
Nova Arts: Spring/Summer 2024 Trend Report
DID SHE GO TO THE SALON OR SPEND ALL SUMMER AT THE BEACH? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE ALLOWED CURLS TO GROW FREELY, ONLY CUTTING MINIMALLY?

Meet Sal Salcedo
“Art has the power to awaken us into our humanity.”

Introducing the amika stylist collective
“we couldn't be more excited to partner with these elite stylists to bring best-in-class professional education to our community. expect to see much more from this incredible group of artists in 2024 and beyond.”

Bombshell Angel hair has built-in wings to hold up the shape
Coined by the king of layers and top LA hair stylist, Sal Salcedo – who posted a snap of phenomenal-looking hair captioned: “Bombshell Angel Hair 🖤✨👼” to his Instagram grid – the style is exactly as heavenly as it sounds, but with equal parts attitude.

The Wixie Haircut Is the Cool-Girl Way to Get Short, Choppy Hair
Ready to shed some inches for spring? Then it may be time to hit refresh with the “wixie” haircut, a.k.a. the winged pixie. Put simply, it's the pixie cut's cooler, freewheeling cousin: understated yet considered; short but with edgy “winged” pieces to frame the face.

Invisible Layers: What this Haircut Trend Really Means
“[The term] invisible layers can be misleading, since they are not fully invisible. They do on the other hand, expand the hair from the inside and—if done correctly—can make the hair appear fuller with more movement throughout,” he explains.

Ready For A Fall Haircut? I Love The ‘Shag Meets Rachel’
The more I swiped through images of the cut online, like this one from hairstylist Sal Salcedo, the more I wanted in.

Internal layers are the secret to sexy volume, without losing length
“Internal layers create movement and air pockets inside the hair without necessarily changing the overall length of a hairstyle. The length stays and the movement increases,”

Cool Kid Mullet: the new short hair cut for Summer 2022
Cool Kid Mullet cut by Sal Salcedo already promises to become an emblem.

THE BIGGEST HAIRCUT TRENDS OF FALL 2021
A strong fringe that pushes the hair out into choppy layers with a sultry texture that Farrah Fawcett would approve of—THIS is that retro shaggy haircut we’re seeing on our client’s mood boards.

The Psychology Behind Why You Want Bangs Right Now
“Right now, people are starting to see a lot of changes in society. In order to see, we need our eyes, and a bang accentuates them.”

Why Women—Like Rihanna—Are Cutting Their Hair Short
“As soon as they could, I had a lot of people reach out to me and say, ‘I want to cut it off..”