How did the zebra get its stripes? Perhaps it went to the salon in 2002.
Gen Z is bringing back chunky highlights and millennials have mixed feelings.
The TikTok hashtag #ChunkyHighlights has 207 million views as young fashionistas show off the resurged Y2K style.
“It’s been on a gradual increase,” James Earnshaw, a hair colorist and stylist based in the UK, confirmed to The Post noting that it’s recently “started to get a lot more popular.”
TikToker Bridget Des Grange recently shared a video of herself after adding chunky dark and blonde highlights to her hair and quickly went viral as her fellow Gen Zers loved the style.
“Honestly never felt hotter than with this 2000s Kelly Clarkson hair,” Des Grange captioned the viral TikTok video.
When someone asked, “Chunky highlights are back?!” Des Grange excitedly confirmed, “YES bestie!”
“Just like we’re back in the 2000s,” got2b, a trendy hair product brand that started in 2006, commented.
But as with many Y2K trends that are returning, some millennials are cringing at seeing this hairstyle making a comeback.
“I had [thick] highlights,” Lina said. “Omg I hate[d] them on me.”
“Hairstylist here please for the love of God don’t bring this back,” Samantha Uplinger replied.
“Nooooo she wants you to damage your hair!!! Don’t doooo ittttttt,” Kassie Marie commented.
Chunky highlights are making their return as Gen Z continues to revive the trends of the early aughts, pulling inspiration from style icons like Paris Hilton, Avril Lavigne and Jennifer Lopez.
“I think because of social media such as TikTok people have been rediscovering all things Y2k,” Jasmine Blackbear, a hairstylist at Lure Salon in Dallas, Texas, told The Post.
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