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Top 100 Hair Trends of 2012

From Casual Cornrowed Editorials to Tie-Dye Tresses

— January 1, 2013 — Fashion
This year's leading hair trends ranged from classic and understated to wacky and impractical styles. Heavily influenced by editorials and the fashion industry, hair trends changed as often as seasons.

Blogs like The Beauty Department showed more influence than ever, encouraging and making it easier for readers to try out daring styles like colored hair chalk. Beauty bloggers have a ton of clout in this industry, and the abundance of attention driven to these sites and tutorials is proof.

In terms of editorials and fashion hair trends, many publications showcased avant-garde styles like horn-inspired updos and bizarre braided creations, all of which had a very structural look.

Trend Hunter's Hair Trend Report is a great resource for those looking to learn more about upcoming trends in the hair industry.
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Popularity
Activity
Freshness
89
Textured Tresses Photography
Textured Tresses Photography
Reta2 by X-presion Showcases Revolutionary Hair Coloring Techniques
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88
Legendary Lock Editorials
Legendary Lock Editorials
The Alek Alexeyeva Elle Spain Shoot is Inspired by Famous Vixens
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87
Grungy Fringed Fashions
Grungy Fringed Fashions
The Mandy Coon Winter 2011 Runway Featured Hot Emo Bangs
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86
Contrast Pout Pictorials
Contrast Pout Pictorials
This Kelly Defina Shoot is Sass-Lipped and Energetic
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85
Ethereal Intergalactic Images
Ethereal Intergalactic Images
The Chaos Theory by Thom Kerr Editorial is Out of This World
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84
Lookalike Couple Captures
Lookalike Couple Captures
The Stan Rapley by Dennis Golonka Editorial is '70s-Inspired
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83
Space Age Hair Editorials
Space Age Hair Editorials
The Vogue US February 2012 'Starlight Express' Shoot Brings the Volume
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82
Avant-Garde Hair Designs
Avant-Garde Hair Designs
The 'I+D+i' Editorial by X-Pression Studio Experiments with Various Hues
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81
Rough Rocker Runways
Rough Rocker Runways
Gucci Fall Runway Show at Milan Men's Fashion Week 2012
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80
Fiercely Feminine Cadette Editorials
Fiercely Feminine Cadette Editorials
This Aaron Ryan Series is Tough and Flirtatious
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79
Morbid Mohawk Runways
Morbid Mohawk Runways
The Ann Demeulemeester Autumn/Winter 2012 Collection is a Gothic Explosion
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78
Eccentric Coif Creations
Eccentric Coif Creations
This Paco Peregrin and Kattaca Series is Weird and Wonderful
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77
Artsy Soft-Hued Shoots
Artsy Soft-Hued Shoots
Spring Bloom for Angeleno March 2012 Stars Katya and Angelica
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76
Paint-Gooped Model Photography
Paint-Gooped Model Photography
The Milagros Schmoll Black Magazine Issue 15 Shoot is Stunning
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75
Youthful Gray-Haired Editorials
Youthful Gray-Haired Editorials
Mario Testino Captures Natalia Vodianova for Vogue Us March 2012
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74
Romancing Victorian Couple Shoots
Romancing Victorian Couple Shoots
Marta Streng Lenses Vintage Love Appeal in 'Walk of Your Heart'
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73
Gradient Makeup Galleries
Gradient Makeup Galleries
The Vogue Paris May 2012 Editorial Stars a Colorful Natasha Poly
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72
Messy Braid Editorials
Messy Braid Editorials
The Aline Weber Vogue Paris Photo Shoot Features Outlandish Hairstyles
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71
Ombre Retro Coifs
Ombre Retro Coifs
Karolina Waz by Marcin Kempski is Full of Multicolored Designs
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70
Futuristic Hairstyle Editorials
Futuristic Hairstyle Editorials
The Vision China 'The Shell' Photoshoot Stars Antonia Wesseloh
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69
Haute Grunge Shoots
Haute Grunge Shoots
The Love Magazine Spring 2012 Collection Combines Style with Street
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68
Inked-On Buzz Cuts
Inked-On Buzz Cuts
Hair Tattoos Give Ian Watson a Permanent Haircut
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67
Natural Hair Photoshoots
Natural Hair Photoshoots
Glenford Nunez's ‘The Coiffure Project’ Celebrates Beauty
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66
Hair Sculpture Editorials
Hair Sculpture Editorials
The Hairy Spring/Summer Issue of Garage Magazine
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65
Haute Barbie Hairdos
Haute Barbie Hairdos
The Mattel 'Play with Fashion' Initiative Shows Off Chic Looks
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64
Expressionless Ombre Editorials
Expressionless Ombre Editorials
The Jess Gold Oyster Magazine Shoot Features Stoic Poses
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63
Paint-Plastered Beauty Editorials
Paint-Plastered Beauty Editorials
Wonderland September/October 2012 Issue Stars Julia Valimaki
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62
Fantastical Wig Photography
Fantastical Wig Photography
The Rocchetti Parrucche Series Showcases Some Sculptural Coifs
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61
Rural Redhead Shoots
Rural Redhead Shoots
The Taylor McCutchan Editorial is Forest Fairytale
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60
Faded Pin-Up Features
Faded Pin-Up Features
Crystal Renn Stars in a Whiteout Shoot for Muse Magazine Winter 2012
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59
Rouge Retro Beauty Shoots
Rouge Retro Beauty Shoots
The Wonderland Magazine 'Dior' Editorial Stars Stunner Alys Hale
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58
Witchy Violet-Haired Lookbooks
Witchy Violet-Haired Lookbooks
The Great Depression Autumn/Winter Collection is Seance-Chic
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57
Dazzling Sapphire-Sequined Frocks
Dazzling Sapphire-Sequined Frocks
Daphne Groeneveld Stars in a Shoot for Vogue Korea April 2012
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56
Becoming Braid Shoots
Becoming Braid Shoots
This Cover Magazine Editorial Spread is Flirty and Feminine
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55
Retro Blond Hairstyles
Retro Blond Hairstyles
The Editorial by Fredrik Wannerstedt for Tush is Sophisticatedly Vintage
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54
Patterned Petal Branding
Patterned Petal Branding
Burt's Bees Gud Packaging Gushes with a New Natural Graphic Strategy
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53
Urban Ombre Editorials
Urban Ombre Editorials
This Scott Hugh Mitchell Shoot Features Marylin Model's New Face Madison
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52
Edgy Highlights Editorials
Edgy Highlights Editorials
The 'In a Flash' Photoshoot Stars a Vibrant Dinara Chetyrova
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51
Pink Punk Advertorials
Pink Punk Advertorials
The Complot Autumn/Winter 2012 Campaign is Rockstar Chic
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50
Edgy Ostentatious Couture
Edgy Ostentatious Couture
Daphne Guinness Stars in an Editorial for Tatler Hong Kong March 2012
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49
Painted Hair Pictorials
Painted Hair Pictorials
The Lead Head Kurv Magazine Shoot is Visually Vivid
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48
Assorted Glamor Editorials
Assorted Glamor Editorials
The Elle Mexico 'Total Beauty' Photoshoot Has Eclectic Hair and Makeup
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47
Contemporary 20s Beauty Editorial
Contemporary 20s Beauty Editorial
ELLE Vietnam September 2012 Stars Sung Hee Kim and Ma Jing
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46
Vintage Shaver Branding
Vintage Shaver Branding
Spiff Packaging is 1950s-Designed to Appeal to Timelessly Dapper Gentlemen
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45
Cotton Candy-Haired Editorials
Cotton Candy-Haired Editorials
Hong Kong Pink by Jeffrey Chan is Captured on the Streets of Asia
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44
Subtle Sci-Fi Beauty Photoshoots
Subtle Sci-Fi Beauty Photoshoots
The Fashion Gone Rogue 'Amuse Bouche' Features Urban Looks
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43
DIY Floral Crowns
DIY Floral Crowns
The Refinery 29 Flower Hairpiece is Summer-Ready
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42
Modern Marie-Antoinette Covers
Modern Marie-Antoinette Covers
The L'Officiel Netherlands Ice Ice Baby Editorial Plays Rough
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41
Chic Goth Runways
Chic Goth Runways
Chloe Comme Parris Takes the Cake at Toronto Fashion Week
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40
Baroque Bombshell Captures
Baroque Bombshell Captures
Lydia Hearst Stars in a Chic Shoot for Glamour Paris March 2012
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39
Angelic Crowned Hairstyles
Angelic Crowned Hairstyles
The Beauty Department Heart Braid is Subtle and Sweet
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38
Rocker Pink-Haired Editorials
Rocker Pink-Haired Editorials
Jeans Catcher by Katriena Emmanuel is Eccentric and Multicolored
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37
Casual Cornrowed Editorials
Casual Cornrowed Editorials
The Tush Magazine 'Blink Blink' Photoshoot Stars Josephine Skriver
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36
DIY Accessory Holders
DIY Accessory Holders
The Beauty Department Blog Shows How to Organize Headbands
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35
Seaside Tresses DIY Videos
Seaside Tresses DIY Videos
Cup of Jo's Mermaid Braid Tutorial is Instructive and Eye-Catching
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34
Windswept Driving Editorials
Windswept Driving Editorials
The Vogue Paris 'L’heure du Départ' Photoshoot Stars Kendr
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33
Urban Hipster Camouflage Couture
Urban Hipster Camouflage Couture
Get Lost with the Latest wisdom Fall/Winter 2012 Collection
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32
Woven Hair Mask Photography
Woven Hair Mask Photography
The 'Highness' Photo Series Combines Fashion and Tribal Elements
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31
Cotton Candy Coif Captures
Cotton Candy Coif Captures
The Michael David Adams' 'Beauty School Dropout' Series is Super Sweet
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30
Sun-Kissed Blonde Beautorials
Sun-Kissed Blonde Beautorials
The Crystal Glynn Modelco Campaign is Fresh-Faced
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29
Plaited Hair Headbands
Plaited Hair Headbands
The Beauty Department 'Crown of Braids' Style is Summer Chic
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28
Flirty Fifties Features
Flirty Fifties Features
Miranda Kerr Stars in a Playful Editorial for Harper's Bazaar April 2012
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27
Sultry Beachside Beautorials
Sultry Beachside Beautorials
The Vogue Paris April 2012 'Under the Sun' Editorial is Steamy
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26
Hyper-Urban Shoots (UPDATE)
Hyper-Urban Shoots (UPDATE)
This Vogue Italia March 2012 Editorial is Over the Top
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25
DIY Highlighter-Hued Tresses
DIY Highlighter-Hued Tresses
Lauren Conrad Inspires the Kandee Johnson Hair Chalking Video
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24
Whimsical Fairy Tale Shoots
Whimsical Fairy Tale Shoots
The Down the Rabbit Hole Moda&Styl Shoot Channels Alice in Wonderland
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23
Quirky Ribbon Coifs
Quirky Ribbon Coifs
The Beautylish Hair Bow Tutorial is Simple
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22
Cotton Candy Captures
Cotton Candy Captures
The Jang Hyun Hong W Korea Editorial Features an Abundance of Color
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21
Tie-Dye Tresses
Tie-Dye Tresses
The Ones2Watch Signs Editorial Features Electric-Hued Locks
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20
Sequined Geometrical Editorials
Sequined Geometrical Editorials
Karlie Kloss Stars in 'Drama Queen' for W Magazine April 2012
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19
Pastel-Petaled Photoshoots
Pastel-Petaled Photoshoots
The Aline Weber for Numero #132 April 2012 Editorial is Ethereal
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18
Poised Plait Updos
Poised Plait Updos
The Beauty Department Braid Bun Bang is Ballerina Approved
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17
Fantastically Floral Portraits
Fantastically Floral Portraits
The 'Flowers Renessaince' Imperium Kobiet Editorial Exudes Feminini
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16
Serene Sweet Tooth Editorials
Serene Sweet Tooth Editorials
The Sugar High Design Scene Exclusive Highlights Pastels
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15
Boldly Sleek Beauty Photoshoots
Boldly Sleek Beauty Photoshoots
The Editorial Starring Elsa Andrade for Elle Vietnam is Exotic
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14
Pastel-Haired Editorials
Pastel-Haired Editorials
The W Korea March 2012 Shoot is Colorful
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13
Sculptural Afro Shoots
Sculptural Afro Shoots
The Garage Magazine 'Fractal Affinities' Editorial Boasts Masterpiece Hair
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12
Disheveled Geisha Editorials
Disheveled Geisha Editorials
The Rodeo Magazine Autumn 2012 Editorial Stars a Painted Grace Gao
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11
Sweet-Toothed Beauty Photoshoots
Sweet-Toothed Beauty Photoshoots
Candy Worhol by Tomaas Focuses on Delicious Pastel Looks
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10
Melancholic Doll-Like Shoots
Melancholic Doll-Like Shoots
Abbey Lee Kershaw Stars in the Interview Magazine March 2012 Issue
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9
Pastry-Inspired Hair Tutorials
Pastry-Inspired Hair Tutorials
The Beauty Department Hot Crossed Bun Hair DIY is Gorgeous
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8
Smudged Makeup Editorials
Smudged Makeup Editorials
The Fashion Gone Rogue 'Beautiful Color' Photoshoot is Vibrantly Edgy
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7
Lady Gaga Tribute Pictorials
Lady Gaga Tribute Pictorials
The Color & Dust Not Safe For Fashion Shoot Pays Homage to a Pop Icon
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6
Ghostly Elegant Editorials
Ghostly Elegant Editorials
The Lida Baday SS 2012 Campaign is Faded and Gorgeous
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5
Couture Warrior Princesses
Couture Warrior Princesses
Fashionistas are Called to Battle in the Xi Sinsong 'Wahine' Series
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4
Gothic Sorceress Photoshoots
Gothic Sorceress Photoshoots
The Fashion Canada 'Dark Ages' Editorial Stars Model Bekah Jenkins
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3
Eccentric Ethereal Editorials
Eccentric Ethereal Editorials
The Fashion Gone Rogue 'Simone' Shoot is Heavenly Vibrant
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2
Glam DIY Hollywood Hair
Glam DIY Hollywood Hair
The Beauty Department 'Simple Vintage Waves' Tutorial is Easy to Follow
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1
Psychedelic Beauty Looks
Psychedelic Beauty Looks
Allure March 2012 Reveals the Wildly Colorful Makeup of Spring
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