3 ‘Cool Girl’ Winter Hair Trends You’ll Want to Try at Home Immediately
Sadaf Razi is Adore Beauty's Senior Beauty Editor.
She's a former fashion editor (who worked at various glossy mags) and stylist-turned digital beauty and lifestyle writer. She has been in the lifestyle/media industry for over 10 years and her work has also been featured on international covers like Elle France and Vanity Fair Mexico.
Some of her fave Adore Beauty products include Cicaplast B5, CeraVe Cleansing Oil and Lancôme Renergie Triple Serum.
Runway hair trends are meant to be aspirational.
They often forecast and set the tone for styles we can look to for inspiration when we style our own hair.
This year, our Senior Editor Amy and I were lucky enough to attend Afterpay Australian Fashion Week with professional haircare brand Redken.
This meant going backstage at some of the shows to take a peek at the beauty looks and popular hairstyles created by Redken hair directors Diane Gorgievski and Richard Kavanagh.
In between being pampered and getting our hair and makeup done (it's a hard job, we know), we did our due diligence and took notes on all the winter 2022 hair trends.
More importantly, we asked the experts how to replicate them in a wearable way for everyday life.
Keep scrolling for three 2022 hair trends we spotted at Fashion Week, and exactly how to do them at home.
Trend 1. Grungy Lived-In Waves.
The 2022 hair trend:
Lived-in and textured waves were featured in the Bec & Bridge show, which was all about ‘90s grunge.
Redken Hair Director Diane Gorgievski took inspiration from popular TV show Euphoria to create the looks, which had a sexy, sweaty and 'youthful glamour' vibe.
Diane says this look was inspired by "the modern girl who is living her best life after lockdown!”
Want to try this look at home?
If the sexy, sweaty, cool fashion runway look is not your vibe, you can still replicate the ‘90s grunge hair moment in a real life way.
Just like the Redken team did with Senior Editor Amy on the night…
To get this look, try the Redken Quick Blow Out 125ml for texture and volume, then using a straightener, curl the hair holding the tongs vertically for a more lived-in wave than a tight curl.
Follow up with a hair clay to scrunch up the waves. Yep, hair clay isn't just for short hair!
Redken Brews Outplay Texture Pomade 100ml or Redken Texture Paste 75ml are perfect for this.
A bit of the Redken Shine Flash 150ml spray finishes the look. *Chef's kiss*
Trend 2. High-Shine Gloss.
The 2022 hair trend:
The ‘wet look’ trend was another style we saw quite a lot across a few different shows.
Hair director Richard Kavanagh used three Redken products to achieve directional, runway-ready, glossy up-dos and sleek looks for the Daniel Avakian runway.
"First, you need to build the foundation and fabric of the hair, for this use Redken Root Lifter 300g to lift roots and provide all-over volume."
"Follow this with Redken Forceful 23 Super Strength Hairspray 278g as this will hold the shape and texture of the wet look, and finish with Redken Shine Flash 150ml for extra gloss.”
Diane also created high-shine and glossy waves for the Hansen & Gretel show below.
Want to try this look at home?
The wet hair trend looks stunning on red carpets, but we reckon the real-world version is super shiny, glossy hair!
There are a few things you can do to enhance your hair's natural shine.
Start with a shine-enhancing shampoo and leave-in treatment like the the two products in our Redken runway bundle - the Redken Acidic Bonding hair range is basically like brightening skin care, for your hair.
Redken Shine Flash 150ml was maybe the hardest-working product at Fashion Week, you can spritz over the hair to add extra gloss and shine before heading out.
Another easy way to add gloss and shine? Ask for a gloss treatment at your next salon visit!
Glossy locks were a focus at the media, influencers and celebrity showcase event at the Redken pop-up salon at Edwards & Co salon in Sydney.
Naturally, we gave it a go, and just look at the results!
Gloss treatments to enhance your colour are super popular, and especially great in winter when hair can appear duller.
But don’t worry, you don’t have to have coloured hair to get an in-salon gloss treatment.
Redken’s in-salon gloss treatments include a clear gloss through to toning shades and colour-depositing pigments.
I had a clear gloss done, while Amy's gloss treatment included the shade 9AA - Papaya to add what the hair stylist described as a "sun-kissed look" to her natural colour.
Next time you visit the salon, request an in-salon gloss treatment for your shiniest mane ever!
Trend 3. Enhancing Natural Textures.
The 2022 hair trend:
While there were a bunch of different hairstyles on display at the Erik Yvon runway show, the main look was natural, big texture with hairline waves.
Redken stylists helped models to embrace their natural curls and hair textures, and style baby hairs rather than hide them away.
Diane told us they wanted to be "working with how people are already styling their hair."
Want to try this look at home?
Embracing and working with natural textures is a trend that we can get behind!
Select products designed to enhance your specific hair texture or wave pattern.
For example, a product like Redken Curvaceous Full Swirl ? Curly & Wavy Hair Cream Serum is great for enhancing curls and reducing frizz.
Redken All Soft Heavy Cream 250ml treatment helps improve hair manageability, condition, control frizz and restore shine.
And for styling those natural textures?
Opt for something like the Redken ONE UNITED ALL-IN-ONE MULTI-BENEFIT TREATMENT or Redken Oil for All 100ml that’s a multi-purpose product for all hair types.
If you're wondering how to style and tame your baby hairs and style your edges, something like Redken Quick Dry 18 Instant Finishing Hairspray along with the help of a toothbrush will work a treat.
When talking about 'hair trends 2022', 'latest hair trends 2022' or 'winter hair trends', we think embracing your natural hair texture - whatever that is - will be big!
Did you like any of these latest hair trends? I'll definitely be giving the textured waves a try!
For more behind the scenes action and trends from fashion week, check out our fashion YouTube vlog below!
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