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Are you ballsy enough to rock the modern mullet the indie-girls are wearing?

Bored of beachy waves.
25 Mullet Haircut Ideas For Ballsy Girls Bored Of Beachy Hair
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But, obviously, we had to give it our own 2024 spin. Instead of the short fringe, short sides and longer, wispier length at the back, the modern version is a departure from its traditional counterpart. This time, it's a bit more relaxed and gradiated.

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The short, full, choppy fringe remains, but the sides are shaggier and less dramatic, making it infinitely more wearable. The styling, too, is low-key according to Josh. "The haircut is so layered that it does a lot on its own. A texturiser or wax pomade would make hair piecey," he says.

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Even, during the short time the cut has come to our attention, it's already undergone endless renditions, with people personalising the style to make it individual to them, so we'll continue to see the chop remixed. “Clients are starting to put haircuts together, such as people's own takes on mullets and wolf cuts," says top London hair stylist, Paul Percival. The wolf cut in itself is a mullet-shag hybrid. “People are almost having a DIY version of a haircut,” he says, adding “there is a real trend of mixing and matching different hair cuts.” It's why we've seen spin-offs like the “mixie” (a mullet mixed with a pixie cut) taking off.

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Going forward, the mullet and radical styles like it are going nowhere. “We’re only seeing more of this because people are trying to break away from the pack,” says Josh. But, if you’re not ready to commit fully, you can always go for the looser shag style that’s popular amongst the likes of Suki Waterhouse. “She doesn’t have a mullet, but she does have a haircut that sets her apart from everyone else,” says Josh. We like the sound of that...

Here's some of our favourite ways to wear the modern mullet…

Tucked (and temporary)

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Platinum and softly graduated

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Short and shaggy

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Faux and non-committal

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XXL lengths

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Shoulder length and ethereal

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Bleached and punky

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Piecey

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Long and edgy

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Edgy but ethereal

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Soft and textural

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Dramatic and choppy

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Pixie mullet

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And here's how to wear the modern mullet like the A-listers…