If you have lustrous long hair which end at your hips or even a little below your shoulder, you can make them look the best by styling them. Straight cuts look very boring and formal on that lovely hair of yours. It's time to give some change of shape and length to them, so they get more noticeable to those who usually simply glance at them. Your long hair doesn't have to be cut short with these hairstyles and ideas for layers, they are just given a more attractive shape and style. Find out how to layer long hair from the very easy steps mentioned below for layered hairstyles.
Layer Your Long, Beautiful Hair
There are many types, textures, and volumes of hair as you may know. You can have long straight, long curly and also long wavy hair which can be thick and thin in volumes. But no matter what type of hair you have, layer hairstyles look great on all of them. You don't need to go to a stylist or a salon to get hairstyles, but follow these easy steps and do it at home (with someone's help). So take a look at the steps.
- To start with, you need to wash them and comb them to remove all the tangles. Then straighten the hair for proper cutting. You also need to section the middle and the sides of the hair, where you want the layers for these haircuts.
- Now cut the hair to a uniform length which will be your base length. This should be slightly longer than the upper sections of the hair, when you see the finished cut.
- Set a few simple guidelines for yourself where you want the longest sections and where you want the shortest ones. You have to do this for medium layered haircuts as well.
- With the help of your comb, divide the hair into these pre made sections. Begin at the bottom and the back, raise the hair till it is completely vertical off the head. Then you can cut the hair in a straight deliberate cut, to the length which is determined for the longest lengths of hair.
- Now, move to the sides of the head and repeat the same procedure. Then, check the hair back against the longer lengths to ensure the transition is clean and smooth. Trim off the loose hair which are not in the same length.
- Once the sides are done, move to the front of the head and repeat the same process for this hair too. Make sure you check the cut against the sides and the back for the uniformity and smooth transition. It is always better to double check your work by standing in front of the person and pulling up the hair from both the sides of the head.
- The last step is adding body and softness to the layers. For this purpose, repeat the process of the cut with the hair in the front and the top of the head, with the help of a razor or fine scissors. Cut it to the desired length and if you wish to make hairstyles with bangs with the front hair, you can cut them shorter. This procedure is applicable if you want to know how to layer straight hair also.
