The Biggest Styling Trends Of Summer 2021
Looking For Hair Inspo? Here Are The Top 11 Styling Trends Of Summer 2021
Hot girl summer is officially a thing again: Music festivals are back, patio szn is here and our ~social lives~ are calling us out of the living room and back into the world. It’s a lot, we get it! But get ready, because clients spent a lot of time in q-tine experimenting with retro styles on TikTok, like embracing a major Y2K pop revival, and they’re sure to be requesting these looks in the salon.
Prepare yourself for the return of bubble ponies, sleek-and-spiky topknots à la Lizzie McGuire and—wait for it!—feather extensions?! Yeah, it’s a thing again. Keep scrollin’ for the top styling trends of summer 2021!
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1. Bubble Ponies
Think bubble ponies reimagined! This throwback look can be worn a lot of different ways—from a playful, youthful vibe to NYC cool-girl chic by adding velvet, leather or silk scrunchie accents.
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2. Mini Money Piece Braids
If you’re not tired of hearing the words “money piece”, good! Because now they’re entering your styling vocab, too. Accent braids that frame the face are Hailey Bieber-approved, and they’re an easy way to *add a little spice* before a client leaves your chair.
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3. Feather Hair Extensions
You love them, you hate them. They take you back to summer 2009 when “TiK ToK” was simply your fave Ke$ha song—and now, Addison Rae is bringing them straight to your client’s mood board. Feather extensions are back!
4. Rubber Band Styles
Remember when Normani invented rubber band styles (again) in her iconic “Motivation” vid?! Well, they’ve continued to be all over the FYP since. Don’t know where to start? We snagged a few pro tips from Normani’s stylist Jared Henderson (@jstayready_).
- Use a light gel or pomade on the pieces of hair that are going into the rubber bands for a clean look.
- Have fun with the hair left out! Here are a few ideas: ponies, silky straight, or crimped texture like Normani.
- Spray each rubber band section with a light shine mist to make the sections pop in the sunlight at festivals.
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5. ’90s Supermodel Bouncy Blowouts
Your Gen Z clients might refer to Cindy Crawford as Kaia Gerber’s mom, but they’re no doubt obsessing over her iconic bouncy blowout that frames the face. Time to bring back the Velcro rollers!
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6. Sleek + Spiky Topknots
“Yearbooks are coming out. I’m gonna have to sign ‘You rock, don’t ever change’ like 800 times.” We didn’t get the Lizzie McGuire reboot we hoped for this year, but we did get clients requesting to look like our fave girl. This Y2K trend also pairs perfectly with a zig-zag parting!
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7. Rope Twist Ponies
Another one of our fave ways to take ponies next level: Twisted rope ponytails! Whether you’re going for sleek and slicked back, or a more playful look by leaving out the money piece, there are a lot of ways to embrace the rope look.
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8. Farrah Fawcett Hair
’70s retro glam will always be cool and Farrah’s flipped-out, face-framing and fluffy blowout with mega volume is THE look. The blown-out layers go perfectly with 2021’s top haircut trend: The shag.
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9. Twin Topknots + Pigtails
If you’re over the high pony that sits dramatically at the crown and want to mix it up a bit, our resident cool-girl internet besties are going for double trouble: Twin topknots, pigtails and braids.
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10. Thick Hairline Headbands
Somewhere at the bottom of a drawer, you probably have a thick cotton headband lying around. We are here for this look, especially on second-day (or let’s be honest, third-day) hair.
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11. Flippin’ Out
Flipping out the ends of a pony or half pony is a fast way to take a look from basic to baddie in seconds. Or, try flipping out bobs and lobs to add some drama to flat hair! Whether it’s flipped in for a sweeter vibe or flipped out for some spice, bust out the hot tools and bevel away.
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