How to wear the hottest haircut

2013 October 11. | Szerző: shannon |

TOI’s comprehensive guide to this season’s hottest haircuts and how to wear them

So, the party season is just hotting up with allnight Navratri dancing, chased by Diwali taash parties, and New Years to wrap it all up in a neat glittering bow. You’ve got yourself a fresh wardrobe. You can’t get yourself a new face. But, you can radically change the way it looks by getting a mint new haircut.

Depending on whether you are in the mood for a few snips of a full-on carving session, here’s an 8-style chart to help you pick the crop of your choice.

The don draper

It’s the side part synonymous with the ’60s, made popular by the ad executive who wants to stay in power. Ask your barber to give you the simple scissor trim, to take it tight at the sides and leave it log at the top. Here’s the styling that’s key. Start by washing your hair with an oil-free shampoo. Rub a 50p size blob of gel into it and use the edge of your comb to pull your hair back and make the side parting. Be precise. Comb the top section over to the side, and the side section down, and back. The front needs a lift. When you comb it, raise it slightly into a soft quiff. Akshay Kumar gets it right

The pompadour undercut

Here, the sides and the top are treated as distinct identities. What this does is gives you more length on top, say five inches, and shorter sides. The hair is swept upwards from the face to create height on top. It can be worn textured or straight. For styling you need a volumizer, a blow dryer and your fingers. Blast the dryer on high and use your fingers to work your hair upwards. Pull it forward and bend it back so you get the quiff shape (dry your roots too). Keep working your fingers through the roots to create movement from within. A generous dollop of gel will stiffen the pomade. Think Shammi Kapoor, and Elvis. Davi Beckham gets it right.

Gordon gekko slick back

Inspired by the character played by Michael Douglas in the 1987 hit Wall Street (who never left home without his suspenders, bold striped shirts and slicked-back hair), the Gordon Gekko works on straight hair and slightly long hair (short, and it veers towards spikes) and spells power-dressing. A good quality hair gel is your weapon. Use it on dry hair and then run a pump of hair serum over the top. Rake it through with your fingers backwards, and you are good to go. Saif Ali Khan gets it right

The James Franco

This one’s for those who have a bit of a wave. Ask the hairstylist to keep it trimmed on the sides and back but longish with jagged layers on top, so that it can be fashioned into a coif with a bit of gel to hold it down. It allows the natural wave to fall in place. Looks best on those with a lean face and prominent jawline. No one but Franco can get this one right

The long buzz

This is the grown out version of the buzz. No styling, no combing. Just shampoo and go. Make sure the back is styled well. You don’t want to end up looking like the politico who went to a ‘saloon’. Brad Pitt got it right in Oceans Eleven.

The better Caesar

This one is a laidback shape. Get the sides to be short (you can even opt for clippers) and leave the locks above lengthier. Think Julius Caesar but better styled. George Clooney gets it right.

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