insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 05 - July 2015 | Page 46
FASHION+BEAUTY
2015 HAIR TRENDS
FROM THE BLUEBEARDS REVENGE
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THE WASH-AND-GO LOOK WHILE ON HOLIDAY, BUT FOR
MOST, THE WARMER MONTHS STILL INVOLVE GOING TO WORK. AN UNKEMPT ‘DO IS NOT GOING TO
CUT IT UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF YOUR BOSS, SO WITH THE MERCURY SLOWLY BEGINNING TO
RISE, IT’S A GOOD TIME TO GIVE YOUR SUMMER HAIRSTYLE SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT.
BALMY EVENINGS AND SWEATY DAYS ON THE BEACH DON’T HAVE TO MEAN FOREGOING THE STYLING
PRODUCTS ALL TOGETHER, AND NOR DO YOU HAVE TO SUCCUMB TO LIMP, GREASY HAIR. THERE ARE
SOME GREAT LOOKS AROUND THIS SEASON WHICH GUARANTEE TO KEEP YOU FEELING COOL AS
WELL AS LOOKING IT, SO WHETHER IT’S A SLIGHT TWEAK YOU’RE AFTER OR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL,
THERE’S A SUMMER STYLE FOR YOU.
Blunt cut
Once again, the hair is clippered shorter at the back and sides, often with
a tapered effect. The upper section of the hair is blunt cut – chopped all
to the same length, and left thick and chunky to create almost a solid block
of hair when styled.
To style:
Use a dry product such as The Bluebeards Revenge Matt Paste, and work
into the roots, smoothing hair into place as you go.
This look also works well styled into a pompadour. Add some pomade for
the obligatory wet-look finish and hold, and use a hairdryer to create volume,
smoothing any flyaways with hands as you go.
The Undercut
A huge trend in the 90s, the undercut is making a comeback, but thankfully,
the once popular ‘curtains’ style is but a distant memory. Nowadays, the
longer top section sits higher on the head so that the shaved section –
usually clippered to a grade one – is exposed, and