Experimenting with hair is a new solution to when you would love some changes to your appearance. Do you have that feeling now? Great! Then why don`t you choose a shag hair cut to bring in some creativity to your look? Voluminous and stylish at the same time it will help you to define your facial features bringing in some freshness to your look. We love this idea so much. Do you? Haircuts for women like this one are so creative and will make you feel like a superstar every day.

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What Is A Shag Haircut?

What Is A Shag Haircut?
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If you like to hear more about this exciting idea, then let`s go deeper into the haircut details. What is a shag haircut? Effortless and easy looking it is basically a short haircut that can be described with the help of choppy ends, layers around the crown of the head, volume, and loads of texture. We love how simple it is but how much style at the same time it brings to the look of the person who rocks it. Are you ready to knock people off with your magnificent hairstyle?

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How To Cut A Shag Haircut?

How To Cut A Shag Haircut?
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The key for such an effortless and easy look is layers. Ask your hairdresser to look at your hair textures and define the needed amount of them. The more layers, the more volume you will have. Are you up for rocking such a texturized easy hairstyle? Don`t forget about the choppy ends. They work so well with such a voluminous haircut.

How To Style A Shag Haircut?

How To Style A Shag Haircut?
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Shag hairstyles are a real catch for women who want to keep up with modern trends! They come in many different ways, and they can flatter any hair length with their twisted, edgy, and volumizing layers. Short shaggy cuts look extra eye-catching and youthful. Their medium variations create a contrastive, disheveled style. As for longer styles, their great, voluminous, and twisty layers are to die for.

Guess what? There’s more than their versatility: shag styles know how to impress you. How about adding body to your thin hair or calming down your fine locks? All these ideas can change your styling routine for the better. So, how easily can you get a trendy look?

To enhance the texture of the hair use some hair products. A salt spray or a hair mousse will work perfectly. For more of a flirty look, you can add some easy beach waves. They will add so much style to the look making you look even more special than you are already.

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Short Shag Haircuts

Short haircut is another nowadays’ classic women of any age sport proudly. Do you want to make it even more exceptional? It’s time to add some shaggy layers! Longer layers will play the role of the body of your cut, and shorter ones will add more texture.

Pixie Shag Haircut

Among the many haircut styles, short ones are on the top. The reason why people aim for getting a shorter cut is various but mainly because they are stylish, trendy and easy to maintain. A pixie shag is not an exception except for the fact that it can literarily suit anyone. No matter fine or curly or thick hair you have a pixie shag will flatter you.

Besides, ladies who are dying to add a modern vibe to their looks will definitely appreciate these fabulous cuts. Short shaggy pixie comes in many styles, side-swept, shorter, longer, dark-colored, light-colored, and highlighted – it allows you to take a pick and create your own, individual look. If you like to keep your hair short, you should better try this style out.

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Long Pixie Shag Haircut

A long pixie shag haircut has a lot to offer to even the most demanding babes. That is, you can get all you need with this haircut: more movement, more texture, and more carefree vibes.

Short Bob Shag Haircut

We really love these short bob shag haircut ideas. If you want to style your shag bob this way, just apply curl-boosting styling mousse to your clean, wet tresses. Then blow dry them and finish with hair spray.

Short Shaglet – Shag + Mullet

Cannot decide between the two most popular haircuts at the moment – a mullet and a shag? Why choose one if you can have them both? A shag mullet haircut, which merges into a shaglet, is how you can take your hairstyle game to another level. Although for a muller shag haircut curly hair is a perfect option, you can actually pull it off on any hair type, from straight to kinky. Just do not forget to tousle your locks with a tad of a texturizing product for more definition.

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Medium Shag Haircuts

Throughout the centuries of fashion, shag styles have had many faces. And this is how the modern shag looks like. Everything is restrained and rich at the same time: though the silhouette is quite full, it doesn’t look too drastic. The pleasant movement of medium layers creates a very fresh and sophisticated style, which we, modern women, want to achieve in our casual looks.

Shoulder Length Shag Haircut

Why that shoulder shag haircut is so unique that we devoted an entire chapter to it? Well, to be 100% honest with you, it is very easy to mistake a shoulder shag for a long one, but the difference lies in length itself. While there is no precise definition of how long the long shag is a shoulder one clarifies the length accurately. But that is not what makes this type of hag so special; the main difference lies in the ability to come up with a shoulder shag that is like no one else’s. The thing is that you can variate the number of layers, their length and intensity on your own and thus you can create your own distinctive hairstyle. Not to mention the number of experiments you can succeed with while playing around with colors. Use your imagination!

Messy Long Bob Haircut

Long shaggy hairstyles for thick hair are what you need to tame that mane of yours. We all know that dealing with thick hair may be problematic at times but the beauty of a shag cut lies in its ability to add exquisite texture to the hair and to bring it to the new level of low-maintenance and that can’t but bring joy to our hearts. What is more, you can always experiment with fresh colors since there is no way a depth that a shag cut grants the color will ever ruin it!

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A-line Shaggy Bob

It wouldn’t be a secret to anyone that A-line bobs are extremely required these days. Of course, the number of variations this style comes with is impressive, but since we promised to take you to the world of shaggy bob haircuts, we must admit that A-line bobs can be shaggy as well. The primary purpose of an A-line bob is not only to add up some style to your general outlook but also to enhance your features and take care of all the flaws that bother you. That is, the addition of many layers can grant you the necessary volume while at the same time it can deal with naturally thick hair so that the thickness does not bother you. Consider your requirements and opt for a shaggy A-line bob to look stylish and irresistible at the same time!

Medium Shag Haircut

Medium shaggy bob is not only fashionable-looking, but it is also fun to play around with. The thing is that medium length and the variety of layers grants you that advantage of experimenting with different ways of wearing your hair, while there are not that many issues to face that owners of longer shags may deal with. Even the slightest touch of waving will change your look dramatically no to mention the hair-dyeing techniques. Use these ideas to your advantage and do not be afraid to create something on your own!

Medium Shag Haircut With Bangs

Shags don’t have any restrictions for women. Actually, they can get along with your hair type and appearance. For example, if you feel insecure about your face shape, shags won’t leave you without help. This idea is a perfect shaggy hairstyle for round faces that will frame your face and make it appear slimmer. Look how lovely these shaggy layers melt with cute bangs, making this pretty round face look more attractive. This idea is a perfect shaggy hairstyle for round faces that will frame your face and make it appear slimmer. Look how lovely these shaggy layers melt with cute bangs, making this pretty round face look more attractive.

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Stacked Shag Haircut

How do you like the graduation from short to long shag? Yes, the shape that medium stacked cuts give to your hair is just gorgeous. Wait, look at these waves! It seems like this idea is the embodiment of stylishness: layers, waves, and fantastic highlights. Shag hairstyles are simply impressing. Are you ready to impress everyone around with such a fabulous look?

Medium Wolf Cut Hair

When you cannot decide between long and short hair, a mid length wolf cut comes into play. It gives you all the benefits of a long version, yet requires less maintenance and styling time. Besides, it will fit most, if not all, ambiances, so you can feel free to rock it to work.

Long Shag

Some ladies prefer layered shags to feather cuts, where layering creates different lengths throughout your locks. Feathering, on the other hand, shapes the ends of your hair by texturizing, so it also looks quite beautiful. Your task is to weigh up your hair needs, and your long-length will allow you to make them real.

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Long Shag Haircut

When the sunny weather comes, it is only natural that all the ladies wish to let their locks loose and look their absolute best. The perfect way to achieve that natural and slightly messy and careless look is to add a fresh shag cut to your long hair. As you may already know shags are all-flattering, but that is not the end of the list of all the advantages. They are absolutely gorgeous in their versatility and outstandingly easy to style, all you need to do is to add some beach waves to your mane, and you are ready to rock and roll. Isn’t this just amazing? Do not forget that no one dismissed the color experimentations!

Long Shag With Bangs

Shags that have longer layers allow for movement as well as texture without losing much volume of your hair. Opt for one of these haircuts if your tresses have medium density and texture.

Extra Shaggy Hair with Disconnected Bang Frame

Extra Shaggy Hair with Disconnected Bang Frame
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When it comes to a shag haircut, there is no such thing as too much. And if you decide to take your mane to a new level of shagginess, all we can say is go for it. You may want to draw inspiration from a wolf hair cut with outlined bangs, which create a disconnected effect.

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Messy Bedhead Long Shag

This season the most influential hairstylists recommend styling your layered shag in a messy, bed-hair manner. Thus, your image will be carefree and super seductive at the same time. All eyes will be on you.

Shag Hairstyle With Side-Swept Bangs

Women who have no idea how to tame their thin locks will love the beautiful effect of this idea: the side-swept fringe creates a cute asymmetry, while each layer twists to make hair look more alive and full.

Stunning Curly Shag

Curly shag hairstyles are the proof that your natural curls can look well-groomed. Some women with naturally curly hair don’t do anything to their locks, as, after countless attempts, nothing really works without loads of styling products. Congratulations! This idea will neaten up your curls and save your time in the mornings. Curly layered cuts make styling easier because they have a clean and definite form. Don’t miss it!

Bangs will never hurt, especially if you’re looking for some youthful hairstyles. Naturally wavy or curly hair is a gift sent from above, and we all know that they need a special approach to appreciate its beauty. Nothing looks sweeter than layered curly locks, beautified with bangs. If you have this hair type, you know how to make it look absolutely enviable.

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Long Shag with Curtain Bangs

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We love how good-looking these shag haircuts are. There are so many beautiful options that you can rock without much effort put. Would you like to bring such freshness to your appearance? Then don`t hesitate and choose the cut you prefer the most.

FAQ: Shag Haircut

Is a shag cut high maintenance?

Shag cut is a low-maintenance style which emphasizes your hair’s natural texture. You can style it with a little volume mousse, using a blow dryer to spread the hair, or just let it air dry. Shag cut enhances the woman’s face due to its face-framing layers.

What is the difference between Shaggy and layered haircut?

A shag’s length is usually between chin and shoulder. It’s cut with a stationary guide by dressing the hair upward to line it with the hair on top of the head.

Can a shag look professional?

The classic shag hairstyle is still relevant today, with some improvements: a shorter interval between layers, plus natural texture that can be curled or feathered will keep you from straying into backwater territory.

REFERENCES:
  • From dramatic celebrity hair make overs to the hottest colors from the runway, ELLE gives you inspiration for the hair you want, now. Source
  • A shag cut is a hairstyle that has been layered to various lengths. Source
 

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