Bieber Effect

When it comes to guys’ color, it’s all about the full fringe. With younger men embracing longer looks (but never admitting they’re stealing Justin Bieber’s style), it’s the perfect place for a shady accent—from subtle and dark to theatrically light and bright. Just be sure to keep the color on the cool side. Even when older men are camoufl aging unpigmented hair—never say gray—color the base but leave the ends natural. Otherwise, ends risk going too warm. In opposition to women, who might color fi rst, men typically adapt the color to the cut. These looks from salons across the globe show how it’s done.


1. Lots of cut-in texture shows off subtle lowlights through the fringe of a rich, dark brown. (Hair by the Identity Salon Educational Team, Identity Hair Salons and Spas, Cincinnati, OH.)	2. A textured top is perfect for blonde edging along the front, where it accents the sideswept fringe. (Hair by Teresa McGaha, Mouton’s Salon, Grapevine, TX.)

3. Super-strong shapes and geometric fringes are perfect for cold, metallic, lacquered black. (Hair by Stefan Herz, Herz Hair Design in Ottweiler, Germany.)	4. A client with warm eyes can sport warmer hues if placed in the fringe. Cooler coloring in the rest of the hair keeps the overall effect just right. (Hair by PK Design Team, Paul Kenneth Salon, Woburn, MA.)