The big hairstyles you should be trying out in 2025

It’s easy to get stuck in your ways when it comes to your hair. Finding a cut that works well for you and is easy to style is understandably hard to let go of, although this leaves many us with the same haircut for years on end.

So consider freshening things up this coming spring with one of these styles set to have a moment during this year’s seasonal segue. From Paul Mescal's Edgar (AKA a soft mini mullet) to the grown out mod cut, these are the cuts that you should be trying in 2025. We asked the experts - Joe Mills, founder of Woolf X Cross and Benny Martin, a stylist at Supply 91 Regent Street.

"Paul Mescal’s hair type falls into the Type 2 category of hair, where the waves and curls are subtle but add plenty of movement even in the short lengths," explains Martin. "Opposed to the more maximalist mullet style with skin faded sides joining long and flowing lengths in the back and a short-textured top, the soft mini mullet incorporates less contrast in lengths.

"The hair is generally short and textured, about 3 inches of length is maximum and the sides are only just noticeably shorter than the top and back. The client should ask for a square layer through the top and carrying the identical shape and length through the back. The stylist may want to leave some extra length at the nape for added movement and the temples are tapers low and subtly, where transition from clipper work to scissor work happens below the ear. Sharp and defined edges are optional with this look, and most clients tend to prefer a natural finish.

"For styling, similar to the grown-out mod, salt spray is your friend. Spritz in a healthy dose into damp hair, fluff into shape with your hands and allow to dry naturally. Alternatively, for a stronger hold, try Haze styling powder by Evo on dry, clean hair."

The grown-out buzzcut was making waves as the hair du jour in Pari, notably on the models walking the Saint Laurent show in January, while it's the chosen hair of new Hollywood heartthrob Drew Starkey.

"Well there are a couple of different ways to get this cut," explains Mill. "One way is to buzz your hair with a grade four on the clippers and wait a couple of weeks, or the other is to get your barber or stylist to do what is called a suede head. This can be best achieved by a short scissor over comb hair cut. This isn’t your hard military crop so the scissor cut gives it softness and a grown-out feel. Keep the back and sides tidy, but not much shorter as the softness it the key.

"The style works well on most hair types and face shapes, and there are no real exceptions here. Just be mindful if you have never had it this short it might be a bit of a shock. Styling wise, it's probably the cut where the least amount of effort is required. Shampoo and condition with a decent product range, and if you need a little styling product use the Woolf Kings X Matt paste on damp towel-dried hair."

"The mini afro can only realistically be achieved with people whose hair falls into the Type 4 categories, mainly 4B and 4C - the most coily hair type," Martin says. "Daniel Kaluuya has been known to wear his hair in this way, and it’s a great style for people with this hair type to wear. Moisturising is the top priority for this hair type before any cutting takes place, so the client should make sure they adopt a good hair care regime including cleansing conditioners such as Jamaican Black Castor Oil cleansing conditioner by Body Shop, leave in conditioners and hair oils.

"Traditionally, this look is achieved by picking out the hair with an Afro comb and freehand sculpting the spherical shape with a clipper with no guard. After several rounds of combing and sculpting, the client should have a smooth Afro at a length of their choice. The most popular being only 1 to 2 inches in height. The temples and nape are then skin tapered, and outlines are cut in sharp for a heavily defined, clean, barbershop finish.

"Because of the clients thorough hair care regime, there should be no need for product. However they may choose to add some hair spray to tame any fly away hairs and maintain a polished finish."

"Hugh Grant’s longer mid length foppish hairstyle is a grown out mid length hair cut," says Mills. "It is fairly low maintenance and ideal for medium to thicker hair that has a slight wave. That said, it will on straighter hair.

"As this is a soft textured haircut you need a bit of length on your hair - around four to five inches on top and the back and sides needs to be to be grown out to ideally an inch or two in length. Ask your stylist or barber to layer the top of your hair through so it falls back and down with a little bit of movement. It needs to blend into the back and sides with no step. Instead of the backs and sides being clippered or cut too short to the hairline, they need to be layered and finished with softness and no hard edges.

"After washing with shampoo and conditioner, add some Kevin Murphy bodybuilder mousse throughout the hair and, armed with a Denman vent brush, grab your hairdryer and start drying your hair back away from your face. Keep working the hair back on the top and also the sides. Once it’s dry it will naturally fall where your parting wants to be. Finish with a light styling cream as this is not a product heavy look."

"The modern mod cut is a lived in, heavily textured adaptation on the classic mod shapes that were popularised in the 90s," says Martin. "The cut is best suited to people with straight or wavy hair, with strands not too thick and coarse as the hair needs to fall flat in some areas. The hair types that work are typically between 1A and 2C. To get the most out of this haircut, the client should have at least three inches of hair across the head for the stylist to work with.

"The haircut shape follows a square layer on the top of the head, which graduates down on the sides where the shortest length is at the widest point of the head. More length is then left at the temples and nape, where the stylist will typically use a texturising razor to break up any defines edges to create playful, textured pieces which contribute to movement in the hair.

"The fringe is cropped using the same texturising technique allowing for the short bangs to always fall in a natural yet structured position. So in review, the client will ask for a square layer, cut using mostly a feather razor with a cropped fringe but keeping the sideburns and nape longer.

"Texture is key with this style, so for people with straighter hair I’d recommend scrunching in a generous amount of salt spray into wet or damp hair, then diffusing or allowing to air dry - my favourite to use is Salty Dog by Evo. For people with thicker, wavier hair, I’d recommend adding a small amount of curl cream and styling using the same technique. My favourite curl cream is Liquid Rollers by Evo. The client can also choose to add a matte paste for extra definition, for this I’d recommend Supreme Matt Paste by Oway."

"This haircut works really well on most her types, but I would recommend it for medium to thick hair both straight or with some texture," Mills shares. "Ideally, you need some length on top, as your fringe needs to be well past your eyebrows. Leave the length on top and the weight as you need that to help create the shape. The back and sides can be as short as you like, but bear in mind that the shorter the back and sides are, the more disconnected the top can look.

"Styling wise you could add a little product on combed into shape hair and leave it to dry naturally. You could add a finishing hair cream or wax to style. Alternatively grab your hairdryer and use a vent brush and blow dry your hair from your centre partying down towards your ear until dry. You can add a little bend to the hair at the front to help create the shape."

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