My hair is long and thin, so round layers are a no-no for me. Round layers make my hair appear more thinned out, ragged, and less healthy-looking. I didn’t realized this early on and repeatedly asked for round layers that my girlfriends all had, which are beautiful on their long, thick, and full head of hair. I started cutting my own hair to address my frustration, and didn’t realized I was doing a “square layer”. Thanks for taking the time to educate us!
I agree I cut my oldest daughters hair with round layers her hair is very long and very thick, I always tell her that her hair is like dynel and she's going to pay for my scissors to be sharpened lol! And then my 19 year old has very thick but fine curly hair she gets the square layers. But they both have very long hair.
Farah Fawcett had round layers & thats the only way hairstylists learned to cut hair in the 70’s & 80’s, the square layers are what Jennifer Aniston & Courtney Cox wore on Friends in the 90’s & early 2000’s, many of those flippy, shaggy bobs & longer styles that are piecey are achieved w/square layers. I’ve seen that many stylists who went to cosmetology school during that time or since learn to do mainly square layering. It can be a big deal for the customer who doesn’t know the difference, asks for layers & gets the opposite of the kind they wanted. A good consultation w/the stylist ahead of time can make a huge difference!
I feel the exact same way. Some stylists only know how to cut one way, and I always wonder (don't they learn different ways in school according to different hair types) ?
Omg exactly. Now adays all stylists cut everyones hair the same looks like there was a sell out sale. Cant stand standard. Ive had nothing but frustration and wasted money and an attitude for the last 5 yrs ugh
No one is touching my hair ever since a stylist decided to “point cut” my entire head and destroy my hair. I can’t stand when they “thin” out hair…..who wants a flattened out, holey mess. For now on I will be cutting my hair at home and if I look like 1980 for the rest of my life, so be it! I also dont care for the so called framing in the front …. talk about disconnect! Leave a girl a ponytail option for goodness sake.
I've been a hairdresser since 94 and I never knew there was a difference, round and square! I have cut layers both ways throughout the years but didn't realize how much different it makes the hair lay. Thanks for teaching me something new!
I used to ask for MOVEMENT, and they were deer in headlights, what do you mean? How to describe it to a hairstylist? So happy to gain more skills for cutting my own fine but thick and wavy vhair, Thank you so much for your skills and sharing. Will follow.
Wow as experienced hairstylist I had to take a second to think about it. Is so important to continue learning no matter how long you’ve been in the business. Thank you. You’re a great instructor.
OMG, I just did the square layers on myself and it looks so good!! I have pretty long hair so I started my shortest layer around my collarbone. I’m sure the cut isn’t perfect, but it’s good enough for me!
@@StylesBySummer it really was! Btw do you have any hair cuts or tips for postpartum hair loss? I expect my hair to really start thinning out in the next few months and I’m sure my mid-back length fine hair won’t look so great. 😅
Summer, I have had long red hair most of my life. I am 76 now. Just starting growing it out at 76 years old, and yes still auburn! Your layering is superb! I have been butchered by girls who thought they knew how to layer. I always had to go home and fix odds and ends or even up somewhere. I hope you are teaching tons of salons the right way to layer. It can be heart breaking to get home and discover some of the messes I have had to deal with! Red hair has natural wave and has to have layers correct! Thanks!
There are 3 core shapes, round, square and triangular and in round layers are two types, concave (short to long ) and convex (following the head shape, 90° or the famous seamless layers) I'm learning a lot with these tutorials
@@luiginabustillos2701 The best way to learn is in degrees as you mentioned. Also, I cut my own hair in an exaggerated square, over directed toward the FRONT, as opposed to the back as she did. It creates long layers and allows me to grow my hair longer overall and still achieve nice movement. I go in and face frame and re-cut a blunt end by taking about another quarter inch off to make my fine/thin hair appear thicker. I once did a cut on a girl in beauty school exactly like it and she said that her hair looked thicker than it ever had and she was super grateful. The angle you hold the hair at is EVERYTHING. I love that you are taking a deeper dive and seeing the angles!
You made that look so easy. I prefer the round layers personally. But I have bangs that need to be factored in when framing my face. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for this video! I have been scouring the internet for an in-depth tutorial of layers which shows the final result NOT curled! So many are curled and you just can't see the final cut very well. Love that you added face-framing for each type of layering as well
They both look beautiful 😍 I personally cut square layers on my own hair every 4-6 months or so. Like you said in the video, it maintains more weight in the hair, which is what I need since my hair is so fine. Great breakdown of them both 👍
I tried to do the square layers on myself and when I went for my second section I couldn’t see where my guide was?? Like my hair completely blended in with the first cut layer. Do you think I didn’t take a large enough section? Any advice?
@user-jf7ej5py1u Maybe cut a slightly larger guide piece and then smaller sections to cut after that? That's what I would do, but I don't know. I'm not a professional, just practiced a lot on my own hair. I wish you luck!!
Oh my gosh! Love the square layers. For a gyal that has been trying her hand at cutting her own hair beginning during the lockdown I’ve come a long way. Thank you Summer! Cheers. ❤
Having fine wavy shoulder length hair that is thinner in front, I think id go for the square layering to keep thickness at the ends so it wouldn't be so wispy. Not sure if my thinking about this is correct?
I have worn my very dense hair with both square layers and round ones. When I used to straighten or smooth out my curls the round layers were best but, now that I’m wearing my natural curls again, the square layers look better. Just a thought. ☺️
I've been chopping at my 4 girls' hair for many years, and I thought I knew what I was doing. 😅 But, omg, this is a GaMe ChAnGeR!! Now they're gonna look even more beautiful. Thank you for enlightening me! ✂️ ✂️
Oh I'm so happy to hear that! My video coming out today at 8:30am I actually used this mannequin to how to blend uneven layers when a haircut gets messed up!
I have medium curly hair ,I gave myself a haircut at home. I did the square layers , It looks great.my curls are very bouncy now. I am very happy and proud of my self for being able to perform this hair cut by my self. Thank you for the instructions on your videos. I did watch like three of your videos to have a better view of what to do
I love this. I think I do the square layers because I cut my own hair and that is easier for me. I have tried the round layers but it’s more complicated, especially trying to do the back. Thank you for the video.
This tutorial is invaluable to me. I have very thick, coarse, curly hair that I only wear straight. You have given me the language to speak to my beloved hair dresser/stylist/color magician. I've learned the hard way never say yes to "let's take a little heaviness out." That means thinning shears and the short pieces are going to coil up like crazy. I specifically wear my hair long because the weight pulls out the curls. I feel like I can ask for square lawyers and not fear a curly mullet in the front and straight hair on the back. 💜
Have you guys tried a curly girl cut? If you want to transition into keeping the curly look to remove damage from you hair find a curly specialist and they can help heal your hair, it’s not a one time fix all in every case, but it helps. Again Ik you said you only wear it straight. Just a few suggestions if you ever change your mind
I had my mom watch this video so she could cut square layers in my shoulder length hair. I'm so happy with the results! My hair has shape & style with very little work. I use a blow dryer to get my hair about 80-90% dry then use a hot air brush- takes me less 5 minutes. Thank you summer!
Hi! Great tutorial! I like either rounded or square layers. It really depends on the client’s hair, thickness in particular, and the style, shape and length they want. The square layering is really good to help the hair look thicker at the bottom. I personally have square layers for this reason.
Hi Summer. It was so interesting to learn about round and square layers. I love the movement that you get with the round layers. I love this tutorial very much!
Finally fond someone that could explain a layered haircut to make it easy to understand. I love to wear my hair layered but it’s been hard to find someone how can layer it consistently even throughout. Thank you ! Could you please explain how give a layered haircut with short hair ?
It doesn’t seem as though anyone knows how to long layer hair nowadays without using a blade down the hair. That destroys the hair and makes it frizzy. I’m a retired stylist and we learned way back how to layer with precision and I still can’t find anyone to cut my hair right. So I’m back to doing it myself again. It’s hard to find someone who knows the difference between how to layer it right.
I like the round layer cut because per mostly all the hairstylists ive ever been to, i have thick hair and it tends to freak them out in cutting my hair and i dont know why. However every single time i have attempted to have a hairstylist cut my hair into a rounded butterfly cut they just end up giving me disconnected layers and leaving it thick so i can even see and feel that the cut wasnt entirely right... but then i get over charged for it... and i show pictures and all but the further i try to explain what i want the more they seem to not know what im talking about and it makes me so frustrated...
I'm so with you on this, I personally like the square layers tho, I just need a F TON thinning out and texturizing! They get scared because they have to cut some much out!
Great tutorial, it explained a lot to this DIY home self hair stylist! Now I know I've been doing Square layers all these years. You showed me why I haven't been satisfied, I like the Round layers! Thank you❤
Finally someone who actually has done a comparison cut. Really awesome details comparison. Please do more comparison cuts . Get a good feel.of understanding for the cut. Xx
I have extremely think hair and weight in the front, I think the round layer might be what I need..especially since I like my hair directed away from my face
My husband told me I had rockstar hair when I had a hair dresser who did fairly short round layers on my hair as long as this model. I have natural frizz “mild curl” so when I did beach hair it was a little Bon Jovi. I got a lot compliments on that hair style and I loved it, it was easy and cute. And I could blow dry to look like your model except I do think it was a wee bit shorter layer starting at the top. Then this hairdresser finished college to be a kindergarten teacher and quit doing hair and I haven’t looked that good since, in like 15 years. Honestly why I started cutting my own hair and then cv. Now that I am learning here I could at least ask a hair dresser for round layers. I never knew what it was called. I promise asking for “layers” does not get you the same thing from other hairdressers. Like the other commenter, with long hair I would get it razored and thinned so much I felt like my hair was gone when I washed it. And if I air dried it, it would frizz bad from the razoring and look like 💩. I have always worn pony tails with long hair because I work as a nurse. My used to be really thick hair could barely get into a pony after so much thinning and razoring. So now I do my own hair like an art project and chemistry experiment. 😂 Less is more. At least if I don’t like something, it’s my fault. I don’t mean to pick on hair dressers, cuz wow what a hard job trying to please everybody. I got some great hair styles/highlights from students at our salon acedemy that is now closed, it shut down during CV and is gone.
Round Layers! Now I have a term to describe what I'm looking for! I usually end up with square layers which looks really heavy with my diamond shaped face. I've had round layers like twice in my life and that's when I think my hair looked the best - more volume and body at the top of the head to balance everything out. Thanks!
Your round layers are more defined, love it!! The square looks great too, just fewer layers. You glide through both types with such ease!! It is mesmerizing to see you cut!! Looking forward to the live models...thank you for sharing your fabulous skills!!!💫
I thought I was a square but I love the round layered look, especially before you slide cut around the face. Gorgeous work--I wish I lived in your area!!!
Loved this demonstration. I am not a stylist but live to understand what I am asking for or how to answer the stylist question. And I also love to trim my own hair at home lol.
I love round layers for my hair because I have tons of hair. It allows me to keep length while having a lighter ponytail and great shape to wear airdry or quickly style!
I have thick wavy hair with the bulk of the thickness at the back of my crown. It gets sooo heavy so a round layer really makes a nice difference for me over the square. Also round just looks more polished when using a gloss after. Great tutorial!
Great video! I have layered hair, I had a great hairdresser she moved and it has been very hard to find another one with her skill level! The more I understand how this works I think I would be able to explain what I want better. Now I can tell them, do round layers! I am curious to understand the difference between finishing techniques and how that effects the end look. I want HD's to cut the ends of my hair to lighten the weight, I need a lot of this done, but I don't want less hair, the HD's I go to are very resistant to it. I don't understand why. What's the difference between, taking hair off at the ends, point cutting, thinning sheers, etc.? Would love to see a video on that! Thanks for this one!
You changed my mind forever with this video. I will forever get round layers on myself & recommend round layers to my clients as well. Great tutorial video. I just found your channel & admire the in depth tutorial. This comes very natural to you. Thanks again for sharing your talent with us.
You missed it. Don't recommend to ALL your clients, due to hair typos being different. If they've got thin/ fine hair, go with square so they can maintain thickness. If they have thick hair, round layers are best suited, as they thin out the hair more.
I liked them both. I could see how round would be nicer on thicker hair and square on thinner hair. Butterfly cut is nice for thin hair or a simple feather cut. ❤ great tutorial.
New to your channel & first time watching. I didn’t realize that there were two different ways for stylists to layer. Being that I have long hair but have some thinning due to having hypothyroid, this video totally helps me to know what to request from my stylist. I def would keep with the square layers to ensure I keep more of the weight rather than risk losing any fullness throughout the body of my style. I also like the look of overall lift it provided after the blowout. Thanks so much for the detailed video. Great content & such a huge help for someone like me.
Thank you so much for teach us. Round layers looks beautifull, but I prefer square on me because when I need to make a bun or ponytail I don't like too many loose strands . Hope you understand what I wrote, english is not my first language. Big hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷
They both look good in a different ways, so it probably depends on the client's hair type, length, face shape etc for choosing which is best. 😊 Horses for courses and all that!
Thanks for this great tutorial that actually shows the difference of the two techniques. I like and use them both. It depends on the thickness and length of the clients hair.
Ok you guys I need your help! I have had the square cut done on my hair and I HATE how, when looking at the side view of my head, the top layers look like they are longer in the front compared to as you look towards the back... you can clearly see this when looking at the side view of the maniqin in the video. The round layered side looks more V shaped in the top layers going from front to back, which is what I like. Is there a way to cut the square cut so those top layers are V shaped and not longer in the front... like rather than cutting straight across, angle the layers so they are in a V, shorter in front and longer in back while looking at the side? Or should I ask for the round layers, but be careful not to make the bottom too thin... because I really prefer the look of the round layers, but I have very fine hair... used to have a lot of it, but lost a lot the last couple years (stress and menopause), but it is coming back in. It's especially thin in the high temple area, like most people. I find it so strange that everyone is saying the square cut is more for fine hair because my fine hair looks way better with the round cut as it takes the shape of my head in consideration. The one stylist I had that I loved (but sadly he had to move away), explained it that pulling all the hair up and cutting without regards to the shape of the head is what I was getting with previous cuts (from previous stylists I ended up leaving because I couldn't seem to get across what bothered me about how they were cutting my hair... yes I took in photos and I even did drawings! 😥) For some reason I am really against the way the square cut looks from the side in how the "bang" area looks longer... I think it's because my hair is so thin in that area it makes it harder to get it to go back and blend in with the rest of the side layers.
I'm loving both round and square layers but I prefer round due to more movement even though I have extremely curly hair I tend to straighten my hair more than I wear it curly so round for the win 🏆 ❤ thanks for the tutorial
My last cut my stylist did mostly square layers but I found myself wanting more movement through the bottom so I had her round out my baseline a bit for that extra movement!
Your videos help me in salon so much! Especially with my confidence as a baby stylist! Would you be able to do a video on bangs? I've always struggled learning to cut side swept bangs and layering bangs!
Wow this was so helpful! Definitely like the square layers for my long thin (amount of hair) fine (blonde so missing the core or medulla in the hair shaft... just have the cuticle and cortex) hair. I just realized that when you turn your head upside down and put a ponytail at the top of your head (not right up against scalp bc want it longer) and then cut it straight across that you are essentially cutting a square layer haircut! Thanks for the ah-ha moment!
Amazing tutorial 🎉 I have long thin hair to about C4. As a 65 yr old woman, a beautiful cut ✂️ is much appreciated. I've tried to explain the type of layers i want, but have difficulty getting stylist to do it. Now i can be clear. Now i can text this to my new hairdresser prior to my appointment. I am certain she will like your presentation, easy instruction, professionalism, and clarity. As an associate professor of nursing, i applaud you 🎉 Blessings
I used to get my hair cut in a salon frequently when I was younger. Thankfully I watched and studied how she did it because I've been cutting my hair for years now. I'm no pro but it'll pass lol. This video helped tremendously! Thk you!
Been cutting mine in square layers since the 70s. I've had so many compliments on it. People can't believe I cut it myself. lol Now I can send them here to see how easy it is. 😉Heck, I'm going to be 60 next year and still love the layers! ♥
This is a great breakdown. I love round layers, but I truly realized over the years that I love layers that are long and start 3-4 inches away from the bottom of my hair length. Do you have any videos on those that I missed? I just love the look of barely seeing the layers, but having the movement more at the ends so it's a bit less heavy at bottom of hair.
I always ask for "blended/invisible" square layers to add movement. I find that that this cut adds less "bulk" at the bottom as it grows out . I make sure to mention the bulk and my stylist strategically texturizes so I don't have bulk during the growing out phase. I also prefer the invisible look of layers , not the obvious of the round. I can pretty much weed out stylists knowledge by asking them to explain the difference in how they cut round v square. Surprisingly, many stylists don't know the difference. With the cost of hair styling, this should be a basic skill that is taught.
@@midlifemom5829it's because we call it a 90 degree haircut not rounded or squared. Also if you want invisible long layers ask for a 180 degree haircut and she or he will know what you're talking about
I had no idea there even were two types of layering techniques and honestly, I don't know how my hair has been layered in the past, but... I really love the square layers and I guess I'm going to have to ask for that next time I want layers! Are both techniques generally taught? Btw...this is the first time seeing your channel,and now I'm definitely going to subscribe
I LOVE your videos! I'm only a few months from finishing beauty school and was never taught square layers but now i will be using them on my thinner haired clients! For the very thin clients who have stuck with the same solid cut for years I've been very lightly layering the bottom 1/4-1/2 inch as it gives the illusion of fullness. At least that's what I've noticed. Could you do videos for thinning hair? That's been a huuuge thing since CoVid.
Lightly layering the bottom does not give the illusion that the hair looks fuller. It actually takes off hair and makes it thinner looking at the bottom. Everybody’s hair looks damaged and see through since schools are teaching this. I can’t find one hairstylist that knows how to pull the hair straight up anymore. Or even keep the hair straight across the bottom. Or how to do an undercut so the hair doesn’t look like a broom across the bottom. I want the weight at the bottom and the layers on TOP of my head. I was at the top of my class back in ‘89. There are 4 basic cuts that are used for every single hairstyle and that bottom layering was the way you cut a wedge/stacked haircut on SHORT hair and now they are doing that on long hair and it just thins out the bottom so much. I just don’t understand who is teaching people how to cut hair and I am so sorry that they aren’t giving proper instruction. It’s really sad! 😢
@@nancywhitmarsh8703 clearly you have no idea what I'm talking about. I said very, very lightly layering the very bottom of the hair which does not make it look broom like at all and does give it more oomph and fullness. If I were to fully layer the bottom then yes it would not full but that's not at all what I'm talking about. I actually figured this out on my own it wasn't taught but my instructors all knew what I was talking about when I mentioned it to them and they said it's a nice way to give the hair fullness by dusting the ends. There are things they don't teach now but still so much crap we have to learn that we will NEVER use bc it is SO OUTDATED!! I had to pass fingerwaves and roller sets and perms and many tests on sculpting hair. But they tell everyone that the real learning comes in the salon after school. That's part of the reason why I'm eating up as much free education online as I can, watching hour upon hour of RU-vid (except Brad Mondo, not a fan of the way he tells people to do things at home in a way that probably will not work and then posts videos making fun of them for trying his techniques. That's just awful to do to someone!) Anyway, I have learned so much at school but I'm aware some of it may differ from what you've been taught while some is the same bc it takes forever to update curriculum. Things change and I plan to continue evolving and learning for the rest of my career and life. Hopefully you've done the same. I assume you have if you're here watching videos with me 😊 BTW, I have had a couple clients that graduated beauty school a long time ago come to me for a haircut at the school and none of them have left unhappy so though I still have much to learn I have found a technique that works for me to help the hair look more full in a solid form. It actually helps it look less "broom like" too.
I learned from my father, scent I was 7 years old. Then I was trying, with my friends. I went to school for hairdressing. My teacher asked me. Where I learn to do hair?. She told me that she was impressed. I found out. That is the best way to do hair. If you are creative and use your techniques. You can do the best and be successful in your career. Plus, your clients will be happier.
@@AshleyB-xh1qh the problem is when I go in and tell EVERY stylist that I do NOT want ANY layers at the bottom and to do an undercut, they look at me with a “deer in the headlights” look. They have absolutely no clue how to do either of these techniques and is basic haircutting 101. If you know how to do what is called an undercut (meaning the head down to your chin and that will make each section you drop to cut about 1/8 of an inch or less longer than the last section so that the hair follows the shorter hair and will dry as if you blew dry your hair with a round brush to soften the bottom so it doesn’t dry with that “broom” look. The hair will look thick and full with more hair meeting at the bottom than if you are slightly layering it no matter how you slice it. If you take out the bulk of the hair AT ALL then it is going to be less hair therefore going to look thinner than if more hair was there. It is impossible to remove hair and say it will be thicker. That’s like saying you will get a thick deep dish pizza crust by cutting off part of the dough. We all know that to get a deep dish pizza dough that you ADD more dough. And if I don’t want that layered then people should know how to do that if they went to school. Then I like the layers she is doing in the video straight across and all brought up to the guide and straight across, but it seems no stylists even know how to do that. My hair will literally have pieces of hair that are 2 inches longer and don’t blend at all. Hair follows hair so if you don’t have a clean cut it makes it difficult to style or let air dry and look nice. From what I see most women either curl or put their hair up. Why? Because if they don’t, it will not look nice at the bottom. If people WANT that, then fine, but when I can specifically say not to layer the bottom of my hair and they don’t understand, then that is a problem. There is absolutely no reason to cut layers at the bottom of the hair because if it is all one length at the bottom, it will get cut when cutting the bottom. And when you do layers straight up and pull all the hair to that guide, like in this video, then all that hair will get cut, so there would be no reason to cut it another way. I literally was sitting waiting for the stylist I was trying for the first time and watched this stylist doing this to hair that was very fine and straight. You could see every cut. It looked terrible. Had the cut been done the way I’m talking about it would have looked fine. The hair wasn’t long but it was shoulder length. It is about learning hair types and how that persons hair lays. Every single person has different head shapes, types of hair, hair growth patterns, color, etc. I added the color since blonde hair can show every cut if you don’t know what you are doing. You may be the exception, but if you are doing that to the bottom of a clients hair without their knowledge or making sure it goes with what they say they want done, then that is what I’m talking about. I had a client that wanted these haircuts that made zero sense, but I did what SHE wanted and she became my client because no matter what we know, they live with their hair 24/7/365 every second of every day and THEY know their hair better then a stylist EVER will. Or they know what they want and, again, they live with their hair 24/7/365 every second of every day and if they are happy, then, and only then, did a stylist do their job. We can suggest, tell them why we say what we say, but if they don’t want or care about those things, then cut it the way they said to cut it every single time. That is how I conducted my business years ago and I had more clients in less time then some of the stylist I worked with that had been there for years. They even asked me how I did that. So I hear you saying that you know what’s best, but clients are the ones who know what’s best FOR THEM…even if we disagree. They are paying for the service, so they should get what they want. That’s like a waiter/waitress taking a person’s order and then bringing them what THEY think is better and then having them pay for it. Just not a good business practice. And what I’ve learned by what you said is that the instructors are telling stylist great idea for what the stylist in training did instead of asking if that was what the client wanted. Those are two different things. I am very good at cutting hair, but that isn’t what gave me my huge clientele, it was my ability to listen to what THEY wanted and give them that and not what I thought was best. Did I talk to them about things I thought would help, of course, but always only did what they asked or agreed to. And I only had 1 client in my life that wanted a magician rather than a beautician! Thank you Lord for that, because she wasn’t fun! Other than that my clients were amazing! Lastly, if you look at the cut, the layers are going to take weight off the bottom anyway, so why would you layer the bottom more!?! It is like doing a haircut that is done on short hair on long hair. When my hair is cut the way I want it cut, or, at least close to it these days, that is when I get so many compliments…because I know my hair and what works on it. When they do that botch job on the bottom, nobody says anything. Anyway, the words that are all caps are for emphasis! LOL I type the way I talk, so it isn’t yelling. Just wanted you to know that. I only responded because I’m so happy for you and just wanted to give a different perspective and/or food for thought. That’s it! I wish you all the success in your career and nothing but the best! 😊💯🙌🏼
I love the round layers, as my hair is extremely thick and I don't need the extra weight. I never knew the difference. Thank you for explaining this so well!
I love the square layers! I’m going to give that a try with my hair tonight! This technique is so much better than the cut I have been doing and has a beautiful finish!
@StylesBySummer Thank you!! After completing a year's course at a college in the UK I had a work experience in a posh salon there where they mostly performed the square layer. It was a £70 haircut. The customers always left very happy. Their blowdry was equally as beautiful as yours :) and it always makes the final result looking a million dollars. The round layer is a bit harder. I never saw a stylist there doing one, hehe. All your work is lovely and I am very grateful to be gaining more experience from people such as yourself :) Thanks for everything that you do :) x
Thanks for sharing, no wonder I leave stylists place with too much weight/thickness...I prefer the round layering (especially the lighter weight below crown at the back) & do so on my own nowadays & just learned a new tip with combing away from face then cut. Thanks again
I think in hair school we called “square layers” a 180 degree cut, right? I rarely use that technique (except on myself) because the round layers just look so beautiful throughout the whole head! Clients love it too!
Thanks for doing this video! I prefer how square layers look as they preserve more thickness. Every time I go in to get my hair cut I end up with round layers and it makes my hair feel too thin. I was never satisfied so I stopped going in(tried various places). As a non-hair professional, I now cut my own hair at home and find square layers very easy to do. I'm glad you did this video because now I know what to call the layers if I should want to have someone else cut my hair in the future. Appreciate the video!
I literally want to cry this is so beautiful. As a 70s kid, I always had the farah fawcett feather/layer and always got so many compliments. I've literally not been able to find a hairdresser for over a decade who can even layer. Why are you in florida !!!😢😢I'm in Coquitlam, BC if anyone can do this. Love the rounded layer for me
What a great video! I knew my stylist was getting a different look than I was when I layered my own hair, and now I know why! I prefer the round layered look, but as I get older and my hair gets thinner, I'm thinking that the square layers are better because it keeps more hair on those lower layers which makes it look thicker. Thanks so much :)
Update: found a new local stylist and she said my hair was still too thick and heavy for square layers. There isn’t enough lift. That’s why it never looked right. Gave me round layers and I’m so happy! Thanks for motivating me to seek a pro! ❤️
Hello from Souther California! I am not a stylist but I have always asked for "blended" square layers after a stylist explained them to me over 20yrs ago. Surprisingly there are many "stylists" who don't know the difference btwn round n square. I always ask for square layers. They fall straighter/sleeker with a more modern look with movement /volume and doesn't add "bulk" as it grows out. My stylist strategically texturizes so I do not have lower bulk during the growing out phase. It's more low maintenance for me. On me, I feel round layers add too much roundness , looking 80s dated.
@@StylesBySummer , my stylist said that the intensive hair stylist academies no longer exist (Vidal Sassoon, Toni n Guy, etc). She feels the smaller schools focus on generic techniques. Unless young stylists learn from experienced mentors, there will be an industry that mainly provides basic styles without the knowledge of, as she phrases, the "geometry of hair"
Great way of showing the difference between both cuts. For my hair type I do prefer the square layer. I have been doing my own hair since the 8Th grade. Loved your tutorial! 😊❤❤
I wish I were able to cut round layers at home. My hair is thick and coarse. It's what I need, but will settle for square since the last and final salon visit destroyed my hair with "blending shears". This is an excellent guide and I thank you. Saving up for Sharkfin shears and looking forward to owning them.
I've been a hairdresser for 32 years and absolutely hate when stylist destroy clients hair with thining shears. If used correctly it does a awesome job.
Can you give advice on how to cut not those who are born with fine, thin hair, but rather those who have actual thinNING hair (hair loss) as in hormones wrecking your life as well as your hair and making you lose your hair so that you're almost sporting a natural mullet? We women lose hair over the entire head with hormonal hair loss so it gets a lot thinner overall but the top and temples is usually the most affected and gets so much thinner than the back that when sectioning it out, there's not much at all to work with from the ear forward. Do you thin the back even more to make it look more balanced?? Going to a short haircut, you might risk losing the length on top that is covering/disguising some of the really badly thinned temples. What do you do with thinning hair?
i have been trying to find a video that creates that Round Layered look and haven't found one until yours! Thank you so much! They used to call this 'Feathered" on the sides in the 70s. I sure wish that you lived in Houston. I want that cut!!! GORGEOUS!
Also, I have long hair I do not cut layers in the back and do not like it layered all the way down to the bottom of my length. I like the sides just like the round layered look in your video. I usually start the face framing about an inch below my chin. Can you do a video showing where we would stop so as to leave some graduated length on the side...(so that doesn't have a mullet effect with the two different lengths--Where the front is chopped off and the back is long.) I hope that makes sense.
Definitely round layers. I wish you could see how badly a woman at a salon botched my hair because people don't know how to layer properly :( I had to go to a whole different salon to get it fixed!!! And my hair was 5 inches shorter than I wanted it!! It was ridiculous, the "layers" were blunt, choppy, all over the place, uneven and unblended and the 2nd lady not only shortened my hair while blending them BUT thinned my hair out when I certainly did not ask her to! AND..... I have round and square layers!?!?
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Summer, thank you soo soo much for this video!!! I have never cut hair before and I was able to fix my teens messed up layer cut (her first from a salon too!!) from a lazy hair stylist 😡 She barely wet my daughters hair and didnt measure anything. My teenager has thick filipino hair with waves. The stylist just eyeballed it and grabbed some sections to cut. It was literally just chopped. You could see the two layers cut straight across her back. I am still so so mad about it 😡 And what front framing layers?!! It was ruined. I have gotten my own hair layered many times previously and never saw layering done this way before. She was in the chair all of 30 mins from start to finish. Needless to say I was not about to go to another salon any time soon. Mama got to work and fixed what she could 😭 Thank you for the thorough instructions that gave me the confidence I needed to fix it. Love your videos! ❤️❤️❤️
If you ever come to NC, please let me know! I have salon trauma because no one can successfully cut layers into my hair. My hair is long, thin but abundant, and I have a couple of different types of courseness. It's very wavy underneath and stick straight in the front. Thank you so much for sharing these different types of layers! I'm breaking out my hair scissors today!!
My hair is fine and curly… I’ve always personally done long ( square) layers on myself. I graduated cosmetology school in 91 😬🤫🤭 and we used degrees to label our cuts… 180 360 etc. long layers short layers. I tend to like (square layers better on longer hair- it really just depends on the texture. Great tutorial.
I'm 60 years old. I started cutting my own hair when I was 12. I had no idea how to do it but somehow managed beautiful square layers. My hair's much shorter now so I cut rounded layers. Both are beautiful!
67 year old gramma here and I live in FL. I'd love to volunteer for a cut/video. I love both the round and square cut. You obviously know your business!!
An absolutely fantastic display of both techniques! I love your videos. I lost your channel (I had been unsubscribed to many) but I'm so glad you've popped up on my feed again!.
