Hellsten compares the more subtle racoon tail hairstyles to the stripe of light drawn onto cartoon characters that highlights where the sun would hit the hair.
Once exclusively championed by the kind of late-2000s emo you would find industrial dancing beneath a bridge, racoon tail hair is making its way into the mainstream for 2025.
“It’s not regular highlights, it’s not a regular global colour, it’s the complete opposite to what your hair would naturally do.
“It doesn’t need to be done in a big, contrast-y way, you could have one slightly lighter stripe of hair, or a toned down stripe.”.
McRae debuted the hairstyle as part of her new music video for Sports Car last week, splitting the internet’s opinions firmly into two camps: those who aren’t ready for the revival, and those who couldn’t be happier.
