Graduated haircuts: features, varieties, subtleties of selection

Craving for updates, improvements is common to all women, most often it affects the hair. A new hairstyle is like a ticket to a new life; it changes not only the appearance of a lady, but also her perception of herself. But not everyone can decide on dramatic changes, especially if a woman has long hair. Graduated haircuts will help, various options of which can be selected for both short and long hair.

A graded haircut is a multi-layered (layered) hairstyle formed by thinning. She does not impose special requirements on the shape of the face, type and length of hair, and therefore enjoys such popularity.

The history of this model dates back to the middle of the 20th century. You can easily imagine a fashionista of the 50s, in a dress a la new look, feminine slippers and with graduated caret. Of course, these hairstyles fit differently then, but their popularity was no less great. Like any modern haircuts, graduation has its own characteristics that must be considered.

1. Caution to be taken with this haircut if the hair is too thin and sparse. With such a hairstyle, they can be even more unattractive.
2. The ability to create graduation on hair of any length.In any case, the appearance of hair will only benefit from this - medium ones will become more voluminous, ladies with long hair will acquire a certain romantic halo, and owners of short hair will have spectacular dynamism in the image.
3. Girls with thick and long hair, with the help of graduation, can "lighten" their burden - thanks to this technique, the mass of hair and its weight is reduced without sacrificing length.
4. Wavy hair is also not an obstacle to creating a graduated haircut.
5. Unusual coloring, fashionable now, perfectly emphasizes the structure of such a haircut.
6. A bang of any configuration perfectly complements the hairstyle.

The effect that graduation will create depends on how the master cuts, at what angle. For example, an angle of 90 degrees will give the effect of volume and density of hair. A 45 degree tilt will create volume at the back of the head. And so that the graduation is more intense, the locks of hair are placed parallel to the floor and cut off.

Before deciding to graduate, you need to familiarize yourself with the advantages and disadvantages of this haircut. The advantages of this model include:

• the lightness and obedience that she gives to her hair;
• universality;
• the effectiveness of this haircut;
• the ability to remove excess volume and mass of hair without touching the length;
• ease of laying;
• split ends or diseased tips are eliminated, which means that the general condition and appearance of the hair improves;
• preservation of length when changing shape;
• the accuracy and elegance that hairstyles have on the basis of this haircut.

The arguments “against” are much smaller, but they also exist, you should not forget about them. A haircut can make excessively thin hair even more unattractive, and very curly hair will make the graduation silhouette ridiculous, so it should not be done on such curls.

The graduation technology is actually quite simple, but it requires certain skills from the master. The essence of this method is that the strands are sequentially cut at a certain angle with a difference in length of 1.5-2 millimeters. The output is a layered hairstyle that gives the hair a visual volume.

The cutting angle of the strands affects what shape the hairstyle will have. The combination of various methods gives an interesting, unusual result. The main condition is smoothness. The correct graduation is uniform, with almost imperceptible length transitions.

As for the varieties, the scheme of work matters here. If the strands are cut parallel to the floor - this will be a parallel graduation. If the angle of inclination increases from the chin to the back of the head, it is graduation with increase; if it decreases toward the back of the head, respectively, the haircut decreases. Graduation can also be internal and external. In the first case, the external mass of hair is left longer, in the second - the internal.

Using the graduation method, you can arrange any hairstyle, despite the length and characteristics of the hair. For example, a square, which is not the first season, has been in the top of the most popular haircuts. Decorated in this way, it will emphasize the perfectly correct face. A graduated bean will highlight the eyes and cheekbones, the very contours of the face. A cascade on any hair will visually stretch a face, soften its features, like a ladder.

The same caret, bean with elongation is emphasized not only by facial features, but also by the neck, making it visually longer.

Hair cut at an angle of 45 degrees creates volume precisely in the neck. Short, medium or long - in any case, the rule works. In the case of short hair, for example, if a pixie haircut is being calibrated, an asymmetric elongated bang will look good.This hairstyle softens facial features, conceals a heavy chin, focusing on the lips and eyes.

Such hairstyles give their owner youth, dynamism, insolence, regardless of the length of the hair. Graduation will only emphasize the features of the hairstyle. Graduation will also look good on haircuts such as debut (the round shape of the face is visually extended in this case), Italian (ultra-volume in the occipital region, multi-layer on the crown, the rest of the hair is processed by the standard method, the excess volume in the neck and crown is eliminated with razors or thinning).

To make your hairstyle fashionable, just add bright colors. Unusual, multi-color stains in obviously unnatural shades - at the peak of popularity, they are in perfect harmony with such an extraordinary haircut as graduation. You can highlight individual strands, dye the lower curls “in a rainbow” or simply dye the entire mass of hair in some extravagant color.

Another fashion trend, bangs also fit well into the context of graduation. Straight, oblique, asymmetric, ragged - any, if only she emphasized facial features, hair structure and fit well into the configuration of the haircut itself.

To choose the right type of graduated haircut, you need to take into account the type of person, its features, shape, determine the advantages and disadvantages. It is also worth understanding how the new hairstyle should work - to give volume along the entire length or only in the occipital region, open the neck or emphasize the oval of the face.

If the hair is short, then before proceeding to graduation, some nuances should be taken into account. Parting is best done on the side, and not in the center. The top layer is not recommended to be cut too short. A bangs is very good for such a hairstyle, you need to choose it correctly. The hair to the shoulders during graduation becomes more magnificent, such a hairstyle conceals too heavy, rough facial features, making it more feminine and gentle.

Long curls are graduated in three ways - only at the tips (removes excess volume, making hair easier, while maintaining the length), along the entire length from the ears or only in the occipital-parietal zone (gives volume). Thin hair, when processed in this way, becomes splendid, voluminous, looks livelier and more dynamic.

A correctly selected graduated haircut will help emphasize the merits and hide possible imperfections in appearance. So, to soften the features of a square or rectangular face, a haircut will help pixie (for short hair) or a cascade (for medium length). Pixie focuses on the eyes and lips, distracting from too heavy chin and high forehead.

Visually pull out a round face capable of cutting a ladder or debut. The second option works well with a square face shape. Bob helps emphasize beautiful eyes and high cheekbones, and the good old caret makes facial features more aristocratic, more correct.

A graded haircut is appropriate at any time of the year - whether it be winter, spring, summer or autumn. But its obvious advantage is that such a hairstyle does not require a long and complex styling, which does not “live” for a long time in the cold season. Autumn, winter and a significant part of the Russian beauties are forced to flee the cold by all possible means. And here without a hat anywhere. And the hat is the death of styling.

It is for this reason that graduation is so popular. She initially does not need careful styling, which means that it will be easy to restore her pristine appearance after meeting with a hat. No matter how long the curls are. After the cap is removed, it is enough to beat the hair with your hands slightly - and the hairstyle will be “like new”.

Layering makes any hairstyle more dynamic, lively, bold. Therefore, among her fans there are both young girls and older ladies. And since negligence and disheveledness are now in trend, graduation is gaining popularity.

The caret, designed in this way, loses its aristocratic arrogance and becomes more mischievous, modern, free. This hairstyle is suitable for a girl of any age and in any situation will be appropriate.

The graduated bean looks like the wind has played with short strands, and this casual negligence attracts attention. However, such a hairstyle will not be so easy to fit into a business style.

Medium and long hair after graduation becomes more fluffy and voluminous. You can carry out this procedure on any hairstyle - cascade, ladder, debut, Italian. Whatever the basic haircut, it will benefit from such a treatment.

All multilayer hairstyles provide ample opportunities for styling, using all kinds of decor, jewelry for hair, etc. Graduation even more "expands the horizons." Do not forget about staining. Smooth transitions of length can be effectively emphasized by color transitions.

Graduation is not only spectacular, but also a useful procedure that can refresh any hairstyle. But it is worth remembering that this is a delicate work, therefore you should not trust its first master to come across. It is better to spend some time looking for a specialist, see his work on the Internet, read reviews, ask friends.

See how to make a graduated haircut in the next video.