Foiling and highlights are starting to disappear and be replaced by styles bringing volume back into hair.
All aspects of bobs are making their appearance but different from the harsh lines sported by the likes of Victoria Beckham a few years back it is volume with a twist.
Hairdresser Simone Greenham has recently returned from Australia and spent four weeks working in a London a salon with a three-time Hairdresser of the Year winner.
She said: "New styles filter down from designer shows and hair care product launches, mainly in London.
"It works exactly like a fashion show where the one-off is taken up by others and adapted into a hairstyle for everyday.
"The styles coming through now are free and flowing with big blow dry.
"The multi colour and highlights have been replaced by vibrant one colour heads of hair, the blondes, brunettes and chocolate brown.
"These styles can be adapted and worn by women of all ages as very few people now have the perm and set."
There have been fewer changes to gents hair styles.
The trend tends to be now shoulder length hair, no short, back and sides, with the 14-18 age group preferring the black Gothic look, or, if parents agree, the 3D clippered look (shaped designs) is also popular .
Those slightly older, in the 19 and early 20s age group, are either opting for the funky look and using wax and gels to keep everything in place or are letting their hair grow that bit longer and retaining a shaggy look.
Bleaching and blond highlights for males is still in but one very noticeable trend is that men are becoming more vain and spending longer looking in the mirror to their image just right.
Simone said that while most hairstyles can be adapted for women of any age, men tend to become more conservative and traditional as they get older, realising the more flamboyant styles start looking out of place with their wardrobe.
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