Hair Trends 2012 - Celebrity Hairstyles Trends 2012 When it comes to hair, this year's top trends were certainly out of left field. Did we really scrape our strands up into Sumo wrestler buns and paint them pastel with colored chalk? Why, yes ma'am, we did…and we looked
fabulous. Here, check out the most memorable mane moments of 2012.
Mermaid Hair
What's sexier than sweeping your hair to one side, letting loose, mermaid-y waves cascade over one shoulder? Not much, according to celebs like Eva Longoria, Jessica Chastain and Stacey Keibler. We hope this Old Hollywood-chic style sticks around in 2013!
Beach Waves
Piecey, textured and shot through with random straight pieces on the ends, tousled beach waves (like Selena Gomez's) looked impossibly seductive on all hair types, face shapes and hair lengths. Easy-breezy, equal opportunity hotness!
Pastel Hues
From Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj's rotating cotton candy-colored coiffures to Lauren Conrad's hot pink ponytail bright strands were
everywhere in 2012. The salon trend spilled over to DIY with the advent of hair coloring chalk.
The Pixie
Big, bodacious hair has been so happening for so long, it was refreshing to see celebs like Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway and Ginnifer Goodwin step out in wildly chic, sleek pixies this year.
Mod Bangs
Lea Michele, Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey, Carly Rae Jepsen – what do these sultry singers have in common? They all managed to bring back one of the year's prettiest tress obsessions: eyelash-grazing mod bangs. And we thank them for it.
Messy Chignon
At once elegant and wildly sexy, prim French twists edged up with flyaways and face-framing tendrils was all the rage on red carpets this year (see Emma Watson…so hot!).
The Top Knot
The Kardashian Klan made this sleek, slicked-up bun completely ubiquitous — and a couple years later, the trend is hotter than ever. There's something so effortlessly sexy about sweeping all your hair off your face and neck! Just check out Nicole Richie's glam, high knot.
Braided Accents
Whether it was tiny micro-braids swept into a high pony, or a goddessy, French-braided headband (a'la Florence Welch), adding plaited enhancements to your ‘do was a super-elegant way to dress up your ‘do.
