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New trend on social networks, the “cobra haircut” is wreaking havoc. What is the specificity of this cup? Doctissimo explains everything to you.
By unveiling a new gradient technique on TikTok, a New York hairdresser has just met the expectations of many women wishing to combine length, volume and movement. A trio that is difficult to reconcile after the ravages caused by the sun, the heat, and the sea water throughout the summer. Called “cobra haircut”, this new haircut is already wreaking havoc on social networks.
“Cobra haircut”: what is it?
Changing your face in 2022 means above all wanting to embrace the shape or the mane of an animal appreciated – or not – by the greatest number. After the wolf cut (the wolf cut), the butterfly haircut (the butterfly cut), and the octopus haircut (the octopus cut). Right now, make way for the cobra haircut which, you will have understood, is none other than the cobra cut.
This new cut is undoubtedly one of the hair trends for fall 2022, and we owe it to a big name in New York hairdressing, hair stylist Nunzio Saviano. Followed by nearly 300,000 subscribers on TikTok, the hairdresser is not stingy with new haircuts of all kinds to the point of having himself elevated the cobra cut to the rank of star of the season. For good reason, this gradient technique entirely dedicated to long hair would allow you to obtain volume and movement without having to touch your lengths. What delight many women around the world.
A new generation gradient
The “cobra haircut” consists of degrading as much as possible and in layers of hair, to remove mass without affecting the lengths. Thus, it brings lightness and therefore volume to the hair. An ideal cut after the summer season to restore vitality to your mane.
Asked by popsugarthe professional explains that the gradient must start about 5 cm below the chin, then be carried out on the whole of the hair, always in layers, following the shape of the head. “This technique takes weight off the bottom without making the hair look thin, creating body and movement”he explains.
As for the name of this new haircut, he would have defined it by completing his task with a curling iron. It was by making big curls on long hair that the resemblance to the famous snake would have struck him. It was enough to make the buzz around a new beauty trend.