Want Allie's Haircut from Off Campus? Mika Abdalla's Hairstylists Share Their Best Tips

If you've watched (or rewatched) Off Campus since it premiered and you have been dying for a hair makeover as summer rolls around, then chances are you have hyperfixated on the haircut worn by the one and only Allie Hayes (played by Mika Abdalla) on the show. And if you haven't yet, perhaps you will when she takes the lead in season 2!

Whether she wears it down while channeling Jennifer Lopez or up while working a shift at Malone’s, Allie’s casually chic haircut has been mesmerizing viewers all over the world—so much so that it is inspiring many to take a trip to the salon for a similar cut.

When it comes to hair trends, we all love a little bit of inspiration. In recent months, we’ve seen everything from Alysa Liu’s halo ‘do to Anastasia hair take over social media. Now, Allie’s haircut on Off Campus is rising up as the new viral hairstyle permeating the pop culture zeitgeist.

Much like “the Rachel” in the ‘90s, inspired by Jennifer Aniston's iconic ‘do on Friends; “the Felicity” on Keri Russell; or “the Amélie bob,” “the Allie” is also taking over, with people also obsessing over Abdalla’s haircut off the screen. Fans on social media are documenting their new haircuts inspired by Allie, sharing tutorials, before-and-after pics, and amassing thousands of likes for their hairspo, prompting plenty of others to want to also follow suit.

If you, too, are dying to get some face-framing, voluminous, bouncy layers like Allie on Off Campus, we have gone straight to the source, tapping two of Mika Abdalla’s go-to hairstylists, Marisa Mitchell and Kristin Heitkotter, to get all the scoop on how to best achieve the look—and how to maintain it at home.