Some people use their hairstyle as a way to express themselves. The trends constantly change, and one place to get insight on the current hair trends is a stylist.

Recently, stylists are getting requests from customers to cut their hair like famous celebrities.

Katie Krumlauf from Gallery Salon & Spa downtown said she gets a lot of requests for the actress Zooey Deschanel-styled bangs.

Very thick bangs are also popular, she said.

Other celebrities have been influencing students’ cuts.

“Just recently the cut that’s cute is Miley Cyrus,” said Annette Dewar, owner of A Cut Above in downtown.

Some women who get the Miley Cyrus pixie cut have been donating their hair to charity, Dewar said.

When getting a hair cut, some people prefer more simple styles.

This year’s popular simple hair styles include high buns, off to the side ponytails and very loose hair styles, Krumlauf said.

“I like when girls wear their hair up,” said senior Matt Ballinger. “The only time girls wear their hair down is when they are going out.”

Curls are taking over the straight hair this year.

“What is really coming in is the curls, the big beach waves,” Dewar said.

Dying hair is another popular way of styling hair.

As it gets closer to fall, people tend to dye their hair darker, richer colors, Krumlauf said.

Women are starting to dye their hair “a lot of auburn colors,” said Dawn Endicott, a stylist at Changes on Mane in downtown.

One popular style for dying is the ombre.

An ombre dye is when the color starts light at the top and fades darker at the bottom or vice versa, she said.

“The ombre is huge right now,” Krumlauf said.

In addition to dying hair, add-ins can also be incorporated into a hairstyle.

This past year, feathers were very popular to have added to hair and they are coming back with the younger children, Endicott said.

The stylists agreed nothing has taken the place of feathers yet.

A new hair trend being seen more frequently is hair-chalking, Krumlauf said.

Women are putting streaks of chalk in their hair or coloring the tips.

“It’s cute and it washes out easily,” Krumlauf said.

Some men have also been changing up their hairstyles.

When men come in to get their hair cut commonly, they ask for buzz cuts or a medium length hair cut that is “similar to the original Justin Bieber,” Dewar said.

When men dye their hair it may not be as drastic as women.

“They may put just a few highlights or an all over color,” Dewar said.