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The Octopus Haircut Is The Trending Style For Long Hair

The Octopus Haircut is trending as the new “It” hairdo in 2022. You can find it all over TikTok, Pinterest, and pop culture. It’s edging out latest year’s wolf haircut as the top request in salons. Superstar Billie Eilish is a posterchild for the octopus hairdo and inspires many variants. If you’re looking for a new way to style your hair, this is the perfect option. Here’s everything you need to know about it!

What Is The Octopus Haircut?

The octopus haircut is an edgy style, featuring bold choppy layers that resemble octopus tentacles. What differentiates it from other edgy cuts is that it’s intended for long hair. Many popular variants of the style include bangs. It extends other popular hairdos like the shaggy haircut. One stylist described it as, “If the shaggy haircut and the mullet hairstyle had a baby, then you’ll get the Octopus haircut.”

It’s similar to the wolf cut in that it is a more top-heavy style, instead of thinning towards the edges it can remain voluminous while layers extend towards the shoulder. And yes, it can be done with hair extensions in straight or wavy bundles. Now you won’t be limited in trying it your natural hair is shorter. Add more spunk with layered coloring.

The best way to ask your hairstylist for the look is to describe how you want it to flow. Typically, you should ask to keep the top fuller, layer and angle your bangs, as well as, layer and curl the length of your mane. Here are a few other styles for inspiration.

Celebrities With The Octopus Haircut

Octopus Hairstyles

“If the shaggy haircut and the mullet hairstyle had a baby, then you’ll get the Octopus haircut.”

Want to try something wilder? Mix the wolf and the octopus and resurge a popular style from Japan from a decade ago. You know what they say… fashion always repeats itself…

@shayneangellidgr8

10yrs ago this is called ” Japanese and Octopus haircut ” #greenscreen #fy #fyp #wolfhaircut #foryou

♬ original sound – Makayla

We call this the Strawberry Shortcake fringe look by April Christina Taylor at Shag London.

Or give this Blonde Bombshell messy cut a try!

Add colored highlights!

Octopus hairstyle with color highlights

If you want to take baby steps, you can try styling the back to lay as if it were an Octavio.

Octopus Hair

This is a creative style that can transcend race and hair texture. Here is octopus hair on a Black woman…

The Octopus Haircut

It’s official, the octopus haircut is the latest trend for keeping your long hair looking stylish and edgy. It’s a fun and funky style that’s perfect for the next few seasons. This unique look has been seen on celebrities and everyday people alike, and it’s easy to see why everyone is loving it. This haircut will help you stand out from the crowd. So if you’re tired of the same old hairstyles, give the octopus haircut a try – you won’t be disappointed! Tell us if you love or hate it in the comments!

Photo credit: Billie Eilish, @shayneangellidgr8, Keeks Reed, Brian’s Hair Cafe

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Alexus Renée is a celebrity entertainment reporter covering celebs, music, movies, television, beauty, fashion, and sports. Offering national and international coverage; she has interviewed media moguls such as Tyler Perry, comedy stars such as SNL’s Kenan Thompson, and visionaries like director John Singleton, plus many more. Renée has covered star-studded red carpet galas for BET Networks, Urban One (including subsidiaries Radio One and Entertainment One,) OWN Networks, and AT&T. She serves as Host, Co-founder, and CEO of Celebrity Myxer.

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