Over the past three years, we have been so diligently copying the “clean girl aesthetic” and retired ballerinas that we seem to have forgotten what our hair looks like in its natural state, Ukr.Media reports.
And here's a surprise. At the spring-summer 2026 shows, many models came out not with an “egg head”, but with normal, lively hair. And not just lively, but with the same cheeky, heavy, luxurious volume that we saw in our mothers' photos from the 90s.
This isn't retro — it's rehab
Don't get me wrong: we're not cosplaying 90s disco. We're not building “concrete” structures on our heads that are not afraid of the wind. We just miss the days when supermodels were supermodels, not just influencers with a nice filter.
Think of Brooke Shields or early Crawford. Their hair lived a life of its own: falling over their faces, getting tangled, sticking to their lip gloss. And there was that crazy sexuality and zest for life that we were so lacking during the years of sterile minimalism.
Why a deep parting?
The secret is no longer in the combing (God forbid). Everything is decided by pure geometry. We take and throw the entire mass of hair to one side. A deep, almost obscene side parting.
Instant lift. Seriously, it works better than face fitness. The asymmetry visually lifts the cheekbones.
The “I didn’t feel like it.” A straight parting requires perfect symmetry and full combat readiness. A side parting is forgiving. You look like you just ran your hand through your hair and went to order your matcha latte.
How to wear it so you don't look like an “aunt”
There's a big risk of slipping into the “accountant style at a corporate party,” but the mobile texture is a lifesaver. Forget about super-hold nail polish. We need air.
This hair is something you want to touch. A little careless, a little grunge, like you just left a party (or didn't go to bed at all).
It's time to put the natural bristle brushes for smoothing out tufts in the back drawer. Enough with being perfect. Let's allow ourselves to be noticeable, take up space, and finally, just wave our mane.
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Concrete Server 🦁 Live Volume 23.02.2026 09:10 Beauty🔥🔥🔥 + Reply