(+165 photos) Haircut double cascade for dark hair of medium length

A distinctive feature of the double cascade is the presence of "layers" of haircuts around the entire perimeter, and not just in the front as in the classic version. Thus, strands of different levels not only frame the face, but give an unusual look to the entire hairstyle.

A double cascade will give thin and sparse hair an unprecedented splendor, give heavy hair lightness and volume, and quickly put naughty hair in order.

Hair of any length is subject to a double cascade. But it works best with medium length hair. In an ideal double cascade, there are no precisely defined edges, the main thing is not to overdo it with the number of short layers on the back of the head.

This threatens that the top of the haircut will be too lush and protruding beyond the control, and the lower long layers will remain sparse and have an overly liquid appearance.

Peculiarities

Often, girls, and the hairdressing masters themselves, confuse two completely different haircuts - a cascade and a ladder. However, upon closer examination, it turns out that there is little in common between them, although the principle is similar.

The ladder is cut along the face. Here, shorter strands are located near the face, and gradually from the face, the hair becomes longer and longer. With a cascade haircut, everything happens differently.

Here, the shortest strands are at the crown or parietal part, and the hair becomes longer in layers. Due to this, volume is achieved and the shape of the head is corrected. With the help of a cascade, especially if you choose the right coloring, you can make your hair visually thicker, change the shape of your face, focus on certain features: emphasize your eyes, show your cheekbones or accentuate a neat chin.

A cascade haircut for medium hair is not complex and, in principle, can be done even by a novice master. The determining criterion here is not only technique, but also length: on hair of medium length or on long flaws of the hairdresser will not be so noticeable.

Fashion trends in the hairstyle cascade

In the trend of 2021, the hairstyle is an asymmetrical cascade. On medium-length hair, the possibilities of this haircut allow not only creating a fashionable, unique image, but also making variations of the hairstyle and styling.

An experienced craftsman will select the most effective parameters, correct the parting, and, if approved by the client, will also create an asymmetrical bang, which is again popular.

Modern fashion trends on the example of a cascade haircut harmoniously fit into everyday life, and allow women to reveal their individuality without much time and sophisticated efforts.

Creative asymmetry will give the look of novelty and originality, and the unusually trimmed bangs will give youthfulness and character.

Pros and cons

• The cascade helps to hide facial imperfections, to correct the oval - for example, too large cheekbones, cheeks. For those of the fair sex, whom nature has not endowed with lush, thick hair, this haircut is a great way to spice up the hairstyle.
• Also, the cascade is suitable for women after 40 years - the hairstyle rejuvenates, the strands hide the imperfections of the face, and the airiness makes the whole image lighter, freer. A haircut is recommended for split ends.
• When choosing a hairstyle, the weight of the hair matters. If a woman has very heavy strands, a cascade will not be a good option. The hair will not acquire the required volume and lightness, but will hang down in straight strands.
• You should be careful and owners of very curly strands. This distinctive hair feature requires an elaborate cascading haircut. In this case, contacting a competent master will help.

Types of haircuts

Women's cascading haircuts primarily differ in the cutting technique. There are two varieties: "Aurora" and "Italian".

"Aurora"

A haircut for medium hair called "Aurora" peaked in popularity in the 80s. A slightly grungy disco-style option is loved by women of fashion all over the world. However, with the end of the 80s, the haircut was not forgotten and year after year it experienced more and more new incarnations.

If the classic "Aurora" of those years was distinguished by thick dense bangs that covered half of the face, then in the modern world it is allowed to make more rare bangs, or even do without it altogether.

Classic cascade

It is a ladder haircut, in which strands of different lengths are formed as the distance from the crown of the head to the back of the head is being formed. But, unlike the standard ladder, the strands are clearer in the cascade.

In addition, the execution of the classic cascade is a layer-by-layer shearing of curls from the neck line. Variants where the starting point is higher or lower are already a deviation from the classics.

With multi-stage thinning

Thinning, made in the form of many steps, adds expressiveness and volume to the haircut. Hair further with any type of styling will look natural, light and mobile.

This technique helps out the owners of excessively thick curls, reducing the severity of the total mass of hair and creating lightness and ephemeral strands.

Graduated cascade

A gradient is a series of smooth and abrupt transitions, which are formed due to the contrasting shortened hair on top and layers of different lengths that fall to the back of the head.

Torn cascade

The creation of a daring image presupposes exactly this kind of cascade. Deliberately, the transitions between the steps are made clearly noticeable and contrasting, which can be supplemented by the corresponding coloring of the strands.

Double cascade

Each layer of hair in a double cascade is cut along the entire circumference of the head, forming clear lines and root volume.

This technique is especially suitable for girls with thin hair, as it gives additional volume to the hairstyle.

Extended cascade

A cascade hairstyle for medium hair in an elongated version is especially effective if the strands are curly. In this case, the haircut keeps its shape and does not require additional styling efforts.

Asymmetrical cascade

Different lengths of hair relative to the right and left sides of the face characterize this type of cascade. In combination with creative styling and painting, the asymmetry in the cascade will add extravagance and charm to the look.

Cascade with and without bangs

A cascade hairstyle for medium hair is successfully complemented with bangs. Taking into account the wishes of the client, the shape of the face and the structure of the hair, the stylist will select the desired variation: torn, short, asymmetrical or elongated. Moreover, torn bangs are the trend of the current season.

For females, whose hair is strongly curled and has a rigid structure, it is undesirable to experiment with bangs, since the daily styling of this hairstyle element in this case will be problematic.

Possible styling options

In order for a haircut to always look neat and stylish, you need to learn how to style it correctly. The easiest way, which does not require a lot of time and effort, is styling with a hairdryer and brushing. This styling is good both for everyday life and for going out.

It is performed in this way:

1. hair, if it is not clean enough, should be washed before styling using shampoo and balm marked "for volume"
2. then dry your hair slightly with a hairdryer, paying particular attention to the roots
3. when the curls become slightly damp, and not wet, starting from the back of the head, separate the row of hair with a horizontal parting, and pin the rest with a clip
4. now each strand must be dried by pulling it out with a round comb and lifting it at the roots. To make the image bold, the ends are curled up
5. when the bottom row is ready, separate the next one and, repeating the same actions, gradually move to the crown
6. the bangs, if any, are laid last.

ATTENTION: When drying, do not keep the hair dryer close to the hair, in the future this can lead to dryness, brittleness, split ends and loss of shine.

If you want something more solemn, you can use a curling iron or an iron, with which you can also get beautiful curls. The main thing is not to forget about thermal protection, and at the end, fix the result obtained with hairspray of medium or strong hold.

But the Afro-curls, loved by many, and especially the corrugation on such a haircut, will look ridiculous. Also, you will not be able to smoothly comb your hair into a ponytail or braid a French braid.

What to work with - scissors or a razor

Experts use both options. Cutting with scissors is more common.

With this option, it is important to consider several points:

1. good quality tool;
2. hair should be slightly damp;
3. in addition to ordinary scissors, thinning scissors are also used during the cascade (to shape the ends of the hair).

Cutting with a blade should also be done only with a high-quality tool (sharp), the strands must be moistened (so that the top layer of hair does not delaminate). Correct use of the blade and scissors makes it possible to make a beautiful haircut, in which the hair will hold its shape for a long time, to avoid split ends.

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Who is suitable and not suitable for?

A cascade haircut is chosen for several reasons.

1. If a woman wants to always look good, while not really caring about styling, this option will not work for her. As a rule, during the cascade, it is necessary to constantly take care of the shape of the hairstyle and so that the ends look healthy and do not split.
2. Desire to correct the shape of the face. With this, cascading haircuts cope with a bang, since all their diversity allows you to choose an option that will hide some specific flaws well, focusing on the merits.
3. A girl may have a desire to visually "deceive" others, making her hair more luxuriant and voluminous. Since cascading hairstyles add volume and airiness to the hair, they can also cope with this task.
4. It so happens that a girl does not like her head shape, protruding ears, and so on. With a properly performed haircut, all these nuances can be hidden so that no one even thinks about them.

So, most often a cascade is done when they want to bring their face shape closer to the standard oval one.

Oval

The oval face shape is considered a canon to which one should strive. It is not surprising that most people choose their haircut so that their non-classical face becomes closer to the ideal. The cascade is perfect for these tasks, allowing you to narrow and expand your face in equal measure.

Since the oval face is the very ideal, any of the cascading variations is suitable for it. The haircut "Italian" without bangs will look especially impressive, adding chic. In addition, styling is not required - the more careless the hairstyle looks, the more attractive the image.

Owners of an oval face can experiment with bangs, but you should be careful: even here there are options that are guaranteed not to work (for example, bangs with an arch).

All kinds of asymmetric variations, thick and sparse, straight and oblique bangs, long and short will look great, emphasizing the beauty of the face. You should rely on what exactly you want to emphasize in your face, and choose the shape of the bangs and the cascade itself, based on these ideas.

Elongated

The main task of a stylist when he corrects a face that is too long and narrow is to visually add volume to it. For this, a cascade with a ladder is suitable, and the ladder should begin at the level of the cheekbones. This is how it will be possible to visually expand the face, make it fuller and focus on the apples of the cheeks.

Another important detail is the bangs. It must be in order to visually shorten the face. A straight, dense bang, ending just below the eyebrows, does this well. It visually creates a horizontal line and, as it were, "cuts" the length of the face, making it look shorter. Coupled with a ladder from the cheekbones, this approach works flawlessly.

When making a cascade on medium hair for an elongated face, you need to carefully monitor that the volume from the top of the hairstyle moves to the middle. Curling and brushing will help with this.

"Heart"

A touching heart-shaped face does not always please its owners. Traits that are too childish can look ridiculous as a woman gets older. In this case, it is best to choose a cascading haircut that would distract attention from a narrow chin and wide cheekbones. Copes with this task "Aurora" with long strands at the face and with a short crown.

Short, voluminous strands at the back will correct the shape of the head and at the same time make the image more dynamic and stylish.

Also, to correct the shape of the face, you need to use bangs. Previously, the most relevant was a cascade for medium hair with medium density bangs. At the same time, the fair sex, who have a "heart" face, preferred bangs combed to one side. Both face-fitting and voluminous options were welcomed.

Round

For a round face, the cascade is the hairstyle that stylists unanimously recommend, since it is she who maximally emphasizes all the advantages inherent in this form. Round-faced women already look younger thanks to their slightly childish features. "Italian" allows you to throw off a few more years.

For a round face, it is recommended to choose an elongated cascade without bangs. The parting does not matter. Girls who have pronounced cheekbones and a fairly long chin can choose a straight parting. When the width and length of the face are about the same, while the width of the jaw does not differ much from the width of the cheekbones, it is better to choose a side parting - the asymmetry will balance the shape of the face and distract attention from the fact that it is far from oval.

Avoid trimming your bangs, as this will shorten your face even further, making it look plump.

Square

In a square face, as in a round one, the width and length of the face are approximately the same, but here the zygomatic part does not stand out so much. When working with a square face, it is important to smooth out the angularity and visually stretch the face. For this, a cascade for medium hair with voluminous oblique curtain bangs is well suited. The cascading haircut itself also needs to be done on a side parting.

The trend now is cascading haircuts with straight bangs, on the sides of which elongated strands are left. They visually lengthen the face, make it more graceful, and even with gathered hair, a square face will look more elongated and rounded.

Another good option is a medium-length cascade that starts structuring at cheek level.

In this case, bangs are not needed. The parting can be both straight and side, but keep in mind that the parting visually widens the face even more. But such a hairstyle will help emphasize the forehead, which is traditionally high and beautiful for women with a square type.

Triangular

The task of correcting a triangular or pear-shaped face is to add volume to the upper part and relieve an overly heavy lower one - the jaw and chin.The unpopular double cascade is great for this. If you adapt the haircut and make it more similar to the traditional version, smoothing out the transitions, then it will turn out to bring the shape closer to the oval one.

Bulky, wide bangs work well. You should choose options that visually expand the face. French straight bangs are a good example. You should not use oblique elongated options. Better to stick with short bangs that cover your eyebrows.

For owners of a triangular face, arched bangs are perfect, but the arch should not be too high.

You should also separately discuss the question of whether cascading haircuts are suitable for different types of hair - for thin and light or for thick and heavy.

Thin hair

The task of the cascade for thin hair is to make it visually thicker. Fortunately, the haircut is just for that. Fine hair needs to be filled to make it look fuller. This technique is suitable for both straight and curly curls, but thinning will look best on curls.

When making a cascade for fine hair of medium length, the main thing is not to overdo it. If you remove too much mass, then the head will look like a bald one, and the hair will become even thinner.

In addition, there is a high probability that the hair will begin to frizz, which will make the appearance not spectacular and chic, but sloppy.

In principle, the type of cascade haircut is selected based on the shape of the face and the structural features of the hair. In the future, when styling, you just need to use a suitable product (for example, wax or gel) to add density to the hairstyle. This will visually transform thin hair into thick hair.

Thick hair

The cascade for thick hair, on the other hand, is designed to lighten their mass, as well as make their care and styling easier. "Italian" and appeared due to the fact that it was simply impossible to care for excessively thick hair.

When doing a cascading haircut for thick hair, then use a root thinning. This does not affect the volume, but improves the overall appearance and makes combing and styling easier. Hair is less tangled and easier to control.

However, it is important to correct the cascading haircut in time, as over time the hair grows back and begins to stick out in different directions.

The denser the hair, the more noticeable. For example, Asian hair is straight and heavy, so it will need to be styled all the time, as well as make sure that the haircut does not lose its shape. Fortunately, such structures usually rarely suffer from cleavage.

Also, the cascade may or may not be suitable depending on the structure of the hair.

Direct

A cascading haircut is suitable for straight hair, provided it is not very heavy. It so happens that no matter how hard you try, you can't add volume to your hair. In this case, a cascade can help, but it is necessary that the structure of the hair mass is first studied by a professional. Only he can accurately answer the question of whether the cascade is suitable in this particular case or it is better not to do it.

If the hair is of medium density and naturally straight, then a cascading haircut is ideal. It will turn out to achieve a neat and even shape, while the hair will immediately lie as it should, and you will not have to waste time on styling. In fact, this is the type of hair that cascading haircuts look best on.

In the future, you can curl the ends to the face or away from the face, but wavy curls will not be available to you. Naturally straight hair does not hold a perm well. To add extra volume, you will need to use either special styling products or corrugated tongs.

Wavy hair

A well-chosen and executed cascade can completely transform the appearance of hair, emphasize the beauty of its wavy structure. Depending on which type is chosen and what the natural curl is, the tips will lie either towards the face or away from the face.

Be sure to focus on your type of appearance before getting a medium cascading haircut for wavy hair.

For example, if you are the owner of a round face and curly hair, then having made "Aurora" with elongated front strands, be ready to constantly style your hair, pull it out with an iron.

After washing, the hair will begin to curl again, and for chubby beauties, curls along the face are taboo: they will only add volume to already plump cheeks.

In general, cascaded wavy hair fits well even without styling. The natural wave becomes clearly visible. From the back, this hairstyle looks amazing. And when making the evening version, the hair can be straightened - the volume will be preserved, but the shine will be added and the structure will change.

Curls

Perhaps curly hair is the only type for which the cascade is not suitable. Curly hair, cut in layers, will begin to flicker and bristle in different directions, which clearly does not add to the charm of their owner. The image of the brownie Kuzi very few people have to face. This is especially true for the owners of the so-called African curls - very small curls.

If you nevertheless decide to cut such hair in a cascade, then be prepared for constant styling and straightening.

The inconvenience in caring for curly hair is that with the slightest moisture, it returns to its natural appearance, and all styling efforts are wasted. So, for practical purposes, curly young ladies should refrain from cascading haircuts.

Haircut technique and schemes: in stages

A cascade haircut for medium hair (a photo of each option can be seen below) exists in all its variety of manifestations: with and without bangs, torn, graduated, double, elongated. Cascade is a type of stepped haircuts. Each layer (step) must stand out clearly.

The classic version of the hairstyle starts from the neck, but today other types of cascade are also popular - for example, at the top, the hair is cut very short, and then the cascade itself begins.

A haircut is performed in two ways:

1. The control strand is taken at the back of the head: then all the hair is divided into levels. Next, each strand is applied to the main one and cut to the desired level. The hairstyle is done from the back of the head to the crown and forehead.
2. The main strand is taken already at the crown, trimmed to the desired level - mainly to the bridge of the nose. All other hair is divided into strands and, in turn, each of them is pulled to the face and cut (focusing on the main one).

Thinning technique

Before performing a cascade haircut on medium hair, you should learn how to do thinning. Thinning means thinning the strands. It is performed to give hair lightness, volume, smoothness.

Thinning is carried out at the end of the haircut - as the final stage. You can fillet strands along the entire length or just the ends.

With a cascade, thinning is desirable, thanks to it:

1. the haircut looks more light and natural;
2. transitions between levels are smooth;
3. volume is created at the root zone;
4. emphasizes the sharpness and clarity of lines with a torn cascade.

For filing, special scissors or a razor are used. Scissors are used when cutting on dry and slightly damp strands, a razor - on wet hair. During the procedure with scissors, the strand is compressed, and the tool glides smoothly from top to bottom.

As a result, the hair is cut (at different lengths). The procedure is repeated 2-3 times. If only the lower part of the hair is milled, then more volume is created at the root zone of the head. The procedure for filing the roots is also carried out (the strands are thinned across - at the very top, in the middle of the head and below).

Thinning is performed on wet and dry strands (depending on the desired result).

It is not recommended to carry out the procedure if the hair is naturally very oily or dry.

You can't get too carried away with milling for those who have thin curls - you can achieve the opposite effect - there will be no volume. For curly and wavy strands, filing helps to create smoother and more accurate lines.

Conclusion

The choice of hairstyles for medium hair is rather big. However, even so, most of the fair sex prefer the "cascade" to all others. With outward simplicity, such a haircut always looks fresh and elegant.In addition, the hairstyle has many possibilities, so any woman can easily choose her own style. Although the cascade haircut technique is not particularly difficult, it is very important to use the services of an experienced master.

A good hairdresser can not only help you choose your hairstyle, but also guarantee a high quality haircut.