As a beauty editor, it’s my job to scan the red carpets for the emerging beauty trends from the awards season red carpets. From hair trends to makeup trends and nail trends to comeback beauty trends, I’m keeping a firm eye on them all. So after scrolling through the best BAFTA 2026 beauty moments this evening, my thumbs immediately paused over Gracie Abrams and her chic new bixie haircut. And trust me, I’m certain this short haircut is about to dominate as a major spring hair trend.

Gracie Abrams Bixie Haircut BAFTAs 2026

So, what exactly is a bixie haircut? Not quite a bob haircut, and not quite a pixie cut, the bixie combines the best parts of both, resulting in a cropped bob-length cut that sits close to the head as a pixie cut would. As Gracie proves, this short hairstyle feels both timeless and elegant whilst feeling modern and cool in equal parts.

For the BAFTAs 2026, Gracie wore her bixie in a chic side parting, showcasing the slightly longer lengths and the front, graduating into a shorter length towards the back of the head.

Bob hair trends have been dominating for a while now, but now Gracie is leaning towards the shorter bixie cut, I’m confidently betting that we’ll see more and more of the cropped hairstyle as we head into spring. If you’re tempted to go for the chop yourself, scroll ahead for the best hairstyling products to style a bixie.

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