears to be a simple hack and slash job can turn out to look like nothing but a confusing mess, totally missing the effect that a good emo should produce.
Emo Hairstyles Spring Summer 2009 Edition
As with all hair styles, the principle goal is to bring out the strengths of the face. The emo cut is a hooded style that creates sense of mystery by covering the eyes, while simultaneously suggesting an edginess with its spikes and ragged points.
Emo Hairstyles Spring Summer 2009 Edition
The best way to do an emo is to think about your face. If you want to cover your eyes completely you’ll need more length in front than if you would if you just want your forelocks to droop over one eye. You will need to decide this before the scissors come out. The emo cut usually requires long hair in the front and the back at the beginning.
Emo Hairstyles Spring Summer 2009 Edition
The length is then taken down in a piecemeal fashion. The back of the head is where the most dramatic chopping occurs, and you don’t have to worry about much when you shorten this area. The front of the head, however, is subject to all sort of special considerations. Many emo cuts are short in the front and back.
Emo Hairstyles Spring Summer 2009 Edition
And remember, long spikes require long strands of hair. Don’t cut off what you want to use later!
