Popsugar Beauty Hair Shag Haircuts Are Trending Post-Lockdown Shag Haircuts Are Trending Post-Lockdown, and It's Easy to See Why 16 July 2020 by Kelsey Castañon View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝔸𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕒 𝕂𝕚𝕟𝕘 (@aliana.king) on Jul 10, 2020 at 4:02pm PDT Back in early 2019, the retro shag haircut was to beauty what TikTok is to Instagram: a fun new means of self-expression looming everywhere you look. You couldn't scroll for a second before spotting someone wearing the trend, but it soon slowed down as the year wrapped up. Now, this recent lockdown period has breathed new life into the choppy, layered look — and the shag haircut is getting a second wind . . . even if unintentionally. "During this time of quarantine, we had people who gave themselves DIY cuts, either a bob and chopped all their hair off," Michael Dueñas, celebrity hairstylist and co-founder of Support Creatives, told POPSUGAR. "Something about the pandemic fuelled us to chop our hair for a different look and sense of change. Now, those bobs will be growing out into shags, and a lot of those shags will have bangs that are going to be swept to the side." That's one reason the shag haircut will be trending this summer, but the style itself has staying power, too. "A shag is a great way to grow your hair out and look cool," he said. "Shags have a lot of short layers and still some length to them. They can look undone but still styled. This is perfect for people right now, because no one really wants to have to do their hair." Check out a few of our favourite takes on the post-lockdown hair trend ahead, just in case groovy inspiration strikes. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Teresa Hill Hair (@teresahillhair) on Jul 10, 2020 at 6:49pm PDT 1 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shauna Murphy (@vancity_hair_by_shaunie) on Jul 15, 2020 at 10:38pm PDT 2 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝔸𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕒 𝕂𝕚𝕟𝕘 (@aliana.king) on Jul 10, 2020 at 4:02pm PDT 3 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Palace Flophouse Salon🖤 (@palaceflophousesalon) on Jul 14, 2020 at 1:15pm PDT 4 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by ARC Scissors (@arcscissors) on Jul 8, 2020 at 3:24pm PDT 5 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Maggie Murphy • KC ⚡️ (@ash.orchidhairstudio) on Jul 16, 2020 at 7:18am PDT 6 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝐋 𝐎 𝐒 𝐇 𝐀 𝐁 𝐈 𝐍 𝐎 (@classiclois_hairstylist) on Jul 11, 2020 at 6:26am PDT 7 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ontario Balayage | Educator (@sarabotsfordhair) on Jul 10, 2020 at 6:27am PDT 8 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Justine Curran (@jmbird) on Jul 7, 2020 at 2:28pm PDT 9 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kayleigh Elizabeth (@hairbykayleighelizabeth) on Jul 7, 2020 at 5:40pm PDT 10 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Curly Hair Specialist- Atlanta (@brievanderpol) on Jun 9, 2020 at 6:46am PDT 11 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amy johnson (@hairby_amyj) on Jul 15, 2020 at 12:22pm PDT 12 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anthony Bernard's Salon (@anthony_bernards_salon) on Jul 7, 2020 at 8:07am PDT 13 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by ❃ ❃ ❃ ❃ ❃ (@shelby.loos) on Jul 14, 2020 at 11:24am PDT 14 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hair by Andy Judd (@andy_doesyourhair) on Jul 9, 2020 at 3:24pm PDT 15 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alternative Hair Studio (@alternative.hairstudio) on Jul 6, 2020 at 10:34pm PDT 16 / 16 HairBeauty TrendsHair Trends