As a hairdresser, he’s is biased. However, when I got up from the swivel chair, my hair a few inches lighter, almost bouncing around my shoulders, I was convinced I looked better, more put together, than I did 45 minutes prior when I walked in wearing a claw-clip bun. Isn’t that the benefit of a good haircut? Afterwards, your hair often looks its best, no fuss — which, if you ask me, is a priceless gift heading into the festive season.
If you’re inspired to book in for your own salon appointment, scroll through our seasonal style guide, ahead, to check out some of this winter’s trending cuts.
Shag Cut
Since Fashion Week, the shag haircut, or the wolf cut slash modernised mullet, has continued to feel trendy. Here, celebrity stylist Jenny Cho shows a fresh variation of the shag on Squid Game‘s Hoyeon Jung: shoulder-length cut with face-framing layers and a long, eyelash-skimming bang.
Modern Bob
If you tried a curtain fringe — maybe you cut it last year and let it grow out — consider the curtain bang 2.0., what stylist Yuki, owner of Gavert Atelier Salon, calls a “modern bob,” which combines a soft, centre-parted fringe and a fresh, above-the-shoulder cut.
Bixie
One of the newest hairstyle trends out of London is what Refinery29‘s freelance writer Claire Hubble introduces as “the bixie.” Fer Porro, a stylist at George Northwood salon in London, tells Hubble that style is a cross between a bob and a pixie. The visual, similar to artist Torin Ashtun’s hair: short on top, and a little longer in the back.
Heavy Layers
If you have long hair, and you want to play with the cut without losing any length, consider adding layers throughout. Here, influencer Summer McKeen shows her darker hair in a new, heavily-layered cut, for a little more body and movement around the face.
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