Medium length hair is the most common hair length, so there is a lot of versatility here when it comes to styling. From shag haircuts to updos and half up/half down styles, braids, layers, and curls — it’s all here — even the ponytail.

Medium haircuts are almost always feminine and help those with thinning hair make their hair look thicker. Bangs can go with almost all of these styles and they are usually easy to upkeep. Ready to experiment? Let’s have a closer look.

What Is Medium-Length Hair?

When short, medium hair can be up to neck length. When longer, it reaches the shoulders. When straight, hair will always be shorter than when it’s curled or in a naturally texturized state.

So we’ll simply judge that a medium-length hairstyle ranges from the shoulders up to the neck when fully styled, whether the style uses straight or curly hair. When styled in an updo, the same length of hair is used, and it might look shorter. But it’s still medium length.

Medium Hair Guide for Face Shapes

You can try styling or cutting your hair and bangs to flatter your face shape. Here are some tips:

• Square: Curtain bangs can soften a square face, especially if they are long enough to blend in with a medium-length hairstyle that’s straight. Chunky curtain bangs are best for a square face shape, and when layered, they can help camouflage a heavy jaw-line.
• Long: A lob can work well for long faces, as long as it has some volume in the form of waves to give more width to the face. Bangs that come down to the eyebrows are appropriate here, to minimize the length of the forehead.
• Heart: For this face shape, you need something that’s going to pull the attention away from a prominent or pointy chin. Long, side-swept bangs can do that when added to a medium cut. The style can be straight, wavy or even curly. Side-swept bangs put more attention on the upper part of the face.
• Round: Long, side-swept bangs are also great to help slim round faces. Long curtain bangs serve the same purpose of slimming the cheeks. Both can be used with medium hairstyles, preferably straight ones, or those that just have a little wave added. If the style is too curly, it could emphasize the width of the face.
• Oval: Those with oval faces can pretty much use any hairstyle or haircut. There are no imbalances like a tall or wide forehead, heavy jawline or cheeks or prominent chin to minimize. So if you have an oval face, feel free to experiment with any style and see whether it looks good on you.