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With summer just around the corner, now is the perfect time to cut off those luscious locks you have been growing over winter and feel liberated with a shorter style! Short, shaggy cuts, messy layers and a little bit of organised chaos are right on trend this summer season when it comes to women’s hairstyles. If you have always wanted to try a shaggy cut then this is a great opportunity to do so, and stay on-trend. Below we have compiled a list of the top short, shaggy haircuts that you will want when the weather gets warmer!

1. Asymmetrical Pixie

This short cut has taken off in recent years and it is easy to see why. The edgy, asymmetrical pixie pairs well with shaggy layers incorporated. Styling for this cut is as easy as placing a small amount of product in your hands and scrunching the hair with your fingers. You can rock your natural waves or curls, or create your own!

2. Straight and Wavy Shag

The short, traditional bob cut is mixed in with straight and wavy textures to create a beachy look, and what could be better in the hot weather? It creates additional volume because of the wavy aspect and adds to the personality of your look. This can be perfect for anything from formal to casual occasions.

3. Messy Shaggy Bob

This was a style that was very popular in the 80s rock era and is making a comeback in a big way! You can style a bob with a straight fringe in many ways, and adding wavy elements and shaggy layers is just one way to style it up. The straight fringe has been back in fashion for quite some time, and adding shaggy layers to this short cut is a great way to bring your look into 2022.

4. Feathered Shag Cut

Often paired with either straight or side-swept bangs, the feathered shag cut gives a lot of volume to otherwise flat hair. It can be used for naturally straight or wavy hair, as these hair types show off the shaggy layers littered throughout the cut. It features shorter layers on top and longer layers beneath, giving the shaggy and uneven appearance and added volume and feathered ends.

5. Piece-y Pixie

If you are a natural blonde then this should be a go-to cut for you! Even if you are not, some bleach and hair dye can fix that, and let’s not forget that blondes do have more fun. This cut is a mix of a short, pixie cut and shaggy layers to make a low-maintenance hairdo that is rising in popularity! The Piece-y pixie requires little to no maintenance daily, you can roll out of bed and look fabulous.

6. Sliced Shag

The sliced shag resembles a medium, shaggy bob cut. It is a simple cut to style so it is easy for the time-poor among us. It does feature some additional teasing on the crown section to give some added height and volume to the look. The sliced shag paired with darker roots gives that sun-kissed look that is great for the summer months ahead.

7. Bob with Choppy Bangs

Instead of having a straight-across fringe, like with the messy shaggy bob, choppy bangs are also a great alternative. They are not cut straight across the forehead, but rather feathered and made to look a little messy and voluminous. It is a very edgy twist to a classic haircut and something to consider if you love a fringe and want to try one of these shaggy cuts for summer.

8. Razor Shag Cut

Razor cuts are notoriously short, and very much in style this summer season. The reason they are called razor cuts is of course because they are cut with a razor. The razor shag cut incorporates the shaggy layers and gives some added volume to an otherwise straight and rigid haircut.

9. Short Shag Cut

Almost like a shaggy pixie cut, the short shag is slightly longer and often paired with side-swept bangs. It has been a classic hairstyle for a very long time and has been seen by several celebrities over the years, including Keira Knightly. It is a versatile style that was quite popular in the early 90s and has made a huge comeback.

10. Volumous Crown Shag Cut

This is an edgy look that often women over 50 opt for, with short layers on top that are teased to stand up slightly and create volume around the crown. There are short, shaggy layers all around and they get shorter the further up the head you proceed. It is often coupled with straight and smooth side-swept bangs.

11. Shaggy Pixie Mullet

This is a great shaggy cut that can be the best option when your pixie cut is starting to grow out. It is edgy, especially paired with various colours. The key is to have short top layers, a piece-y texture and wispy bangs to complete the look!

12. Short Shag with Tendrils

This cut is created by using a razor to add more texture to the hair. It has choppy layers which are akin to the modern messy look we are seeing in hairstyles. Textured bangs are great for people with narrower face shapes as it gives the fullness that you are looking for.

13. Shag with Bangs and Longer in the Back

One of the classic shag cuts, the shag with bangs is a great look to ease you into this new messy do. The longer hair at the back resembles a mullet and is coming back in a big way after a long hiatus from the 80s.

14. Shag with Short Fringe

The shag cut with a short fringe is very versatile for each face shape. It is best for those without very straight hair and can be seen as eclectic and modern. It entails a shag cut of any kind with a shorter than average fringe.

15. 70s Shag with Choppy Ends

This classic cut from the 70s has come back in a big way. Pairing a short, shaggy cut with choppy ends frames the face nicely and is perfect for any face shape. It is also easy to style.

16. Modified Shag Cut

With its relaxed style, the modified shag is making a comeback in a big way. It is also known as a modern take on the mullet, it is a great way to test out shorter layers without committing to the full pixie cut. If you find that you have smaller features on your face, this is a great way to give the illusion of larger facial features. The textured layers around the face enlarge face shapes and facial features.

17. The Mini Shag

This is an extensively textured style which is similar to a shaggy pixie cut. The cut is generally shorter than a bob and incorporates shaggy layers for an edgy style for the season. If you have wanted to try a shorter shag cut without the commitment of a short pixie style.

18. Short Shag for Fine Hair

This cut utilises naturally fine hair by making lots of short, light and wispy layers in the hair. To maintain a strong perimeter, the layers on the outside are slightly longer. For finer hair, you will want fewer layers and longer ones, as if the hair is too short with too many layers it can appear finer.

19. Tousled Shag

Adding a texture spray to messy waves will give the tousled layers for this cut. It adds volume to the hair easily and will stay all day long. Using clay on textured bangs for this cut is recommended.

20. Wavy Hair Shag

If you find that your natural waves are hard to control then this cut could be the solution. It is a very low-maintenance cut and with a small amount of product each day it is easy to style.

21. Shaggy Pixie Bob

The shaggy pixie bob is both feminine and edgy, it is also easy to style! Your stylist will have a good idea if this cut is right for you before you commit. It combines a shag style cut with a shorter than normal bob cut.

22. Short Shaggy Mullet

The mullet has come back in a big way this year. Keeping a short, shaggy mullet is easy to maintain and easy to style too. It combines the classic mullet cut, short on top and longer at the back, with shaggy layers.

23. One-Length Shag

The blunt ends of this shag cut allow the face to be perfectly framed while also incorporating that shaggy style. The bluntness of the ends gives it a chic and classic look. It leaves enough length to be pulled up, which is perfect for a shag cut as the layers are tussled to give it a messy style.

24. The Rocker Shag

This shag cut is full of personality. The rocker shag cut uses choppy baby bangs to frame the face and create the cute, edgy style you are looking for with this cut. It shows off a unique style.

25. Pixie with Bangs

This style requires more maintenance with more visits to the salon to keep it in check. It will grow out quickly, but this leaves you open to other shag cuts with longer styles if you choose to let it grow out. It often grows out to a mullet style.

26. Short and Messy Shag

This style is perfected with messy curtain bangs. The hair is often cut with a razor to get a textured look. It gives the messy look but will also grow out easier with less maintenance than blunt ends.

27. Shag for Round Faces

The key to a short shag cut for round face shapes is to avoid blunt ends. Heavy, blunt lines do not compliment the face shape. Added texture frames the face in the most flattering way.

28. Wispy Shag

The wispy shag is a youthful short shag cut, it is fun and flattering to all face shapes. Making the ends of the shaggy layers flip out at the ends makes for a unique silhouette.

29. Short Shaggy Bob with Middle Part

This is one of the many low-maintenance shag cuts on the list! This is truly a wash-and-go style that requires very little styling. It of course includes a bob-length cut with shaggy layers parted in the middle. It is chic, with a modern twist.

30. Ear-Length Shag

this is perfect for natural, loose curls. The ear-length shag keeps weight off the ends of the hair by adding texture to the cut. It is voluminous and low-maintenance.

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    Short haircuts and hairstyles for women can be best described as where the hair has been cut to sit above the shoulders (generally around the collar) in varying lengths and layers. The arrangement, combination, and shape of hair lengths becomes the numerous hairstyles we
    have come to know, some include short pixie crops, uniform layer cuts, graduated bobs, razor cuts, undercuts, and many more.

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    YES, these tools are a great way to go one step further than simply selecting some favoured hairstyle looks on other people.
    Seeing yourself with a new virtual short haircut, or hair color is very insightful and safe. Further to this, it’s not the overall look that people struggle with in makeovers, but rather the sudden change, and so a virtual hairstyle makeover gives you time to adjust, buy in, get opinions from people around you, and to accept the new short haircut before you actually get it
    done.
    Lastly, remember your hair may not allow you to do everything a virtual hairstyle shows, however this is where your hair stylist will provide you with their expert advice during the valuable consultation.

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    It’s normal to be frightened of what is unknown, or what may be irreversible; however, there is a saying: nothing ventured, nothing gained. The fact that you may not like your new short hair makeover is a poor excuse for not doing it. Remember, an opinion is a poor substitute for an experience so don’t make your mind up without giving it a go.

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    My advice is to really not overthink this, just find a bunch of images that you really like and then send these or take them along to your hairstylist that should know right away which of these could fit your hair type, face shape, attributes, time requirements, and personality.

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    Always consider your hair texture first, what will it do when hair is cut off, when weight is taken away? Wavy and curly hair types will no doubt bounce up and appear even shorter while straight hair textures may need some special cutting techniques such as chipping, slicing, razor cutting to encourage wispy ends, shag, body, or blunt ends to do the opposite.
    The next thing to consider is your face shape, what are you trying to hide or promote?
    The rule of thumb is to always aim for the most oval adjustment possible.

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    Some types of current short haircuts for women include the following;
    ● Short Crops
    ● Pixie Cuts
    ● Layer Cuts
    ● Undercuts
    ● Graduated Short Bob Cuts
    ● Wedge Cut
    ● Stacked Bob Cut
    ● Blunt Cuts
    ● Faux Hawk

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    YES, from 20 years of haircutting experience I can declare this to be true. Now what is important is the way short haircuts are planned around particular face shapes, always taking into account a person’s hair type and then other physical and personal attributes.
    For example, people that have oblong (longer face shapes) should try to minimise any height on top that will add more vertical length. However bangs (fringes) help to halve the vertical length, as do side parts that make long faces appear less narrow.

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    Females have been cutting their locks off and working it for centuries now. Popular female short haircuts have come and gone over the past 100 years and some of these include:
    ● 1920’s Browband; where a jewelled band was worn across the forehead accompanied by feathers or flowers.
    ● Late 1920’s Eton Crop hairstyle where hair was slicked down firmly and a distinctive kiss curl swirl of hair stuck over women’s foreheads.
    ● Finger waves
    ● Short Angled Bob Cuts with Solid Bangs
    ● Marcel Waves, where hot tongs created deep crested waves.
    ● Pin Curls
    ● Italian Cut
    ● Short Crop, introduced to mainstream by Audrey Hepburn in 1953’s Roman Holiday
    ● The Pageboy in 1960
    ● The Bob, reintroduced by Vidal Sassoon
    ● Geometric Bobs
    ● Mop Tops
    ● Afro
    ● The Wedge
    ● Spikes and Pixie Cuts
    ● Concave Bobs (Victoria Beckham)
    ● Short Crops

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    Cutting or layering curly hair shorter will encourage it to bounce up, restore it, and can look amazing providing you get the right haircut. Short curly haircuts are all about shaping hair, using geomeryty against a client’s face shape and other attributes to come up with the winning look. There is an art to cutting curly hair, remembering that the nature of curls will appear much
    shorter when styled naturally.
    Advantages for having short female curly haircuts include versatility, better hair condition, and saving valuable time.

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    Cutting wavy hair short will eliminate weight and encourage it to bounce back to it’s glorious texture. This is particularly good for fine hair types that often fall limp and tend to look lifeless when longer.
    Naturally, there are times when owners of naturally wavy hair want it to be straight, and this versatile hair type can be transformed rather easily through blow-drying and hot irons that consequently will leave the hair smooth and straight, but alas with body and hold.
    Short female haircuts on wavy hair texture are adjustable, flexible, and most of all can be a great way to accentuate a person’s face shape and attributes when executed expertly.

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    Short straight haircuts ooze class, style, definition, structure, and personality. Straight hair that is cut short can be made to look blunt, solid, feathered, chic, modern, neat and clean. For straight fine hair types, short female haircuts that are shaped with heavy top layers make the hair appear thicker and more abundant, while straight coarse hair types really come to life when an open razor is used to add texture and to eliminate weight.

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    Short answer is YES! The longer answer is short haircuts can be very sexy indeed, and all depends on the way the hairstylists design the best haircut for each woman individually.
    Razor cutting creates wispy hair that softens the look of short Pixie crops to look very sexy, blunt short Bob Cuts with jawbone hugging lines and bangs that draw attention to beautiful eyes is also incredibly sexy.
    Can anybody argue that Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy, or more recently Katy Perry, or Zoe Kravitz don’t look incredibly sexy?

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    The benefits of having a short female haircut are numerous and include some of the following;
    ● Short female haircuts are low maintenance and save valuable time in home hair grooming.
    ● A female with a short haircut will tell you that their hair is much healthier. This is due to the hair being younger, stronger, having far less exposure to climate, chemicals, heat and moisture damage caused by some hair styling.
    ● A well executed short haircut can be very flattering, drawing attention to a woman’s eyes, cheekbones, face or other personal attributes.
    ● A short female haircut is more versatile, many different looks can be created from one haircut.
    ● Believe it or not, it’s much more comfortable to sleep with a short haircut.
    ● The biggest benefit by far with getting a short female haircut is that the change will make you look refreshed, anew, while it will make you feel energized and amazing.

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    Short female hairstyles are for everybody, and for every age. One of the main reasons that short hairstyles do appeal to older women is due to time constraints and easier home hair care maintenance, saving valuable time and effort.
    However the frantic way we live our lives means more and more younger females are looking for ways to save time and effort, and still have a short haircut that makes them look and feel amazing.
    Getting a short womens haircut should not be determined by one’s age, rather it should be considered as an option along with other important factors such as
    ● Hair type
    ● Face shape
    ● Lifestyle, profession, personality
    ● Ability for home hair styling
    ● Time available for home hair maintenance
    ● Commitment required for regular haircuts, upkeep.

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    Short haircuts for women are the different ways that hair stylists cut hair. This is generally done by using hairdressing scissors, shears, razors, and clippers, and techniques that all cut the hair shaft in different ways, resulting in a variety of looks.
    Short hairstyles for women are the completed look that is achieved from the numerous hairstyling techniques applied to short haircuts that can coincidentally be made to look very different each time by changing the procedure and hair care products.

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