Tracey Hughes Mieka Hairdressing Hair Trends for 2012

Tracey Hughes Mieka Hairdressing Hair Trends for 2012

Tracey Hughes from Mieka Hairdressing is an icon in the hairdressing industry and all round hair guru. Artistic Director for Redken and a regular stylist at Australian Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week, Tracey is a leader in creating upcoming seasonal hair trends.

Winner of 2011 Australian Salon of the Year, the team at Mieka Hairdressing excels in producing the highest quality of technical excellence empowered by Tracey who was awarded the ultimate accolade of 2011 Australian Masters.

Summer 2011/2012
The latest hair trends are drawn from timeless classics with a rebellious abandonment to create lasting appeal and modern urban chic.

Whether hair is straight or curly, short or long, shiny or matte, the shapes are distinctive and colour is vivid.

Haircuts: Quintessential head hugging geometric shapes are created using line, shape and form with a sense of practicality to convey classic beauty.

Short hair prevails this upcoming season with playful boyish looks with length through the top and fringe area to maintain softness. Beautiful short bobs are striking and can be worn smooth and slick or sassy and sexy with subtle layers to create movement.

Designs are all about versatility and fluidity to enable you to produce more than one look so you can create a 'double identity" from your haircut.

Colour: Choosing your hair colour is much like choosing clothes. Tracey advises to take into account your skin tone and eye colour when determining what shades suit you the best. The latest trends in colour depend upon how natural or outlandish you want to be!

Blonde: remains a popular trend with a blurring from darker roots out to sun-kissed lighter ends, or a bright shine with an all over platinum blonde.

Highlights of creamy vanilla blondes with shades of honey and cinnamon provide softer, natural options.

Celebrity Blondes we're loving including Sarah Jessica Parker, Khloe Kardashian and Rosie Huntington Whiteley. We're also embracing the Platinum Blonde tresses of Gwen Ste!ani, Ashley Simpson, Christina Agulira, Agnes Deyn and Lady Gaga.

Brunettes: go cool with hints of violets and blues or a more natural peak-a-boo of to!ees and caramels. Alexa Chung, Nicole Scherzinger (lead singer of Pussycat Dolls) and Kim Kardashian are showing us how to wear the darker version of the summer brunette, while Cheryl Cole, Jessica Alba and Jennifer Lopez are indulging in caramels.

Redheads:are bright, bright and brighter this new season. Think Christina Hendricks, Amy Adams, and Emma Stone for variations on the approach to red for summer Pastel shades of pink, lilac and teal are fresh, modern and an interesting change from the regular hair colours and look great as your new fashion statement.

However the biggest trend in colour is pink, whether it's in your hair or just in your wardrobe.

We're taking inspiration from Cher Lloyd (UK X-factor finalist) Katy Perry, Sienna Miller, Nikki Minaj and Ruby Rose.

Styling: The trend in hairstyling is really to be able to recreate a look at home, which is why tousled styles are so hotly predominant. This season on the runways, it's all about ponytails, buns and knots. Voluminous piles of hair on top of the head create either structured or dishevelled buns for a fresh contemporary feel. Or slick the hair back and create a low bun, knot or twist at the nape.

Super slick ponytails can be worn high or low creating a polished perfection and a refined sense of glamour. The runway styles are showing lots of variants of wet looks including slick wet ponytails and wet natural beach waves.

Braids continue to stay with us from last season evolving to become much more tousled or used in smaller areas to create headband looks.

Curls with a next day curl look that is messy and imperfect is a big favourite gracing the catwalks and a great, easy look to do yourself.

Essential Styling Products: To Add Volume:
- Redken Full E!ect 04 nourishing mousse
- Redken Rootful 06 root lifting spray
To Add Shine:
- Redken Glass 01 smoothing serum
- Redken Vinyl Glam 02 mega shine spray
To Add Texture:
- Redken Woolshake 08 gel-slush texturiser

- Redken Wax Blast 10 high impact finishing spray wax To Add Hold:
- Redken Fashion Works 12 flexible volumising spray
- Redken Forceful 23 super strength finishing spray
Tracey Hughes is a unique individual and a true icon in the hairdressing industry. Her continuous commitment and contribution was acknowledged when she was awarded the ultimate accolade of 2011 Australian Masters for her dedication to the growth and profile of hairdressing.

Born in Birkenhead, England Tracey Hughes had an early interest in becoming a barrister however this was soon sidelined when she began her apprenticeship in 1986 at Christopher Boyton in the UK. After qualifying in 1989 she travelled to Australia as a backpacker in 1991, and migrated permanently that same year to pursue what has become her very successful hairdressing career.

In 1997, Tracey established Mieka Hairdressing in Collingwood, with her second salon opening its doors in Nobby Beach, Queensland some 14 years later. Mieka Hairdressing has a unique signature style which has led it to be one of the most highly recognised and awarded salons in Australia having won over 200 awards.

Tracey possesses an incredible energy and passion towards her work that is both blatant and infectious.. While she has personally won both Hairdresser of the Year and Colourist of the Year twice Tracey has empowered her team to win Salon of the Year numerous times.

Tracey's impressive hairdressing skills, technical knowledge and creativity make her a highly sought after educator. Winning Australian Educator of the Year twice plus Excellence in Training evidences this, as does the fact that she has presented educational events across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, India, South Africa, Mexico, Sweden UK and USA.

Tracey Hughes Education is a leading education brand that is highly regarded and well known for providing the best educational DVD's and progressive on-line education programs across the globe along with customised tuition. A mentor and coach Tracey is renowned for delivering superior standards of excellence and subsequent results.

Tracey is proudly Artistic Director for Redken Australia and is part of the Global Artistic Network for Redken worldwide. She represents Redken at education workshops, shows and seminars, industry events, products launches, press conferences and fashion weeks around the world.

Tracey is in constant demand for her editorial styling collaborating with fashion's elite at Australian Fashion Week, Sydney Fashion Festival and New York Fashion Week. Tracey is the Hair Director for various leading fashion designers where she displays her irrefutable flair and knack for deciphering runway trends.

With an astute ability to forecast tends, Tracey is renowned for producing stunning images that fuse hair and fashion. Her distinctive work is published in over 50 publications across 30 countries worldwide and her work has been featured on countless front covers. As a fashion adviser to the Media, Tracey regularly writes articles for trade and consumer fashion magazines and websites.

A regular columnist, industry ambassador and presenter; Tracey leaves no stone unturned to bolster her own experience but more importantly strives to achieve awareness, recognition and promotion for the hairdressing industry and its next generation of leaders.