Experts weigh in on how best to snip your strands if theyre ultra-thick.

Those withfine lockscrave more volume.

Those withcurly strandsare constantly battling frizz.

woman with bixie haircut: haircuts for thick hair

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And for those withthick hair, a flattering cut can prove much more difficult to achieve.

Styling tip: Blow-dry using a paddle brush to help smooth out the undercut area, suggests Brook.

Styling tip: In a rush?

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If using acurling wand, choose one with a larger barrel.

Longer styles can also benefit from a goodhair detangler.

(She adds that it works well when paired with either a bob or lob.)

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Styling tip: Lazy girls, rejoice.

According to Saviano,air-dryingis actually the best way to style this cutit enhances the piecieness and textured look.

Concave Layers

Nation is a big fan of concave cuts on thick, straight hair.

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With graduating face-framing layers, the style creates an inwardly rounded silhouette.

Leaving some length to add in layers in key to controlling the shape of hair.

It helps tame thicker hair by making it less dense while framing the face.

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Choppy Layered Lob

Lordet loves a choppy layered lob, especially on wavier hair types.

The layers help reduce and control the weight of the hair while the choppier finish adds a lived-in style.

“This will keep it from having too much weight at the end and have it lay nicely.”

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We love it paired with a lob as seen here.

He’s also a big fan of a lob with choppy layers toward the end.

V-Shaped Long Layers

Adding long layers throughout the hair helps remove weight while maintaining length.

Long, thick hair with layers and curtain bangs.

Not all lobs look the same.

This one features long layers with choppy ends, which helps add body and texture to thicker hair.

V-Shaped Shag

Both nation and Lordet love shaggy wolf cuts on thick, curly hair.

Thick brown hair that’s just past the shoulders with bangs.

It adds a ton of shape and visual interest while removing some of the heaviness.

In this case, a subtly rounded shape helps add body without looking super choppy or layered.

Rounded Layers

If you prefer something simple and clean, rounded layers are your best bet.

Long, thick, wavy hair.

Medium-length blonde hair with bouncy curls and layers.

Medium-length, thick hair with lots of round layers.

Brown curly, thick hair that’s shoulder length.

Medium-length dark brown hair.

Curly brown hair.

Medium thick dark brown hair.

Red shoulder length hair with lots of layers and shag and bangs.

Dark brown long thick hair.

Short brown hair.

Curly shag.

Thick dark hair.

Medium shag hair.

Medium-length thick hair with bangs.