A successful haircut can transform a woman, become a starting point for new achievements and achievements. If you came to the hairdresser and can not decide - choose a cascade. Professionals do the same when they see a client’s indecision. And there is a logical explanation: this hairstyle has a lot of advantages.
Features, pros and cons
Any haircut can be called a cascade, where each subsequent strand is slightly longer than the previous one. This type of hairstyle replaced the haircuts with clear contours. They used to call her ladder due to the fact that the strands in the first versions were more clearly expressed and resembled steps. Subsequently, this hairstyle changed a little, but its essence remained the same.
The reason for the popularity lies in the many advantages of hairstyles.
- Versatility: It is suitable for different types of hair and appearance.
- Variability: she has several subspecies. This makes it possible to choose the one that suits you.
- Simplicity of execution: It’s quite possible to learn how to do it yourself.
- Ease of styling: a correctly trimmed cascade will fit without additional manipulations.
- Hides well face imperfections and emphasizes virtues.
- Suitable for people of all ages. You can leave your hair loose in any situation.
There are no drawbacks to such a hairstyle. Difficulties arise due to too short side strands. If in everyday life you are used to collecting hair in a ponytail, their length is simply not enough. Hairpins will help to cope with this.
Therefore, you need to think carefully about the level at which the cascade begins: from the temple, cheekbones, chin, shoulders.If you are used to loose hair or other styling methods, there will be no problems.
What to do with bangs
This hairstyle is combined with any type of bangs. But the beveled will be the most successful.
- She will be conform to the general concept transition from short to longer.
- For her easier to care: No need to keep track of each overgrown millimeter and often run into the salon. If necessary, oblique bangs are easier to remove in the hairstyle.
- It help hide hair defects: too rare, damaged. This option can also be used during the cultivation of any kind of bangs.
Of course, it is better to cut the bangs with the rest of the hair. But since the cascade looks good even on regrown curls, it will have to be updated more often. It’s better to turn to professionals, but if necessary, can be done independentlyby following a series of simple steps.
- Separate part of the hair and fix it with a clip.
- Determine which side the bangs will fit on and visually mark the starting and ending lengths.
- It is better to make a cut on dry hair, since wet ones will rise slightly after drying.
- Then the bangs can be profiled. It is better to do this in parts. Trying for the first time is better not in bangs, as all the flaws will be most noticeable.
The technology of cutting oblique bangs can be applied to the creation of the simplest version of the cascade. Oblique bangs can be:
- short or elongated (depending on the angle of the cut line);
- smooth or milled;
- flat or torn.
The choice of bangs depends on the facial features and condition of the hair. In addition, the style followed by the woman and her lifestyle have a great influence on the hairstyle.
Kinds
All variations of this hairstyle can be divided into two types:
- when the cascade is cut only along the edge;
- cutting the cascade not only along the edge, but also along the entire length of the hair from the crown to the ends.
The first option gives the hair a light, dynamic shape. This type of haircut is best for medium and long hair. Transition from short to long strands may be:
- smooth;
- more pronounced, jagged.
The length with which the first strands begin can seriously change the appearance of a woman. Here you can hide or open the cheekbones, mask the massive lower jaw, emphasize or remove the cheeks - that is, visually affect the proportions of the face.
The option with steps over all hair can be performed on any hair length. But on short he looks the most advantageous. Even without styling, such a haircut creates additional volume. Moreover, the master can highlight the problem areas and work them out separately. Most often it concerns the back of the head.
In the case of very thin and sparse hair, additional funds are still needed. And also difficult coloring in several tones will save the situation.
Another option is asymmetry. It implies a difference in length between the right and left sides. Sometimes it’s enough that it is very small, but quite noticeable. In some cases, the difference can be very sharp. Moreover, such a haircut is done to any length: on the one hand, you can leave it almost unchanged, and on the other, cut it to short.
So that the fashion trend does not turn into a typical one, the asymmetric cascade has its own varieties. Basically, they concern the back of the head, because everything is clear with the lateral parts: they are cut in a cascade. And behind the strands you can leave the same length as the control ones - in the face. Or make a smooth transition from one length to another (obliquely).
Thus, we get a synthesis of this haircut with others. For example, you can leave the cascade on the right, and on the left make an elongated square.
Styling tips
In general, the cascade does not need any styling. It is enough to dry your head in the usual way for you and comb your hair. Stacking is needed if:
- the hair is in poor condition (then additional restorative agents are used);
- I want to do something unusual;
- you need to correct the imperfections of the face.
There are several fairly simple styling options that you can safely use in everyday life.
- The ends of the side locks should be laid towards the face. This technique is especially useful if it has a round or square shape. With the help of beveled bangs, even expression lines can be hidden. It can not be left unchanged so that it does not look superfluous. Therefore, all the manipulations that are carried out with the rest of the strands should be applied to the bangs.
- Face styling makes hairstyle easier, playful. This effect, like the previous one, is easy to create with a hairdryer and a round brush. First you need to put a little styling on the ends.
- If the product is applied along the entire length of the hair, you can create volume in the root zone. A round comb and a hairdryer will help again. The tips can be neatly laid or create the effect of negligence with the help of modeling wax, fixing them in an arbitrary position.
- Using ironing hair can be straightened - so all attention will be focused precisely on the stepped cut line. With the same ironing, you can slightly curl the tips or turn all the strands into curls. There are quite a few techniques for this. The main thing is not to forget about thermal protection.
- For a special occasion cascade with curls can be quickly turned into a stylish hairstyle. To do this, you just need to stab them on one side, and on the other, leave your hair loose.
Good options
The cascade will help to create interesting images.
- Sloppy hairstyle with basal volume at the peak of fashion. This is both stylish and unobtrusive: a kind of bohemian chic. It is combined with different styles in clothes and will help out in any situation.
- Cascading especially looks luxurious on long hair: it favorably emphasizes their length, density, structure. There are really many styling options for such a hairstyle, and each of them will not take much time. The most romantic in this version look waves and curls.
- Hair long just below the shoulderscut in a cascade have the same advantages as long ones. Only this option is more practical. That is why it is often chosen by celebrities.
- Short hair with a cascade - universal option for all ages. This haircut looks very elegant, emphasizes all the advantages and gives self-confidence. Playful styling will help you plunge into the atmosphere of youth and at the same time feel feminine.
- To emphasize the multilayer structure of a complex cascade will help appropriate coloring. It visually increases the volume and highlights strands of the ladder. In addition to classic colors, you can use unusual shades of blue, pink, purple: they are quite consistent with the mood of this haircut.
See how to make a haircut cascade in the next video.