Low maintenance hairdos and enhancing your natural tresses are the “quiet luxury” hair trends that have taken 2024 by storm. Hair trends that require too much upkeep such as constant touch-ups at the salon or those that demand the prolonged use of curling or straightening irons daily are on the way out. Apart from fuss-free and minimal upkeep styles, embracing and enhancing your hair in all its natural glory – be it curly, wavy or straight – is trending right now.
Take a look at these and other popular hairstyles making waves at the moment. Hepburn and Birkin bangs What did actresses Hepburn and Jane Birkin have in common? Apart from being known as film and fashion icons, both Brits spawned eponymous hairstyles, which have made a comeback this year. Sported by the likes of actresses Zendaya and Zoe Kravitz recently, “Hepburn bangs” are seeing a huge revival.
More women are chopping their long locks off in favour of low maintenance hairdos like Rihanna. Photo: Instagram/Rihanna This style, according to Glamour, has an airy appearance, is light and layered to make it less heavy. Current versions are short and choppy, and while they require touch-ups to maintain the style, they’ll look perfectly fine if they grow out.
Birkin bangs, were popularised in the 1960s, are a blunt-cut style that aren’t as full as normal fringe, and can be styled into a variety of lengths – at the eyebrow level, just above or just below. To get the look, they should be slightly scruffy.