12 tips to style your haircut
You get the perfect haircut. You leave the salon feeling (and looking) like a supermodel. Then, you wash it for the first time. Then, you try to style it for the first time. Then, it looks nothing like it did the day you left the salon. Tell me that this hasn’t happened to you? It sure has.
Tips: Skip blunt cuts, and choose long layers instead. You’ll take off some of the weight to speed up styling time.
Thin hair has a hard time maintain volume, so instead of fighting to create fullness with lots of layers (and styling products), embrace an easy, one-length cut. Hair that falls just below the shoulders weighs itself down, so that you won’t have to fuss with a ton of product and heat styling.
Ask your stylist for a blunt cut—blunt ends create the illusion of thickness. And avoid bangs, which require way too much work to be considered low-maintenance.
An angular lob that’s longer in the front than it is in the back adds shape to curly hair, giving it a built-in style even when you wash-and-go.
For super tight curls, keep your layers extra long in front to avoid having to fight with curls in your face. For longer wavy hair, a shoulder-length shag that you can just scrunch with salt spray is the ultimate in low-maintenance hairstyles.
Ask for lots of face-framing layers to prevent your natural texture from overpowering you.
A long, over-grown shag also works for straight hair. Just air dry and tousle it up to add a bit of texture. Subtle, well-blended layers that are both blunt and slightly feathered will require minimal styling on straight hair.
If your hair is long, thick, and straight, why fight it? Add a few layers below the chin and let your naturally beautiful texture do its thing.
