frosted tips

Two-tone hair ends

Frosted tips are a hairstyle where the ends of short hair are bleached or dyed lighter than the rest, creating a highlighted effect.

The look was especially popular among men in the late 1990s and early 2000s, associated with boy bands and MTV culture.

Now often referenced as a dated or nostalgic style: He still had the frosted tips from his high school photos.

90s

Backstreet Boys

Nineties pop vocal group

  • NSYNCTurn-of-millennium boy band
  • boy bandsManufactured male vocal ensembles
  • TRLMaturity assessment scale

Guy Fieri · Justin Timberlake · MTV · spiked hair · hair gel · bleached · pop music · skateboarding · grunge · Eminem

hairstyle

highlights

Notable moments emphasized

  • bleachChemical stain and germ killer
  • spikyHaving sharp projections
  • gelWobbly semi-solid substance

salon · peroxide · tint · ombre · streaks · two-tone · platinum · blonde · stylist · foils

retro

nostalgia

Longing for the past

vintage · ironic · comeback · outdated · passé · old-school · unfashionable · kitsch · campy · cheesy

Categories
Opposites
hair color treatment technique

frosted tipsroot touch-up

Color for incoming grays

solid color · virgin hair · lowlights · natural hair

hair color/shade

frosted tipsblack

Darkest possible hue

dark · brown · unbleached · virgin hair

fashion/cultural coding

frosted tipsnatural look

Unaffected, unadorned presentation

understated style · au naturel · clean-cut

Family

frost, frosted, frosty, frostier, frostiest, frostily, frostiness, frosts, frosting

Familiarity
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Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G