Big hair—and velcro hair rollers, more specifically—is having a moment. One scroll through TikTok and Instagram and you’ll see everyone from influencers to celebrity stylists flaunting voluminous blowouts. Blame it on the ‘90s fever that’s completely dominated beauty trends the past year (blue eye shadow and scrunchies, anyone?), but bouncy, polished hair now reigns supreme in a beauty world once owned by messy beach waves. 

Celebrity hairstylist Priscilla Valles—who styles the hair of Kim Kardashian, Hailey Bieber, and Dua Lipa and has her own extensions line with Glam Seamless—has noticed an uptick in clients asking for volume and is embracing the revival. “I’ve been encouraging [the look] a lot too,” she tells Glamour. “Not everybody wants that styled, curled look. I feel like I talk about [velcro hair rollers] in every interview. We’re bringing them back. I love that look. It’s soft ’90s glam.” 

Of course, not all of us can afford to get blowouts on the regular or shell out the cash for a Dyson Airwrap, but velcro hair rollers can achieve the exact same look at a fraction of the price. They’re also accessible—you can easily pick them up at the drugstore or Sephora. The only problem? If you aren’t experienced with velcro rollers, they can be pretty intimidating. As someone who has leaned into the blowout trend, I got my own set of velcro rollers hoping to recreate the bouncy magic. They’ve been sitting in my closet collecting dust ever since. 

But Valles assures us that using it isn’t as scary or difficult as it seems. Her only warning? Make sure the rollers aren’t too small. “You really want to have that natural look,” she says. “If you think of the little ladies with their roller sets, they are so small. They have so many of them. You want the opposite of that.”

Ahead, Valles breaks down how to use velcro hair rollers, along with her best tips for achieving bouncy beautiful hair. 

Start at the top of your head.

It turns out, sectioning your hair is pretty easy. Valles recommends starting at the top of your head and working your way down. “I always like to start with on top because I want that to get the most heat and sit the longest, because it’s usually where you want most of the volume,” she says. You don’t have to be exact with the sectioning, just make sure the sections have a good chunk of hair (more on that later). “We’re going to do big sections here, because we’re not trying to have a really curly look.” 

Go big or go home. 

Valles recommends using the biggest rollers in your set for the back of the head and one size down for the sides. “These are three inch, two inch, three inch,” she says. “I go for the biggest ones, just because I really just want the volume at the root with a little bend on the ends. Obviously the tighter you go, the tighter the curl is. But I don’t really want a curl.” 

Prep the hair.

If you are working with damp hair, use a volumizing mouse or spray to get that extra oomf. Apply the product to the roots and run through the ends. Make sure the hair isn’t too damp—it should be 90 percent dry. 

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Out of all the protective hairstyles Black women cycle through, box braids hairstyles are probably one of the most popular. Not only are they super stylish, but they give us a chance to give our hair a break. “When natural hair is overmanipulated, it tends to cause breakage, so a protective style like box braids protects it from being harmed,” says Ursula Stephen, celebrity hairstylist and global ambassador for Suave, Tresemmé, and Dove. 

Over the last few years, some of our favorite celebrities have made box braids their go-to hair style for red carpets or social media appearances with It girls like Coi Leray, Rihanna, Zoë Kravitz, and Zendaya all rocking the protective style. 

What are box braids?

In short, they’re braids that get their name from the square shape in which your hair is sectioned off. They’re most often installed with extensions and come in a range of lengths, sizes, and colors (as you’ll see ahead).

If you’re thinking of getting the style yourself, there are a couple of things Stephen thinks you should know. First, you should treat and trim your hair prior. Natural hair is often blow-dried out beforehand to make the installation process easier for your stylist, so you can have your ends cut then. Speaking of stylists, Stephen recommends that you research yours beforehand and be conscious of the sensitive parts of your scalp during the braiding process. “If you have a thin or weak hairline, then you shouldn’t put excess tension on those areas,” she warns.

Once you have your box braids in, it’s easy to forget about your actual from-the-root hair which, yes, still requires moisturizing. “Products that have penetrating ingredients like coconut oil, jojoba oil, and olive oil are great to use while wearing these styles,” says Stephen. As for when to take them down, she recommends keeping them in for two months maximum.

Now that we have the basics out of the way, we’ve rounded up some of the coolest box braids hairstyles for you to consider. Fair warning, though: It’ll be hard to choose just one. Scroll on through for our favorites. 

The bounce blowout is the next-level hair trend you need to know about. Grab your round brush, because in case you hadn’t heard, 2022 is the year that luxe, gravity-defying blow dries are back in full force. 

The look, favored by the likes of JLo who recently wore the bounce blowout, takes the classic blow dry a step further, with supersized sculpted waves, tons of body and—you guessed it—incredible bounce.

While JLo’s hairstylist, Chris Appleton didn’t reveal the exact method he used to create her bounce blowout, Chris has previously let us in on how he creates mega voluminous bombshell curls. He uses a large round brush like a roller, winding hair around the barrel, then blasts it with a hair dryer and leaves it in place to cool for a few seconds before uncoiling it. To help lock in the shape while he makes his way around the rest of the hair, he wraps each section he’s blow-dried up with a roller and leaves it until the end where he lets the whole lot loose.

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Over on TikTok where “blowout” has 582 million views users have been sharing their tips and hacks to get the most bounce possible. After getting requests to post a hair tutorial @dianashex showed how she uses a blow dryer with a detachable hair roller brush (the top section of the brush detaches and can be clipped in hair) which doubles as a round brush and a roller. 

And @afnandano uses the Dyson Air Wrap with the round brush attachment to add ’90s flicks alongside next-level bounce.

Last summer we predicted blow dries would be back and quite literally bigger than ever, but it’s a trend that’s dominating 2022. “I think there will be a wave back towards longer, more styled hair,” Luke Hersheson told Glamour. After the two years we’ve just had, “we’re craving to embrace glamour,” he adds. “There’s a mood of getting dressed-up and going out,” says Luke. “We’ve seen it before with the post-depression era in the ‘20s or post-war hair in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Hair was very heightened, it was less functional.” 

Basically we’re in the mood to swap lazy-girl hair for glam-girl hair and have a hairstyle that matches all those boujee plans we’re making.

For more from GLAMOUR’s Beauty Editor, Elle Turner, follow her on Instagram @elleturneruk

This post originally appeared on Glamour UK.

Listen, we love a messy bun…but we also love the super-sleek Y2K vibe that’s seen strands get neater and a little more “done.” That pretty much sums up how we feel right about now. We’re craving comfort (still wedded to our sweats), but we also want to feel pulled together and a little bit schmancy. 

If a hairstyle could embody us right now, it would be the twist-knot bun. We keep seeing the trend crop up across our Insta grid from experts in the know who, from what we can tell, 100% understood the assignment.

The trend sees hair immaculately center-parted or combed back super neatly at the crown, then twisted up into a knot with the ends left loose and more casual. Basically, it’s a cool-girl step-up from the mullet, which is known for being business in the front, party in the back. Ditto—only this is way more wearable.

It offers the sort of versatility we like: It would work just as well for a black-tie event, paired with a slinky outfit and a kick-ass lip, as it would with a T-shirt and jeans (or those sweats we can’t stop going on about). 

Even better, the twist-knot bun honestly is so easy to do. All you need is a brush to ensure the front is nice and neat (middle parting optional). We recommend misting hair with a light hairspray to keep it snatched, or for curly or coiled hair a gel offers extra hold.

For more grip you can tie your hair back into a ponytail, just down from where you’d place a high-ponytail, at the crown. Or skip straight to twisting your ponytail from the top to the bottom. Wrap the twist round on itself like an old-school bun, then leave the end of your ponytail loose and fasten in place with a hair tie.

And that’s it. The new go-to updo is right up our street.

This story originally appeared on Glamour U.K. 

Looking for the biggest haircut of 2022? Let us introduce you to the boy bob. Because let’s face it, we all know by now that the bob haircut is pretty much the shag of our generation. It’s iconic. It’s ubiquitous. And it’s everywhere. Honestly, we’ve seen every iteration going, from the A-line bob to the Frenchie bob, the collarbone bob, the ’90s crop bob, the tucked bob, the pixie bob, the box bob.… You name it, it’s been done. 

Surely there’s no-where else to go—right? Except—we spoke to our favorite top hairstylists, and they let us in on a not-so-secret secret —when it comes to bobs, the options are endless and there is still tons of fun to be had. That’s where the boy bob comes in, according to L.A.’s coolest hairstylist, Sal Salcedo.

“Blunt boy bobs will be all the rage,” Salcedo tells Glamour. As bobs go, this one’s a loose cut that allows for lots of interpretation, and the rules are, there are almost no rules. The main feature is that it’s not too ‘done’. Mercifully, we can drop our straighteners and make like the lads with a wash-and-go situation on the days we can’t be faffed with serious styling. “It’s a fuller take on the bob where the natural texture can roam free. Anything from chin to collarbone length is game here,” Salcedo explains. 

Leading London hairstylist and CEO of Hershesons, Luke Hersheson, has also pegged it as the style to have on your radar. “What’s important is the texture of the bob. It needs to feel a bit undone, nothing too rigid.” He recommends air-drying “so it’s got a bit of movement in it.”

Really, the boy bob is about personality and letting your hair’s own waves, kinks, and curls do their thang by working with your hairstylist on an easygoing cut that bigs up your own texture. Simple, but beautifully effective.

Here are 7 ways to wear it:

Lip length

Straight fringe, wavy lengths

Flipped

Curly

Outgrown

Wet and slicked back

Side parted

This story originally appeared on Glamour U.K.

Are you still wondering if you should get bangs? Listen, we’ve all been there. Sometimes we regret the decision to commit to a fringe immediately, but sometimes, bangs transform us into our authentic selves. And maybe your own scissors have been sitting on the bathroom counter taunting you, convincing you to make the change yourself. 

Bangs come in all different shapes and sizes. There are blunt bangs (like Dakota Johnson’s), wispy bangs, Birkin bangs, curly bangs, side-swept bangs, and curtain bangs. Basically, there is a type of bang that suits anyone, any face shape, and every level of maintenance you’re willing to put up with. But the latest bang trend we’re getting hyped over is bottleneck bangs, a longer bang that requires less maintenance than most and, let’s be honest, are easier to grow out if you’re not into the final result. 

Celebrity hairstylist and European Creative Director for evo hair, Tom Smith says that the term “bottleneck bang” comes from exactly that: a bottle. “This hairstyle takes inspiration from the neck of a bottle; starting slim and short in the middle, curving longer around the eyes, and then longest following the line of the cheekbone,” Smith says. “This allows the length and angle to be adjusted depending on whether you want to make your cheekbones appear wider or stronger. Many people don’t suit a classic ‘fringe’ (the solid horizontal line across the face), but most can wear bottleneck bangs to add softness to the face.”

To get bottleneck bangs, it’s important to get specific with your stylist in order to get the style that frames your face exactly how you want. “To get bottleneck bangs, ask your hairstylist to create longer bangs that skim your cheekbones at an angle that flatters your face, curving around to create a layer that sits somewhere between your cheekbones and jaw,” Smith says. “Then ask for the central part to be cut shorter, keeping the cutting line soft and choppy, with the shortest part in the middle and getting longer on the edges.”

For more hair inspiration, check out Glamour’s list of the 25 coolest winter haircuts to try as we head into 2022. 

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Just when I thought we’d figured out what all the big hairstyle trends were going to be in 2022, a familiar look from a few decades ago is throwing a gamine wrench into things. Although I honestly don’t remember it being called this back in the ’90s—and I remember pretty much all the great portmanteaus I’ve encountered in my lifetime—the “bixie” is back, and it’s ready to delight, dazzle, and potentially confuse.

The bixie is called the bixie because it combines elements of two distinctly recognizable hairstyles—the bob and the pixie—and creates a new hairstyle in a gray (but very cute) area. “A bixie cut is equal parts pixie cut and a bob,” says stylist Andrew Fitzsimons. “It’s a shaggy bob with a mix of layers, to add dimension and texture.” Think of the influx of short haircuts in the mid to late ’90s, the ones that weren’t cropped enough to be called pixies but weren’t long enough to be considered bobs. (At the time I think we just called the looks “short hair”…?) So many stars were doing it: Winona Ryder, Meg Ryan, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Halle Berry, Rachael Leigh Cook, Neve Campbell, Drew Barrymore, and the Aussie soap opera star turned pop singer who inspired my own college crop, Natalie Imbruglia. 

It was an undeniably adorable look that eventually fell out of favor; my theory is that it evolved from a carefree look to a more heavily styled, extremely angular look that felt pretty cool when Victoria Beckham did it and then a little less so when Kate Gosselin did. (Is there any haircut more indelibly associated with the phrase “I need to speak to your manager”?) But a new wave of celebrities are bringing back that original, lower-key bob-meets-pixie vibe, and with it, an inevitability: We’re all going to be getting bixies in 2022. 

We can credit Rowan Blanchard for getting the ball rolling two years ago while attending Paris Fashion Week with an authentic ’90s bixie, complete with choppiness and different lengths.

Any hairstylist worth their salt will tell you that an outstanding short cut, like a bob or a pixie crop, can take the weight off you in the styling department. It’s the easiest shortcut to “I woke up like this” hair: Maximum “cool girl” points, minimum effort. Basically, the shape will do all the hard work while you kick back and chill with enviably delicious hair.

In fact, our love of effortlessly chic short haircuts is why curl-by-curl cutting has blossomed, to give curly girls a bespoke shape that’s custom-created to make the most out of their texture. And it’s why the ultra-blunt “sliced bob” is a masterpiece for girls with fairly fine and straight strands. Then, if you wish, you can add a little dedicated styling time on top.

Case in point is Karlie Kloss’s chin-length bob, created by hairstylist Jacob Rozenberg, then styled to perfection by celeb hair guru Harry Josh. It’s short, it’s sexy, it’s sleek, and it’s effortless.

We asked Josh what the magic ingredients for this cut are so you can copy and paste to your hairdresser, then zhuzh it up yourself at home.

Why would we choose this style over a choppier bob?

A bob isn’t a one-cut-fits-all. There’s the French bob, the asymmetrical bob, the collarbone bob, the hacked bob—each offers a little something different, so why choose this sleek, sliced look? “If you have finer hair, this helps create a cleaner line,” explains Josh. It looks instantly pulled together and pretty, but without looking too prim.

What makes this style more modern?

There’s less in the way of layers, and it looks largely the same length, which makes it look more sleek and uniform, but “it’s ever so slightly longer at the front and almost A-line,” says Josh. That longer length at the front gives you the room to style and shape those front pieces into a framing halo around the face.

Why is it a good style for autumn?

Sounds counterintuitive, but cutting your hair short in the summer can actually be tricky. It means that you don’t have the length to tie it up and out the way when it’s hot. That’s why a bob shape really comes into its own in autumn and winter. Put simply, “short hair is chic and looks great with turtlenecks and sweaters,” reckons Josh.

What should people be aware of before getting this cut?

This style works better for straight and fine hair. If you have a natural wave or curl, you’ll probably end up spending more time styling it. Either way, the main thing is to “go to a great haircutter,” says Josh. It’ll make the difference between a mushroom cut or a perfectly balanced bob, so spend some time scouting your hairstylist’s Instagram first.

What styling products would you need for this at home?

To maximize this shape, you’ll want to look for something that adds a bit of lift. Josh recommends a volumizing or texturizing spray to take it to the next level. Lift sections of your hair, then mist the spray upward from below the section and use your fingers to tease a bit of volume near the crown. Also: An ear tuck will never fail to look chic.

How to style it?

“If your hair is already straight, don’t worry, you won’t have to do anything,” says Josh. “If it’s wavy, blow-dry it and flatiron it.”

Here’s how the celebs and the influencers are wearing the sliced bob: