15 Layered Hairstyles & Cuts for Long Hair
Layered hairstyles and cuts for long hair are a great way to make your hair more face-flattering! Layering is essential for shaping thick long hair, and for creating tousled volume on medium or fine, lank hair. So if you’re ready to ramp-up your sex-appeal with layers, loose waves and the trendiest balayage ideas, you’ll find the latest looks right here!
Cute, stylish long hairstyles only stay cute as long as you’re up-to-date with the latest fashion. Yes, ladies, it’s time for a new season cut and color update. The latest trends in balayage-ombré will thrill you with their face-flattering designs. And you’ll see how a vintage green shade is effortlessly chic!
Above all, we’re moving into new balayage techniques that add broad sections of color. Added in an asymmetric way, wide sections of color are perfect for wearing on trendy, shaggy and tousled haircuts.
All shades of orange are still our favorites. But colorists are experimenting with fabulous, new, ash-blonde shades. And there are exciting ways to liven up brunette hair with vivid or gentle color – like bright yellow or soft golden-beige.
Ash-blonde rock-chick – cute stylish long hairstyles
However, there’s nothing understated about this look! Long, platinum-blonde wavy hair with tapered tips matches well with the model’s spiky-haired, dark indigo tattoo figures. The center part creates face-softening waves. And the long layers flow down the body in beautiful, extra-large waves.
Beige-brown roots are softer than darker shades, so instead of a harsh black and white hair-color design, you get a gentler contrast that’s more contemporary. But it’s still a new season, no-holds-barred, glamorous rocker style!
Shaggy platinum-blonde & chestnut broad balayage on brunette long haircut
Half-way between platinum and soft, beige-blonde, these broad sections truly liven-up a brunette hairstyle. And asymmetrical soft-copper sections at the back, create even more color interest.
Shaggy hairstyles are trendy for this season. And broad color strokes and textured tips on long layers mean you can get a super, tousled texture. Just imagine what these colors will look like in casual braided hairstyles!
Warm natural beige-blonde balayage – cute stylish long hairstyles
Warm golden-beige balayage-ombré can really light-up your face. And this is a color that complements brown eyes and a warm complexion in a very fashionable way!
So if you’ve not had the courage to have a balayage-ombré before, why not try this gorgeously romantic hair-color design. It’s a very feminine and attractive way to update a long, straight hairstyle. And it matches the model’s lovely, natural makeup style.
Dramatic platinum-blonde & brunette long hairstyle with curtain bangs
This bold hair cut and color design is perfect for a rock-chick look that goes well with extensive tattoos. And it’s a trendsetting look with a ‘curtain bangs’ vibe on the fringe. The colors include neutral brown, beige-blonde and stark white/lavender blonde. And these are all asymmetrical for a messy look that suits shaggy hairstyles!
The model has a narrow face shape, so adding lots of volume at the sides is perfect for making her face appear wider. Notice how the hair length is cut to end just at the top of the cleavage, drawing attention to a well-shaped bust. And this wild-woman look is perfect for biker babes and rock-concert devotees!
Bright copper long waves with wide ash-platinum-blonde section
This is what fashion is all about! It’s constantly moving the way we present ourselves forwards into rule-breaking, creative looks. After being left out of fashion for ages, beautiful copper and orange colors have just about taken over as the most popular color this year.
And to keep yourself ahead of the trends, this is where balayage is going next. Broad sections of a different, complementary, color will be applied in random places around the head. And with two glamorous colors like ash/beige-blonde, and bright copper-orange, it’s a fabulously modern update!
Casual volume on sophisticated ash-blonde & silver – layered hairstyles and cuts for long hair
Fair hair can be quite fine and thinner than other hair color types. But that’s not a problem these days! Here’s a fantastic, 3-D triple-blonde in silver, ash and beige balayage that tricks the eye into seeing ‘thicker’ hair. Long layers also add volume and texture in gentle defined waves that reveal the gorgeous color layers. And the gentle, U-shaped graduation to the back leaves shorter layers to soften and frame the face with light!
Chic shades of white-gold – shaggy layered hairstyles and cuts for long hair
If your skin-tone has a warm undertone, ash-blonde will probably not be your best color. But this modern, shaggy layered long bob shows how various shades of golden-beige and palest golden-blonde come together for a fantastic alternative! Notice how the layering from roots to mid-way down creates natural volume around the head, which you wouldn’t get in a same-length long style. And darker balayage on disconnected layers underneath also help build-up the fabulous texture and movement!
How to get the perfect gradual ombré on long layered hairstyles and cuts for long hair
For those who want to take advantage of the many DIY balayage home-kits available right now, here’s a quick tip on how to get a professional look. It’s the subtle transition of root color to ombré shade that marks out the work of an expert colorist. As you can see, creating layers that are, ‘interleaved’ rather than straight, horizontal lines is the key. And then you need to put the color on the edges, leaving a central root section untouched. If you get it right, it should look like this lovely, ash-blonde ombré with defined waves!
Classy neutral beige – layered hairstyles and cuts for long hair
When the idea of putting 3 different tones in blonde highlights first came in, hairdressers insisted that it created a more ‘natural’ look. And now we’re up to 4, 5 or 6 blended shades, and brown lowlights, which may not look entirely natural. But they do look absolutely fantastic! This year’s neutral and beige-blonde shades are truly ‘effortlessly elegant’, using the most natural shades of real blonde to create gorgeous layered hairstyles.
Sexy golden blonde balayage waves – layered hairstyles and cuts for long hair
What makes one hairstyle look ‘sexier’ than another? Well, in this case the style is an updated Brigitte Bardot long, layered blonde haircut. And as a beautiful 1960’s film star, BB was famous for bedroom scenes with her long blonde hair spread over her bare shoulders in a sexy, bed-head look. To get the exact look, you need a centre parting, with cute, short layers cut to frame the face at the front. Then instead of the original all-over light-blonde look, add lots of trendy modern style with more natural shades of golden blonde and beige-brown. Absolutely irrestible!
Sizzling-hot copper with yellow-blonde balayage on textured waves
And if the golden-blonde bombshell above is a sexy look, this sizzling-hot cascade of copper-orange is guaranteed to set hearts beating wherever you go! Healthy extra-long hair is a fabulous fashion statement in itself. But this orange-copper ‘redhead’ color design, is the first to create such an eye-catching blend of orange, yellow and rich, burnt-orange balayage. With a long, V-shaped outline and lots of tousled-wave layers, this gorgeous long, copper haircut is a stunning new look!
Casual style on long layered brunette haircut with ‘lived-in’ look
Following on from the success of the BED-Head hair styling products, this innovative stylist has registered their fashion-focussed approach as ‘Lived in Hair’! And this relaxed, long layered haircut shows just what that’s all about. ‘Cool’ hairstyles that stick to natural colors but have super-trendy features, like these ultra-long, tapered tips and loose, tousled waves! If you hate leaving the salon looking like you’ve just come from the hair-salon, you’ll love this idea!
Super-shaggy layered haircut on thick, long hair for brunettes
This is another casual and natural hairstyle that’s fashionable, yet easy-care, for anyone who loves spending time out of doors. The hair is extra-shaggy, because the layering starts quite close to the roots on top. Along with shaggy, tapering tips, full-length layering takes the weight out of thick hair and promotes natural volume and shape. Can you see the subtle balayage done in very fine, ash and beige-blonde highlights? The result is a shapely, trendy layered haircut with wonderful texture and movement!
Super-trendy ash-blonde ombré on Asian hair – long black hairstyles
Although you may not normally see lots of Asian hairstyle pics, depending on where you live, they often have the most cutting-edge haircuts. Dark coffee or black Asian hair is thick and coarse, making it perfect for high-fashion, layered styles. This super hairstyle blends the full, straight-across fringe with a feminine lightness in loosely waved, ash-blonde lower lengths. Beautifully judged balayage shades include a lavender toned, ash-blonde horizontal band above disconnected beige-blonde layers and brown lowlights. It’s a very classy and sophisticated cut and color for black hair!
Woven-look flat waves on soft beige balayage-ombre for long fine hair
Fine hair isn’t usually dense enough for heavily layered long hairstyles, but you can get equally trendy and attractive styles with other hair techniques. This is a long, A-line bob cut to fall just below the shoulders. Long layers help to retain the density of the hair and styled in trendy, flat waves creates lots of lovely texture and movement. Disconnected layers with highly textured tips add a trendy, shaggy vibe. And this fabulous ash-blonde and copper-beige balayage-ombré is a wonderful color option for light-brown hair!
