Widows Peak Hairstyles

There have been a lot of superstitions related to widow peaks, superstitions which are still believed by some. Find out how you can enhance or conceal your widows peak with gorgeous looking hairstyles.

A widows peak is the very distinctive “V”shaped point hair which descends on the forehead and can be observed only on some people. Telling if you have or don't have a widows peak is very easy, all you need is to look in a mirror, pull the hair off your forehead and look to see if your hair descends in a “V” shape around the center of your forehead. If it does it means you've got a widows peak. On men, this distinctive hair characteristic is called a widowers peak.

The so called widows peak has been wrapped around a lot of superstition in the 1800's. Superstitious people believed that women who had a widows peak would outlive their husband. This has never been proven and it is only a superstition, which people don't pay attention to anymore. The widows peak is a genetic trait which appears on men and women all over the world. It is a trait which does not affect people in a negative way. Some people love widows peak because of it's distinctive look, while others would like to diminish it's aspect as much as possible.
Here are some widows peak hairstyles to choose from, depending on personal preference: