Mullet Hairstyle

The right female mullet haircut

I am annoyed by the fact that magazines such as Glamour and Vogue have always put this haircut in the list of No-no's or Outties for any current look.

Of course, the photos they used are not exactly the best reference. Women that simply do it at their home with razors and/or scissors, discarding if the haircut is right for their face shape or not, or the direction the upper layers must fall to compliment their features, are always going to look bad or too masculine, in my opinion.

The purpose of this lens is to relive this versatile hairstyle and provide tips to get it done right, either at your home or at a professional salon, and also the possibilities you can get in terms of coloring and styling.

Origins of the mullet

The mullet haircut is usually defined by shorter layers from the upper part of the head, whereas the longer layers fall succesively from the sides and behind.

It was mostly a masculine haircut that resonated with the glam and 'hair' rock spirit of the seventies and the later eighties. Just ask David Bowie.

But it was singer Kim Wilde that initially popularized the haircut for women, too. And since then, a number of celebrities and rockstars of the time also sported this look, just as Joan Jett.

The idea behind the adaptation of the haircut for women was in-sync with androginous looks that were (and still are) in vogue.

Why is the female mullet haircut considered to be out of style?!

I think the main reason for this is the reactive fashion trend in the late 90's and 00's that almost satanized anything that had to do with the 'excess' of the 80's.

But even now, when anything 'retro' is suddenly 'in' again, mullet haircuts, especially for women, are still considered as something to be left behind along with shoulder pads.

Why? Most stylists and beauty counselors argue that is not feminine, that it's not practical nor versatile, that is a tired-out look and it is difficult to look good with it.

The new 'femullet'

Luckily for us, with the recent 'scene' and 'emo' trends, there has been plenty of chance to look back past tendencies and reinvent them for a new era. The so-called 'infamous mullet' of the 80's and early 90's is no exception.

Rock Doll

This was one of the first reinventions of the look by L'oreal Professionel.

Another form, just with longer layers and combed to the front.