Go for long layered hairstyles

Choppy and textured

from the jawline down.

Long layered hairstyles

Is there anything more beautiful than long lustrous locks with bounce and movement.

These styles are most popular when layered in the lower lengths - ask your stylist to layer anywhere from the jawline down.

Layered hairstyles aid and encourage curl and movement and will give shape and volume to any longer lengths.

Try lots of layers higher up for volume and movement in your long layered hairstyles

Shorter layers here frame the face with flattering softness and add lift and volume to the top of the style

For this style - start with a good blow dry - blast dry with your head upside-down.

Add some bounce to the ends by drying the last of the moisture out by wrapping around a large round brush.

Apply a heat protecting volume or curl enhancing styling spray.

Take sections of your hair and wrap
-around large curling tongs or a ceramic styler - depending on the desired result.

Make sure you encourage lift on the top and sides by wrapping the hair up and over the brush

Be vary careful not to damage you hair by leaving the irons in too long - once you have wrapped leave a few seconds and take out.

After each section is styled wrap the curl around your fingers and pin to your head to cool and set.

Leave the front or fringe to stay smooth.

Once cooled work a little finishing wax or polish to the mid lengths and ends - making sure that you use the smallest amount each time and that it is spread sparingly over your hands before you use it.

Find out easy hair wax application techniques.

*** Caution - too heavy application of finishing wax will give a very damp or oily look.

Fluff out the ends
with your fingers but not too fluffed as the style is groomed and textured but not perfect.

Long hair has the potential for heaps of movement the layers help to encourage this effect.

Try this glamorous look with medium to large barrel tongs or hot rollers with large random pieces wound all through to the scalp.

Run your fingers through the fresh cooled curls with you fingers with your head tilted upside down. Spritz with spray wax .

Flip you head back up and place curls by twisting small sections over your fingers to define.

Lift out to spray with a light styling hairspray.

There you have it glamour plus.

See our gallery of long layered hairstyles

Lots more long hair styling tips and tricks

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