DIG the Look: Hot Hair Trends

A BREATH OF FRESH HAIR

STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHELSEA QUEZADA

One of the best ways to make a statement is to display a piece of your personality in your hair. These four Cal State Long Beach students are putting their own spin on the latest hair trends.

Hair inspiration can come from many places, but food science student Shauen Lopez gets theirs from their grandma. Both are fans of the ever-so-versatile silky bandana. Lopez enjoys tying it on their head and around their neck.

“Most days I’m wearing one of hers,” Lopez says. “It’s mostly an old lady thing, which I love.”

The floral bandana tied over their bleached hair is from La Bomba, a vintage shop on Retro Row. It’s a transition for Lopez, who used to sport beanies, but now gravitates toward the silky textile. They find that accessorizing is the perfect way to spice up an outfit.

“Most of what I wear is basics, so I like to scream with my accessories,” Lopez says.

To Tie For

Art student Alana Lynch adds color to her life by transforming her hair into nearly every color of the rainbow. Her naturally brown locks have been dyed since she was a sophomore in high school, and her hair is often a conversation starter with people she’s met in college.

She went for a bold orange in March after finding a bottle of dye she bought a long time ago. She planned on dyeing it a peachy color before friends suggested she go a different route.

“They were like, ‘What if you did [an] orange ombre?’ and I was like, ‘Bet.’”

All in a Dye's Work

One of the most beloved hair accessories of the 20th century has made a welcome return, and elementary education major Kate McPheeters loves a good scrunchie. Her high ponytail is completed with a cheetah print knot.

“I used to dance, so it was the easiest thing in ballet to put my hair up in a bun and call it a day,” McPheeters says.

An avid scrunchie wearer since high school, the 21-year-old is excited that more people have jumped on the trend and that scrunchies today have a wider variety of styles and fabrics than the ones of the past.

To All the Scrunchies We've Loved Before

Trends can also be practical, as is the case for Julia Dixon, who pulls back her bangs with Urban Outfitters barrettes embellished with rhinestones and pearls. She is also a fan of the classic snap clips popularized in the 1990s.

The psychology student believes that hair can be an added source of confidence and an extension of people’s personalities.

“I think you can style hair in so many ways; it can really make a statement,” Dixon says.

Clip It Good