Every year at this time, females who have achieved the wise age span of 13 to 17 begin to lavish an enormous amount of attention on their homecoming hairdo. For those who are not female, not teenaged, or thoroughly bewildered by the commotion over a flip versus a fingerwave, we offer a brief explanation of what a proper look entails, as informed by Search.

The look must be current (2007 styles only). It should be well documented (pictures, pictures, more pictures). And it absolutely has to be cute. No girl wants to be caught under a fugly swathe of bangs.

Yesterday, demand for "2007 homecoming hairstyles" surged 40%. Judging by past years, that search and others like it will continue to mark a sharp ascent. To find out more, follow this week's top queries for a finely balanced, alluring, and achievable head of homecoming hair...