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Don’t fear the trim. A regular haircut could actually help your hair grow to its full potential.

Inflation is hair-raising for the beauty industry

Call it the coiffure index: As consumers feel the cost-of-living crunch, they’re indulging in an affordable treat. Salon-grade hair treatments used at home are emerging as a key part of the trend.

  • Andrea Felsted

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Look after your hair health.

6 products to improve your hair’s health from $21

New-gen follicular care, from serums to “growth caps”, detanglers and peptides.

  • Frances Mocnik
Jacob Elordi, “represents the shift to natural texture and softer finishes”, says Bickerton.

I’ll have ‘The Jacob’: The hair and beard styles that are in fashion right now

Take a seat in the barber’s chair and get the long and short of men’s hair trends.

  • Stephanie Darling
Andie MacDowell has gracefully graduated to grey hair.

There’s one thing you shouldn’t do when you are ready to go grey

Beware the “instant” method of embracing silver hair, says one expert – who says “grey transitioning” is a growing movement.

  • Gay Alcorn
Hair loss may be optional given the effectiveness of baldness drug Finasteride, but many men are also finding there are costs including depression and diminished sexual performance.

Men can now pop a pill to cure their baldness. The catch? It may also wreck their sex life

Follically challenged men can now pop a pill to cure their baldness. The catch? It may also wreck their sex life.

  • Susan Dominus
Shaggy bohemian fringes with a “grown out” feel on the Chloé Fall/Winter 2026 runway.

Ready for a fringe? Be inspired by the latest celebrity and catwalk takes

Whether wispy, side-swept, choppy or bottleneck, fringes are back – and here to stay.

  • Stephanie Darling
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The fringe is back and on Margot Robbie front row at Chanel for Paris Fashion Week.

Fringes are back. These are the best styles to copy from fashion week

Undone hair and make-up led the trends on the autumn/winter runways.

  • Stephanie Darling
Margot Robbie front row at Chanel for Paris Fashion Week.

Margot Robbie’s new look should come with a warning

Kylie Minogue and Teyana Taylor also turned heads in the front row at Chanel’s Paris Fashion Week show.

  • Damien Woolnough

She’s the hairdresser loved by Dua Lipa. Now, anyone can try her range of products

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate some of the names behind the brands we love.

  • Stephanie Darling
Olivia Dean and Addison Rae ae part of the celebrity cohort reviving the centre part.

Millennials, rejoice: The side part is on trend once again

Grab your skinny jeans and ankle socks because the side part has inched its way back into the zeitgeist.

  • Rory Satran