Raccoon tail hair has made a comeback, becoming an emo fashion trend beloved by millennials nostalgic for the 2000s and often seen on TikTok with fringed side-fringes, extreme backcombing, and neon-colored makeup.
1. Divide Your Hair into Sections
Raccoon tail hair, commonly called coon tail stripes, has become a fashionable look recently and makes an excellent way to add an edge without permanent dye jobs or commitments to fashion. For this look, it is necessary to divide your hair into sections. The number of units may depend on your desired look and should begin with the top layers and work your way down through them. To achieve this, release a small team of hair and secure it with a hair tie or butterfly clip. Repeat this step throughout, ensuring that each group is evenly spaced apart ensuring that your raccoon tail stripes look even when completed.
2. Gather the Rest of Your Hair
Raccoon tail hairstyles have returned thanks to social media like Tik Tok. Also known as coontails or “raccoon tail stripes,” coontails (sometimes known as coontail stripes) feature high-contrast color styles that resemble the pattern of a raccoon’s tail; this look can be achieved using bleach or dye and are usually combined with side fringes and backcombing for an eye-catching finish. If your clients want to try this trend without going all out, suggest offering them partial raccoon tail highlights. That way, they can explore various shades and figure out what works for them; for instance, jet-black-haired clients could highlight only their lashes and forehead for an elegant yet modern look.
3. Create a Stencil for Bleaching
To create your stencil, start with an unbleached shirt and cut out your design using paper templates, an X-acto knife, or an electronic cutting machine like Cricut Maker. Vinyl may be more costly and more challenging to cut out. Raccoon tail hair made a dramatic comeback in 2021, updated for an eye-catching appearance. Experiment with different lengths or contrasting colors for maximum impact! This bleaching technique is ideal for clients looking to add color without completely dying their entire heads. While effective on multiple shades of hair color, especially jet black hues, lighter tones have proven remarkably successful with this approach. Furthermore, its temporary nature makes it ideal for quick looks.
4. Add the Bleach
The raccoon tail hair trend, also known as contrails or colored stripes, was an emo phenomenon and recently experienced a revival among Gen Z TikTokers. The look is bold and unique – something you won’t see daily. It makes an impactful statement about who you are and ensures people notice. Certain horizontal sections of hair must be bleached while others are colored; one TikTok creator used Manic Panic to achieve pink and black striped raccoon tails that frame her face. Once the bleach or dye mixture has been applied to a strand, let it set for approximately 30 minutes before washing away with cold water and taking further steps to stop bleeding – when darker colors run into lighter ones during washing off and stain. After this time has elapsed, remove the tape around it before washing away the mixture to clear it.
5. Wash Your Hair
Note that deep dyeing natural hair can damage it. Instead, when your clients want to follow this trend, suggest wigs or extensions to create desired effects without harming their locks; they come in all lengths, including short ones! TikTok creators have also experimented with this style by mixing bleach and dye solutions, producing dark pink and black stripes on their high ponytails. For this effect, TikTok users have tested with this look by adorning thin, pink-black lines across their ponytails. Kids popularized cocktails with an alternative aesthetic in the 2000s. Now that Gen Z embraces their inner teenager more readily than before, this hairstyle has experienced a comeback.
