Introduction

Hair! The part of the scene fashion that receives the most attention, scene hair / emo hair is an essential part of the scene kid look and should definitely be paid attention to. Even those who are not scenesters themselves generally love the scene hair / emo hair look, especially on females.

Here are a few scene hair / emo hair styles. Remember that styling hair is often somewhat of an art and will need to be practiced numerous times before you get it right, especially since each person's hair is different and reacts a different way to various methods.While it is possible to cut emo and scene hair yourself it's recommended that you go to a hairstylist with your idea or take a picture of the desired cut to the hairdresser. If you do plan on doing it yourself of having a friend do your hair for you then here are the steps you can take to achieve various different styles.

Emo hair and scene hair is a great way to compliment your scene clothing, if you have brightly dyed scene hair you will notice how well it will contrast with some of your clothes. Remember that scene hair often needs maintenance and you may be required to stock up on some hair products.

Popular Male Scene Hair

Step 1 : The hair will need to be grown to the desired length, in this case you will not need to cut the back too short but rather keep it just below collar length. While still growing the front and sides of the hair to full length.

Step 2 : Brush the hair with any comb or brush until the hair is neat.

Step 3 : Straighten the hair with a hair straightener in all places until the hair is the desired shape.

Step 4 : Proceed to apply a small amount of hair spray or wax to the desired areas for a sturdier appearance, for this style hair wax would probably work better, and be sure to only use a small amount.

Spiked Male Scene Hair

Step 1 : To cut this hairstyle one will need rather long hair, or you can take your time to grow the hair out while styling it. If you already have a long enough fringe you can cut the hair by leaving the front-sides of the fringe long but in the front of the hair you must cut the hair near eyebrow length, while letting the hair be longer as you move to the sides. Cut the back relatively short as well as the top, as can be seen in the image above.

Step 2 : Brush or comb the hair

Step 3 : Straighten the hair with a hair straightener

Step 4 : Use a blow dryer on the back of the hair while spraying the area with hair spray. Another alternative is to use wax on the area, blow drying first tends to make the hair mold to the upward position easier.

Step 5 : Straighten the remainder of the hair (excluding the back) again.

Step 6 : Use wax on the fringe/bangs to provide shape in the hair so it holds.

Interesting Scene Hair For Both Male Or Female

This very interesting hair style is actually for both males and females. It is less common than many of the other scene hairstyles, though has become somewhat more popular of late, here is how to achieve it :

Step 1 : Make sure your hair is long enough to style.

Step 2 : Perform a straight cut across your fringe, but no further than the end of your eyebrows.

Step 3 : Cut in a curved but straight manner down the sides of your face, as can be seen in the picture above.

Step 4 : Perform a straight cut on the hair all around the back on either sides, so that the style blends in from the front to the back.

Step 5 : Layer the top-back of the hair as to create the effect of two layers. Once you have performed this technique, you can dye the two layered sections different colours as seen above to create more of a contrast between the sections.

Another male scene hairstyle is the short scene hair look. This is most commonly sought after by those who need to look professional while at work or school, but then want to be able to change it's style when they get home or go out, or just for those who aren't into the longer hair. The difficulty with this style is that it often doesn't look quite scene enough, but there are ways to change this. I would recommend an extreme dye job to really make it stand out. Perhaps jet black with a coloured fringe/bangs. For the short male scene hair look you will definitely need to straighten your hair as much as possible, I would suggest having the hair cut somewhat in a ragged way in the front.. the shortest part around your eyebrow and then differing in length to any length you want, as long as it's longer.

Another recommended thing to do with short scene hair with guys is to get some gel or hair spray and 'spike' the back of your hair up while keeping the front straightened. This can create a more 'scene' look than if you were to have all of the hair down. It is also a good option to perhaps leave the sides infront of your ears longer than a usual hairstyle. Which creates almost an 'anime' look. Another option is also to 'rough up' the hair which creates a messy look that works well when hair is dyed in contrasting colours.

How to get a mohawk :

Step 1. Make sure your hair is evenly cut, you can't have a short back and long fringe with a mohawk.

Step 2. Get a friend to shave the sides of your head completely, while leaving ample room in the middle to make sure it's able to stand up right. Remember that you can always cut less off, so keep seeing if it looks good put up every few minutes while cutting. It is possible to shave your head by yourself but that always tends to end up with a broken looking mohawk.

Step 3. When you have cut your mohawk correctly you can now try to put it up, this is where the effort and skill comes in. If you want to get a mohawk you better be ready to spend quite a bit on hair products. For thinner and shorter mohawks it is possible to put it up with hair spray, for the slightly longer and thicker mohawks you will be able to get by using good gel in lots of cases, for the long mohawks you may need to resort to other methods such as special gels, wood glue or gelatine. All of these are commonly used on the mohawk.

Step 4. After apply the product to the hair, in most cases you should use a blow dryer on a low setting to make the product that you used really hold the hair up right. Putting up a mohawk will often take you weeks or months to master, but once you learn how to put up a mohawk you will gather momentum and be able to do it in minutes.

PS : A mohawk just isn't a mohawk without vivid colouring, so go wild!

STRAIGHTENING SCENE HAIR

Straightening ones hair is an essential part of the scene look to most, especially those with hair that tends to be less naturally straight than others. Straightening ones hair is a rather straight forward activity.There are various kinds of straighteners on the market, mainly consisting of 2 types namely dry straighteners and wet and dry straighteners. While it is possible to use a dry straightener on damp hair it's not recommended.

Step 1 : Make sure your hair is preferably clean and free of any oils, grease or gels. Also make sure that your hair is dry whether it be from blow drying or towel drying.

Step 2 : Select your hair straighteners temperature settings which one can change and each settings has a different effectiveness for each persons hair so maybe take some time to find the best settings for your hair, it's recommended that you try a medium temperature and do not use the straightener on it's maximum temperature.The curlier the hair does not mean the hotter the straightener must be.

Step 3 : Check if your straightener has warmed up to the appropriate temperature.Most hair straighteners have a light which tells you when it has reached the desired temperature.

Step 4 : Begin straightening the hair from the root, pulling down hard right to the tip of the hair.When straightening, clamp individual areas of hair and continue until you are happy with the result, then repeat this through all the hair you want straightened.

Step 5 : If needed or desired, apply appropriate hair product such as wax or gel.

COLOURING SCNE HAIR

Dying the hair is a common activity for both scene girls and scene guys.The most common colour in the scene and emo fashion is jet black, while it remains more common for the emo style rather than the scene style where you would typically find brighter colours such as red, blue and purple dyes.

While some scenesters decide to do their entire hair in colour the more common practice is to dye majority of the hair black and then to bleach certain selected areas, most commonly the fringe(Bangs) and possibly then apply a colour to the bleached area.

When bleaching the hair the directions differ from brand to brand and one should read the instructions that come with for the best results.As for colouring, it is acceptable to leave the colour on for 20-30% longer than instructed.For your colour to last longer there are various products which result in a longer lasting, more vibrant shine.

When dying the hair, if possible ask a friend to help you out.That way you will end up with what will likely be a better result.If you are worried about the dye sticking to your skin around your hair line, before you start you can use vaseline on the skin around the area, this tends to stop the dye staining your skin.

Note : There are no rules when it comes to gender and hair dying and all styles can be done on both males and females.

Multi-colour Dyed Scene Hair

To achieve this result scene hair style you need to take the following steps :

Step 1 : Bleach the area at the back that you want to colour, follow the instructions of the bleach carefully.When completed wash and dry the hair.

Step 2 : Apply the coloured dye to the bleached area.

Step 3 : Leave the dye on for the amount of time indicated on the product.

Step 4 : Rinse and dry

Step 5 : Tie the already coloured hair back out of the way

Step 6 : Apply black dye to the areas which are not dyed

Step 7 : Repeat step 3 and 4

Majority Scene Hair Dye Job

Step 1 : Bleach your fringe(bangs), right to the roots.Follow the instructions of the bleach carefully.When completed wash and dry the hair.

Step 2 : Apply the coloured dye to the beached area

Step 3 : Leave the dye on for the amount of time indicated on the product.

Step 4 : Wash, Rinse and dry

Coon Tail Scene Hair

White and Black Coon Tail Scene Hair

This is a relatively new scene hair style and is less common than the other styles though is gaining popularity amoung scene girls lately, this style is called 'scene coon', 'cool tail' or 'coon' since the hair resembles a racoons tail.Here is how to achieve this interesting effect.

Step 1 : Bleach the areas you want the raccoon tail look.Follow the instructions of the bleach carefully.When completed wash and dry the hair.Note that if you plan on dying the remainder of your hair as well, bleach the entire head and then apply the desired colour dye to the remainder of the hair after completing the raccoon tail.

Step 2 : Take a small area of bleached hair and put a band around the roots of this area to hold it in place.

Step 3 : Place tape around the areas of your hair where you want the bleached areas to remains, generally this is around 2 inches apart.The thickness of your stripes are up to you.

Step 4 : Take some of the coloured dye and apply it to the areas between the pieces of tape.Rub this dye in carefully without getting it under the tape.Leave this dye on for the amount instructed per the dye's instructions.

Step 5 : Rinse out the dye and while doing so the tape will automatically come off due to the water.

Step 6 : Repeat step 2 and 3 and 4 until you have completed your desired look.

Video Tutorial On Coon Tails

Black Scene Hair Dye

The colour which is most common in both emo hair styles and scene hair styles, the jet black dye job.This is a great dye job if you are unable to have more brightly coloured and eccentric hair.It is also very easy to achieve :

Step 1 : You can decide whether you want to bleach your hair first or if you want to dye over your current hair colour, in most cases both as successful.

Step 2 : Follow the instructions of the dye.

Step 3 : Wash and rinse... It's that easy!

Full Colour Dye

Another popular scene hair style is that of a large amount of the hair or even all the hair being dyed a bright colour.Here is how to do this :

Step 1 : Bleach the areas you want coloured.Following the instructions supplied with the bleach.

Step 2 : Rinse and dry the hair.

Step 3 : Apply desired colour to the bleached areas of hair.Following the instructions supplied with the dye.

Step 4 : Repeat step 2