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December 31, 2018

The Best Heartthrob Hair of 2018

By Erica Smith

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It was a good year — for men’s hair, at least. That’s because this generation found its very own version of heartthrob hair and truly let it flourish. It showed up on the heads of famous guys from the CW all the way to HBO, and on the heads of famous guys who walked everything from red carpets to lingerie runways. It was wavy, it was damp, and it was downright alluring.

By now, all the gifts have been opened; the cookies, pies, and cakes eaten; but there’s still some eye candy for the consuming, and it’s in the guise of this year-end roundup. Here is a look back at some of the best heartthrob hair we witnessed in 2018, even before we knew what to call it. See you (and hopefully more of it) in 2019.

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Timothée Chalamet Timothée Chalamet
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Timothée Chalamet Timothée Chalamet
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Timothée Chalamet Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet Photo: Juan Naharro Gimenez/WireImage
Noah Centineo Noah Centineo
Noah Centineo Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Noah Centineo Noah Centineo
Noah Centineo Photo: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Noah Centineo Noah Centineo
Noah Centineo Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Dev Patel Dev Patel
Dev Patel Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images,
Dev Patel Dev Patel
Dev Patel Photo: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images
Dev Patel Dev Patel
Dev Patel Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images
Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Cole Sprouse Cole Sprouse
Cole Sprouse Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Cole Sprouse Cole Sprouse
Cole Sprouse Photo: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
Cole Sprouse Cole Sprouse
Cole Sprouse Photo: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for WIRED
Penn Badgley Penn Badgley
Penn Badgley Photo: JB Lacroix/Getty Images
Penn Badgley Penn Badgley
Penn Badgley Photo: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images
Penn Badgley Penn Badgley
Penn Badgley Photo: UMV/Star Max/GC Images
Avan Jogia Avan Jogia
Avan Jogia Photo: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
Avan Jogia Avan Jogia
Avan Jogia Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for FLAUNT Magazine
Tom Holland Tom Holland
Tom Holland Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage
Tom Holland Tom Holland
Tom Holland Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney
Tom Holland Tom Holland
Tom Holland Photo: Ian Lawrence/GC Images
Ansel Elgort Ansel Elgort
Ansel Elgort Photo: Steven Ferdman/Getty Images
Ansel Elgort Ansel Elgort
Ansel Elgort Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Ralph Lauren Po
Kit Harington Kit Harington
Kit Harington Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Kit Harington Kit Harington
Kit Harington Photo: Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb
Charles Melton Charles Melton
Charles Melton Photo: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
Charles Melton Charles Melton
Charles Melton Photo: Rich Fury/Getty Images for H&M
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