Summer 2024 haircut trends are a mix of retro-inspired and modern styles that all have one thing in common: face framing. Voluminous layers, short jawline-grazing bobs and bangs galore—this summer is all about hair in motion that falls across the face in the most delicious ways.
These are 20 of the hottest looks of the season.
1. Face-Framing Layers
They can be shaggy, choppy, flowing or bouncy—depending on the trending buzzwords of the moment—but face-framing layers that arrived a few years ago aren’t going anywhere yet. Pair them with your favorite low-maintenance bangs to always stay on trend and look extra cute.
2. Kitty Cut
If the wolf cut isn’t quite it for you, meet the kitty cut: her softer, wispier, less choppy sister. This haircut is essentially just long layers with soft, feathered ends, but it works beautifully on many hair types and lengths, creating movement and effortless style.
3. Soft Pixie
Short pixie crops with texturized length on top that creates softness are perfect for the summer. And here’s the thing: everyone can wear short hair. If you’re feeling crop-envy but are unsure whether you can pull off, talk to your stylist to find the right look for you.
4. Millennial Side Bangs
Yes, Y2K side bangs are finally back. With indie sleaze and grunge taking over fashion, hairstyles are following suit. Side-swept fringes of all lengths have been cutting across celebrities’ foreheads on red carpet looks recently—will they work for you?
5. Layered Bob
A heavy layered bob has been called many names on our feeds—baroque, Italian, old money, to name a few—but all these iterations have the same underlying principle. A strong shape softened with layers to create beveled ends and swishy movement is at the core of these bob styles, and it’s up to you to find the exact look you’ll love.
6. Birkin Bangs
French girl chic is always in style, and the trends set by the OG it girl Jane Birkin are still going strong. Her wispy, soft bangs never really went away, but this summer you’ll be seeing them everywhere.
7. Jaw-Length Bob
If the bob is the haircut of the season, jaw-length bob is the chief representative of the style. Beautiful and flattering, it falls at just the right spot to chisel your features and elongate your neck. Its versatility is unmatched and ways to style it are only limited by your imagination.
8. Long Layers
Long layers can be styled straight and polished, scrunched and textured if you want a cool rockstar look, or blown out and bombshell-voluminous. Perfect if you don’t want to take off too much length or weight, but you feel like your hair has been looking dull and boring lately.
9. ’90s Bob
Similar to the layered bob, the ’90s bob has a strong, blunt outline but it doesn’t feature visible layers. Instead, it’s texturized from within, for beautiful movement and bounce. This is a hairstyle that will make you feel gorgeous.
10. Volumizing Layers
Layers can take your hair from flat to fabulous, and nowhere is this as apparent as with layered curly hair. Precise layering that respects each curl will make a dramatic change in the shape and texture of your hair.
11. Curtain Bangs
Trends change, but curtain bangs come back in style much quicker than other types of bangs, maybe because they never really go away.
12. Medium-Length Hair
Medium-length layered hair is manageable and bouncy but long enough for an actual ponytail when the summer days get too hot.
13. Boho Waves
Every summer beachy waves take center stage, but this year they’re not as carefully crafted and perfect. This time around they’re boho and messy, looking more ethereal than sun-kissed. Opt for braids and salt spray instead of the curling iron to achieve a bedhead finish this look asks for.
14. Elfin Bangs
A little longer than baby bangs and shorter than full bangs, the elfin fringe is cutely choppy and soft. Even though it’s perfect for short shags, pixies and bixies, this adorable bang style can work with any haircut.
15. Butterfly Haircut
The butterfly haircut went viral last year, but unlike some flash-in-the-pan trends, it’s still going strong. Why? Bouncy layers, face-framing and movement, plus adaptability that allows it to be customized to look spectacular on everyone.
16. Lived-In Shag
The lived-in shag has softer, grown-out layers than the regular shag and it’s perfect for the summer: it’s effortless, low maintenance, natural-looking hair that goes along with a simplified styling routine of the season.
17. Shoulder-Length With Layers
You want bounce and face-framing but not long hair? Shoulder-length hair with face-framing layers has all the glam and bombshell volume of much longer tresses, yet it’s much easier to wear.
18. ’90s Layers
The ’90s layered hair is perfect if you want volume and movement with a healthy dose of face framing, and it’s great for both thin and thick hair. This haircut will make you feel like a supermodel.
19. Cropped Bob
Nothing beats an ultra short, lip-length micro bob for the summer. It’s incredibly easy and wearable and you can flip it, tuck it go for a wet look to show off its versatility.
20. Wispy Bangs
Tiny wispy bangs might not seem like much, but they’ll transform your look. Hop on the trend and play with the exact length and wispiness for the summer, and if you decide they’re not for you, it’s super easy to hide them and grow them out.
