TH1 Hair: festival hair trends 2022
Thomas Hills, Director of TH1 Hair in Oxted, Surrey, outlines his top festival hair trends for clients in 2022.
GO BIG OR GO HOME
The totally textured look is perfect for those clients who are a little wild at heart and want to make some serious waves this festival season. This two-tone textured Afro, from my Juxtaposition collection, is the perfect look for those looking to create some lived-in locks to last the distance. Volume is key, so get your Afro clients to encourage more volume on their locks by blow-drying on a medium heat at the roots, or by using a hair pick (with flexible rubber or metal teeth) at the roots. Those looking to recreate the look on straighter locks can braid damp hair and leave-in overnight, before undoing the following day and adding some texture spray or dry shampoo. A bit of backcombing will help turn up the festival volume even more, too.
JUICY COUTURE
One of the hottest hues this festival season is sunshine-hued hair. Imbued with solar power, when worn bold, in a single tone it screams summer and offers vibrant colour creativity with a hint of highlighter (as pictured in this canary yellow style from my Wink collection. What I love about bold shades like these is that they’re intentionally artificial, with a lookat- me appeal that resonates with those clients, both young and old, looking to live life to the max this summer. Illuminating to this degree requires serious in-salon colour commitment, so for those clients not looking to take the full prismatic plunge just yet, temporary tones will be the perfect festival tonic.
ROOTS MANEUVER
Messy mohawks are always a sure-fire festival winner, allowing clients to create various styles to rock the party. The beauty of this style is in its versatility hair can either be blast-dried, before being teased and backcombed, with the longer top strands crimped for added texture, or if clients aren’t looking to commit to shaving the sides of their head I’m a huge fan of the glossy ‘faux hawk, where the sides of the hair are left hair shorter, not shaved; a much wearable alternative. One of my favourites (as pictured in my Wink collection here) is the ‘braid-hawk’, which is a commitment-free option for clients where scalp braiding the sides of the hair negates the need to shave them. Adding texture and body to a longer middle section leaves a thoroughly modern finish that’s perfect for some fun in the sun.
GIVE ME SOME SPACE, MAN
Space buns, especially elevated ones, are going nowhere this festival season, with the trend set to be a huge hit for festival goers in 2022. This is a super versatile style, working with any hair texture, and it’s great for those clients looking to create an easy look with lived-in locks that need a bit of TLC, as hair simply needs to be parted and two pigtails twisted into buns in a matter of minutes (as pictured in my Wink collection (eft), or left half up, half down (as sported by Billie Eilish at this year’s Glastonbury). Braided details also offer some extra festival-fused- with-the-90s vibes. It’s a stellar style that can be elevated one step further with the addition of hair oil and glitter in the parting or some embellished grips for those who wanna be adorned.
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