Looking for a hairstyle that’s chic, flattering, and easy to maintain? You can’t go wrong with a shoulder length haircut.
These medium length haircuts strike the perfect balance between short and long—giving you just enough length to play with while staying manageable for everyday wear.
Whether you’re working with curly hair, straight strands, or anything in between, this great haircut category includes everything from the modern shag to the blunt bob, and even styles with face framing bangs or textured ends. In this roundup, we’ll show you how to style shoulder length hair for your face shape, hair type, and lifestyle.
Let’s explore the best medium length cuts to try right now—plus easy ways to protect your look with a silk Blissy Bonnet or pillowcase while you sleep.
1. Long Piecey Layers With Wispy Bangs
This mid-length hair look features long layers and seamless color blending to showcase wavy hair.
At the salon: Ask your stylist for a layered, shoulder-length haircut with wispy bangs, ash brown base color, and soft blonde highlights.
Home care: Sleep on a Blissy Silk Pillowcase to smooth your waves and enhance shine.
2. Pink Lemonade Asymmetrical Lob With Blunt Bangs
Make a bold statement with this pastel pink, shoulder-length haircut featuring blunt baby bangs. The medium length cut offers playful texture with just the right edge, while the clean blunt ends and airy waves add volume and dimension to finer hair types.
At the salon: Ask for a mid length haircut with soft layering and blunt bangs that sit high on the forehead. For color, request a full baby pink or ombré pastel blend to achieve this head-turning shade.
Styling at home: Use a flat iron to add bend to the ends and enhance texture. Finish with a light shine serum or silk-safe oil to define the shape and keep your strands sleek without weighing them down.
3. Spiraled Natural Curls With Bangs
Celebrate naturally curly hair with this gorgeous style. It's one of our favorite medium-length hairstyles for textured hair!
At the salon: Ask for a wolf cut with curly bangs and subtle blonde highlights. We recommend finding a Deva Cut certified stylist that's a curly hair expert.
Home care: Protect your locks while you sleep! Slip on a mulberry silk Blissy Bonnet each night. Our ultra-soft bonnet soothes and nourishes hair while keeping bed head at bay.
4. Mahogany Voluminous Butterfly Cut
Exude the elegance of long hair with this long-to-medium-length haircut in a dark chocolate hue.
At the salon: Ask for a butterfly cut with face-framing, longer layers that hit at the chin. Match the color by requesting deep brown with red undertones.
Styling at home: Blow dry the ends with a round brush to create lots of volume and bounce. Sleep with hair tucked into a Blissy Bonnet to cut down on styling time in the morning.
5. Shoulder-Grazing Platinum Waves
This stunning hair style will accentuate your face beautifully if you have wavy hair. Just be sure to get regular trims to maintain your hair lengths.
At the salon: Ask for a platinum, center-parted lob with long layers that end at the shoulder.
Styling at home: Apply curl cream to sopping-wet hair (try Curlsmith's Shine Cream). Skip gel and blow dry with a diffuser on low heat for soft waves.
6. Shoulder-Length Shag Haircut
If your style's a bit edgy, try this shaggy shoulder-length haircut (also works as a curly shag if you have naturally curly hair). It's especially flattering for round faces.
At the salon: Ask for a shag hairstyle with choppy layers, fringe bangs, and face-framing pieces. As for color, this style looks fab in black or a cool, dark brown.
Styling at home: This shoulder-length cut is low maintenance. If you have wavy hair, tousle in some styling mousse—or just wake up and go!
7. Straight-Cut Long Blunt Bob
Look effortlessly chic with this classic mid-length haircut. It's ideal for anyone with straight hair who prefers to middle part their hair.
Styling at home: If your hair gets a bit poofy, spritz on heat protectant and gently run a straightener over your strands. Make sure to nourish your hair with oils, like argan oil, to maintain your polished style and defend against damage.
Home care: Keep your hair sleek by wearing a Blissy Bonnet while you sleep. Our pure silk bonnet protects fine hair by keeping it hydrated, reducing frizz, and preventing split ends.
8. Ashy Side-Parted Waves for Medium-Length Hair
Embrace your natural hair color with this elegant, textured lob. Try this medium-length cut with a deep side part to add more drama.
At the salon: Ask for a layered lob with face-framing pieces and subtle curtain bangs.
Styling at home: Run curl-defining cream through your tresses to add volume and texture to this shoulder-length haircut.
9. Shoulder-Length Fro With Highlights
This shorter, laid back style won't weigh down your curls—it'll give your coily hair a natural bounce and enviable volume. Try your favorite volumizing products to enhance the look.
At the salon: Tell your hairstylist you'd like a shoulder-length afro with choppy layers and blunt bangs. Add light auburn highlights for dimension.
Home care: Wrap your curls in pure silk each night for healthy hair. Make your haircare process easier by slipping on a Blissy Bonnet. Our large-size bonnets are perfect for thick, voluminous curls.
10. Dark Straight Lob With Bottle Bangs
Bottleneck bangs bring a contemporary edge to this sleek, sophisticated medium length haircut.
At the salon: Ask for medium-length hair with straight-cut ends and bottle bangs to frame the eyes.
Styling at home: Want to wear an updo? Style your hair with silk Blissy Pearl Scrunchies. Try it in Black for a refined look that won't crease hair.
11. Voluminous Side-Parted Copper Curls
Red hair is a major (and classy) trend this year. Revitalize curly, thick hair with this romantic, side-swept style featuring a deep side part.
At the salon: Ask your stylist for a shoulder-length haircut with layers to add volume to natural curls.
Styling at home: Wear your hair with a side part to give curls more body. Gently scrunch in a curl-defining cream or gel before blow-drying for tighter coils.
12. Shoulder-Length Hair With Flipped Ends
This chic, playful style featuring blunt ends is ideal for those with thick hair. Especially if you're growing out your short hair, this medium-length haircut is a good transitional style.
At the salon: Ask for a shoulder-length haircut with long, wispy layers and a few face-framing pieces.
Styling at home: Add whimsy and bounce to your hair by blow-drying the ends with a round brush. Roll the brush up and away from your face to flip out the ends.
13. Ombre Tapered Lob Shoulder-Length Haircut
This modern lob haircut is chic and sophisticated—a versatile look that you can easily grow out for summer if you prefer less fussing with your hair daily.
At the salon: Ask for shoulder-length hair with a cool blonde balayage and tapered ends.
Styling at home: Spritz in a lightweight, leave-in conditioner after washing to help tame flyaways.
14. 90s Retro-Chic Lob With Side-Swept Bangs
The 90s are back! Refresh your look with one of the most timeless hair styles ever (hello Jennifer Aniston!). This is one of my favorite medium-length haircuts!
At the salon: Ask for a long blonde bob with side bangs that blends modern sophistication with 90s charm.
Styling at home: Blow-dry ends toward the face using a round brush. Make sure to protect hair from heat damage.
15. Shoulder-Length Hair for Fine or Thin Hair
This is one of the most flattering shoulder-length haircuts for fine hair!
At the salon: Ask for a versatile, tapered lob with long layers to compliment your face shape.
Styling at home: This style is easy to maintain. Glide a straightening iron over your strands on low heat for an ultra-sleek look.
16. Feathered Curl Cut for Medium-Length Hair
Look like the queen you are with luscious, voluminous locks. Classic 70's feathered cuts will never go out of style.
At the salon: Ask for a shoulder-length feathered cut with caramel highlights and soft curtain bangs.
Home care: Easily maintain your hairstyle by sleeping on a Blissy Silk Pillowcase. Our luxe pillowcase smooths hair and saves feathered ends from frizz.
17. Dark Cherry Shag With Choppy Layers
A colorful, laidback shag is the perfect mix of youthful energy and sophistication.
At the salon: Ask for a medium-length shag with a fringe and piecey layers to accentuate waves.
Styling at home: Blow-dry hair with a diffuser to enhance texture and volume.
18. Platinum Shoulder-Length Cut With Face-Framing Pieces
Platinum hair is striking—captivate the room with this stunning medium-length haircut.
At the salon: Ask for a voluminous, icy blonde shoulder-length haircut with soft layers.
Styling at home: Try blow-drying hair upside-down for bigger volume. Use a 1.5" curling iron to add a few loose spirals for more texture.
19. Shoulder-Length Beachy Waves With Balayage Highlights
Embrace a sun-kissed glow with this beachy style perfect for wavy hair.
At the salon: Ask for a lob with long layers, piecey ends, and brown-to-blonde balayage.
Styling at home: Spritz your hair evenly with a texturizing spray like this one for summer-ready waves.
20. Soft Curls With Soft Layers for Medium-Length Hair
This short-yet-full-bodied haircut is elegant and perfect for summer.
At the salon: Ask for a shoulder-length layered cut with blonde highlights and face-framing pieces.
Styling at home: Curl your hair without heat—try the sock curling method. Wrap damp hair overnight. In the morning, let your hair fall gently to create soft, elegant curls.
21. Layered Shoulder-Length Cut With Subtle Highlights
The color blend in this sophisticated medium-length haircut draws major attention to amber eyes.
At the salon: Ask for feathered layers to add movement and body. You'll also want a soft blend of highlights throughout your hair, with more at the front to frame your face.
22. Layered Lob With Face-Framing Layers
Transform flat hair into a voluminous, layered lob with this medium-length haircut.
At the salon: Ask your stylist for a long bob with piecey layers and face-framing. Try a cool brown shade with subtle caramel highlights.
Home care: Brush your fine hair with a soft-bristled paddle brush and apply your favorite hair oil as needed.
23. Flattering Shoulder-Length Hair With Subtle Bangs
If you have thick, straight hair, try this gorgeous long bob that ends at the shoulders.
At the salon: Ask for a blunt-cut lob with long layers. The shortest layers should end at the cheekbones.
24. Medium-Length Hair With Curtain Bangs
This modern take on Farrah Fawcett's iconic bangs is both low-maintenance and versatile, even for those with fine, straight hair.
Styling at home: Use a large curling iron to first curl out your curtain bangs. Then, curl under other face-framing pieces.
25. Bright Pink Medium-Layered Cut
Colorful shoulder-length haircuts are a chic way to make a bold statement. This style has a feminine baby pink and bright pink hues that add playful charm.
Styling at home: Wear our mulberry silk scrunchie in Hibiscus for an iconic all-pink Barbie look!
Ways to Maintain Your Cut With Blissy Bonnet
Ready to try a shoulder-length haircut but worried about maintenance?:
Don't stress! Haircare is easy with Blissy.
Blissy Bonnets offer numerous hair benefits for shoulder-length hairstyles.
Our bonnets are:
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Shine-enhancing
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Anti-tangle
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Hydrating to hair
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Cooling and moisture-wicking
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Amazing at preventing breakage and split ends
Plus, our bonnets are luxuriously soft and soothing to hair and skin.
Pamper yourself each night while protecting your shoulder-length locks with a Blissy Bonnet!
