‘The Monica haircut’ is going viral on TikTok because it has slinky length, airy layers and phwoarr volume

Jennifer Aniston’s iconic ‘The Rachel’ hairstyle may be trending once again, but she’s not the only Friend to serve up some seriously enviable hair inspo. ‘The Monica haircut’ really hasn’t had the attention it deserves, because with its layers, slinky length and phwoarr volume, it has all the components of a smash-hit haircut. Add to that the nostalgic ‘90s feel that’s still dominating beauty trends and, honestly, it’s on track to go stratospheric.

So what, exactly, is ‘The Monica haircut’? Well, zone in on Courteney Cox’s exceptional hair game between seasons 1 and 2 of Friends. It graduates from a textured choppy ‘bixie’ – the bob-meets-pixie hybrid, which features a jaw-length cut and layers at the crown – to a longer midi, collarbone-length rendition.  Plus, it nods to the coastal flick hair trend which pro hairstylist, Tom Smith, predicted would also take off for autumn (and also serve up cosy vibes). “The midi flick [shape] is inspired by the coastal grandmother trend that’s going round the states at the moment. It’s that mid-length, blow-dried, slightly house wife-y, flicky vibe,” he explained. It’s a “continuation of the fluffy blow dries that we saw earlier this year,” he added. And is typically styled “collarbone length with a flick at the bottom [and] flipped over at the top, with lots of volume, and really aerated,”