“Chunky highlights are when lighter colours meet the deeper colours in your hair to create a more contoured feel. For example, the popular (and ever-evolving) face-framing highlights trend is ...

Do I go for it?” — S. from Toronto Great job on the street-style trendspotting, S.! Yup, “chunky” highlights — the hair look that reached its zenith at the turn of this century on the likes of Kelly ...

“Nineties block-front highlights involve highlighting large, chunky sections of hair, particularly around ... the base for dramatic effect”. In short, they’re designed to be noticed.