Trending Haircuts: The Hime is Everywhere Right Now

Celebrities Are Loving The Hime Right Now—Here’s What to Know About the Disconnected Cut

Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish all showed up to the 2025 Grammys red carpet to debut their takes on the hime cut. And if that unplanned trifecta is any indication, then we foresee this bold, disconnected cut becoming one of the new trending haircuts of 2025. Ahead, we’re breaking down exactly what the cut entails, professional tips for creating it and other names your clients may be calling it.

Here’s a look at Miley, Lady Gaga and Billie’s takes on the cut:

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What is The Hime Cut?

The hime cut (hime means princess in Japanese) is a modern take on the mullet. It is characterized by its bold, face-framing edgy look that contours the face.

Here are all of its key features:

• Bold, blunt frontal bangs
• Cheek-length, face-framing side pieces
• After the face-frame, the next layer is much longer in contrast
• All hair is straight and smooth in texture

The hime cut takes precision to master its features. Below, Sam Villa (@samvillahair), Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Sam Villa and Global Artistic Ambassador for Redken shares his tips for creating:

1. Cut hair dry and to the round of the head 
2. When cutting the fringe, use the wide teeth of a Sam Villa Signature Series Long Cutting Comb to hold hair at the level to establish the perimeter and point cut from under the comb 
3. When cutting the side pieces, start at the high point of the head and the width of the ear
4. Working from bottom to top with horizontal sections, use a razor to establish and maintain consistency in the perimeter line based on the guide underneath

Here Are Other Names For The Hime:

Since the hime isn’t necessarily a new cut, there are plenty of other names your clients might call it when the requests start rolling in.

• Disconnected Haircuts
• The Mullet
• The Wolf Cut
• The Jellyfish Cut
• Princess Cut
• Imperial Cut
• Lolita Cut

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