The Most Popular HJ Stories of 2022
And that’s almost a wrap for another unpredictable year packed with talking points and top trends. We’ve been busy behind the scenes putting together stories for you – from breaking news to inspirational hair looks – and we thought: why not round-up HJ’s top 10 most popular stories that our readers loved the most? Enjoy!
10. Why Checking Contra Indications is So Crucial It's great to see so many of you are taking contra indications and consultations so seriously. It's not necessarily a fun subject, but it's certainly an important one. With allergic reactions on the rise, particularly post-pandemic, people are revising what they need to know about their client's medical history – and we will continue to write content that helps you navigate this tricky terrain.
9. Convincing Reasons to be a Hairdresser We rounded up the 10 most convincing reasons to be a hairdresser and it's heart-warming to see that this continues to be a popular story with our readers. Whether people are new to the industry and curious to hear what established hairdressers think is the best thing about their job, or sometimes you just need some reassurance that you're on the right path, this article seems to be hitting the spot.
8. The Best Hairstyles For Your Client's Face Shape You loved our hairstyles for your client's face shape article. It's simple, but it's effective. From oval to heart-shaped faces, there's a hairstyle to suit everyone.
7. The #BHA22 Winners Were Announced! The announcing of the winners at the Oscars of British Hairdressing, the British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional was always going to feature in our top ten. A global audience clicked on our story to see who had won the coveted titles that range from Newcomer of the Year to the biggie - British Hairdresser of the Year.
6. The British Hairdressing Business Award Winners Announced Another of our events, the British Hairdressing Business Awards came sixth in our top ten articles. Written live from the awards themselves, you loved congratulating the worthy winners in July.
5. The Names of the #BHA22 Finalists Were Revealed You went crazy for our announcement of the British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional finalists back in late summer. It's always a tense time of the year for the entrants, but the reaction to our story and the wishes of luck that came with it proved that the entrants are as celebrated as much as the winners.
4. Gen Z Boys Hairstyles The only men's hair inspiration article in our top ten round up, our Gen Z boys article proved popular thanks to its curation of cooler than cool hair trends from the likes of Harry Styles and Jayden Smith. Will these gender-neutral looks continue to be a hit in 2023, we think so!
3. The Differences Between a Men's Hairdresser and A Barber You loved reading about what the variations in men's hairdressing and barbering are. Does this suggest a rise in the popularity grooming services? Well, with reports that more than 3,500 barbershops opened in the past five years, the data certainly seems to suggest that.
2. Kim K's Goes Blonde (Again!) We covered Kim Kardashian's Met Gala blonde transformation with the angle of 'what to say to your client who wants to go blonde in one sitting'. It caused quite the stir on social media. Although Kim's overall Marilyn Monroe-inspired look was an overall hit, closer inspection of the hair left hairdressers rather upset. But also justified every time they’d told a client you can’t go from brunette to platinum blonde in one sitting…
1. ‘Mallen Streaks’ Are Still Cool Once again, our guide to the distinctive ‘Mallen Streak’ tops our charts. What is a Mallen Streak? Why is it so popular with our readers? Well, you’ll just have to find out for yourself via our story, won't you?
