Wear it close-cropped, or in a texturized ear-length shag, but please-no ponytails!
“Long hair is so over,” says Brian Phillips, owner of Toronto’s World Salon. “It’s very tired looking and there is absolutely nothing modern about it.”
What is happening, Phillips says, is short hair, ranging from army buzz cuts to messy Johnny Deppe styles. Hair is “angry, rough and uncomplicated” and should appear totally unpretentious-as if you simply washed it, gave it a light ruffle and scampered out the door. These sexy, undone styles require a great cut to keep them swinging.
“We have developed a really cool cutting technique, here at World, called ‘The Toronado’,” Phillips enthuses. “It consists of dividing hair into small sections, then twisting them and heavily texturizing each section, on the ends, with shears. The result is great movement, energy and texture.”
To take texture to the extreme, Richard Hyams, director of Suki’s Academy in Vancouver, British Columbia, suggests experimenting with perming techniques.
“This season we are seeing a lot of strong textural barbering incorporating multi-textural perming techniques, Hyams says. “I recommend using freehand cutting through the internal lengths to give hair a fresh edge.”
Give fall’s slick styles a lift with these styling tools: Montage Texturizing Créme by Graham Webb; Foaming Pomade by Paul Mitchell; or Spray Gel by American Crew.
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