A butterfly haircut combines short layers with long layers to give your hair dimension, movement and body. The short, wispy layers hit around the chin to frame your face, highlight your features and even contour a round face shape.
Despite the name, no butterflies are hurt in the making of this haircut. Instead, hair stylists use face framing and long layers that flick out at the sides to make the hair resemble a butterfly's wings. “It's a beautiful take on long layers. Basically think '90s, bouncy blow-dries.
“It's good for medium texture with a slight coarseness, and hair that lays flat but isn't so naturally wavy,” Ellis explains. “The longer the hair, the better, in order to pull this off best. And I definitely don't recommend it on thin hair because when you layer, it will only look thinner.”
The "Butterfly" cut can be described as a modern take on the classic shag. The name comes from the layering effect that frames the face effortlessly with an overall seamless blend. The "Wolf" cut, is the perfect mix between a textured shag with the shape of a mullet.
Coined by Brook, the butterfly cut is a very layered, feathery haircut that's longest layers fall just below the shoulder. Shorter layers are cut around the crown of your head to create the illusion of having shorter strands. “The shortest top layer falls about two to three inches below your chin,” Brook says.
The jellyfish haircut sports disconnected layers that resemble a short bob with longer layers underneath. If the name is any giveaway, it truly resembles the round body and longer, billowy tentacles of a jellyfish.
Similar to a mullet, the style features more body and volume at the crown of the head (the head of the octopus) and then longer, thinner, shag-like layers from the mid-shaft to ends (the tentacles). Though the octopus haircut is inspired by both the mullet and shag, it is neither.
Thanks to its face-framing layers, we would also recommend that this hairstyle is suitable for those with round face shapes. This is because, the long layers help to contour your features, giving the illusion of a slimmer face.
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Named for its untamed essence, the now-uber popular wolf cut is choppy and full of texture, framed by soft, graduated layers around the face. A favorite in South Korean salons, the style is shorter in the front and tapered in the back (like a mullet) but unfussy and effortlessly piecey (like a shag).
The beauty of the butterfly haircut is that it's pretty low maintenance. It works with your hair texture to give you that “effortless” look. However, if you do find yourself wanting to style it (because hey, you can NEVER have too much volume) then we recommend using a good hair mousse to add some extra oomph.
One of the most flattering, slimming haircuts for any face shape is face framing layers. "Face framing layers that follow the contours of your cheekbone and jawline will always give you an instant 'hair contouring' effect," says Lopez.
The butterfly cut features shorter face-framing layers that cascade like wings with longer layers through the length of your hair. Since the goal is to remove weight, not length, ask your stylist for face-framing layers with wispy ends that begin at the chin and longer layers throughout the rest of your hair.
The "bobcat" haircut is a new twist on the "wolf cut" you've seen all over TikTok. The trend features a bob haircut with lots of shaggy layers. See how to style the bobcat haircut with long or short hair.
Meet the ponytail method, also known as "The Unicorn Cut." This DIY haircut method that's been blowing up on YouTube has people tying their hair into an extremely high ponytail that looks like a unicorn horn and giving themselves a refreshed haircut with a single snip.
“It's a technique that adds movement and texture while giving the illusion of a one length haircut,” explains Ramon on ghosting, which allows him to remove bulk from the hair without compromising on length. “It works for all types of hair, so it really is the best of both worlds,” he continues.
A wolf cut is a type of haircut that is shorter and thinner on the sides with shaggy messy bangs. It emphasizes face-framing layers and rugged texture. As its name suggests, the wolf cut is a little wild.
Remember the famous "Rachel" haircut that everyone and their mother asked their stylist for during the '90s? Well, it's back with a modern twist. And it's now called the "octopus."
Classic layers can keep your hair looking on-trend and stylish, while also flattering the soft angles of round faces. "A medium-length, shaggy hair style accented with side bangs that hit at the cheekbones is a great look for a round face," says Nunzio Saviano, hairstylist and owner of Nunzio Saviano Salon.
Long hair is perfect and universally flattering on round faces because it lengthens the face. If you have a round face, your ideal cut will fall a few inches below the chin or longer. The shortest layer should never be above your earlobe; this can also make a style look dated, and no one wants that!
We're going to see a lot less of those long, beachy waves in 2023 in exchange for lived-in layers. "Lived-in and layered is going to be trending in 2023 because it's low-maintenance, encourages natural texture or wave pattern, and it's perfect for air-drying," celebrity hairstylist Ericka Verrett notes (via Allure).
“The skunk hair trend is when the hair is parted evenly down the middle and each half-section is colored in two, extremely contrasted shades,” Hillier explains. More specifically, one side is completely black and the other side is a stark white or an almost platinum blonde (like the animal's signature tail).
"The cobra cut is long hair with layers starting about two inches below the chin and [extending] all around the head," says Nunzio Saviano, hairstylist and founder of his eponymous salon in New York City, who coined the term on TikTok.
Dutch boy (plural Dutch boys) A type of bob haircut with straight bangs and hair cut horizontally above the neck.