Walk into any salon right now and you will hear the same requests on repeat. Women want cuts with movement, face framing layers, and shapes that style themselves on busy mornings.
These seven haircuts are the ones actually trending. Pick the one that fits your hair texture and how much effort you want to spend.
Bottleneck Bob: The Face Framing Bob Everyone Wants
The bottleneck bob is the bob everyone is screenshotting. It pairs a chin length cut with bottleneck bangs that start narrow at the eyes and curve out around the cheekbones, like the shoulders of a bottle.
It opens up the face in a way a blunt bob cannot. Ask your stylist to keep the fringe soft and piecey so it grows out without an awkward phase. For more bob shapes to compare, our bob haircut guide walks through seven variations, and this roundup of bob hairstyle ideas from Grazia shows how stylists are wearing them right now.
The Butterfly Cut for Long Hair With Movement
Long hair, but make it move. The butterfly cut stacks short, bouncy layers on top with longer lengths underneath, so you keep your length while gaining serious volume.
It looks best with a big blowout, but the layers also bring out natural wave. Tell your stylist you want the shortest layer to hit around the chin for that face framing effect.
Curly girls can wear it too. The layering works beautifully on texture, as you can see in our curly hair styles roundup.
Cub Cut: Short, Shaggy, and Full of Attitude
The cub cut is the bob’s wilder little sibling. Think chin to jaw length with shaggy, choppy layers and lots of volume at the crown.
It suits anyone who finds a classic bob a bit too polished. The texture does the work, so a little styling cream scrunched in is genuinely enough most days.
It grows out into a shag, which means fewer emergency trims. Win win.
Mixie: The Pixie Mullet Hybrid
Half pixie, half mullet, all attitude. The mixie keeps the top short and piecey like a pixie, then lets the back grow into soft mullet length.
It is the boldest cut on this list, and it flatters strong jawlines and cheekbones. Wear it sleek for edge or tousled for something softer.
Fair warning: it needs a stylist who is confident with short cuts. Bring reference photos and be specific about how much length you want to keep at the nape.
Kitty Cut: Soft Layers, Feline Flick
The kitty cut is the quiet luxury of trending haircuts. Soft, flicked layers through medium length hair give it that smooth, feline swing without any harsh lines.
It is less choppy than a shag and less dramatic than a wolf cut. The layers sit close to the head and flick out at the ends, which makes it very wearable for work.
Blow dry with a round brush, flipping the ends out, and you are done in ten minutes.
Long Layers With Curtain Bangs
Some trends never really leave, and curtain bangs are one of them. Paired with long layers, they frame the face from the cheekbones down and blend into the lengths.
This is the safest trending cut if you are nervous about change. The bangs grow out gracefully into face framing layers, so there is no commitment panic.
It works on straight, wavy, and curly hair. Just adjust where the shortest layer lands based on your texture.
Textured Pixie for Low Maintenance Edge
The textured pixie is having a real moment. Piecey layers on top, softness around the ears, and enough length at the fringe to sweep or tuck.
It is the lowest maintenance cut here once it is in. Wash, add a little texture paste, and go. The trade off is trims every four to six weeks to keep the shape.
If you are growing out a shorter cut, the short stacked bob is a great in between stage with built in volume at the back.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which haircut is trending for women right now?
Layered cuts are leading the pack: the butterfly cut, bottleneck bob, and cub cut are the most requested in salons. All three share the same idea, which is movement and face framing over blunt, heavy shapes.
What should I ask my stylist for at the appointment?
Bring photos and point to what you like: where the shortest layer hits, how much texture you want, and how you actually style your hair day to day. A good stylist will adapt the trend to your hair type rather than copying the photo exactly.
Which trending cut works best on fine hair?
The cub cut and the textured pixie both add the illusion of fullness. Short, choppy layers create volume where fine hair needs it most, which is at the crown. Avoid very long one length cuts, since they can pull fine hair flat.
How do I style these cuts with minimal effort?
Most of these cuts are designed to air dry well. A little mousse or texture cream scrunched into damp hair does most of the work. The butterfly cut and kitty cut reward a quick round brush blowout when you have ten spare minutes.
