Search of the Day: Prom pt 2 - Hair, makeup and the rest

I’m still trying to decide whether to be fascinated or horrified by the breadth and depth of searches around high school proms. I’m trying to decide if it’s making me strong enough or too squeamish to make a run at weddings - I’d have work for months if I did (also, a pained soul).

In any case, yesterday we looked at searches for prom in general and prom dresses. Today, we’ll take a look at the best of the rest.

What major event in anyone’s life would be complete without four hours in a salon for about two hours of effect? Prom Hairstyles drives an amazing 165,000 searches per month on Google (not to be confused with Prom Hair Styles, which only drives 27,000 - picture above, btw, is the #1 image result on Google for this term), as much as Prom and more than Prom Dress at 110,000 per month - coincidentally, the same search level as Prom Hair, which I prefer to think refers to how one’s hair looks after a night of romance, limo rides, catfights and having it vomited into (see also: Rock hair, roller coaster hair, sex hair, etc). Also on the radar is Prom Updos at 33,000 seaches per month.

Also on Zimbio

• Formal Hairstyles
• Formal Updos for Any Occasion
  
• Wedding and Bridal Hairstyles
  

Special jewelry? Why not - at 8,800 searches per month, Prom Jewelry is popular enough to probably build a (small) business around, and Prom accessoriesis still no slouch at 2,900 searches per month. In other preparatory news, Prom makeup attracts 6,600 monthly searches.

Guys can play too, though apparently not nearly as hardcore. Prom tuxedos generates 6,600 searches per month on average, with the more informal prom tuxat 3,600. I was surprised to see prom corsage drove an average 4,400 - until I realized that girls probably try to get ideas for prom corsages to pass along to their boyfriends, who will then promptly run out to a grocery store florist anyway.

Seriously yall, this barely scratches the surface. If you’d like a fascinating trip back in time (or a cheap prom dress), spend a quick five minutes in Google’s keyword tool looking at results for prom searches.

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Zimbio Editorial Note:

Want a gorgeous updo for prom or another formal occasion? Check out our 2009 Celebrity-Inspired Prom Looks! We have pictures of celebrity updos and lookalike dresses to help you pull off the perfect prom look for 2009.