Long layered haircuts are a gorgeous and versatile way to style long hair.
The layers add movement, volume, and dimension to long locks, allowing you to achieve a variety of chic looks from beachy waves to sleek and straight.
In recent years, layered long hairstyles have become increasingly popular and with good reason – they are flattering on all face shapes and ideal for showing off beautiful hair color.
We’ll also provide tips on how to style your new layered locks and recommend which cuts are best suited for different hair types and textures.
Read on for all the layered long hair inspiration you need for a fresh new look!
Long Layers with Face-Framing Pieces
Ask your stylist for long layers cut to frame the face for a flattering look that is on-trend. This style works beautifully with both straight and wavy hair textures.
The eye-grazing fringe is chic and stylish, adding movement and dimension around the face.
Twist a few face-framing pieces back and secure with a delicate hair pin for an effortlessly elegant half-up style. Face-framing layers are ideal for heart shaped faces as they balance out a wider forehead.
When styling this cut, apply mousse at the roots to boost volume and lift. Let your natural texture shine through by air drying or enhance your waves with a diffuser attachment.
The pretty layers in this cut are perfect for sweeping behind one ear for an asymmetric finish. Add a few loose curls or waves throughout the mid-lengths and ends for extra polish and movement.
Long Layers with Wispy Bangs
Ask for long layers cut throughout the length of the hair, starting below the chin and continuing down towards the ends. This creates movement through the mid-lengths and ends while leaving the roots more weighted for volume. Pair with wispy bangs for a soft and romantic feel.
The see-through fringe grazes the eyes, blending seamlessly into the longer face framing layers.
This stylish cut works equally well on straight or wavy hair types. Use a round brush while blow drying to smooth hair into a sleek, straight style.
Or enhance waves and curls with mousse scrunched through the lengths. Part your hair slightly off-center and sweep the wispy bangs across your forehead for added dimension.
Your long layers will feel light and swooshy around your shoulders.
Subtle Long Layers for Thick Hair
Women blessed with thick manes can benefit from subtle long layers cut throughout the bottom half of the length. This allows some of the weight to be removed, encouraging movement, swing, and body.
The layers should start small and gradually get longer towards the ends. Focus the layers around the face to prevent heaviness.
When styling, apply volumizing mousse at the roots and dry with a paddle brush to smooth while adding fullness. Use your fingers to loosely tousle the ends, encouraging the layers to separate and move.
This cut can also be worn curly by scrunching in curl cream or foam before air drying. The long layers in this style provide a beautiful shape while reducing bulk in thick hair.
Blended Long Layers
Ask your hairstylist for blended long layers that start subtle and multidimensional at the top, becoming more defined towards the ends.
The layers will effortlessly melt together, creating natural movement and volume. Softly angle the layers around the front to frame the face in a flattering way.
This versatile layered long style is perfect for medium to thick hair textures wanting movement without losing length. Blow dry with a paddle brush to smooth hair and turn ends under.
Or enhance waves with mousse scrunched through the lengths and diffused dry. The blended layers encourage pretty definition as your hair moves. Part your hair to one side and loosely tuck behind the ear for easy styling.
Choppy Long Layers with Bangs
For an edgy and piece-y layered cut, go for choppy long layers!
Ask your stylist to point cut the ends of the layers for a jagged, lived-in look with texture. Pair with chunky, choppy bangs for extra dimension and movement around the face. This daring layered style is fun and energetic.
When styling, enhance the texture in the layers with sea salt spray. Scrunch through damp hair and diffuse dry for tousled beachy waves.
Or let your natural texture shine through for effortlessly cool texture. The choppy layers and bangs are versatile enough for both wavy and straight hair types. Part your hair off center and messily sweep your choppy fringe to one side.
Long Layers with Flipped Ends
Ask for longer layers cut throughout the bottom half of your length, with short layers focused around the face.
Style the layers curled under at the ends for lots of bounce, volume and movement. The flipped ends of the layers create a fun retro-inspired bombshell shape.
Apply mousse at the roots while hair is damp and blow dry using a round brush to flip the ends of the layers under. Set with velcro rollers for extra volume and curl.
This glamorous layered style pairs perfectly with red lipstick for your next night out. The curled ends help accentuate the dimension in the layers for volume that turns heads.
Shaggy Long Layers
Channel 70’s rocker chic with an edgy shaggy long layered haircut.
This rebellious style features heavily layered and texturized locks that are bold yet flattering.
Ask for shorter layers cut throughout the top and sides with longer fringe-y pieces left at the front. Layers should be point cut to create shaggy texture and movement.
Roughen up your locks even further with sea salt spray.
Enhance your natural waves or add piece-y texture to straight hair. Scrunch it through damp strands and let it air dry for that undone style. Part your hair off center and messily tuck the longer face framing pieces behind your ears. Your shaggy layers will cascade down your back with an irresistible cool-girl vibe.
Long Layers on Curly Hair
Curly haired girls will love long layers cut throughout the length to encourage movement, volume, and curl definition. Ask your stylist to layer the hair while curly so they can cut the layers to perfectly follow the natural curl pattern.
Shorter layers on top provide lift while longer layers towards the bottom reduce weight for gravity-defying curls.
Start by applying curl cream to damp hair and scrunch to encourage definition as hair dries. Diffuse upside down for volume before letting curls finish air drying.
When dry, gently shake curls out at the roots and scrunch to arrange your layers.
Part curly hair off center and style with length and layers cascading over one shoulder. Let your bouncy curls take center stage in this curly layered haircut.
Swooping Long Layers
Long swooping layers create serious volume and movement in long hair. Ask your stylist for shorter layers cut around the crown and sides, gradually lengthening through the ends.
This long layered haircut provides gorgeous height up top while reducing bulk on the ends for swing and bounce.
Blow dry damp hair with a round brush to sweep the top layers up and back for extra lift at the roots. Finish with volumizing hairspray to lock in the height and volume all day.
Or air dry and scrunch in mousse to bring out your natural waves and texture.
The swooping layers in this cut beautifully showcase highlights and dimensional color. Show off the volume and shape by wearing hair pulled to one side.
Long Layers with Babylights
Babylights seamlessly blend with layered cuts to create the perfect summer hairstyle. Ask your colorist for face-framing babylights applied throughout the top layers around the face.
This will framing your features in a gorgeous glow. Keep the bottom length your natural color for a lived-in ombre effect.
The babylights pop against the layered cut as hair moves.
Boost the volume in your fine highlighted layers with mousse at the roots. Let hair air dry and lock in the style with hairspray.
The blended layers encourage the babylights to peek through with flattering dimension as you style your hair. Part off-center to show off the seamless blend of layers and highlights.
Long Layers with Beach Waves
Want that breezy, beach goddess look? Long layers are perfect for creating effortless-looking beach waves in long hair. Ask for choppy layers throughout the length, avoiding blunt ends to encourage natural texture and movement. Keep the layers longer to maintain that mermaid look.
Start by misting damp hair with sea salt spray to texturize layers before heat styling.
Use a diffuser attachment on low speed to gently coax waves into the lengths and ends of the layers. Scrunch with hands to separate strands as you dry.
Air dry the rest of the way and scrunch in more sea spray for tousled texture. Shake your waves out and go!
Long Layers with Side Bangs
Long layers cut to frame the face gorgeously complement the addition of full, side-swept bangs.
The layers throughout the length encourage movement and swing, while the fringe adds drama and dimension around the face. Part your hair deeply to one side to sweep bangs across your forehead for a glam yet soft look.
Blow dry your locks using a round brush to smooth while creating volume at the roots of the layers. Or, air dry and scrunch in mousse to bring out wavy texture.
Use a touch of hairspray to hold the curve of your side bangs in place as needed. Show off this layered style by pulling one side back behind an ear to expose the pretty layers.
Long Layers with Highlights
Long layered haircuts are the perfect canvas to show off gorgeous highlighting. Warm caramel balayage highlights look beautiful when swept through layered locks.
Concentrate the highlights heavily through the top layers and mid-lengths to play up the dimension. Transition to fewer highlights through the lower lengths and ends to keep it natural.
When styling, part hair off center to feature the layers of highlights framing the face. Add volume and lift at the roots with mousse or volumizing spray before drying.
Air dry or diffuse—the long layers encourage the highlights to cascade through the ends as you move! This layered highlighted look takes all the work out of maintaining a sunkissed glow.
With so many chic styles to choose from, long layered haircuts are guaranteed to give your locks a gorgeous new look for the season ahead.
We hope these 10 trendy long layered haircuts have provided some inspiration for your next salon visit.
Don’t be afraid to show your stylist photos of your favorite looks.
And most importantly, have fun mixing up your style with a brand new layered cut this season!
Your hair will feel fresh, lightweight, and ready for anything.
