The Hair Report: 2,059 Hairstyle Photos Judged by 11,364 Readers
Report · 39-page PDF + Excel workbook
11,364 readers cast 53,633 votes on 2,059 hairstyles, plus 5,341 poll answers: which lengths, cuts, bangs and colour techniques win, which lose, and why.
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Which haircuts and colour do style-minded readers actually want? This report scores 2,059 hairstyle photos from a US fashion publication for women over 40, pools them by length, cut, bangs, colour technique, colour, texture and finish, adjusts for each article’s tone with a same-article index, and sets it beside 20 hair polls.
Key findings
- 70% hearts for balayage colour against 33% for single-process, all-over colour: one of the largest gaps in the study.
- 60% for the collarbone lob, the top length; bobs drew 37% and short cuts 32%.
- 60% / 40% for wavy against straight hair; tousled finishes 56%, sleek 28%.
- 58% for curtain bangs against 25% for blunt bangs; 63% of poll answers would go natural grey.
What’s inside
- 39-page PDF report
- Hairstyles pooled by length, cut, bangs, colour technique, colour, texture and finish, with 95% ranges and a same-article index
- The most-loved and least-loved hairstyles, and the mistakes readers agree on
- Why readers loved or rejected a look, and 20 hair polls
- What it means for the trade: salons and stylists, haircare and colour brands, beauty media and retailers
- Dataset: Excel workbook (every photo with its traits, pooled traits, articles, reasons, polls)
Sample and method
| Panel | Readers of threadcurve.com, a US fashion and beauty publication |
|---|---|
| Field window | Feb 19 to Nov 5, 2026 |
| Signals | 53,633 photo votes from 11,364 readers; 9,657 reason taps; 5,341 poll answers |
| Format | PDF + XLSX, instant download |
Readers judged photos, not their own hair. 92% of votes came from the US and 88% from phones; age and gender are not recorded. It is not a national sample.
Who uses this
Salons and stylists, haircare and hair-colour brands, salon-product distributors, beauty retailers and beauty media.