High-shine, slightly-wet and effortlessly cool, slicked-back hair is an instant summer-in-the-city look that doubles as a bad hair day solution. From the runways to the streets, here are our favourite slicked-back hairstyles and the products to achieve the look at home.
Sleek, slicked-back hair made a fierce comeback on the runways of recent fashion weeks. At Proenza Schouler and David Koma, we saw slightly-wet roots paired with soft tousled waves, while Balmain and Altuzarra presented leaner comb-backs and side-parted iterations.
For models like Bella Hadid and Kaia Gerber, finger-raked manes have been somewhat of an off-duty staple, whereas on the red carpet, high-shine polish is served with taut up-dos seen on Lily Rose-Depp or Hailey Bieber at the Met Gala.
Get the look…
To achieve this high-definition look at home, prime hair with some light texture spray and then slick back hair with gel using your choice of either a mixed board bristle brush, a fine-tooth comb, or your fingers. Finish with setting spray or pull-back into a taut updo for sophisticated polish.
Editor
Joanna Fu
