GRAZIA HEALTH+BEAUTY
Is your colour maple blonde enough? Have you tried hair ‘Botox’? Is your style cutting it? Here’s how to have a good hair day every day
KILLER CUTS
From micro-fringes to maxi-manes, the new style rules say anything goes – as long as it’s extreme…
‘Healthy hair is sexy again,’ says the hairstylist and trend forecaster Tom Smith, who points out that ‘length and thickness is a clear sign of vitality’. Bum-skimming locks say, ‘I’m healthy and I’m wealthy,’ a nod to quiet luxury. Yes, you could do an Emma Stone in Poor Things and cheat your way to a fuller mane with extensions and hair pieces – no judgement here. But, for the real thing, a 360 approach is required. ‘A healthy body will grow healthy hair,’ explains Smith, who is raving about the super-ingredient Keranat, found in the Feel Hair Loss Support supplements, £56 for 30, which works to increase growth factors in the scalp.
AS SEEN ON Gigi Hadid, Emma Stone, Anya Taylor Joy
Lego Man is this year’s unlikely hair inspiration. Forget whimsical waves and take your cue from Zendaya’s blunt micro-fringe. Hard to pull off unless you have the face of the Euphoria star, Smith suggests taking a softer approach to the angular fringe. Ask your stylist for a sharp, face-framing cut, breaking at the brow bone. ‘This will accentuate your eyes and cheekbones.’ Particularly flattering if you have a long, oval or heart-shaped face.
AS SEEN ON Zendaya, Kristen Stewart
The humble parting is stuck in the middle no more. Deep side-swept hair has been spotted all over the red carpet. Case in point? Selena Gomez’s asymmetric Hollywood waves at the Emmys. To find the most flattering off-centre part for you, use your eye as a guide. ‘Line up your parting with either the inner corner, pupil or outer corner,’ advises Smith, ‘you’ll soon see which one works best.’
Other ways to tap into the asymmetrical trend? Try letting a single strand fall freely over one side of your face. Or, make like Dua Lipa at the Golden Globes and throw hair nonchalantly over one shoulder. Crooked chic.
AS SEEN ON Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa, Kirsten Dunst, Danielle Brooks
BIG HAIR, DO CARE
The ’do is back, people! And it’s bigger than ever. Need proof ? Miley Cyrus could have hidden a small dog in her bouffant at the Grammys. Over on the runways, models at the Marc Jacobs A/W ’24 show did a grand job balancing backcombed wigs of dizzying proportions; ’70s disco and then some.
A clean canvas is the key to creating gravity-defying hair. ‘Light, weightless and without residue,’ is the goal, says Smith, who advises washing hair with a clarifying shampoo to remove mine
