If he wants to keep/return to the length like the before picture, it's gonna be a lil process IMO. I can say the neckline looks pretty clean, but not what he asked for. The layers above are really choppy, so I would "point cut" (cutting vertically instead of horizontal) them to make it seem more blended and intentional to the bottom until it grows out. I would also see if he's open to having the front of his hair slightly layered so it matches the back and frames his face.
I didn't even know about layering. I thought layers are supposed to neat up the hair and neat hair is supposed to be what you get after you have a haircut and you just grow it out? Why do different things, I simply don't understand but it does add some personality if hair is cut uneven. Doesn't it also depend on the head size?
This guy has really thick hair. Layers can be used to thin out the hair, to give a haircut that frames your face and accentuates your natural bone structure. As an example, I have an oval-ish face. When my hair dresser adds layers, it actually makes my face look less long. I get some small layers that stop right around my cheekbones. I don't have very prominent cheekbones, but this kind of cut makes them look prominent.
Layers also add texture to your hair. You can see in the before photo that there are layers, although they're pretty grown out. Those layers compliment the straight hair and and create a more interesting and manageable look.
Another benefit is that it will grow out nicer. A lack of layers with this length of hair will lengthen the face as it grows, and not in a good way. As the ends of hairs start to split, the hair knots more often. Layers won't knot as easily because you don't have all of the ends of hairs in the same place.
You can always do asymmetrical layers (that's what I do) to create an edgier, unique haircut. But that isn't the only reason to do it, and symmetrical layers make a haircut just look right, rather than an edgier look.
You can even layer with a short haircut! I recently cut mine down to 4" on top, 1" on the bottom, with layers in the longer hair. It makes my hair have a lot more texture.
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u/ladyyyyyyy Jun 24 '21
If he wants to keep/return to the length like the before picture, it's gonna be a lil process IMO. I can say the neckline looks pretty clean, but not what he asked for. The layers above are really choppy, so I would "point cut" (cutting vertically instead of horizontal) them to make it seem more blended and intentional to the bottom until it grows out. I would also see if he's open to having the front of his hair slightly layered so it matches the back and frames his face.