insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 05 - July 2015 | Page 46

FASHION+BEAUTY 2015 HAIR TRENDS FROM THE BLUEBEARDS REVENGE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THE WASH-AND-GO LOOK WHILE ON HOLIDAY, BUT FOR MOST, THE WARMER MONTHS STILL INVOLVE GOING TO WORK. AN UNKEMPT ‘DO IS NOT GOING TO CUT IT UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF YOUR BOSS, SO WITH THE MERCURY SLOWLY BEGINNING TO RISE, IT’S A GOOD TIME TO GIVE YOUR SUMMER HAIRSTYLE SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT. BALMY EVENINGS AND SWEATY DAYS ON THE BEACH DON’T HAVE TO MEAN FOREGOING THE STYLING PRODUCTS ALL TOGETHER, AND NOR DO YOU HAVE TO SUCCUMB TO LIMP, GREASY HAIR. THERE ARE SOME GREAT LOOKS AROUND THIS SEASON WHICH GUARANTEE TO KEEP YOU FEELING COOL AS WELL AS LOOKING IT, SO WHETHER IT’S A SLIGHT TWEAK YOU’RE AFTER OR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL, THERE’S A SUMMER STYLE FOR YOU. Blunt cut Once again, the hair is clippered shorter at the back and sides, often with a tapered effect. The upper section of the hair is blunt cut – chopped all to the same length, and left thick and chunky to create almost a solid block of hair when styled. To style: Use a dry product such as The Bluebeards Revenge Matt Paste, and work into the roots, smoothing hair into place as you go. This look also works well styled into a pompadour. Add some pomade for the obligatory wet-look finish and hold, and use a hairdryer to create volume, smoothing any flyaways with hands as you go. The Undercut A huge trend in the 90s, the undercut is making a comeback, but thankfully, the once popular ‘curtains’ style is but a distant memory. Nowadays, the longer top section sits higher on the head so that the shaved section – usually clippered to a grade one – is exposed, and