The hair edit / The cut
Women’s haircut ideas
Short, medium or long: compare the fringe, layers and outline before your next salon visit.
Shape comes first
Find the shape.
Make it yours.
A cut name is only the beginning. Save the reference, then talk through the details that make it yours.
- Length: where should the lower edge sit?
- Layers: soft movement or a sharper outline?
- Fringe: what do you want around your face?
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The cut collection
Choose your next direction
Look at the shape, then the details.
40 of 40 cuts
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01 Wolf cuts
Long wolf cut with curtain bangs
Your salon brief
- Shorter, separated layers around the crown
- Curtain bangs that open around the face
- Longer, feathered lengths through the back
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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02 Wolf cuts
Short wolf cut with curtain bangs
Your salon brief
- Choppy layers across the crown
- Separated fringe and cheek framing
- A feathered nape that stays longer than the sides
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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03 Pixie cuts
Textured pixie with a cropped nape
Your salon brief
- Closely tapered sides and nape
- Short, separated crown pieces
- A light, irregular fringe
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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04 Bobs & lobs
French bob with wispy bangs
Your salon brief
- A lower edge around the jaw
- Softly blunt ends with a slight bend
- Airy bangs near the eyebrows
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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05 Layers
Long butterfly haircut with face-framing layers
Your salon brief
- Shorter feathered face-framing pieces
- Curtain-like opening around the face
- Longer, graduated layers below
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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06 Shags & curls
Curly shag with a full curly fringe
Your salon brief
- A full fringe made of visible curls
- Rounded shorter layers at the crown
- Longer, lighter ends around the shoulders
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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07 Bobs & lobs
Side-part lob with a clean lower edge
Your salon brief
- A clearly visible side part
- A clean longer-bob perimeter
- Subtle inward shaping through the ends
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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08 Bobs & lobs
Blunt chin-length bob
Your salon brief
- Even chin-level perimeter
- No short crown layers
- Clean continuous lower line
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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09 Bobs & lobs
Cheekbone-length micro bob
Your salon brief
- Cheekbone-level lower edge
- Neck fully exposed
- Compact crisp silhouette
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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10 Bobs & lobs
Full-bodied Italian bob
Your salon brief
- Full jaw-to-chin-length outline
- Weight retained at the ends
- Soft rounded side volume
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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11 Bobs & lobs
Inverted bob with a short nape
Your salon brief
- Short graduated back
- Front sections visibly longer
- Strong back-to-front slope
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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12 Bobs & lobs
Asymmetrical bob
Your salon brief
- One side ends at the jaw
- Other side reaches below the chin
- Visible left-to-right length difference
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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13 Bobs & lobs
Bob with a visible side undercut
Your salon brief
- Chin-length bob perimeter
- One shaved temple exposed
- Longer upper section distinct from undercut
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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14 Bobs & lobs
Shaggy bob with broken ends
Your salon brief
- Jaw-length outline
- Choppy layers within a bob
- Separated irregular lower ends
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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15 Pixie & cropped
Layered bixie
Your salon brief
- Shorter nape than a bob
- Longer layered sides than a pixie
- Soft ear-length pieces
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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16 Pixie & cropped
Wedge cut with a graduated back
Your salon brief
- Graduated weight above the nape
- Distinct angled side outline
- Short clean lower nape
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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17 Pixie & cropped
Rounded bowl cut
Your salon brief
- Continuous rounded upper perimeter
- Full curved fringe
- Short exposed lower sides and nape
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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18 Pixie & cropped
Close-cropped buzz cut
Your salon brief
- Very short even crop
- Scalp and hairline visible
- No long fringe or nape
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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19 Pixie & cropped
Pixie with a long top and undercut
Your salon brief
- Close-cropped sides and nape
- Longer disconnected top
- Exposed temple and ear
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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20 Pixie & cropped
Long pixie with a sweeping fringe
Your salon brief
- Long front fringe
- Layered ear-length sides
- Shorter softly tapered nape
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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21 Pixie & cropped
Curly pixie with a defined fringe
Your salon brief
- Short overall length
- Visible curl clusters over the forehead
- Short sides beneath a curly top
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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22 Pixie & cropped
Tapered curly crop
Your salon brief
- Closely tapered lower sides
- Rounded curly crown
- Clear increase in length toward the top
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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23 Bobs & lobs
Rounded curly bob
Your salon brief
- Jaw-level dry curl outline
- Rounded sides
- No long shoulder-length ends
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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24 Bobs & lobs
Layered curly lob
Your salon brief
- Curls finish around the shoulders
- Longer outline than a curly bob
- Soft face framing and layered ends
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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25 Layers & long
Long blunt cut with full bangs
Your salon brief
- Straight long lower edge
- Dense eyebrow-level fringe
- Minimal visible crown layering
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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26 Layers & long
Long curly layers
Your salon brief
- Long chest-to-midback curl lengths
- Visible graduated curl layers
- Fuller upper shape with retained lower length
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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27 Shags & mullets
Defined modern mullet
Your salon brief
- Short cropped sides
- Distinctly longer nape and back
- Strong top-to-back length contrast
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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28 Shags & mullets
Soft shullet
Your salon brief
- Shag-like layered crown
- Longer feathered back
- Softer blended sides than a sharply cropped mullet
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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29 Layers & long
Soft hush cut
Your salon brief
- Airy blended layers
- Light face-framing fringe
- Soft lower outline without a high choppy crown
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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30 Layers & long
Long hime cut
Your salon brief
- Blunt cheek-to-jaw side panels
- Full straight fringe
- Long straight lower lengths visibly disconnected from side panels
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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31 Layers & long
Jellyfish cut
Your salon brief
- Rounded short upper cap around the whole head
- Distinct long lower lengths
- Clear two-level silhouette
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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32 Layers & long
Long octopus cut
Your salon brief
- Rounded layered upper shape
- Long separated tapered lower pieces
- Visible contrast between upper body and lighter ends
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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33 Layers & long
Long V-shaped cut
Your salon brief
- Back perimeter forms a clear V
- Middle back section longest
- Symmetrical diagonal lower edges
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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34 Layers & long
Long U-shaped cut
Your salon brief
- Back perimeter forms a rounded U
- Soft curved lower edge
- No pointed V-shaped tip
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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35 Layers & long
Waist-length blunt cut
Your salon brief
- Waist-length lower edge
- Straight horizontal back perimeter
- No visible short face-framing or crown tiers
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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36 Layers & long
Medium feathered layers
Your salon brief
- Shoulder-length overall outline
- Blended feathered layers
- Visible light outward separation through the ends
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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37 Shags & mullets
Shoulder-length shag
Your salon brief
- Short choppy crown layers
- Shoulder-length lower outline
- Piecey fringe and textured ends
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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38 Shags & mullets
Long shag with a full fringe
Your salon brief
- Long lower lengths
- Layering throughout the sides and crown
- Full textured fringe with a lighter lower perimeter
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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39 Bobs & lobs
Bottleneck bob
Your salon brief
- Bob-length lower outline
- Fringe narrower at the center
- Fringe opens into longer curved cheek-framing pieces
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
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40 Bobs & lobs
Choppy lob
Your salon brief
- Collarbone-level outline
- Distinct choppy layers through the sides
- Separated broken ends rather than an even lower line
Care & styling options
Optional care and styling supplies; the haircut itself is a salon service.
Six shapes, side by side
Compare the defining detail, rather than the outfit or camera angle.
- Textured pixie with a cropped nape
- Closely tapered sides and nape
- French bob with wispy bangs
- A lower edge around the jaw
- Short wolf cut with curtain bangs
- Choppy layers across the crown
- Long butterfly haircut with face-framing layers
- Shorter feathered face-framing pieces
- Curly shag with a full curly fringe
- A full fringe made of visible curls
- Side-part lob with a clean lower edge
- A clearly visible side part
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