Karen Haircuts

If you are even slightly active on the internet, you must have seen the the viral memes on "Karen". The popularity has given rise to a new style of haircuts - the "Karen haircuts". Blonde, short and versatile - these haircuts are particularly adopted by middle aged women. However, such an instantly recognisable look should be avoided, you may think. Well, believe it or not such haircuts are versatile and can be styled quite attracively ! Let's look at a curated list of Karen haircuts - what are they, what to flaunt an what to avoid. 

What is a Karen Haircut? 

A Karen haircut is the one associated with the widely popular "Karen" memes. The classic "Karen" stereotype is a middle aged women who's rude and demanding. The Karen common phrase is "can I speak with the manager?" Along with these memes, their haircut became popular as well. The Karen haircut is a short haircut usually characterized by a lot of highlights and layers. 

While there is nothing against the name or the hairstyles, they are often associated with the popular memes. 

Why did Karen haircuts become popular? 

In the early 2000s, memes of a white woman with a blonde short bob hairstyle started being circulated, and soon got associated with middle aged women who "throw a fit" and want things there way. More specifically, the association of this particular hairstyle with such kind of a woman began in 2014, with a meme that paired a woman with a blonde inverted bob with a text "The 'Can I speak with the manager?' haircut". 

However, people still get this haircut because its easy to maintain and is suitable for thinning hair. 

Lets look at a few Karen haircuts to try. 

Best Karen haircuts

Karen haircuts to avoid 

11. The Original Karen Haircut 

The original Karen haircut is often creditted to TV star Kate Gosselin. It is an asymmetric blonde bob. This haircut has a long, side-swept fringe contrasted with a short, spiky cut at the back. It is highly highlighted like stripes and looks disjointed. 

12. Karen Red and Blonde Highlights 

We don't see a better way to showcase their short temper than with red and blonde highlights? As with other Karen haircuts, the highlights look deliberately unnatural and chunky, making them stand out more. 

13. Black Karen Haircuts 

There's an option of this chunky, asymmetric haircut for black haired women too. This haircut with unblended highlights is easily noticeable and aligns with the memes. You would possibly want to look at better black Karen haircuts. 

14. Karen Hair with Brown and Red Highlights

Shaking it up from the traditional blonde look, some brunette Karens choose bold red highlights instead. The red and brown style gives an edgier look to the haircut. Such colours are mostly paired with short and spikey haircuts. 

15. Neat Karen Haircut

 Karen haircuts can range from edgy and spiky to primped and polished. For the upper-class Karens of the country club, a neat, feathery haircut is the perfect look. Less eye-catching than the classic Karen cut, it has fewer exaggerated elements. However, the haircut retains the original Karen elements of chunky highlights and a short length.