Okay, so it’s not entirely hers. She and fab stylist-to-the-stars, David Babaii, have created a cruelty-free, eco-friendly line of hair care products. While touting her wares on “The View”, Elisabeth Hasselbeck commented that one product “smelled like vacation.” Not a bad side effect for a hair product!

David Babaii also commented that one ingredient—something made with lava ash—was light enough for styling that it wouldn’t leave hair feeling weighed down. This sounds like an excellent product for summer, when light is the key word!

Beautiful Kate not only helped with the creation of the hair care line, but she is starring in print ads, along with doing the promotional talk-show tour. She even went to Africa to shoot the campaign, which includes gorgeous shots of her sitting with lion cubs! Blondes really do have more fun, agreed?

Another pleasant side effect of Kate and David’s hair care line is that 10% of the proceeds will go to WildAid, an international wildlife conservation organization. So what do you think—worth checking out?

But plenty of men do want to stay up-to-date in fashion, shoes, and hair trends. So this post is for them (or for the significant others who love them!). What are the latest and greatest hair trends for men in 2008?

This can vary widely, depending on the region where you live. In the Midwest, there seems to be a strong favor for extremes—either shaved bald or longer-than-average. The bald look is pretty self explanatory so no need to go too far into that other than to say, if you choose it, you better keep up with it. Head stubble is not sexy.

If you’re going for the longer hair look, there’s a lot more to take into consideration. Especially if a guy has had short hair for most of his life, there may be some surprises as to the shape and texture of a guy’s hair when it grows out a bit. It might start to curl a bit, which can be alarming at first. Or a cowlick may appear or become more pronounced, as the hair is growing out.

Long hair with a wave or curl can readily lend itself to a surfer or rock guy look. Long straight hair can look very punk or alternative, depending on if it’s long enough for a small ponytail.

Another way to wear longish hair for guys is to keep it a little bit longer on top than on the sides. With this look, you can use a hair product like a light gel or some sort of texturizing mud or spray to kind of make the top look “choppy.”

Most importantly, if you need help, ask for it!

Bangs are not something that I hear my friends talk about much in every day conversation. And from unscientific observation of, well, everyone I know, it seems you’re either “with” or “without.” For life. I, myself, used to be a bang girl. Then one day my mother declared that we were having my bangs cut off.

I don’t remember taking this particularly well. I’m not sure if it was in conjunction with getting my long hair lopped off, as well, but that was another traumatic childhood hair ordeal. However, once it was done and I got used to the new look, I pretty much never went back.

There do seem to be bang trends, however. The kind of heavy, straight, blunt bang look has been popular in the last year or two. The look has appeared on the multi-talented Zooey Deschanel, Christina Ricci, and Alyson Hannigan. Come to think of it, they’re all brunettes. But no matter. I’m fairly certain blonde Gwen Stefani has also sported the look.

Side-swept bangs are another look. It’s kind of an in-between look when your bangs are too long to hang on your face without covering your eyes, but not quite long enough to fit in well with the predominant length of your hair cut.

What do you think? Are bangs a lifetime commitment or a seasonal fling?

The only problem is that not everyone wants to get into the water and spend the whole day at the beach just to get that look. After all, many people don’t even lay out anymore. The process takes so much longer than just getting oneself to the tanning beds!

So if you’re striving for that perfect beach hair look, what can you do at home? I’ve got some ideas to share with you so keep reading!

For starters, don’t wash your hair every day. Wash every other day or even every third day, if you can get away with it (I cannot, by the way!). This just adds a little more texture to your hair.

Add some highlights. Remember Sun-In? The stuff you spray on top of your head and then either sit in the sun or use a blow dryer? The heat is what is supposed to lighten the hair. I used to use that stuff every year when I was a pre-teen and a teen and I’m thinking about it again. I am so glad it’s still on the market!

Use a texturizing spray on dry hair. My favorite is John Frieda’s Beach Blonde Ocean Waves Sea Spray. I like the way the bottle looks, I love the way the light blue liquid looks in the bottle, I love the way it smells, and what it does to my hair. It’s especially fun to spray it on wet hair, then braid, and unbraid when dry and fluff with your fingers.

Enjoy your sun-kissed locks even when you don’t have time for the beach!

This summer, tightly controlled, sleek tails are so passé. Think of a combination of beach, gym, picnics, and play—very casual, loose, and fun. Nicole Richie recently sported a great combination of milk braids (think Heidi or of milking maids with their side braids), tied together in a low, messy pony/bun combo. So summer perfect.

If you really can’t deal with total hair freedom for your pony, you can also take a combination approach that leaves the front sleek but the actual pony messy. You can even take a comb and “rat” that tail up a little bit. Just keep it restrained. We don’t need an 80s come back just yet. At least, I don’t!

If you have long bangs or can otherwise pull it off, leave some hair out of the pony so it frames your face. Not too much. We’re not going for a version of emo hair. We just want to soften the pony effect a bit.

Have fun trying some different ponies out this summer. Just don’t follow any rules to a “T” and you should be fine.