Layered haircuts are a great option to add texture, bounce, and volume to your hair. Though often the haircut of choice for women with fairly thin hair, they also work wonders for anyone with regular or even thick hair, such is their style and grace.
As there are so many layered haircuts to choose from, we consulted our expert stylists to recommend eight of the best layered cuts to choose from this year. We have covered all bases, with recommendations for long, medium, and short hair.
So, without further ado, let's take a look at layered haircuts in more detail and run through our recommendations to help you choose the best cut for your preferences.
Top 1. Layered cut with bangs
Our favorite layered haircut for women
Bangs are all-in right now, and we love the look that layered hair achieves with this ever-popular style. Bangs are a particularly great addition to long layers, offering a face-framing addition to your cut that can truly accentuate your signature style. There are so many ways to style bangs, so ask your stylist for a unique look that will help you showcase your style this year.
Top 2. Blended layers
A front layered haircut for long hair
Blended layers have long been popular with celebrities, thanks to the buoyant, voluminous look that they so effortlessly achieve. If your hair is colored, this is a great look for enhancing your highlights or balayage, too. Though blended layers are great for multiple hair lengths, we recommend this look for anyone with long hair - check out some of Julia Roberts' recent styles to see what we mean.
Top 3. Long layers
A stylish, long layered haircut
Many women opt for a long-layered look as the starting point for a layered style. Why? Well, long layers help to shape your face and flow below the shoulders for an unrivalled, flattering look that showcases your style. You can also pin your hair up on days when it's necessary, enabling you to mix things up without disrupting your layers.
Top 4. Face-framing layers
A 90s layered haircut that is back in vogue
Rachel from Friends, or Jennifer Aniston, is the queen of face-framing layers from the 1990s. Tune into any of your favorite episodes of the hit show to see Rachel rock layered hair that was all the rage in the 1990s. We love how effortless her face-framing layers look, enhancing her facial features in a shoulder-length look that is easy enough to achieve.
Top 5. Layered bob haircut
A stunning bob haircut with layers
The layered bob has enduring popularity in 2024 thanks to its chic style and minimum upkeep. This shoulder-length style looks natural and modern and is a great option if you want to eventually grow your hair out. Ask your stylist to experiment with color and don't be afraid to add highlights to elevate this look further.
Top 6. Choppy layers
Our favorite medium layered haircut
If you like a windswept, beachy look for your waves, choppy layers are a brilliant option. Choppy layers are perfect for achieving a carefree, sun-kissed look. Ask your stylist to create a choppy look with lots of angles and texture. A great shortcut to this look is sea salt spray, which helps to emphasize the depth and structure of the choppy layers in this cut.
Top 7. Feathered layers
A chic, short layered haircut
Ideal for slightly older women with short to medium-length hair, feathered layers create a look that is similar to the feathered layers of a bird, with hair moving in different directions. We love this look because it delivers volume and texture to slightly thinner hair, and it's great for any length down to the shoulders. Ask your stylist for razor-cut layers to achieve this look to perfection.
Top 8. Layered shag haircut
A messy, layered shag haircut
The shag is one of this year's most iconic looks, and is a brilliant option for women with medium or long hair. The shag is messy and carefree, styled on rockers of the 1980s. One of the reasons we love the layered shag is that it achieves volume and bounce with minimal fuss, and it's a great hairstyle for a low-maintenance lifestyle.
How to haircut layers
Layers are a fairly complex look to achieve, so you need to employ the services of a talented stylist to help you achieve your chosen look. You can take a picture of your favorite celeb to your stylist and ask them to model your look on a specific style.
Alternatively, ask your stylist to recommend different layered haircuts that are well suited to your length. This is particualrly important if you have thin hair, as layers are great for adding volume and texture.
Which layered haircut you will try?
Layered haircuts have been popular for a long time now, as they add texture, volume, and style to your look. Women with short, thin hair often go for layers given the many benefits of this impressive style.
Whether you have short or long hair, you can opt for layers to add something impressive to your look. Ask your stylist for inspiration or opt for any of the looks above to rock a layered look this year that will turn heads for all the right reasons.
