I’m not alone in saying that last night’s World Cup final was boring. With so few shots on goal and the Argentines playing kick-to-kick in the biggest match of their lives, you can’t blame me for drawing my attention to the players’ hair. In particular, as soon as Ferran Torres speared the keeper over the head, I had two thoughts in my mind. There was one: Jesus, finally someone remembered where the trap is. And the second one was, that’s a really nice haircut.
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TJ Hunt, turns out to be a barber time shoreditchAnd I was also on the same page. “I was watching the match last night and when he scored the winning goal, I thought ‘His hair looks really nice!’ Hunt said on the phone.
If I was going to give out a Golden Boot (Golden Snip? Working title, stick with me) in the trim department, Torres would probably be on top. There’s something charming about how it’s simultaneously both lived-in and polished in that old-school way.
“I describe it as a loose mid-length, flowing haircut that we call a 70-30 part,” says Hunt. “Instead of being right next to the head like your traditional side part,” he explains, the 70-30 part “splits one-third across the head.” It’s a really nice trim! It’s easy to maintain.”
All-round softness is important, says Hunt. “It has a little bit of weight in the back, but not like mullet-y,” he says. “There’s no real area through the top where it’s longer than the rest of it, so it’s not like a curtain style, let’s say, where the fringe is longer, and it’s not like a classic swept back where the hair is longer in the front to allow the flow to go back.”
Hunt points to the soft edges and how it suits her hair type as key points. The fact that it works with its natural texture makes styling easier. Hunt believes he probably doesn’t style it for matches – just lets it do its thing.
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