The Hair Level Up Lookbook — Volume One

The Lookbook

A Year in Hair

A curated collection of the most beautiful hairstyles from our editorial archives — organized by mood, occasion, and texture. Browse, save, and bring these ideas to life.

Browse The Collection

Six Chapters, Endless Inspiration

01 The Bridal Vault  ·  02 Effortless Everyday  ·  03 Evening Editorial  ·  04 Braids and Texture  ·  05 Color Stories  ·  06 Short and Statement

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Chapter One

The Bridal Vault

For the bride who wants every petal, every pin, every promise to feel like her own.

From traditional South Asian jhoomar styling to soft Parisian chignons, our most curated collection. Every look photographed in studio, every detail noted for your stylist.

42 Looks  ·  Updated Monthly

Woman in an A-line wedding dress with a low back and lace details standing in a classic room with flowers.
A smiling woman in a long-sleeved lace wedding gown posing next to a vintage western leather saddle.
Side profile of a bride with dark hair in a sleek low bun wearing a long veil and pearl drop earrings.
A bride showing off her long brown wavy hair styled in a half-up look with a delicate floral pearl accessory.
A smiling woman with a ponytail wearing a charcoal blazer sits at a wooden desk.
A smiling woman with a low ponytail wearing a tan sweater and carrying a brown leather tote bag.
A blonde woman in a white dress sitting in a blooming garden holding a small ceramic cup of iced tea.
A young woman wearing a grey tank top and black leggings holds a ceramic mug by a sunlit kitchen window.

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Chapter Two

Effortless Everyday

Five-minute styles for the woman who deserves to feel beautiful before her morning coffee.

Sleek low buns, soft middle parts, the perfect ponytail. Quiet luxury for the days that need to look easy.

38 Looks  ·  Under 10 Minutes

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Chapter Three

Evening Editorial

Red carpets, gala nights, the dinner that deserves a story.

Old Hollywood waves, sculpted updos, dramatic side parts. The looks that turn rooms quiet when you walk in.

28 Looks  ·  Studio Tested

A blonde woman wearing a green satin halter dress, a turquoise bolo tie, and a black fur stole indoors.
Profile view of a woman wearing a tight, slicked-back bun with a sculptural knot detail.
Model with slicked hair and a complex, sculptural hair arrangement paired with a black blazer and silver earrings.
A woman with wavy brown hair in a dark green velvet dress looks back over her shoulder at a premiere.
Close up of a woman from behind with a messy fishtail braid wearing a white lace crochet top by the coast.
Profile view of a smiling woman with curly hair in a braided updo adorned with gold hair pins in a rose garden.
Side view of a woman with brunette hair styled in two Dutch braids gathered into a low chignon bun.
A smiling woman with a thick braided headband hairstyle adorned with tiny wildflowers in a meadow.

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Chapter Four

Braids and Texture

An ode to every curl, coil, wave, and weave.

From fishtails to fulani, French braids to box twists. A celebration of texture in all its forms — across every culture and every kind of hair.

54 Looks  ·  All Textures

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Chapter Five

Color Stories

Bring this page to your colorist. We promise.

Honey balayage, copper tones, money-piece highlights, soft black. Reference photos curated for the conversation that changes your hair.

36 Looks  ·  Colorist Approved

Side profile of a smiling woman with wavy brunette hair featuring warm golden highlights in a salon setting.
Portrait of a woman wearing a velvet blazer featuring styled dark red hair and bold plum lipstick.
A person with shoulder-length ginger hair and a green silk high-neck top against a textured background.
Portrait of a smiling woman with wavy, honey-blonde hair wearing a cream sweater on a sunlit European-style street.
A woman with short brown hair wears a charcoal blazer on a city sidewalk at twilight.
Portrait of a woman wearing a black jacket and sporting a sharp, chin-length bob with blunt bangs.
Close-up of a woman with a trendy short spiky blonde hairstyle sitting in a modern professional hair salon chair.
Portrait of a woman with short brunette hair wearing a charcoal grey turtleneck and bold magenta lip color.

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Chapter Six

Short and Statement

Because confidence sometimes wears a French bob.

Pixie cuts, micro fringes, sharp blunt bobs. The cuts that say everything before you do.

31 Looks  ·  Bold and Beautiful

Editor’s Pick

The Cover Story of Volume One

A behind-the-scenes look at the editorial that opened our archives.

Stylist with blonde curly hair showing hair color options to a client wearing a denim jacket in a salon.
Close up of a stylist hands pinning a messy blonde fishtail braid into an updo style.
Hairdresser using a comb to style a woman's intricate, dark braided updo in a salon.
A hairdresser uses a fine tooth comb to perfect a client's dark, straight ponytail.

“Every look in this lookbook started with a real woman, a real moment, and a real question — what if my hair could feel like art today?”

— SARAH Mitchell, Editor In Chief

By The Numbers

Inside Volume One

229

Curated Looks

06

Editorial Chapters

14

Studio Days

100%

Original Photography

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