Loading image…Long Layers with Face-Framing
Consider this if: You want to keep long hair with broad, flowing movement.
Long layers keep the length below the collarbones, with broad bends beside the cheeks and jaw. Compare this flowing outline with the shorter perimeter of the wavy lob.
- Styling time
- 20-30 minutes
- Cut every
- 8-10 weeks
Your cut, in detailLength · Bangs · Forehead coverage · Parting · Side volume · Crown · Layers · Ends · Texture and styling
- Length
- Below the collarbones, reaching the upper chest.
- Bangs
- No bangs, but face-framing layers start at the cheekbones.
- Forehead coverage
- Forehead open, with face-framing bends beside the cheeks.
- Parting
- Centre part.
- Side volume
- Soft, sweeping layers around the cheekbones and jawline, adding width.
- Crown
- Natural height at the crown, no excessive lift.
- Layers
- Long, soft layers starting at the cheekbones and continuing through the ends.
- Ends
- Slightly feathered ends, turning outward or straight.
- Texture and styling
- Soft, broad bends adding horizontal fullness beside the cheeks and jaw.
- Upkeep
- Regular trims every 8-10 weeks to maintain layers. Daily styling with a flat iron or large barrel curling iron for movement.
- Trade-off
- Requires daily heat styling to achieve the desired sleekness and movement.





