Maintaining your hair so that it is healthy and shiny does require a little bit of effort.  You need to use all the right hair care products--the ones that are designed for your type of hair and hair situation, and you also need to have a healthy diet packed with vitamins and minerals that are essential for healthy hair.

There are special hair and nails vitamins that you can purchase at your local drugstore in case you think you aren't getting enough of what your hair needs.

If you take care of your hair, you will be rewarded with a lifetime of good hair days.  After all, a bad hair day can just ruin your mood and make everything seem gloom.

Talking about healthy-looking hair, Kelly Ripa, see photo right, has very healthy golden locks.  And you just know that she is most likely bleaching her hair every month or so

Kelly's hair style features very long layers that start at around the neck level and go to the ends.  The ends of her hair almost make this a long hair style, but we decided to include it in the medium gallery since most of her hair is medium length.

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Kylie Minogue has also worn a very loose, sexy medium hair style that features a deep side part and the ends slightly flipped up.

The hair is styled smooth and straight.  You can achieve this look with the help of a flat iron and some silicone based hair care products.  Flat irons come in a variety of shapes, sizes and qualities.  Generally speaking the higher priced flat iron's are of better quality.  To find the best flat iron, you should inquire of your hair stylist or do some research online. 

Medium hairstyles, shown above and below right, also feature very long layers.  When the long layers are very close to the ends of the hair, they allow the ends to flip up in a natural way (without you having to use a curling iron to create the flip)

Madonna's medium hair style features very textured ends with the addition of various color highlights and lowlights throughout the hair.  Her hair is also parted deep on one side.

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