The Ever Sexy Girl Mullet

blonde femmullet hair

The girl mullet, female mullet, femmullet, whatever you want to call it, is a hairstyle worn by few, mastered by fewer, and attempted by many at the risk of failure.

To wear the femmullet, you need to be okay with that, you need to be okay with the potential of becoming the Icarus of hair. It's not something that just anybody can pull off. In the wrong hands, it can be a travesty, but in the right hands, it can transform your entire lifestyle.

We're not talking about the Joan Jett, pseudo-mullet. While sexy, Jett played it safe with that style. She knew better than to tempt fate by wearing a true femmullet on stage.

Joan Jett mullet hairstyle

No, we're talking about shaved on the sides, long in the back, feathered and short on top female mullets. The real deal, one hundred percent pure.

Female mullet haircut with short sides

How do you attain this style? Very carefully. Before you even consider this do, you'll need to be prepared, because the style doesn't look good at all unless coupled with a few accessories: A sleeveless men's t-shirt, tucked in and preferably with some sort of attitude slogan on the front. A pair of tight, acid wash jeans. And finally, a cigarette. If you don't smoke, get some herbal cigarettes and put them in a pack of camels.

Now if you're ready to proceed, you'll want to have a pair of good scissors, some buzz clippers and some styling product like mousse, gel or, preferably, spray. This style looks better the shinier your hair is, so conditioning is a must.

For the first variation, you'll need long hair, and then to trim it to a few inches long, or to your own preference, on the top. From there you can tease it and style it as you please, so long as it stands up on end and the back, the party end, is feathered nicely.

The second variation is the same as the first, but with one incredibly daring difference. You take the clippers, and you trim the sides like a buzz cut. As we said, it's a potentially dangerous variation, and should be done only by the truly brave. If you're even more daring than that, try clipping a saying or image into the side, as well.

A History of the Mullet Hair in Cricket

Mullet Haircuts: Men's Retro Look

Retro mullet haircut

Mullet haircuts are known by several other names, including hockey hair in Canada, Scandinavia, Sweden and northern U. S. Regions where the 1980s hockey players were fond of this style. Tom Jones, pop singer wore a mullet style in the 1960s and made it popular. Others who are known for the look over the years include David Bowie, Michael Bolton, Phil Collins and Paul McCartney.

The look has enjoyed a new popularity in the last decade. The sides and top of the head have short hair, sometimes spiked or with blond highlights. The back of the head has long hair. The length of the hair on the back of the head can be as long as mid back, or shorter as in collar length.

A song called "Mullet Head" was recorded by the Beastie Boys in 1994. Their fan magazine used the term "mullet" in print, the first known appearance. Australian Rules football players brought this style to Australia during the 1980s. Other team players such as hockey also used the style. In Germany, the look is associated with the destruction of Berlin's Wall.

Although mullet styles remained in vogue amongst some groups, they were commonly linked to those who enjoyed country and western music or heavy metal genres. Blue collar and working class individuals wore the style. In the entertainment of this period, the television show called "The Mullets" and big screen productions "Joe Dirt" and "Gummo" lauded the cut and the lifestyle of those who wore it. Today, Billy Ray Cyrus has a unique mullet.

Lebanese living in Australia wore the style in that country. Czech sports figures in the 1980s enjoyed the style. In the United Kingdom, the mullet style is linked to thugs. On the positive side, the style has been adopted by those in sports, particularly football, hockey and soccer.

Mel Gibson mullet

Variations on the mullet haircuts appeared over the years. The 1990s had a fuller look. Sometimes the back was curled or permanent waves to add a more bouffant look. The Vandals song of the Ape Drape style which is yet another name for the cut.

The Classic VS Modern Rock Mullet

THE CLASSIC ROCK a.k.a. the Old Waver, the Silver Mullet Still bi-level after all these years, the classic rock is found in every club, radio station and record company on the planet. Still wears Cure tour jacket. Still suffers from "A & R man's cold." Still knows he looks good.	THE MODERN ROCK a.k.a. the Backstage Pass Bike messenger by day, rock god by night, the modern-rock mullet head leaves a trail of groupies in his dust. His band plays cybergothic techno-punk at Coconut Teaszer. About to sign with Chernobyl Blow Job Records.

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Mullet Haircuts: 25 Years Of History

Tom Jones mullet hairstyle

Originally popularized during the 1960s by Tom Jones, mullet haircuts were adopted by icons such as Phil Collins, Michael Bolton, Paul McCartney and David Bowie. In parts of the northern United States, in Canada, Scandinavia and Sweden, the haircut is called hockey hair. This relates to the fact that during the 1980s, many hockey players wore the hair style.

Paul McCartney shaggy mullet hair

The style was worn by men through the 1980s, with some variations. It has again become popular during the last decade by those men wanting a slightly retro appearance. The style features hair short on the sides and top, while the back remains long. The length in back may be collar length or even longer. Some consider the style unattractive and lowbrow in character, but it has remained culturally popular.

The song "Mullet Head" was recorded and released by the "Beastie Boys" in 1994. Their fan magazine is the first known appearance of the term mullet in print. Australian rules football players popularized the style on the Australian continent during the 1980s. In fact, the style was adopted by players in several different sports such as hockey. It was closely identified with Germany youth, sometimes negatively, because of its popularity in the country during the period surrounding the fall of Berlin Wall divisions.

The mullet style was kept in the forefront throughout the 80s because of wear by sports figures and appearance in songs, television shows and movies. The look is associated with country and western songs, blue collar workingmen and heavy metal sounds. The Mullets was a short lived television show of the 2003-2004 season; the movies Joe Dirt and Gummo promoted the look and the lifestyle linked to it. Hannah Montana's Billy Ray Cyrus jokes about his distinctive mullet haircut in the television show.

Some other instances where this style is or was popular include Lebanese-Australian men and Czech sports figures. Thugs in the UK are linked to the mullet style. Working class connections and sports connection are each linked to the distinctive hairstyle.

Over the years, the appearance has changed somewhat. A fuller bouffant look appeared in the 1990s, including a permanent or curled back section. The song by the musical group Vandals referred to the Ape Drape, which is another name for the mullet.

Which Types Of Mullets Are Right For You?

The mullet is an important piece of cultural heritage. Many will look at the mullet and just chuckle, but fact is: The native Americans had braids and mohawks, African warriors have tribal paint, and folks from the American south have the mullet. It's who you are, be proud of all types of mullets.

The mullet encompasses both aspects of the good ol' boy image. When you're walking towards someone, they'll say to themselves "Wow, this guy's all business". As you're leaving, though, they'll say "But man, I guess he knows how to party..."

So which mullet is right for you? Read on and find out...

The Traditional Mullet

Flattop mullet

The most common mullet is simply the flat top with the long, straight hair in the back. To get this mullet, just get out the buzz clippers and trim the sides and the top till it looks good. This mullet is great for pretty much anyone, but it looks especially distinctive with lighter blond hair colors.

The Billy Ray Cyrus

Billy Ray Cyrus mullet

Billy Ray Cyrus' mullet became synonymous with the song itself, Achey Breaky Heart. You probably remember it as getting more and more whimsical every time he came out. One time he might have adorned it with a rat tail, another with some braids and beads. The consistent elements, though, were the slightly shaggy look and the sense of imagination when it comes to decorating and styling it.

The Snake Plissken

Snake Plissken

Snake Plissken's mullet blurred the line between the mullet and "hippie hair". This represented that he was, above all else, an All American character, but that he had grown disillusioned with the American government. This style looks great on just about anyone, and represents a cool, detached, healthy American cynicism, but it looks best on someone who can back it up, someone with martial arts training or some twenty four inch biceps.

The Secret Of The Patrick Swayze Mullet

Patrick Swayze mullet

The legendary Patrick Swayze was a rare leading man, to say the least. How many movie stars can you name who were capable of making a cheesy romance movie one year, then turning around and putting out a cult classic guy-flick like Road House the next? Maybe Mel Gibson and one or two others, but it's not a very long list. What was his appeal? How is it that this man was able to make the women swoon, and still be referenced by name in the lyrics of a DMX gangsta rap song? It may have been the Patrick Swayze mullet.

This hair style is as much a legend as the man himself. A cutting edge advancement on mullet technology, we still do not have the science to recreate it to this day. You may think "Oh it's just the same thing as Kurt Russel had in Escape From New York!" but you are wrong. Russel's shaggy locks lent him a true tough guy appeal, that's for certain, but it did him no favors as a lady's man, which, honestly, completely misses the point of wearing a mullet in the first place.

Patrick Swayze mullet haircut

Swayze's mullet was a much more brazen, bold, and dangerous look. In the hands of a lesser mulletologist, it may have simply looked like a typical trailer park mullet, but in Swayze's capable hands, it was perhaps the greatest mullet Hollywood had ever seen.

What made it so special? It is certainly more than the sum of its parts. The front is a standard Duck Butt, like Elvis wore, while the back, the party end of the deal, was a gorgeous mane of dirty bond that somehow straddled the line between shaggy and well kept.

The trick might have been in Swayze's conditioner, rumored to have been custom formulated out of rare South American tree saps and a very small dose of plutonium. Whatever the case, Swayze took his secret to the grave, which may be for the best. This secret was not meant to fall into the wrong hands lest the process of natural selection fall to anarchy.

Some of the finest and most brilliant mullet researchers on the planet have tried to ape this look, but to no avail.

Our advice is to simply experiment with different shampoos and conditioners, try teasing it in different ways, use some mousse or gel or spray, and if you manage to recreate the look to perfection, guard the secret with your life.

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How To Choose A Mullet Wig

Mullet hair wig

Mullet is a hairstyle that is almost impossible to forget. Forever associated with men who liked to appear masculine but ended up looking just odd, a mullet is an option that will forever be associated with the 1980s. If you have a fancy dress party coming up or an eighties theme party then you can guaranteed that by using a new mullet wig as part of your outfit you will get a lot of laughs. Mullet wigs are available in almost every conceivable size, color, texture, and shape.

Even today there are some men and women that still style their hair in this manner. Just take a look out of your window, maybe the delivery driver in the van parked across the street has a mullet or perhaps the man mowing next doors lawn has a waterfall type mullet cascading down his back. We shouldn't just think it's in the US that mullets are a common site. People with questionable taste have been wearing mullets for many decades on every continent.

Before you get hold of a mullet wig you should think about the exact style that you want. There are spiky mullets, dreadlocked mullets, silver mullets, and multi-colored options available that can give you an appearance like you have just stepped back in time.

Of course you will also need the right clothes to complete the look. How about a Hulk Hogan, Billy Ray Cyrus, or Jon Bon Jovi T-shirt with a pair of acid washed jeans and some big and bright trainers?

If your local fancy dress store does not stock mullet wigs then you can easily pick up the perfect design online. Also the cost available through a website would likely be less than if you were to make a purchase from a normal retail outlet.