Experiment with your hairdo with ’70s wraps, ringlets and ’90s clips for fresh look
Want to get experimental with your hairdo? It's time to look to another era
IT's time to experiment this summer with a fresh look and attitude.
We go back in time and take inspiration from iconic '70s and '80s looks to help you feel Fabulous.
70s — THAT’S A WRAP
Hair wraps were a trend in the ‘70s, but now there’s a more subtle take on the look.
If you don’t want to go bold, you can rock a hair scarf by wrapping it around your pony instead.
This look is not polished, so the more dishevelled your locks, the better – it’s great for second-day hair.
Use a waving tool, such as Beauty Works The Waver, £70 to create texture, then scrunch a texturising foam into dry locks – IGK Sunday Funday Texture Foam, £25, will hold the wave in place.
Pull into the centre of your head with a hair tie before wrapping and knotting a scarf around it.
Hair not long enough for a high pony? Leave the bottom section of your hair out of the scarf to create the illusion of a lengthier mane.
- Beauty Works The Waver, £70 from Beauty Works —
- IGK Sunday Funday Texture Foam, £25 from SpaceNK —
- Scarf, £7.99 from New Look —
80s — PUT A RINGLET ON IT
Perms were a major thing back in the ‘80s, and this year we’ve seen the corkscrew curl make a comeback – and we reckon it’s here to stay.
The good news is that even if your tresses are flat, there’s always a way to get curl into them without having to commit to a perm.
Use a spray, such as GHD Heat Protect Spray, £12.95, on freshly washed hair before rough-drying.
Then, separating your hair into 1in sections, take a corkscrew curler, such as Lee Stafford Chopstick Styler, £19.99, and wrap each section around it for 10 seconds.
This should create tight curls. Once your whole head is done, spritz through a mega-hold spray, such as Boots Ultimate Hold Hairspray, £1.50, to keep your curls in place.
Finally, run your fingers through your locks to separate them for a natural finish.
- GHD Heat Protect Spray, £12.95 from GHD —
- Lee Stafford Chopstick Styler, £19.99 from Argos —
- Boots Ultimate Hold Hairspray, £1.50 from Boots —
90s — SLIDE SHOW
Hair clips are officially back and the trendy ‘90s way of teaming with a poker-straight mane is making an appearance once more.
For this look, you want the glossiest of locks, so after straightening your whole head of hair with a set of wide-plate straighteners, such as Remington Pro-Ceramic Extra Hair Straightener, £34.99, spritz on John Frieda Frizz Ease 100% Shine Glossing Mist, £5.99, for a serious injection of shine.
After parting your hair in the centre, add a statement hair clip (£6 for two, ASOS) about 2in away from your parting on either side. Simple yet stylish!
- Remington Pro-Ceramic Extra Hair Straightener, £34.99 from Argos —
- John Frieda Frizz Ease 100% Shine Glossing Mist, £5.99 from Superdrug —
- Statement hair clip, £6 for two from Asos.com —
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00s — NOUGHTY BUT NICE
Anyone who was anyone in the early 2000s would have been all-too-familiar with a bit of hair crimping à la Christina Aguilera.
But now the look has an edgy twist. Rather than crimping all of your strands from root to tip, this style is all about making it a cool feature.
Start with straight hair, then take a tool such as Babyliss The Crimper, £22.99, and press it down at the top of one 10cm section of hair, starting at the front hairline.
Then, gently move it down a couple of inches and do the same all over. This will create a zigzag effect, which you can then spritz in place with a soft-touch, glossing fixing spray such as Aveda Air Control Hair Spray, £21.
- Babyliss The Crimper, £22.99 from Argos —
- Aveda Air Control Hair Spray, £21 from Look Fantastic —
- Hair: Guy Kremer using L’Oréal Professionnel
- Make-up: Emily Wood at Creatives Makeup + Hair Agency
- Beauty assistant: Tara Ledden
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