London, Europe Brief News – Want to know the hair trends of 2023? Here are four hair trends set to dominate 2023 that you should really know about.
The “C” cut
“The ‘C’ shape haircut is going to be huge,” says Dom. In a nutshell, it features a “softer ‘U’ shape through the length and layers and face framing pieces,” explains Dom. “It’s a progression of the heavy ‘70s and ‘90s cuts we saw everywhere in 2022. It’s like the revival of The Rachel, but much more soft and not as heavy on the face framing. It gives a more rounded, balanced haircut that’s still fun to style and easy to do, but the hair has more intentional, rounded shapes and curves – instead of the “V” cut where hair goes to a point.” says Dom. The bonus? It’ll make hair look thicker, too. As for styling, “the soft rounded curves will look great styled or left to dry naturally,” Dom adds.
Mix ‘n match cuts
“One thing that’s a massive trend for 2023 is that clients are starting to put different haircuts together, such as combining the front of one type of haircut, with the back of another (maybe shorter in the front, longer in the back), such as people’s own takes on mullets and wolf cuts,” says pro hairstylist and founder of Percy & Reed, Paul Percival. “People are almost having a DIY version of a haircut. There is a real trend of mixing and matching,” he adds. “We’ll see a lot of ‘70s and ‘90s styles fused together taking the best of both eras,” agrees Dom. “So you might see the shag or wolf cut turned into the octopus cut, or the mullet and shag turned into the shullet. The haircuts have evolved, taking the best bits from each cut and making a hybrid version,” he adds.
Short cuts
“Short hair cuts in particular will be huge in 2023,” confirms celebrity hairstylist, Dionne Smith. “We’ll be seeing a lot of pixie cuts, short bobs, fringes and styles of that variety. I think the need for a fresh start and pressing the reset button after a challenging couple of years will manifest in the desire to cut our hair. Short crops and bobs will be the most in-demand cuts,” she adds.
Curated curls
“Coily and curly hair already has incredible texture, so there isn’t one specific trend,” says Dom. But he’d recommend tailoring your cut to meet your hair goals, “whether it be volume, balance, length or overall shape.” To do this, Dionne says taking a curated and bespoke approach is important. “The best cut for those with curly or coily hair is one that grants the opportunity to work with the hair’s natural texture such as the Deva Cut. This trend sees the stylist cutting on Afro hair in its dry state, with the curls cut section-by-section to allow the hair to fall naturally,” she says.
