by Jennifer N. Mancini

One thing I love about travelling is how you see so much and learn so much as you make your way from one country to another. The styles change, the attitude changes and so does the hair. In one month I visited London, Porto, Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona and the south of France, but this time I discovered in one particular city a look that cannot go unspoken of. I call it the crooked hair line.

I noticed it mostly in the younger crowds rooming around the streets of Lisbon. That’s when I realized this type of different hair cut is just amazing! I stopped a girl, and pointed to her hair cut, suddenly my Portuguese was not as good as I thought it was! She said: ‘Sim, meu corte do cabelo!’ meaning: ‘Yes, my hair cut.’ I handed her my agenda and she instantly scribbled a word: MOTOR. I quickly engaged in wanting to find it but time was running out since we needed to get back to Cacém. I never got the chance to go see this hair salon for myself, but I did find it on the internet. Motor Hairport. Rua de São Paulo 121, Loja R/C Dto, Lisbon.

I was informed that they do the craziest haircuts, anything you can think of, but the best must have been the innovative crooked hair line in the back that was shaved with the clipper and made to look like a zig zag. This diverse look was still just so feminine with a subtle touch of rebellion. The look suited her, even though she was dressed in skinny jeans, pink high top Nike running shoes and a grey tank-top, she didn’t need the chains or black eye liner to match her hair cut. This is the beauty of mixing everything up and going with what you like, even if the styles don’t exactly match. People are still cutting their hair weather the Fashion houses working side by side with the big Brand Hair Salons pushing for long beautiful layers, but in the long run not everyone will grow their hair so that they can look like a perfect replica of the girl on the front cover of Elle Magazine.

Look at how Rihanna drastically changed her ‘I’m so cute’ look to classic punk, even shaving the sides of her hair and leaving it long at the top.

My next stop was the neighboring country, North East of Lisbon and 650 km away; Madrid. This hair style was still following me and rocking this amazing city that never goes to sleep, never! The amazing charisma in all the youths out there was spectacular. Their sense of dressing and hair was future forward, even the guys had the crooked hair line in a W shape, something I regret not taking a picture of. But the men are still mostly conservative yet some following the styles of their favorite ‘footballers’. We have Spain’s Fernando Torres who got rid of his highlighted locks, opting for a more serious look whereas France’s Djibril Cisse had quite a different look with a bleached beard. None the less, people are always looking for something new, something to shock the media or start a new trend. What’s next we may ask?

Peace, Vacation & Different Hair Trends.

Enjoy the summer; August is for all the Jet-setters out there!

Jennifer N. Mancini
Professional Hair Stylist
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