32 Pretty Medium Length Hairstyles: Hottest Shoulder Length Haircuts
If you fancy a change of look for the new season, then you don’t need to do something totally drastic to transform your appearance. Indeed, medium length hairstyles are not only oh so gorgeous, but incredibly on trend too! So if you have luscious long locks, you can go for the chop without getting rid of all your length, and walk away feeling like a new woman all the same. Medium hair cuts are some of our favourite styles on the fashion scene as of late, so we thought we’d gather them in a post for your inspiration. Here are 32 stylish medium length hair cuts you should totally recreate for summer.
The new medium length hairstyles are full of quirky variety and lively vintage looks – from wet-look waves to shaggy layers, waves and bouncy curls! There’s a fabulous new style for every hair type, face shape and personal style, so take a look at the best medium length hairstyles for this yearright here!
Medium Balayage Bob with Loose Curls
Starting this gallery off with a gorgeous balayage bob that will simply steal the hearts of everyone you come across. This incredible mid length bob falls around the shoulder length. Copy the look by opting for a balayage blend of dark brown to a bright blonde at the tips. Add loose curls from the ear length down for an amazing finish.
Brown to Blonde Loose Waves
A graduated bob is another medium length hairstyle which is simply to die for. Create a graduated bob with longer layers towards the front of the face and shorter at the back of the head. Start with a dark brown at the root and blend quickly towards an ash blonde at the ends. Add loose waves from top to bottom for the best end result we ever did see.
Gold and Red Bob with Ringlets – Balayage Medium Curly Hairstyle
Red is a stunning colour to work into your hair – especially if the rest is a gorgeous golden blonde! Chop your hair into a medium length bob which falls an inch or so above the shoulder. Add gold and red highlights throughout the style. Add ringlets from top to bottom for the ultimate curly end result.
Straight and Sleek Pink Lob – Hair Styles with Straight Hair
Bubblegum pink is the ultimate hair colour if you want something a little different, vibrant and stylish to add to your look. Keep your medium length hair in a bob which falls an inch or so below the shoulder length. Dye your hair white blonde and add lots of gorgeous bubblegum pink highlights throughout.
Brown to Blonde Bob with Curled Ends – Ombre Shoulder Length Hairstyles
Ombre blends will take your hair from a dark brown at the root to a bright blonde at the tip, creating a stunning colour combination which is simply to die for. Once you’ve got the colour right, chop your hair into a medium length graduated bob; longer at the front and shorter at the back. Add lots of lovely curls to the ends of the hair for a glamorous finish.
Dark and Light Brown Bob with Ringlets
Highlights will add tons of light and lift to your medium length bob – so why not embrace them! Dye your hair a deep and dark brown. Add lots of light brown highlights from top to bottom. Crop the hair into a medium length bob with ever so slightly graduated ends; longer to the front and shorter to the back. Add beautiful ringlets throughout the length of the hair.
Medium Length Bob with Beach Blonde Waves – Layered Hairstyles
Beach waves are a fantastic finish to your hair. A loose tousle and beach curl will transform your look offering a truly incredible and relaxed style. Chop your locks an inch or so below the jaw length. Dye your hair a beautiful shade of blonde. Add lots of loose waves throughout and tousle with your fingers for a fantastic finished result.
Romantic Curly Blonde Bob
Romantic curls will create the perfect hairstyle for your romantic evening or special occasion. Keep your hair long, chopped into a medium length bob which falls an inch or so below the shoulder length. Add stunning white blonde highlights throughout the style. Add stunning ringlets throughout the end of the hair.
Balayage Brown to Auburn Bob
Brown and auburn blend together seamlessly. Choose an ombre transition to blend your hair from a light brown at the roots to an auburn at the ends of the hair. Her medium length hair falls a few inches below the shoulder. Keep the hair straight and sleek to show off the amazing colour transition at work here!
Brown to Pink with Loose Curls
We absolutely adore this gorgeous medium length bob to finish this gallery off to perfection! Choose quite a serious graduated bob. The layers need to be longer towards the front of the face and work into shorter layers towards the back of the head. Add lots of pink highlights throughout your brown hair. Part in the centre and add big, loose curls from top to bottom for an amazing finish.
Layered, Wavy Hairstyles for Medium Length Hair
Shoulder Length Ombre Hair /Getty Images
Shoulder Length Ombre Hair
Will this be one of your best medium length hairstyles?
For no-makeup, outdoor girls, the ‘wet and wild’ look is part of a trend to bring back the gelled, ‘wet-look’. On the other hand, it’s also being presented as a glamour look, on models looking ‘untamed and free’ under a waterfall!
Pink, Ombre Medium Hairstyles
Many of the wet-look hairstyles show the hair gelled and styled straight back from the forehead in a look that, to my mind, is not the most flattering way to show off your lovely hair!
Amy Macdonald Trendy Dip Dye Ombre Hair /Getty Images
Amy Macdonald Trendy Dip Dye Ombre Hair
Ultra-modern medium length hairstyles
And on the third hand, (as it were!) it’s alsobeing presented as an ultra-modern look! So, if you apply ‘wet-look’ styling crème to a medium length hairstyle with a light wave in the sides and a contemporary straight-across fringe, you might get away with it – if you’re under-25!
Balayage Hairstyles for Medium, Long Hair
Therefore, it won’t be on my personal list of the best medium hairstyles! I just keep seeing the image of a business-man somewhere with an enormous warehouse full of hair-gel left over from the ‘80’s, who’s desperate to sell it off!
Shoulder Length Brown to Blonde Ombre Hair /Tumblr
Shoulder Length Brown to Blonde Ombre Hair
Soft volume
My pick of the best medium hairstyles is really the opposite of flat, gelled hair, because soft volume is going to be the real winner in the best medium hairstyles forthis year! The centre-parting with layered sides long enough to sweep the shoulders is the basic cut and one that can be infinitely varied!
Brown Hair with Blond Highlights, Ombre Hair /Via
Brown Hair with Blond Highlights, Ombre Hair
1960’s to the fore
The 1960’s is going to be a key retro-look – you only have to look at the latest spectacle frames for men and women to see they are firmly based on 1960’s frames! So I believe we will be seeing more of the feminine flick-up styles and the super-cool, lightly bouffant half-up styles that always look fabulous on medium length hair.
Taylor Swift Medium Hairstyle for Wavy Hair /Pinterest
Taylor Swift Medium Hairstyle for Wavy Hair
Lively and energetic
There will be curly styles that give naturally curly hair the freedom to be casual or glam and gorgeously bouncy! And those of us with very straight hair are going to be having a lot more perms, to get the soft body-wave that underpins all of the best medium length hairstyles !
Medium Haircut with Blunt Bangs /Via
Medium Haircut with Blunt Bangs
Why not browse our pophaircuts.com fabulous Inspiration Gallery showing the full range of new colours and cuts that make up the best medium length hairstyles – and see what takes your fancy today!
Dark to Brown Ombre Hair for Shoulder Length Hair /Tumblr
Dark to Brown Ombre Hair for Shoulder Length Hair
Easy Medium Hairstyle with Braid /Via
Easy Medium Hairstyle with Braid
