If you want a jumpstart on the 2025 hair trends, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve been in touch with the leading hair pros and tastemakers to get their steer on what will be hot hair-wise for the year ahead.
One major take? Fresh interpretations of trad trends are in. “We’re seeing an increased interest in reinventing classic hairstyles in a modern way, like a messy textured bob as opposed to something laser cut.” notes Joanna Christie, CMO at Treatwell. “Continuing on from this theme, hairstyles that highlight a person’s natural texture have grown in popularity, over drastic hair texture changes that come from straightening treatments,” Joanna adds.
Elsewhere, the celebrities have us #influenced, and we’re still not over Sabrina Carpenter’s curtain bangs or Dua Lipa’s flirtation with cherry cola strands. According to Joanna: “Sabrina Carpenter’s tousled buttery blonde waves and Dua Lipa’s fiery copper undertones owned 2024s modern and confident hair looks. We see this influence carrying into next year and predict that curtain fringes, choppy layers and warmer toned colours will dominate hair trends and colours in 2025.” We think so, too.
Here are the 2025 hair trends you should really know…
Fringing
It won’t come as a surprise, but fringes are a 2025 hair headliner, whether it’s curtain bangs, French-girl Birkin bangs or the mouse haircut (made popular by the likes of fringe fans Taylor Swift and Dakota Johnson).
“Adding face-framing layers or a skinny fringe is a great way to bring interest to longer hairstyles, especially if you enjoy wearing your hair up. Face-framing layers enhance movement around the face, drawing attention to your features, while a skinny fringe can create a soft, edgy look,” notes Ryan Forsythe, Artistic Education Director at Trevor Sorbie. Legendary hair stylist, Sam McKnight, is backing “cool-girl Jane Birkin brow-skimming bangs” and pro hair stylist and afro hair expert, Charlotte Mensah, is team curtain bangs. “So many clients have been asking for a fringe, the most popular being the ’70s-inspired curtain bangs with a parting in the middle,” she explains. She notes that it suits most face shapes and can work across all different hair textures. For curly girls, “it can be done on a silk press, texture release, weaves, or wigs,” she says.
As for maintenance? “Greasy fringes can look lank, so keep the hairline looking fresh with Hair by Sam McKnight Lazy Girl Biodegradable Cleanse Cloths,” notes Sam.
Of course, fringing doesn’t necessarily stop with just the face framing. Layering and internal fringing remains huge. “I think there will be a ton of people who want to get the butterfly cut or similar type of haircuts, which are super layered,” notes Hasan Sahin, stylist at Larry King South Kensington. The cut blends voluminous fluttery layers and swishy chin-length face-framing pieces.
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