16 Trending Winter Haircuts You Need to Try This Season

Start the new year with a bang. Or bob. Or layers.

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From the short to the mid-length and layered you can't go wrong with any of this year's coolest winter haircuts. While everything from chic short chops to ultra- are trending for the season ahead, if pros had to pick just one of the biggest winter haircuts to watch out, it would have to be bangs. “Bangs, which professionals refer to as a fringe, are coming into this season in a big way,” celebrity hairstylist, extensions artist, educator, and owner of , tells .

“With celebrities like rocking this look, it's going to trickle down into the mainstream this winter.” , a hairstylist at IGK NYC, also points to Carpenter as a major hair inspiration for 2024 into 2025. ”We have to thank Sabrina Carpenter for being a great influencer of this look," she says.



“It’s voluminous and still very '90s, an aesthetic that we all been enjoying lately.” Plus, bangs are pretty practical once the temperature cools down. “Now that hot and sweaty season is over, bangs become easier to manage,” Iudina adds.

Jourdan Dunn; Sabrina Carpenter As for the other looks we'll be seeing tons of this winter? Lots of layers and super short crops like “Recently, I’m noticing my clients are coming in to chop off a good amount of hair," says celebrity hairstylist . “Anything from right at the collarbone to shorter, just below or at jaw length, will give you the desired look!” He adds that big chops are perfect for the new year: “Cutting off a good amount of hair symbolizes a fresh start or new chapter in life as you are getting rid of all the stagnant energy in your hair." Feeling inspired? You're not alone.

Ahead, see everything celebrity hairstylists have to say about trending winter haircuts—and get ready to screenshot. This season is all about embracing layers, says salon owner and luxury stylist . “Classic, long layered haircuts are trending because everyone is wanting to refine their hair from a sun-drenched summer and clients are not wanting to look unkept, wanting to polish up for fall into winter," she says.

“This cut is perfect for hair lengths that are past the shoulders and wanting to maintain thickness through the ends.” When it comes to styling, Leal recommends using a volumizing system like UNITE and . "To finish the style I would add a touch of for softness and shine, which is always a classic.

” “Need a big change? This haircut is for you," , Aveda's North America artistic director of hairstyling, says of the pixie. “There are so many reasons it's trending: Fine hair clients receive an instant boost in volume with pixies, and for anyone going gray, this a great way to cut the old color out and start anew,” she explains. “ are also great for those with heavily highlighted and damaged hair who need a hair-health reset.

” Plus, they're so easy to maintain and style. “For a lived-in natural vibe, you want to work in a good amount of to give it a nice structure. Once that has been dried in, add to give it a beachier natural texture.

Then, finish with a little for separation and refinement,” she says..