7 Questions to Ask Your Hairstylist

By Carly Young, Special to LifeScript
The right haircut can slim your face, flatter your features and make you look 10 years younger. The wrong one can shatter your confidence in a single snip. How can you avoid the too-short bob, the impossible-to-style shag and other shear horrors? Hollywood?s hottest hairdressers reveal the 7 questions you should ask to guarantee a great cut every time. Plus: The words that should never cross your lips when you?re sitting in the stylist?s chair...

1. Will it look good on me?
When Jennifer Aniston traded in her long locks for an asymmetrical bob, she catapulted into a new category of chic ? and women around the country dashed to salons to copy her ?do.

After all, who doesn?t want to look like a star?

?Even celebrities bring in pictures of other celebrities,? says stylist Robert Hallowell, who has worked with stars like Geena Davis and Lucy Liu. Check out his hair-care line, prawduct�, at The Kitchen Beautician.

But what looks great on a glossy magazine cover may not flatter you.

?A haircut needs to complement your face shape, bone structure and even the way you carry yourself,? says stylist Adir Abergel, who has worked with Madonna and Jessica Biel.

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