FASHION TRENDS

Hair accessories can make a great hairstyle outstanding. This year, hair decorations vary from the simplest slides to over the top headpieces and everything in between.

The girl next door won’t be able to resist adding a bow to her locks this Spring. Brilliant bows are going to be everywhere this season, whether they are falling in line on the front of a dress, tying up a belt or sitting on the back of a skirt. Give hair a taste of the trend with blown-up versions on top of the head, decorated alice-bands and knotted head scarves. Just remember one rule; when it comes to bows for 2010, bigger is better.

For a more elegant way to decorate the hair, take inspiration from the Philip Lim spring catwalk, where a straightforward hairclip was used to transform a slicked down, boyish hairstyle into something feminine and pretty.

Daytime chic can be achieved with a headscarf or wrap. As seen at Chanel, the headscarf creates a unique and modish look which is perfect for the day. Keep the look high-fashion by choosing luxe fabrics like soft lace.

There’s a choice for everyone’s taste and style, so why not upgrade your favourite hairstyle easily with some chic decorations?

This season's London Fashion week had a minimalist nineties feel running throughout the makeup and hair styles. Carrying on from New York Fashion Week, simple, unfussy and clean were all buzzwords flying around; making sure minimalism is predicted as the big trend for Autumn Winter 2010.

Colour palettes are soft and neutral in makeup, with tonal hues gently complementing each other. It's an extension on the summer super-skin trend, as washes of taupe, mink and sand are applied to eyes and cheeks with a feather-light touch at Erdem, Jaeger and Pringle of Scotland. When makeup wants to take on a darker or more dramatic appeal, heavy and deep lips were the popular choice. Antonia Berardi took on another nineties trend, grunge, painting the lip with a gothic shade of black-red.

When it comes to hair it's all about the texture – luxury locks will be ruling next season, with a glossy quality and look. Styling is split into two camps; simple or dramatic. Uncomplicated yet masculine hair was in favour at shows like Hakaan, with androgynous partings and hair tucked behind the ears, or textured locks which are unashamedly big and bold. So, which team will you be backing next season?

Whilst Milan Fashion Week followed in New York and London's footsteps for natural looking, fresh hair and makeup with a nineties minimalist feel, it has also swayed towards statement looks which are fierce in their attention grabbing.

The smoky eye, as sported by models at Rocco Barocco and DSquared2, has been given a makeover; taking it from a classic cosmetic style to a modern make-up look with one swish of an eye shadow brush. The new smoked-out eye is heavy with strong, rich colour and layered shadows fading outwards. The look was further exaggerated with an intense red pucker, reminiscent of a Robert Palmer video, and hair pulled backwards to strengthen the bold face.

Sex kitten locks took centre stage, making big blow-outs a necessity for the Autumn/Winter season. At Versace and Blumarine the hairstyles were soft and gleaming with locks worn down, begging to have fingers running though them. This is touchy feely hair at its very best.

In stark contrast to the bombshell hair swooshing down Blumarine's catwalk, the pixie cut is also set to be an upcoming winter trend. At Emporio Armani models sported short, sharp crops that sat above the ear, falling in front of the face.

Proving that Kate Moss has a lot to answer for; slightly dishevelled and messed up locks are going to be big this season. The inspiration for this unkempt hairstyle is fixated on the morning after a fabulous party; rolling out of bed too late in the day to fix any unruly tresses.

The Just Cavalli girl is leading the way for this morning after trend. In the Spring Summer show, Cavalli sent his models strutting down the catwalk in laddered knitwear and jumpers dappled with holes, ripped jeans and tasselled heels. It was a grungy collection and the hair was no different; untidy, uncombed and tousled it remained silky soft and touchable thanks to a healthy dose of conditioning. Invest in ghd rejuvenation cream to get you locks in tip top shape for this undone yet slinky style.

Elsewhere, at Fendi, hair stylist Sam McKnight spun hair into a sleepy up do. The deconstructed top knot was placed just above the forehead in a quick, just-done style which was haphazardly placed just over the forehead. The final look was thrown together, with strands of hair falling over one eye, yet seductive and glamorous.

Put simply, vaguely scruffy but oh-so-pretty hair is low maintenance and casual elegance.