Similar to a mullet, the style features more body and volume at the crown of the head (the head of the octopus) and then longer, thinner, shag-like layers from the mid-shaft to ends (the tentacles). Though the octopus haircut is inspired by both the mullet and shag, it is neither.
If low-maintenance hairstyles are your thing, you're in luck. According to Duenas, there's almost no upkeep with an octopus cut — especially if you have thicker, textured hair. “The more texture you have, the more disheveled it is, the better it looks,” he says.
The 'Rachel haircut' is back in all its '90s glory. The voluminous shoulder-length style with long layers was popularised in the '90s after Jennifer Anniston's character Rachel Green in hit US TV show Friends.
The octopus haircut is the evolution of shags and mullets. Pieces of layers are cut into various lengths, creating a silhouette of the octopus' tentacles. This layered cut is starting to share the limelight with the other hair trends, and we're here for it!
The jellyfish haircut sports disconnected layers that resemble a short bob with longer layers underneath. If the name is any giveaway, it truly resembles the round body and longer, billowy tentacles of a jellyfish.
“The skunk hair trend is when the hair is parted evenly down the middle and each half-section is colored in two, extremely contrasted shades,” Hillier explains. More specifically, one side is completely black and the other side is a stark white or an almost platinum blonde (like the animal's signature tail).
Meet the ponytail method, also known as "The Unicorn Cut." This DIY haircut method that's been blowing up on YouTube has people tying their hair into an extremely high ponytail that looks like a unicorn horn and giving themselves a refreshed haircut with a single snip.
Pixie cuts will always be on-trend, but we're spotting longer variations in 2022: Like the viral mixie cut that fuses mullet and pixie elements and can be personalized based on how long a client likes to wear their fringe, layers or perimeter.
A butterfly haircut combines short layers with long layers to give your hair dimension, movement and body. The short, wispy layers hit around the chin to frame your face, highlight your features and even contour a round face shape.
"The cobra cut is long hair with layers starting about two inches below the chin and [extending] all around the head," says Nunzio Saviano, hairstylist and founder of his eponymous salon in New York City, who coined the term on TikTok.
The Waterfall Cut is such a beautiful cut that suits medium to long hair that's straight, wavy or curly. The soft, rounded layers, waves and curls cascade like a waterfall. In the shape of a upside down teardrop, tapering into a softly rounded V-shape at the ends.
The term "ghost layers" was first coined by celebrity stylist Ramon Garcia, but the style is also commonly referred to as invisible or internal layers. Essentially, it's a cutting technique involving subtle layers that are camouflaged within the hair to give the appearance that everything is one length.
The ducktail is a men's haircut style popular during the 1950s. It is also called the duck's tail, duck's ass, duck's arse, or simply D.A. and is also described as slicked back hair. The hair is pomaded (greased), combed back around the sides, and parted centrally down the back of the head.
While the two are quite similar, the biggest difference is that the wolf cut has more all-over volume while the octopus haircut's volume is focused at the crown of your head. The octopus haircut also has a distinct disconnect from the top section to the bottom, which is what gives it the octopus-like silhouette.
One of the most flattering, slimming haircuts for any face shape is face framing layers. "Face framing layers that follow the contours of your cheekbone and jawline will always give you an instant 'hair contouring' effect," says Lopez.
The "bobcat" haircut is a new twist on the "wolf cut" you've seen all over TikTok. The trend features a bob haircut with lots of shaggy layers. See how to style the bobcat haircut with long or short hair.
As celebrity and editorial hairstylist Neil Moodie explains: “A wolf haircut is a mix of the shag haircut and a mullet, but generally created on longer hair. It has shorter choppy layers on the top and longer choppy layers around the sides and back.”
Hallmarks of the Hedgehog/Herisson Hairstyle – c. 1776 – 1785. Some sort of ribbon or band tied around the hair. Ends sticking up or left fluffy – straight, curled, or craped.
“The shag— or super layered hair cut— is the trend,” says Saviano. “It works on almost every hair texture and length, and you can even style this look with or without bangs. It gives off a cool, low maintenance vibe, and truly brings out the best of natural hair texture, as the layered cut gives the hair movement.”
A bouffant (/buːˈfɒnt/) is a type of puffy, rounded hairstyle characterized by hair raised high on the head and usually covering the ears or hanging down on the sides.
An Ivy League, also known as a Harvard Clip or Princeton, is a type of crew cut in which the hair on the top front of the head is long enough to style with a side part, while the crown of the head is cut short.
Remember the famous "Rachel" haircut that everyone and their mother asked their stylist for during the '90s? Well, it's back with a modern twist. And it's now called the "octopus."