PSG: Neymar, the footballer with 1001 hairstyles

Like the gang at Deschamps, Neymar also brings the cup home. And even several times a month. Shaved, short, degraded, curly, straightened, highlighted, brown, blonde, red, gray, pink, shaggy, brushed, brushed ... the catalog of her hairstyles is as thick as her palette of dribbles. Just since his arrival at PSG, in the heart of summer 2017, the Brazilian has already had to wear nearly fifty different haircuts. Undoubtedly the most creative and hair-raising player in France, ball number 10 is also by far the most “spectacular” in all of Ligue 1.

In a genre very different from that of the precursor Djibril Cisse or the extravagant Paul Pogba, the capillary eccentricities that have almost always accompanied Neymar almost take on transformism.

"Whatever his cut, we recognize him because he has a strong mouth, says David Lucas one of the scissors in the capital, almost homonymous with the son of the Brazilian player, Davi Lucca. But it does not prevent it from changing, is able to do very Latin, Afro or Maghrebian depending on the style he has chosen. "

"With pink, he dared something really different"

Neymar style, let's talk about it. "The base is often the same," continues Lucas, a sweeping and coloring specialist in the world of fashion, film and television. It rarely lets the sides grow, prefers them to be ultra-short and keeps length on the top of the skull. "

If it lengthens his face, the "Neymar-touch" is not always unanimous. Even with professionals in the sector. Mika Caiolas, the ace of aces in matters of “football'hair”, does not hesitate to take a critical look at the tastes of the Brazilian player.

Neymar had sported a rather sober cup during his only 8th final in the Champions League disputed with PSG. LP / Arnaud Journois

"Neymar has a great dress style, but it doesn't follow in terms of haircuts," says one who often innovates on the skulls of sports and music stars like Paul Pobga, Presnel Kimpembe, Tony Yoka or DJ Snake. A good hairdresser must have an advisory role, propose ideas and not let his client go into the wall. He certainly finished with the brushing from the start to Johnny Hallyday. But I still don't do anything crazy. It is shaved on the sides, with a tuft on the top, straightening ... There are no patterns, nothing sought after, wacky or really original. Even if the coloring is basic, the only thing that stands out is the pink of recent weeks. For once, he dared to do something really different. "

"He's a bit like Lady Gaga"

As Caiolas had announced to us - "to bleach too much, he will have to shave or his depigmented hair will break" - this too much dye has probably momentarily cost him his mane. However, before him, only Hollywood and music stars like Rihanna, Pink, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Scarlett Johansson or Julia Roberts were allowed to play the "pink panthers". A daring revealing, according to David Lucas, of the personality of the Brazilian player.

After his pink coloring, Neymar opted for an almost shaved head before facing Dortmund. Reuters / Thilo Schmuelgen

"For me, this guy is absolutely free," analyzes the 46-year-old hairdresser. We, like most people, never change heads. He is free. He has tattooed the body of things that he will keep for life, so what can he fear from eccentricities of the hair since the hair is constantly renewed? It's quick and easy to change. Especially since he plays with everything, shape, texture, color, beard ... And then he's a star. He is a bit like Lady Gaga, at the same time he has fun, but he also knows that it will make people talk! "

A true trendsetter

With more than 180 million followers accumulated on social networks, the cups of the Brazilian, as strange as they are, are necessarily emulated. "I have a bunch of kids, often pre-teens, who come to the living room and tell me they want Neymar's cup," Lucas laughs. As such, yes, I think we can say that he is a trendsetter. "

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Because, as Caiolas explains, “today, hair and beards have become fashion accessories. If you compare the hairstyles of the players during the 1998 and 2018 World Cups, you will quickly see the difference. Before, most did not care, today there are few who do not have a haircut worked. "

In the French championship, Neymar is undoubtedly one of the champions in all categories. "He did everything, agrees with a smile Mika Caiolas who had styled the Ney once when he arrived in the capital. However, I have the impression that he is still looking for himself, that he still has not found himself capillarily speaking. Let him call me and say to me: go ahead, do me something good . I think that with him, there is really a way to have fun! "

Our hairdressing experts:

Mika Caiolas , 38, is the boss of the Barber Factory (Paris XI). A specialist in colors and designs, he counts Djibril Cissé, Paul Pogba, Presnel Kimpembe, Tony Yoka or DJ Snake among his regular customers. Regularly invited to Clairefontaine at meetings of the French team, he also took care of Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese selection.

David Lucas , 46, is the patron of the David Lucas salons (Paris II), at the Hôtel de Crillon (VIII), at Pyla (Gironde) and in Bordeaux. One of the capital's star hairdressers, David Lucas is a specialist in balayage and coloring. He has many stars of cinema, television and fashion in his clientele.