Introduction

Long layers hairstyles are an excellent technique of giving texture and body to thick and very long hair. These lengthy layers give out much depth for the locks to gently blend down the back, beautifully. Hourglass women can opt to have their hair styled in various long layered looks that fit their face shape and hair type. Read on to find out all you need to know about long-layer hairstyles.

Benefits of Long Layers

Long-layered hairstyles have many advantages:

•  Increase a great deal of motion and rebound.
• Bringing volume to the roots helps eradicate flat hair.
• Add a dimension to the scalp, apart from types of density to thick or curly hair. 
• Let the user custom shape around the face and jawline.
• Relieve the bulkiness of long hairs of many volumes.
• It is also relatively simple to work the hair using waves or curls.
• Frame the face beautifully.
• Flatter all face shapes.
• Work with any hair type.

 Long Layer Cut Techniques

Carefully selecting the most appropriate cutting technique is the key when creating and cutting long layers for your client.

 Uniform Layers

This is the most preferred long-layer cut of them all. Precise cutting in layers is done all over the head so that it gives the head even volume as well as movement. Sometimes they are quite indiscernible from one another. If you require both some extra volume and elasticity and a smooth appearance still, uniform layers are a way to go.

Pros:

•  Make hair look as if it is in symmetrical motion.
•  Provide lots of volume.
•  Blend beautifully.

Cons: 

•  Can become distorted over time more easily.
•  Does not permit too much variety.

 Graduated Layers

Blended layers are cut shorter on the forehead and briskly taper to longer layers at the back of the head. This eliminates mass from thick hair while retaining length. Graduated layers are also beautifully built around the face.

Pros: 

•  Lighten thick or heavy hair.
•  Make lips and nose stand out.  
• For both sexes: provide hair with an elongated angle in its cut.
•  Define the ends of curls.

Cons:

•  Not suitable for people with rather thin hair (they may become too fluffy and get all the body removed).
• A great addition to the many edgy looks one can do with extensions needs a trim now and then to keep the shape.

 Long Face Framing Layers

Face Framing layers are intended to soften or be placed on the front aspects of hair close to the face. These layers give form to the face but reveal the eyes, cheeks, and jawline. These add volume concentration in the face area.

Pros:

•  Focus and praise the face.
•  Increase log volume nearest to origins.
• The most complicated element is the Lip’s Custom shape according to face shape.
•  Lightly mix with the longer sections.

Cons: 

• While seemingly standing separately from the length.
•  Needs more frequent trims.
• During layering, it is important to select the right layer cut for your hair, so you should consider the following tips.

Long Layers According to Hair Types

•  For Thick Hair
  • If your hair is thick and coarse, lengthened graduated layers are ideal. Graduated layers take thickness away while eliminating the possibility of triangle shapes at the terminals. Also, don’t forget to request thin layers around the front known as face-framing layers as well.
•  For Fine Hair  
  • If your hair is thin or fine, the best technique is uniform long layers cut throughout the head. The layers of these kinds will increase the volume and obviously, the hair will look thicker. Don’t lock any graduated shape that would take too much body away, as this would be too surprising.
•  For Curly Hair
  • Something that can be done wrong is that when growing out an Afro, most people have very sharp and defined curly hairs, and blunt ends cause curls to pull them down, elongating them. Long layers shave off weight, and the curls are to be supported. Instead of having a mix of them, go for uniform layers or face-framing if you would use it to bring out your texture.
•  For Straight Hair
  • Long layers cut with uniformity on every hair provide straight hair with the right body and movement. Some soft layers around the face to sweep the straight hairline away from the face are also useful to add. Graduated layers can work too but maybe self, hence it means more work to do in terms of layer management. 

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 Long Layers by Hair Lengths

Depending on how long your long layers are, you get different looks. Here is what long layers look like when scaled up to different lengths.

• Collarbone Long Layers 
  • Choosing a collarbone or shoulder-length cut with long layers gives lots of volume. These are suitable to be used for thick, dense, and or curly hair types that require lightweight. The layers add some light to medium to long hair.
•  MidBack Length Layers
  • This hair with long hair and long layers is suitable for any face shapes and skin types. They eliminate volume but reveal stunning length. Stacking structure is best demonstrated by soft waves. It works for every type of hair.
•  Extra Long Layers
  • Long hair is great styled with long layers blended all over the back of the head. As accurate layers or graduation works. The layers allow one to achieve ultra-long locks to drape grace without hitching. They also defined natural waves or curls.

 Best Layer Cut Styles 

Here are some of the most gorgeous long layered hairstyles to show off some new dimensional layers!

•  Long Shag Layers
  • A shag cut will have shorter layers that are blended all around the top and sides, mostly. This wispy layered style is perfectly complemented with messy waves. It gives lots of body and movement at the tips of the hair.
•  Layered Waves
  • Pilates and curls are pretty styles to wear your lengthy layering to the test. Work with the scrunch mousse or salt spray into slightly wet hair and diffuse or air dry. In the waves, there is a layer dimension.
•  Layered Half-Up Styles
  • Half updos always look stunning, especially with long layered hair. The author intended to pull back the upper layers, so one can contemplate the layers below. Give some curls to the ends of the down sections as well as to pieces coming out of the updo. 
•  Blunt Bangs + Long Layers
  • Full straight-across fringe looks best when paired with longer layers that lie below. Blow dry hair parted on the deeper side and moved the layers forward to blend with the spectacular bangs.

 Face Shape that Suits Long Layers

Going well with layers, when cut appropriately forms a nice surround and enhances all the face shapes. 

• For oval faces: Volume should be balanced by long layers or as for soft graduated shapes. 
• For long faces: Wearing face-framing layers around the front and decreasing in equivalent length should be worn. This minimizes dragging the face down even further.
• For round faces: Add volume with face-framing layers Source: How to Choose a Hairstyle based on face shape, (2009) SCSI Hairstyling. In lower layers, keep them long, avoiding many stacks in the back.
• Heart-shaped faces: Both graduated layers and uniform-length layers are most suitable here. Positioned to one side a bit and keep the volume to the crown and upper areas of the head. 
• Square and diamond: face shapes should try the graduated layers, adding volume and softening the strong jawlines.

 Conclusion

Long layered hairstyles keep dimension and movement, lovely for the gals having longer hair. When it comes to layers there are many of them ranging from blanks to progressing shapes. Great examples are bouncy waves, Beachy curls, and half updos that allow long layers to be seen. They also fit every face shape when done properly around the face. You don’t need to worry about incorporating long layers in your next hairstyle for that fabulous dimensional finish!

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