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Butterfly Haircut. See it on your face before you cut.
Long hair with short face-framing layers that start at the cheekbones, styled with a bouncy blowout so the layers flick out like wings.
Who a butterfly haircut suits
Face shapes: oval, round, square, long, heart, diamond. Hair types: straight and wavy.
Because the shape comes from layers around the face, a butterfly cut suits every face shape.
How to ask your stylist for a butterfly haircut
- FaceShort layers from the cheekbones
- FramingFace-framing, flicked out
- LengthLong, soft V at the back
- ToolsScissors only, round-brush blowout
Upkeep: a trim about every 8 weeks.
Don't guess. See it first.
A cut that looks great on a model can look wrong on you. Hairmaxxy puts the butterfly haircut on your own selfie in about a minute, with the left side, the right side and the back. If it works, your stylist card has these exact words. If it doesn't, you just saved yourself a month under a hat.
Butterfly Haircut questions
What face shape suits a butterfly haircut?
A butterfly haircut suits oval, round, square, long, heart and diamond faces. Because the shape comes from layers around the face, a butterfly cut suits every face shape. The surest way to know is to see it on your own face first, which Hairmaxxy does from one selfie.
How do I ask my stylist for a butterfly haircut?
Ask for: face: Short layers from the cheekbones; framing: Face-framing, flicked out; length: Long, soft V at the back; tools: Scissors only, round-brush blowout. Hairmaxxy puts these words and photos of the cut on your own face on a card you can show them.
How often does a butterfly haircut need a trim?
About every 8 weeks to keep its shape.
Can I try a butterfly haircut before I cut my hair?
Yes. Hairmaxxy, an AI hairstyle try-on app for iPhone, shows a butterfly haircut on your own photo, from the front, the sides and the back, before anyone picks up scissors.
