The Rachel Haircut Has Been Updated For 2022

While the modern Rachel cut still embodies the major elements of the original — namely volume and lots of layers — it has some notable additions that place it firmly in this decade. The modern take is shaggier and a bit more blended, according to Slice. It also features curtain bangs. We still have the iconic face-framing layers and a lot of the flip, but you likely wouldn’t mislabel a photo of this cut as actually being from the ’90s. 

The differences are instantly recognizable; the modern take is also longer than Jennifer Aniston’s cut, but it still makes a bold statement, which is what the Rachel was all about, per Vogue. “The original Rachel was so iconic because it was the mid-’90s and we’d just come out of this period of grunge; people were getting bored of this no-hair hair and no make-up make-up,” explained hairstylist Luke Hersheson.

He continued, “When Rachel Green appeared she was the opposite to all of that. She had a full-on haircut — the kitchen sink of haircuts! — and it was very layered and obviously cut.” The Rachel seems to just about have it all. But there is one major downside: Achieving the look is far from effortless. 

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