Welcome to 2025! Tight skin fades are out, the modern mullet has been modified, and the wolf is the new badass hairstyle on the block. With that, I will review my list of the best hairstyles for men in 2025. Some are new, and others are old classic styles that are just plain sexy.
Popular hairstyles in 2025 will be low maintenance with natural texture. Guys do not want to get their sides tightened up every 2 to 3 weeks because it’s expensive and a pain in the ass. These 2025 styles are more natural, but two products are still needed.
Sea salt spray is a must to add separation, texture, and volume. Your hairstyle needs to pop and not be super flat. After the shower, apply sea salt spray to either towel-dried or blown-dry hair. Texturizing powder is also a simple product: sprinkling and working it through your hair. It adds volume while maintaining a natural look and feel.
2025 hairstyles
- The Wolf. This style is for longer to medium-length hair. It’s almost like a grown-out and grown-up mullet grown out rather than tapered. It’s a playful style that’s badass and pretty easy to do. This style works for curly, wavy, and straight hair. The style is characterized by long piece-y, choppy layers with texture and dimension. The bangs are longer and parted in the center, and the back is grown out along with the sides. The key to this style is getting a proper cut and using a pre-styler to add volume and texture.
- Tapered messy fringe. The style gradually blends from short to a bit longer. Tight and low fades are going away because guys will opt for more natural styles that aren’t so high maintenance. The messy fringe is an excellent style for younger dudes because it’s a playful and youthful look. It’s also ideal for guys with a more prominent forehead or receiving hairline — pull the messy top forward a bit to have some bangs. Use sea salt spray and texturizing powder to add natural separation for a piece-y, messy vibe.
- Broflo. This style is a bit longer, medium to medium long, but not overly long. It’ll be pushed back and characterized by a lot of volume and messiness. It’s not super polished or refined; it’s more of a casual look that looks amazing if you have nice facial features and a thick head of hair. Use a pre-styler to give separation and dimension. If your hair is thinning, stay away from this hairstyle.
- French crop. This shorter hairstyle also features bangs, making it great for guys with thinning hair, a receding hairline, or a prominent forehead. This style gives a lot of separation and texture. The style will be a bit tighter than the messy Fringe. The French crop also looks best with a low or mid fade around the temple area. The style is relatively low maintenance.
- Buzz or crew cut. A buzz looks good on about 10% of guys. If you want to shave your head and go super low maintenance, this style suits guys with strong, prominent features such as strong eyes, a strong nose, a strong chin, and nice lips. It’s not a style for the faint of heart. You need to have a good-looking face to pull this off. But on the flip side, the crew cut is a bit softer of an option and looks fantastic with a little bit longer on top. With a crew cut, more hair makes a big difference in softening the look. It again looks terrific if you have a strong facial structure or a nice beard. It’s a nice way to balance your face and then draw the eye down and make you look extra sexy.
- Side part. This is an old-money style that’s absolutely perfection. How it’s styled will depend on how it will look. The side part has the most variations of any hairstyle because you can use a high shine pomade to slick it over like Clark Gable, but you could also do a more playful and natural look that looks more 90s cool. This is one of the most perfect hairstyles because it looks great on any face shape.
- Slickback. This hairstyle is excellent for guys who have medium to long hair. It’s a mature and refined look that looks great when you dress it up with a suit but also looks fantastic in the summertime with shades, a simple T-shirt, and some shorts. I think of Miami when I think of this hairstyle. Use a high-hold product to keep your hair locked in place.
- Flat tops. This hairstyle will be the sleeper of 2025, but I predict it will be popular. It’s an old-school style that has a very military-inspired vibe. Guys will gravitate to this style and reinvent it with reinvigoration.
