The haircut you should get (by order of the Peaky Blinders)

A bit like when your mum cut your fringe in primary school, but much cooler. Baby bangs, micro fringe, mini fringe; Audrey Hepburn put the cropped cut on the map, Uma Thurman’s was killer in Pulp Fiction, and my Instagram feed reminds me on the daily why heading to the salon would be a good idea.  The conventional ‘mini fringe’ is cut straight for a fresh, modern vibe. It’s kind of edgy, it’s laidback, and it looks great if your face is a little longer (a short-cut fringe will accentuate roundness). The thinned-out mini fringe is a little quirkier –…

So maybe Emily Ratajkowski didn’t quite take the pixie plunge (that pic was a wig, shucks), but, she’s given us some serious salon inspiration, and we’re ready for more. Cara Delevingne has been at it more recently, debuting a blunt-cut bob for the Puma campaign, so is this the cut to be testing out for the summer? I’d say so. Keeping hair shorter has endless perks – not just using less shampoo... If you’re a roll-out-of-bed-and-go kinda’ person, this cut was made for you. A spritz of dry shampoo on days where sleep matters more than shine, and a few slipped in hair slides…

The fade. You’ve probably heard of it. You’ve no doubt spotted it. Hey, you might even be sporting it (and not even realise). In brief, it’s an ‘aggressively tight’ tapered cut, kept super short at the sides and back, and ‘fading’ to any length up top (and, yep, it’s pretty much the cut of 2018). The undercut fade is a good one (on-trend, low maintenance, a crowd-pleaser – read: your chums on Instagram will no-doubt double tap). The cut keep lots of length up top before tapering to a thin fade at the sides, and is super versatile when styling; pompadour, slicked…