Gwyneth Paltrow is wearing her blonde locks in a simple shoulder length hairstyle while at the UK Premiere of “Two Lovers” at the Odeon West End, Leicester Square, London, UK.

This hairstyle is cut slightly above the shoulder but can also be styled for anyone with shoulder length or shorter hair. Lucy Liu is attending the The 2006 Women’s World Awards in this photo wearing her hair in a just above the shoulder length flipped hairstyle. Flipping your hair adds flair and versatility to shoulder length and short hair which looks great and gives a fun and flirty hairstyle for just about any occasion!

Gwyneth Paltrow is seen here playing the star role to the hilt in a leather pencil skirt and some killer heels. She is stepping out of a limo and stopping to pose glamorously for the paparazzi as she arrives at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute to celebrate the premiere of ‘Spain…On the Road Again’. This is Gwyneth’s latest work where she works with super chef extraordinaire Mario Batali, food writer Mark Bittman, and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols in a PBS series celebrating Spanish food in an all over the world kind of way. And Gwyneth is looking immaculately styled for the event with her smashing outfit and a hairstyle that, though it seems simple is sleek, and polished. If you have a bob of any length, this is a very easy look to accomplish, even for a red carpet event.

Camilla Belle looks sexy and sassy in this simple sleek shoulder length hairstyle while attending the 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival Awards Gala held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Camilla Belle’s dark brunette locks and shoulder length hairstyle almost give her a retro-esque look for the night. Her hair looks gorgeous and is very healthy the color over-all looks great with her skin tone! Shoulder length hairstyles are perfect for those who don’t want to go too long or too short and can generally be worn as a “brush and go” hairstyle. Shoulder Length hairstyles are great as they also are long enough to do just about anything with, but not have all the hard maintenance of longer locks, but still giving enough versatility than having a short crop. A great choice for anyone wanting a easy cut or hairstyle as you can take shoulder length hair and essentially make it as easy to do, or as difficult as you want without sacrificing a sexy hairstyle.

Felicity Huffman dazzling the red carpet in a short and sleek straight blonde bob hairstyle at the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards.

Kim E Whitley arrived at the College Road Trip premiere with funky and chick hairstyle. With the light brown highlight, she looked so fresh and fun.Very chic!

Torrey DeVitto looks adorable in this simple, sleek and straight brunette shoulder length hairstyle while attending The premiere of Dreamworks’ ‘Eagle Eye’ at the Mann Chinese Theater on September 16, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

Sarah Chalke is wearing a elegant loose updo hairstyle while attending the 2008 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. This hairstyle is gorgeous and is eprfect with the front tendrils hanging loose helping to also frame her face slightly. A perfect hairstyle choice for any elegant occasion.

Lauren Conrad is wearing her hair in a elegant simple low chignon knotted hairstyle while attending the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.

We have seen hair go to all sorts of different lengths this season, and one of the reasons for that is hair of any length can be chic and contemporary if it is styled properly. However, one trend seems to be cropping up more often than others, and that is of the assymetrical bob. This cut in itself has a million different varieties and we have seen it this year on Victoria Beckham, Katie Holmes, Reese Witherspoon, and now with Eva Longoria. The assymetrical aspect of this cut is what makes it so contemporary, and believe it or not, fairly easy to maintain. This cut takes the look from the 1920’s into one that is very 2008 with its choppy textured nature. If you go short and like the sleek straight look but struggle with natural waves or bend, you will have some problems straightening it out with a flat or round brush, simply because of the length. Some straightening serum on towel dried hair and then a quick upside down blow dry will be a great start. You can then guide a thin flat iron over small sections of your hair to smooth it out.