#1: Razored Brunette Shag with Burnt Amber Peekaboo Ends
The detail on this cut is copper only showing when hair shifts, and it’s intentional. Razor texture on the mid lengths and ends gives the cut the relevant detail. The choppy bangs finish above the forehead, allowing for a gap to avoid looking heavy. Shoulder length hair with a medium build of layers and lots of internal layer start at the crown to give volume. This structure won’t work with flat and straight hair. It’ll look flat by noon, and the layer will look stringy hair. This shear has to have some movement in the natural hair. Oval face shapes will complement the style because the cheeks will have volume, which brings out the jawline, and the curtain fringe will cover the width of the forehead. The color is a dark chocolate base with warm amber tones at the base to allow for a grow out for a clean dark chocolate base.
#2 Choppy Dark Brunette Shag with Piecey Fringe
These layers are shorter near the cheekbones and lift the shape of the face. Oval- and heart-shaped faces will appreciate the lift. For rounds faces, this will broaden the face. Razor work in the middle of the layer cuts adds separation, and even though point-cutting achieves the same result, it is easier to do this routine. The bangs aren’t uniform and have varying lengths across the forehead, which prevents a block shape. This style looks best on thick hair because fine hair loses the shape and flattens. This style looks great on a good hair day, but on a humid day, this style will end up looking like a lost mess.
#3 Center Pull-Through Braid on a Warm Bronde Shoulder-Length Cut
That braid is definitely creating volume! Check it out, this isn’t your typical plait. It’s what is known as a pull through braid. This style uses small ponytails that are looped and then sort of pancaked out. This braid is a lifesaver for medium and fine hair. This style holds braid width in a way a French braid would not hold on this density. The color is a bronde and has a dark root shadow which adds a kind of two-toned effect. This is why it looks great from the back. This style will not hold up on very short layers. If your shortest pieces are above your ear they will fall out and you will be left with a lumpy, half-attempt. A uniform length of hair that falls on or past the shoulders is necessary for the braid style to work.
#4 Fishtail Crown Pull-Back on a Warm Brunette Shoulder-Length Bob
Your fishtail is doing an amazing job pulling weight off the crown and stopping hair from sticking to the head, which can be a struggle with length. Check out that side braid! It sticks to the scalp on one side and then loosens up to wrap back to the other side of the head. This style adds fun and fullness to the side that most bobs lack. Medium density, straight to slightly wavy hair will have this style fall flat without the use of thickening products and pins, even in the morning. Coarse hair will hold this style with no problem. This take on the bob is a little longer with a soft face framing bob collar length, with a base cut creating a dramatic effect and a few light pieces of hair around the ears. This keeps away that school photo haircut look. The warm brunette has dimension and light touching up the midshaft that looks great in all lighting without being too glammed out. For those with very curly and tightly textured hair, this style may look a bit different due to the nature of the braid pattern and will likely have to use a different hairstyle overall.
#5 Half-Up Top Knot on a Warm Auburn Shoulder-Length Lob
The majority of work in this picture is due to the color. That shade of auburn has a warmth so precise that it almost looks like glazed cinnamon. The light reflecting off centerpiece strands leads me to believe that a single pass gloss is more accurate than balayage. Overall this is a fantastic color job: it is even, glossy, and greatly aids in the picture with dimension and depth. This style is particularly blunt with no layering, and looks best with a half-up bun. Tack on medium to thick hair, and it is an easy go-to style. There is very minimal effort needed with this style, it requires no upkeep. Lastly, this style, with no framing, is extremely polished and clean, but only for people with good hair lines as temple hairs and fly aways are a nightmare. Straight-ish hair, as well as this style, generally looks best with a very loose texture.
#6 Side French Braid on a Sandy Blonde Shoulder-Length Bob
This is a good style for straight hair that isn’t too dense. The rest of the hair can be limp. One side of the face wears part of a low effort, asymmetric braid. It starts in the part and falls loosely before pulling the hair flat on that side of the head. It flatters hair that isn’t as thick, because thinner hair shows root. It isn’t the most effective style for thinner hair types. It does show some root, but the gray color and style hide average regrowth. A braid like this flatters most face shapes by being on one side and leaving the other side limp as it pulls the hair together. A style like this does not hold in humid weather.
#7 Half-Pinned Brunette Lob with Textured Ends
There is a specific reason there is so much volume at the crown. To the novice, it may look like a half up, but it adds all the volume and lift to that area. This cut would fall flat without the twist. This is one of the challenges people don’t talk about with medium-density straight hair at this length. This cut is at shoulder length with point cut ends. There is a warm chestnut mid-length highlight that reflects light, but is not overdone enough to be a highlight. This cut is best on thin or medium hair. Thick hair will want to resist the loose volume and look bulky pinned back. It would be especially good for longer necks, because of the exposed nape. The exposed nape finishes the look and shape.
#8 Half-Up Dark Brunette Lob with Loose Layered Ends
The half-up pull only works due to trimmed underneath layers that are cut short enough to purposefully spread apart. This type of detail is what you want to focus on. It’s a lob with medium density straight hair cut with layers, and point cutting. Thick, heavy hair will have a hard time falling this loose, since pieces will clump. Fine hair will have a hard time as well, since the half up section needs a lot of volume to not look flat. This face framing style is more flattering on oval and heart shaped faces since it softens the face without adding too much width. The natural deep brown color is a low commitment color since it has no visible dimension. This style typically needs effort to maintain looking put together by day three.
#9 Twisted Half-Up Knot on a Dark Cherry Lob
That little knot on top does so much work! It pulls sections together that aren’t long enough to really twist and so hair that is a little longer than shoulder length is required for the style to last more than an hour. The base cut is a blunt lob cut that has been internally layered. The color is a dark mahogany with some wine that pops under the lights. This style is moreflattering on medium to thick hair as thin hair won’t hold the twist and will leave a more open looking bottom to the style. So if you have thin hair, you should not do this. The style is intentionally messy around the face with one or two pieces framing the ear and the rest twisted to the back. The picture shows why this style is ultimately pulled out before twisted to avoid a polished look. It works with most face shapes nicely because the hanging pieces are loose and off the face. This is especially helpful for more narrow face shapes in order to keep the style from being too harsh looking, but the loose pieces really frame to balance out more rounded face shapes.
#10 Crown Braid Half-Up on a Dark Wavy Lob
This won’t easily grip your fine slippery hair. It will put up a fight! A braid spanning both temples needs medium to thick hair density to keep its full round shape. What draws me to it is the base color which is dark brown brunette. However, there are finer warm undertones that only come out on the length of the braid under the braid, because of the light reflecting off the loose waves. So I think there may be a tonal gloss or a few hand-painted pieces at the mid-shaft helping with the whole color correction. The under-cut is a textured lob which is longer than the shoulder with thick, soft, lined layers. This style is great for people who have dark bases and natural waves or even a bit of texture to their hair. This is a relatively simple 3-strand braid pinned at the nape of the neck that can unravel if your hair was just washed.
#11 Mini Clip Pull-Back on a Warm Chestnut Shoulder-Length Cut
That clip is working well for your hair, and this specific cut is the only one that will. The layers are internal, point cut to remove weight without leaving steps, and as a result, the lower half of the hair cascades beautifully when half of the hair is pulled up. This hair style is sitting right at the shoulders and looks like it has pieces of straight hair that are just slightly wavy. The texture has a warm chestnut base with some fine caramel pieces. It actually looks like a gloss or demi-permanent toner was used as a brown color rather than foil highlights. Unfortunately, if your hair is thick or coarse, this half up style will never look good on you because the clip will not hold enough volume, and the bottom will always look puffy. This style looks best on fine to medium hair textures. I also like how the hair on the sides was cut to the jaw line so that it frames both the front/lower neck area. This creates a structured and complete style that usually works the best on oval and heart shaped faces. Round faces tend to like this style as well, but with added length to bring the front/neck area hair down past the jaw line.
#12 Twisted Half-Back on a Dark Bob with Hidden Berry Streaks
The magenta peekaboo panels only become visible when hair is moved or pulled back, and that was quite deliberate. With a straight line, dense and shoulder length bob with a blunt perimeter, this simple twist at the crown aids in building volume at the nape while enabling the placement of the color to be noticed. The base color is a natural Level 1 or 2 black. Therefore, those berry tones were possibly lightened and a direct dye was probably used to neutralize. Colors that have been neutralized will gradually fade to pink in a matter of weeks, so this certainly is not low maintenance color. The cut is very straight, just one length and is great for someone with thick, straight hair that doesn’t need much to keep its shape. On someone with fine or medium density hair, this cut will look very flat. The shape that is most complemented by this length of hair (at the collar bone) is an oval or heart shaped face. This length of hair should be avoided by those with round faces.
#13 Low Twisted Bun on a Warm Brunette Lob with Caramel Ribbons
That bun is so tiny! It definitely is shoulder length hair, not long hair. Shorter hair gets grouped with the lob as one of the trendy cut styles, but this twist gathers at the nape and barely has enough length to loop. The fine caramel balayage with the chocolate brown base adds dimension and shines once everything is pulled back. For thick or coarse hair it won’t sit small and compact like this. It will puff out. This is a great style for straight and fine hair that is medium to fine density. Leaving one tendril loose at the ear balances the style and it looks intentional because of the rest of the clean, smooth hairline. Great style for hair that demonstrates a pulled back shoulder length hair style.
#14 French Braid Half-Back on a Straight Brunette Lob with Sun-Faded Ends
This fewer, larger braiding style works for medium-thick hair best. Fine hair would most likely just collapse it. This look requires plenty of density and a French braid starts at the crown and falls around the weight. It is pulled tight enough to keep the braid smooth and tidy. Not one hair will be left floating away for this style. The hair is pulled back and tied off with an elastic, and whatever hair is left is framed over the lob, which hits the shoulders. The lob has blunt ends with a natural finish and a lightened shade. The natural color variation throughout the hair helps to keep the look casual. For curly hair, this look is likely ruined with braiding, as the texture would be lost.
#15 Flipped-Out Layered Lob in Rich Espresso
Longer beveled layers that are styled with a rounded brush, flipped away from the face, result in ends that flare out instead of curling under. While it’s a flipped style, it can be polished, but flexible. This brunette color has no highlights and no tricks to create dimension, so this style is low maintenance and is not too harsh on cool skin tones. This style is effective on hair that is medium to thick because of the volume needed to hold the flipped silhouette. For this style to flatten it would require fine hair. Point cut layering on a point-cut oval frame style is great for people with an oval face shape, but this frame really defines a heart face shape. This frame also features a lot of point cutting to decrease weight, but length is kept to define the lines.
#16 Curly Layered Shag with Natural Brunette Depth
Don’t let the bangs fool you. These have very few layers because they would collapse toward the center of her forehead when pulled tight. The layers stop at the crown to keep the bangs voluminous. The bangs were not curled, but it looks like they were. You can tell by the way they sit. The length is densest at her collarbone from the crown down, which also helps retain volume at the crown. This style will not work with little to no curl because the curls will flatten. Side layers help round and heart shaped faces because they keep the face from looking too wide. This style uses all naturally dark brunette hair that has caramel highs from the mid shaft to ends. This was definitely a cut made for someone with curly hair because curly hair won’t naturally fall in this shape without being diffused. Without the right habits to maintain curls, you won’t be able to uphold this style either.
#17 Copper-Kissed Wavy Lob with Warm Midtone Dimension
Those highlights aren’t lying flat. They’re actually woven through the mid section. There’s a bit of light reflection, but they’re actually kind of hidden, and I’m thinking that this is balayage that is done a little closer to the root on the inside panels while keeping it warm and cool and casual. As for length, the inside ends have medium density and length and are laying with waves. This is a great cut for a wider face shape because of all the extra length with the side-parted curtain piece that breaks the face and creates angles, therefore making the face seem less wide. This is a textured piece and should not be worn without movement. If you don’t have naturally textured movement to this piece, you will have to wear curls everyday, but if you have waves or movement, this looks like a piece that has been blown out fairly quickly with a diffuser and worn as a “worked but not really” type of style.
#18 Clean Collarbone Lob in Cool Chocolate
The reason a cut for straight hair has blunt ends without graduations is that it sits flat. Anyone with natural wave in their hair gets punished with this style. This is a straight hair cut. Look at this style with a slight center part that falls slowly with absolutely no volume. The lines and angles are clean, approaching the collar bone. The color is a single brunette process with no color dimensions or highlights, but it works because the cut is the focal point. It is a great length for round and square face shapes because it slices the face. It will look easy while maintaining style on the hair with fine and medium thickness. Thick hair will lose the benefits.
#19 Feathered Chocolate Wolf Cut at the Collarbone
Note how the layers just below the cheekbone are shorter compared to the neckline layers, which are much longer. This difference adds dimension and fullness to the crown with no bulk to the shoulders. This is a razor cut wolf shape with an S-curve through medium density hair with natural wave that compliments hair texture. Face-framing wisps provide a great way to break up the width of the face, whether the face is round or oval, without covering anything. This styling method won’t work on straight, flat hair, as movement requires at least some wave to be present in the hair. This brown chocolate base does not have any color work and thus requires very little commitment. Focus will be on the hair from the cut.
#20 Layered Burgundy Shag with Wispy Curtain Bangs
This color will fade. Deep reddish wine always does. After about a month of vibrancy, you’ll need to touch it up to keep the depth and dimension. Consider this before you get it done. There’s a ton of movement from the layers and razored lengths throughout the hair. The pieces around the jawline will help to frame a rounder face. Thick hair will help bring out the movement and dimensions with this style. Thin pieces that reach the forehead will make the overall length of the hair appear shorter. This style won’t be harmed by neglect since it was made with curtain bangs and requires no styling. Any texture that isn’t natural will take work to achieve this look that is easy to maintain. It was designed for bangs to naturally fall straight and is really easy to style with a curling iron, even for straight hair. The hair style is designed for natural curly or wavy hair.
#21 Textured Brunette Lob with Honey Face-Framing Pieces
These honey ribbons only appear on the top four strands of hair, but they make a huge difference. Unlike a regular highlight, they make this style special. The base of this style is a deep cool brown. The colorist hand painted these pieces to define the cheek bones. This style is best for medium to thick hair. The haircut is a style that hits right at the collar bone, providing a loose, piecey oval or heart shaped frame. This style is best for those with oval or heart shaped faces. Round faces will not look good in this style. The center part and no volume at the crown with this style draws all the focus to the center of the face. The texture of this style is soft as the ends are point cutting rather than razoring. After an hour of styling fine hair will fall flat.
#22 Tousled Chin-Length Bob with Warm Highlights
De-emphasizing hair volume on the sides and emphasizing it on the crown adds volume to the crown. Different from other side parts, the volume of this style is created mainly by the deep side part. This style offers a razor-textured, choppy bob that comes down to about chin length. The base of this style involves choppy, textured layers that allow hair to have movement that is not uniform, and is especially great for medium densities of hair. The caramel balayage through the lengths and ends of the hair allows the hair to have darker roots and prevents this style from becoming unkempt while growing out. This style hits at the most narrow part of the jawline on round and oval faces, but on square jawlines this will add more width to the jawline. This style is effortless looking, but to maintain this style you have to straighten the ends of each strand with a flat iron. If your hair is fine, this style is probably easy to maintain without any product. However, someone with hair that is naturally loose will have a flat style.
#23 Warm Brunette Shag with Curtain Fringe
Short layers begin at the cheekbones in this style. The shag is shoulder length and has razored interior layers. The curtains fringe runs through the layers for a face framing longer single layer. This style is rather easy to get wrong, so make sure to tell your stylist what you want. This style is great on medium to thick hair, but isn’t recommended on fine hair. Shape will be lost and it will look even thinner. This style elongates the face without looking too big. It is not recommended for those with a square jawline. The Hair is natural brown with an added layer of warm brunette highlight. To get this look, texture spray is used with blow drying. This style will relax and fall flat if it isn’t twisted and tied back from dry.
#24 Dark Layered Flip with Face-Framing Movement
The layers concentrated within the mid-sections aren’t just there by accident. They provide just the right amount of separation to make room for the outward kick of the ends. The short, face-framing layers fall just below the cheekbone and are ideal for medium to thick hair with a good amount of density. Thin hair will not be able to create enough separation to build volume in the crown without some sort of product. This will be a great look for all face shapes, especially because usually the layers are nice and short, framing the jawline. People with a square jaw will also enjoy this style because it makes the jaw appear even more so. I really enjoy this single process dark caramel brown because it makes everything look dark and cohesive without much dimension. I would not recommend getting this style unless you plan on round brushing your hair because it will just fall flat on your head.
#25 Soft Brunette Lob with Copper Ribbon Highlights
Here, different areas of hair are highlighted by thin, mid-shaft to tip stripes. The painted portion leaves the roots free to avoid stripes. This cut is a lob that is collarbone length with no to light layering and is great for textured hair. This can be worn by people with medium to thick hair, but won’t look great on thin hair. This frame looks lovely on an oval or heart face as the length is great for creating proportion and avoiding Franken face. Most will not notice that the part is slightly off center. This style is not a wash and go style as the hair will fall flat and straight without styling and product.