25 Trendy Medium Length Haircuts Stylists Are Booking Now

Scroll any salon feed this month and the same shapes keep appearing between the chin and the collarbone.

Medium length is where the trends are landing this year, with internal layering, natural texture, and cuts that grow out well leading the requests.

The bobs have gotten fuller, the lobs have gotten blunter, and bangs are back in four different shapes. Some of these cuts are new names for familiar ideas and a few are bold.

Butterfly Cut

The butterfly cut is the most requested medium-length cut right now, and the shape explains why.

Short layers sit around the face and crown, longer layers run through the back, and the top looks like a blowout even when it air dried.

Wavy hair gets bounce without a brush. Straight hair needs one flip of the top layer.

Thick hair benefits most, since the short tier removes weight where it piles up. Trims every ten weeks keep the two tiers defined.

Collarbone Lob

A blunt lob that lands exactly at the collarbone is the cut stylists keep describing as polished and modern this year.

One length, no layers, so the ends sit thick and the shape holds as it grows. Fine and straight hair look denser in it.

Blow dry flat with a shine serum or air dry with cream. A middle part keeps it current.

It tucks into a coat collar and comes back out intact. Trim every eight to ten weeks.

Italian Bob

The Italian bob is full, jaw-length, and blown out with volume, the opposite of a flat, textured bob.

The ends are blunt and thick, and the whole shape sits heavy and glossy. Medium to thick hair carries it best.

Blow dry with a round brush, curving the ends slightly under. A middle or deep side part both work.

It needs a trim every six weeks to keep the line sharp. A gloss on top gives it the expensive finish it is known for.

Curtain Bangs With Soft Layers

Curtain bangs are bigger than ever this year, and paired with soft layers they make a shoulder-length cut look finished with no effort.

The bangs part in the middle and sweep toward the cheekbones. The layers behind them continue the same line down the face.

A round brush on the bangs is the only daily step. The rest air dries. Trim the bangs every six weeks. When they grow, they turn into the first layer on their own.

Modern Shag With a Blunt Fringe

A shag with a blunt fringe mixes messy layers with one sharp line across the forehead, and that contrast is what makes it feel current.

The crown is layered heavily for lift, the ends are wispy, and the fringe is cut straight. Wavy and fine hair get the most from the layers. Air dry with a texture spray and scrunch.

The fringe needs a trim every four weeks, the rest can wait ten. It looks better slightly grown out.

Face-Framing Layers

Two softer pieces at the cheekbones and a one-length lob behind them is the cut showing up on every salon feed.

Face-framing layers add shape only where it shows. The front pieces tuck behind the ear, fall forward, or pull loose from a ponytail. Someone who wants a little softness without a full layered cut should start here.

Air dry everything and bend the two front pieces with a flat iron if needed. The layers blend as they grow. Trim every ten weeks.

Ghost Layers

Ghost layers look like a one-length lob until the hair moves, which is why stylists keep calling internal layering the trend of the year.

The layers are cut underneath and inside the hair, so the outline stays blunt while bulk disappears. Thick, heavy hair dries faster and sits flatter.

Nothing shows as it grows out, so trims stretch to twelve weeks. It works at collarbone and shoulder lengths and pairs well with a middle part.

Air-Dry Wavy Lob

Natural texture is the direction every trend report points to, and the air-dry wavy lob is the cut built for it.

It is cut on dry hair following the wave pattern, with layers placed to stop the ends from puffing. A leave-in and a scrunch are the whole routine.

Anyone with a natural bend who has been fighting it with a flat iron gets their mornings back. It looks lived-in at every stage. Trim every ten weeks.

C-Curl Lob

The C-curl lob turns the ends inward toward the collarbone so the shape frames the face on its own.

A slight bevel in the cut makes the bottom curve under. A quick round-brush pass or a flat iron bend sets it and holds for two days. Straight and lightly wavy hair take the curve best.

It is the polished alternative to a flipped-out lob. It grows out as a soft, rounded shape. Trim every eight to ten weeks.

Bottleneck Bangs With a Lob

Bottleneck bangs are narrow at the top and widen toward the cheekbones, shaped like the neck of a bottle.

On a collarbone-length lob they frame the eyes and soften the whole cut. They sit shorter in the center and longer at the sides, so they blend into the lengths.

Blow dry them with a small round brush, pulling the sides outward. Trim every five weeks. Dry shampoo at the roots keeps them from separating by afternoon.

Birkin Bangs With a Lob

Birkin bangs are long, wispy, and see-through, skimming the brows above a simple collarbone-length lob.

They are cut sparse so the forehead shows and the effect stays soft.

Straight and lightly wavy hair carry them best, since the strands fall evenly. Blow dry them forward with a flat brush and a light spray. Trim every four weeks.

They grow out into curtain bangs without an awkward phase, which is part of why they keep trending.

Cowgirl Cut

The cowgirl cut is long, shaggy layers with curtain bangs and a tousled, lived-in finish, cut to the shoulders for the medium version.

It sits between a shag and long layers, with more weight kept through the back. Style with a texture spray and a loose wave from a wand.

Let the bangs fall where they want. It looks best slightly undone. Wavy and medium-density hair carry the shape well. Trim every ten weeks.

Cloud Cut

The cloud cut is a rounded, airy shape for curls and waves, with layers that lift the hair up and out instead of down.

It is cut dry so each curl lands where it wants, then shaped into a soft, full cloud at the shoulders. Weight is removed from inside so the outline stays light.

Wash and go with a curl cream and a diffuser. Medium to loose curls, 2C to 3B, show the shape best. Trims every ten weeks.

Polished Shaggy Bob

A polished shaggy bob keeps the layers of a shag and loses the mess.

It sits at the jaw or chin with soft layers through the crown and ends, blown out smooth rather than scrunched.

The result is movement with a clean finish. Fine and medium hair get volume without looking undone.

Blow dry with a round brush and finish with a light serum. Trim every six to eight weeks to keep the layers tidy.

Flicked-Out Layers

Flicked-out layers turn the ends away from the face in soft wings, a 90s shape that is back in every salon.

The layers are cut at an angle through a shoulder-length cut so the flick happens on its own after a blow dry.

Fine and medium hair get instant lift. Roll the ends outward with a round brush, or twist them out with a flat iron on dry hair. Set with a light spray. Trim every ten weeks.

A-Line Lob

The A-line lob sits longer at the front and shorter at the back, so the cut angles forward and frames the jaw.

At collarbone length the angle is subtle and modern. It keeps weight off the nape and gives straight hair movement without layers.

Fine hair gets a defined shape, thick hair gets relief at the back. Blow dry smooth or air dry with cream. The angle softens as it grows. Trim every eight to ten weeks.

Asymmetrical Lob

One side at the jaw and the other at the collarbone is the kind of cut that photographs well, which is why the asymmetrical lob keeps circulating.

The short side tucks behind the ear, the long side swings forward. Straight hair shows the angle clearly. Wavy hair softens it.

A deep side part on the long side makes the difference obvious. Air dry with cream or blow dry flat. Trim every eight to ten weeks to keep the angle.

Razor-Cut Textured Lob

A razor-cut lob has soft, piecey ends that look styled after nothing more than an air dry.

The razor feathers the perimeter instead of cutting it in a line, so the texture hides uneven drying and flat second-day hair.

Fine to medium hair that goes limp with blunt ends is the right match. Scrunch with a sea salt spray and leave it.

Very coarse or frizz-prone hair should skip the razor. Trims every eight to ten weeks.

Rounded Curly Mid-Length Cut

Curls cut into a soft circle at the shoulders are the curly version of this year's natural-texture trend.

The cut is done dry, one curl at a time, so the outline curves evenly and shrinkage is already accounted for. Anything from 3A to 3C takes the shape.

Wash and go with a leave-in and gel, nothing else. Because the curls stack, the shape holds as it grows. Book every twelve weeks.

Baby Bangs With a Blunt Lob

Baby bangs cut high above the brows on a blunt collarbone-length lob is the boldest cut on this list, and it is everywhere this year.

The short fringe takes the spotlight so the lengths can stay one length and untouched. Straight hair wears it best.

A flat brush forward after drying is the only styling. The bangs need a trim every four weeks, which most people do at home. The lob grows for months.

Trixie Cut

The Trixie cut is a jaw-length bob with the ends flipped outward and a heavy, blunt fringe, a playful 60s shape that has come back in a big way.

The flip is built into the cut so a round brush sets it in minutes. Straight and lightly wavy hair hold the shape best.

The fringe needs a trim every four weeks. It pairs with bold earrings and a bright lip. It is the cut for anyone bored of soft layers.

Jellyfish Cut

The jellyfish cut is two haircuts in one, a short bob on top and long, straight lengths underneath, with a clear line between them.

The top layer sits at the chin, the bottom reaches the shoulders or lower. It is bold, graphic, and mostly worn on straight hair where the two levels stay separate.

Blow dry both tiers smooth. Trims every six weeks keep the line between them sharp. It is not for anyone who wants subtle.

Graduated Pageboy Bob

The graduated pageboy is a rounded, chin-length bob with the ends curved under and the back cut slightly shorter than the front.

The shape is soft and full, with a retro feel that stylists have been updating with a middle part or a soft fringe. Straight and lightly wavy hair take the curve best.

Blow dry with a round brush, rolling the ends under. Finish with a shine serum. Trim every six weeks.

Hidden Undercut Lob

From the front it is a full lob, and only the wearer knows the nape underneath is buzzed.

The hidden undercut has moved from edgy to practical, since it removes more bulk than any layering can. Thick hair dries faster, sits closer to the head, and makes a lighter ponytail. With the hair down, nothing shows.

The undercut needs a buzz every six to eight weeks. The lob above it grows for months without losing shape.

Coily Shoulder-Length Cut

Shoulder-length coils in a full, rounded shape are the natural-texture trend on 4A to 4C hair.

The cut is done on stretched or dry hair so the layers account for shrinkage.

Longer layers at the sides and crown keep the top from going flat. Wash and gos, twist outs, and stretched styles all take the shape.

Styling is whatever the weekly routine already is. Coils hide regrowth, so trims wait twelve weeks.