Women · Layered cuts
Step Cut
Visible, stacked layers that add body to thick, straight hair.
Distinct layers cut in clear steps through the length. It adds body and bounce to thick, straight hair and gives a round face some shape. The steps are meant to show, so it needs a round-brush blow-dry.
- Length
- Long
- Upkeep
- Medium
- Daily styling
- About 15 min
- Needs a cut
- Every 6–8 weeks
- Hair types
- Straight, Wavy
- Book as
- Women's Haircut
thick hairvolumelong hair
Face-shape fit
- OvalGreat
- RoundGood
- SquareGreat
- OblongOkay
- DiamondGood
- HeartGood
- TriangleGood
General guidance from stylists, not a measurement of your face — hair density, hairline and personal taste all matter too.
Tell your stylist
- Distinct, visible layers ('steps') through the length
- Keep the overall length at mid-back or shoulders
- Each step clearly shorter than the one below
- Style with a round-brush blow-dry to show the steps
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Ready When You Are
Ready for the Step Cut?
Book at any of our four Bengaluru branches and bring the instructions with you.