6 Big Hair Trends Everyone Is Wearing Now

While long, soft fringes are forever in favor, this season marks a return to the full bang. Think blunt, thick and heavy, as seen everywhere at fashion weeks and on the streets of Copenhagen, Paris and New York. Dakota Johnson’s choppy, brow-skimming bangs top our Hollywood hair-spiration list. Whichever style of bangs you prefer, the newest refresh is to make them a statement of their own. “It’s about disconnecting the fringe,” says George Northwood. “Not blending it from the sides, so that the fringe is separate from the rest of the hair.” Unlike more forgiving cuts, you may want to sit this one out if your hair is exceptionally curly or unruly. “This sort of fringe works better on straighter hair, as you need it to sit quite flat and smooth.”

“What we have been seeing more than ever this year is the return of the haircut and a move away from simply styled hair,” says Northwood. “These cuts aren’t necessarily rigid or graphic, but are delivered in a cool, undone way.” Plus, they’ll shave minutes off your morning routine. “You don’t want to spend forever achieving a hairstyle, so a good haircut allows you to effortlessly achieve good hair at home.” When it comes to hair health, an emphasis on hydration is equally important. A weekly moisturizing hair mask is key, whatever your hair type or texture – increase how often you use it to two or three times a week if you have dry, textured or colored hair. Pay attention to your scalp health, too, which affects hair quality from the root down. Look for products that remove buildup pre-shampoo, such as Oribe’s excellent Serene Scalp Exfoliating Scrub, and add nourishment back in before blow-drying with Augustinus Bader’s strengthening The Scalp Treatment.

All the hair experts we spoke to referenced Cindy Crawford’s gravity-defying ’90s blow dry as the biggest hair trend of the year (let alone the season). “Full, smooth and finished, it was and is pure glamour,” says Cannan. So, it’s no wonder that high-volume hair has seen its fair share of air time on the red carpet already this year – think Meghann Fahy’s voluminous waves and Alex Consani’s bouncy blowout.

However you choose to style your blowout, the finish is the same: high on volume, teased and super-polished. “This is a big, tousled hair look, blow-dried with lots of volume and hairspray,” says Cannan. While it sounds high-maintenance to create, it’s a relatively simple look to style. The trick is in adding an element of ease: “I apply a volumizer spray all over, then I blow-dry hair with a big round brush and really shake it through so that it looks undone and doesn’t recall the ’80s,” says Northwood. “The trick here is to make the look more modern by loosening strands at the ends with your fingers, so your hair has movement and doesn’t look like it’s stuck in place,” agrees Cannan.