Expect the Foxtail Hair Trend to Start Blowing Up

Considering I write about beauty for a living, I'm consistently shocked that my TikTok algorithm is rarely anything but pure brain rot. But I recently started noticing an onslaught of red hair content on my FYP. I adore being a redhead because I naturally standout—hello, it’s the rarest hair color in the world!—but TikTok proved there’s a way for gingers to shine even brighter, and it’s all thanks to the new foxtail hair trend.

Like the name suggests, this summer hair trend mimics the coloring of a fox’s tail, creating a gradient that shifts from red to black at the tips. "Foxtail hair is different from anything you've ever seen before—it's almost like an edgier, more modern spin on ombre,” says colorist Sarah Nicole . Not to mention, this trend is pretty much made for redheads.

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