Salad praise: how ice hockey’s ‘lettuce’ hair is winning over Hollywood
The Guardian World
by Chloe Mac Donnell Deputy fashion and lifestyle editorFebruary 21, 2026
Gentler take on mullet has flowed over shoulders at Winter Olympics and is now tossed on red carpets
Hair cut ideas are typically drummed up in the salon, but recently a more unconventional source of inspiration has appeared: the vegetable aisle.
“Lettuce hair” is trending. A gentler take on a traditional mullet, the new salad style consists of more subtle differences in the length between the back, sides and top of the hair. Lettuce hair features a loose and often wavy top, softly tapered sides and a feathery tail that skims the back of the neck, resembling leafy greens.
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Originally published on The Guardian World on 2/21/2026