Medium Layered Hairstyles

With so many medium length styles to choose from, how do you know what will suit you best? We’ll talk through the debate to help you decide.

What is the texture and condition of your hair? Is your hair fine, medium, coarse, or wiry? Is it thin, medium or thick? Straight, curly, kinky or wavy? Healthy, normal, oily, dry, damaged, or a combination? The texture of your hair will help determine how the layers lay when the hair is styled. For example, curly hair that is layered with a razor will turn super poofy and look like you haven’t had your hair cut in forever or like you just had it chemically fried. Not good! But curly hair layered with shears can look unbelievably great. Really limp hair that is layered too heavily will look thin and not very appealing, but cut with just the right amount of layers it will look smashing. Choosing a stylist that understands hair texture and different cutting techniques will affect the outcome of your cut and make a difference in you loving or hating it when you leave the salon.

There are so many factors to deciding whether or not to go with layers when getting your hair cut. Here’s the great thing about a medium length haircut – you can change your mind in a month or two because the layers will have grown out a bit in that time!

My friends said I should… Friends may suggest that one style or another will look great on you and show you a picture of that style. Are they right? Find out for yourself! Try cutting the face of the model out or covering it up, then add a picture of your own face to the hair. Try thehairstyler.com to see different styles on your head online. A lot of times, when you see a style you love it’s because it’s the perfect style for the model who is wearing it. Discovering if it’s the right look for you takes a little effort, but doing a little experiment before you get it cut may save you a headache.

I really liked my hair the time before last, but… It’s really common to get a great cut one time and expect it the next but not get it. If you REALLY liked your cut the way it was a while back, take a picture of it with you the next time you hit the salon. Your stylist may think they remember what they did before, but it’s nice to have the back up. Maybe you liked the overall shape but thought it was too heavy. Your stylist will be able to make the adjustments to lighten the top with more layering. Or maybe the opposite is true and you want more weight. When they cut off the bottom inch to get your hair to the right length, they can cut less off the layers to help get them back to the longer length.

What can I do if I hate it? Happens to everyone! My favorite and all-time-least favorite haircuts were not too far from each other in overall shape. What did my favorite haircut have that my least favorite didn’t? Fabulous layers! One stylist understood the texture of my hair and cut it accordingly. The other cut it the way she thought it would be cute without taking into account the condition of my hair and I looked like a poodle that got stuck in a wind tunnel. Terrible! If you find you got the worlds’ worst cut, change the salon or stylist. Ask for a master cutter. These experts have been cutting hair a long time and have certification for their skills. They can usually fix the most heinous hair disasters.

So how do I decide? Don’t rush into anything, but also don’t be afraid to try something new. Regardless, you will be able to do something new in a couple weeks to months anyway, so have fun and enjoy the benefits of layering! Life and body and volume. Sexy!