What is a wolf cut? The popular wolf haircut is a trendy take on mullet and shag haircuts combined. It features stacks of layers, forming a bouncy and voluminous silhouette in your hair. And thanks to TikTok, the wolf cut trend is taking the world by storm!
Andy Bates, a hairstylist from Sacramento, CA, shares his take on this cut. “This cut is not meant for women with a little density in their hair,” he says. “It highlights a chunky, piecey texture with a little flipping and bending of the hair.”
The need to style this cut every morning might be a drawback for most women. “At least wet it down and blow dry the bangs a little,” he suggests. “Create a feathered curtain bang and pin it in with the ends flipping out a bit.”
Bates reveals how most stylists create a curly mass in the back when the rest of the hair has so much weight taken off. Another error stylists make is to take more weight from the parietal ridge. He explains, “You’ll create a shag and not a wolf cut since you left too much density.”
Stay on-trend by browsing through these popular photos of the wolf cut!
#1: Curvy Wolf Cut
A curvy, shaggy style with natural waves and flips can bring alive the 70s vibe in a modern wolf cut. This style has multiple layers at the crown and may have long tendrils or a shorter, shaggy length based on your preference. The right techniques with a razor and a pair of shears can accentuate the natural waves.
#2 Medium-Length Wolf with Fringe
A medium-length wolf haircut with fringe is an edgy, bold, and stylish cut with textured and choppy layers. Shoulder-length hairstyles give your hair enough length to style. Remember that you may want to add layers to provide shape and framing around your face.
#3: Collarbone-Length Shaggy Wolf Cut Hair
Make sure you try a shaggy hairstyle if you are seeking a cut that maintains the length of a shag but has the layers of a mullet. Haircuts that are shaggy are typically cut using a razor-cutting technique that gives your hair a piecey, heavily textured, and undone style.
#4: Red Shaggy Wolf Haircut with Thick Fringe
Consider a red shaggy wolf cut with a thick fringe to lighten your thick hair! Your hairstylist will add a ton of texture and layers, especially around your face.
#5: Shaggy Wolf Cut with Face-Framing Layers
This version of a shaggy wolf cut is the best way to give you lift, volume, and texture at the crown. And all while maintaining your desired length.
#6: Blowout on Wavy Long Layered Shag
Try a blowout on your wavy long layered shag haircut. These looks are great for those with fine hair. The shag layers will create fullness at the top of your crown. If you like to have fullness and texture, this style is great. You can wear it styled, curled, or worn in your natural texture.
#7: Soft Blonde Wolf Cut with Bangs
Give this soft blonde wolf cut with bangs a try! A wolf cut for girls looks great with a full yet thin fringe.
#8: Short Wolf Cut on Thick Hair
Get a modern, stylish look with a short wolf cut on thick hair. This trendy hairstyle features textured layering. It adds depth and dimension to your locks. The short length of the wolf cut gives it an edgy and youthful vibe, perfect for those looking to make a statement.
#9: The Layered Wolf Cut
Give this layered wolf cut a try if you love lots of texture. Try and avoid over-styling, as this will be helpful for you and your stylist in keeping your locks healthy.
#10: Edgy Wolf Hair with Piece-y Bangs
Edgy hairstyles are created with choppier layers. Depending on your density, the silhouette can look fuller or feathery. This women’s wolf cut can evolve with additions like piece-y bangs.
#11: Rooted Blonde Contrast on a Messy Wolf Cut
A messy wolf cut can be customized in various ways, from complimenting hair colors like rooted blonde to a piece-y fringe.
#12: Natural Texture on Wolf Cut Hair
This haircut is in the realm of shaggy, mullet hair and works great with natural texture. It can be beautiful, edgy, or wild, depending on how you style it. Density plays a part in the silhouette of your hair and how the layers complement it.
#13: Rooted Blonde Curly Shag
A rooted blonde curly shag is a 70’s dream! For finer curl types, dry with your favorite salt spray. Use a styling cream and your hands to scrunch this haircut for coarser, thick textures. This is the wolf cut women with textured hair must wear.
#14: ’80s Style Wolf Cut with Subtle Highlights
Check out this ’80s medium shag with subtle highlights. It’s best styled with a styling cream such as Malin + Goetz Sage. Pair it with a volume or texture powder on top. Textured hairstyles are trending big, and luckily, there are many versions of this haircut.
#15: Mini Wolf Cut with Short Layers and Bangs
Adding short layers to a mini mullet is perfect for a low-maintenance, textured hairstyle.
#16: Razored Wolf Cut with Short Crown Layering
Adding a short, layered crown to a razored shag is great for volume. A razored shag is pretty low-maintenance with the right texture of hair. The layering in a shag can help create volume and with the right products, make thinner hair appear thicker.
#17: Long Layered Cut with Textured Curls
A long layered cut with textured curls is a great way to give your long hair some bounce! The different lengths will help your natural curls return to life. Try mousse and a diffuser to show off the layers in this haircut.
#18: Wavy Wolf Cut with Straight Bangs
A wavy wolf cut with straight bangs is edgy, soft, and stylish—a perfect example of a modern way to frame your face and eyes. You can add fun layers without compromising length with a haircut like this. Talk to your stylist to see if this style will work for you!
#19: Medium-Length Shullet with Wavy Bangs
The wolf hair cut is taking over all of our Instagram feeds. And this medium-length shullet with wavy bangs is a prime example.
#20: Medium Textured Wolf with Highlights
There is a reason that a haircut with highlights has taken over your Instagram feed. It’s because this trendy cut features short layers on the top that add volume and texture to any hair type. Ask your stylist about the righting to achieve this hairstyle amount of layers. Also, ask about the right styling products for hair texture.
#21: Magenta Wolf Haircut with Curtain Bangs
Have you ever been unsure if the wolf haircut would work for you? This bright cut with curtain bangs can work with most hair types and is best paired with a salt spray for volume and texture.
#22: Shoulder-Length Wolf Cut with Choppy Layers and Bangs
Try this shoulder-length cut with choppy layers and bangs to ensure you stay ahead of the curve. With this haircut, women comfortable with a more daring aesthetic may rock the look. Plus, it’s the style of the season.
#23: Wolf Hair with Wispy Bangs and Longer Layers
With so many styles serving inspiration, seeing this look applied to varying lengths is fun. Wolf hair is ideal for straight to wavy hair formation. The wispy bangs and longer layers give this style its signature and suit most densities.
#24: Feathered Layers and Bangs on Mid-Length Hair
You may have seen these feathered layers and bangs on your favorite Instagram pages. This style is called a butterfly haircut, inspired by the 90s. It was created to frame the eyes and cheekbones. This option is great for anyone looking to add face-framing to your mid to long-length haircut.
#25: Short Wolf-Style Wispy Cut with Crown Layers
The mullet is one of the most popular styles this year. This cut with crown layers is a perfect example. Those with fine hair and coarse hair alike can ask your stylist to use a razor for this haircut. The razor will help to achieve a soft fringe, short layers, and a perfect wispy length.
#26: Two-Toned Short Wolf Hair with Choppy Bangs
If you want to avoid spending time styling but want a look with lots of style, give short wolf hair with choppy bangs a chance.
#27: Mini Wolf Cut with Ash Grey Color
Ash grey color can come at the cost of budget and length. Make the journey of this transformative style softer with a mini wolf cut. Color and face-framing pieces with bangs turn this into an anime-inspired look.
#28: The Korean Wolf Cut
One of the best wolf cuts is Korean because it combines soft, round layers with long curtain bangs. Long, sweeping fringe with longer layers is much better suited for you if you’re a woman with thick, pin-straight hair. You may use a round brush when blow-drying to sweep your bangs away from your face. Doing so also adds a smooth finish to your shaggy hairstyle.
#29: Short Wolf with Red Highlights
A short wolf cut with red highlights is one of the latest heavily-layered trends. Pops of red throughout add some extra spunk.
#30: Trendy Wolf for Straight Hair
A trendy wolf cut works for straight hair and is one of the easiest and greatest hairstyles! These haircuts are one of the trendiest styles and are so versatile you can rock them no matter your hair texture. A tip for styling straight hair with a fringe and many layers is to use hair mousse when you are blow-drying and use a root volumizing powder. Doing so will make your hair look like a tousled, messy finish.
#31: Razored Wolf Haircut for Thin Hair
Opt for razored wolf haircut if your hair is thin because it adds body and volume to your tresses.
#32: Layered Wolf Haircut with Bangs
A layered wolf cut with bangs will make you look like a rockstar!
#33: The Wolf Cut Mullet
The wolf mullet is one of the coolest and most playful versions of a mullet haircut. This is a trendy cut that is easily styled with a little texture spray or paste that can be either air-dried or quickly blow-dried without styling tools.
#34: The Messy Wolf for Long Hair
A messy wolf haircut is an edgy yet modern variation of a shag haircut. These cuts have heavily layered hair and give you a lot of volume and texture to work with. They work well on almost every hair type and look great, whether blown out straight or worn with waves.
#35: Very Short Wolf Haircut for Older Women
This very short wolf cut is a great choice because it’s an edgier and more modern version of a pixie cut. Your hair tends to become thinner as you age, so this cut works well by providing volume and giving you a youthful-looking texture.
#36 Voluminous Wolf Haircut for Fine Hair
If you have fine hair, a voluminous wolf haircut will give you the illusion of fullness and volume. Adding long curtain bangs that sweep outwards at your cheekbones gives you the appearance of an oval face shape, drawing attention to your cheekbones. Use lots of volume styling products like mousse, texturizing spray, and volume paste to heighten your fine locks.
#37: The Long Wolf Cut
A long wolf cut is the best of both worlds, with shorter layers on both the crown area and the top of your head and face-framing pieces. Adding layers to your long hair gives you bounce, texture, and fullness on your long tresses. When styling, using a large round brush to create a smooth finish and sweep the layers away from your face is best.
Related: Best long wolf cuts with curtain fringe.
#38: Cute Wolf Hairwith Wispy Ends
A wolf cut with wispy ends has one of the best subtle finishes. To achieve this feathered style, you could ask your stylist to blow dry your cut, then use texturizing shears to debulk the ends of your hair to ensure your hair is creating a fine, soft result.
#39: Edgy Wolf Cut for Wavy Hair
If you want to add an edgier vibe to your style, try an edgy cut for wavy hair. With this haircut, you can maintain all your length by adding a choppy fringe and round layers to your big hair. If you need to, after blow-drying, finish your hairstyle with a soft wave spray and scrunch it in to create a messy, lived-in finish.
#40: Evenly Layered Wolf Cut
An evenly layered cut can be classy and is perfect if you want to test out a medium-length shag haircut without changing up your style dramatically. A haircut with long layers, a softly layered fringe, and subtle face-framing is easy to style and maintain. When styling this cut, it’s important to use a flat iron in making curls that create an effortless, lived-in finish.
#41: Layered Wolf Cut for Thick Hair
If you’re feminine, a layered cut looks stunning if you want to remove some weight from your tresses. For thick, textured hair with waves, use a razor to cut your hair to avoid thick, blunt ends. If you can, talk with your stylist about texturizing and debulking your haircut so it doesn’t feel too heavy or choppy.
#42: Classic Wolf Cut for Older Women
A classic wolf cut is flattering, youthful, and rejuvenating if you’re an older woman. A younger-looking haircut can be paired with a salt and pepper hair color for a great combination that creates a fun and funky look. This wolf cut for short hair would be best if you asked your stylist for a heavy, feathered fringe with an above-the-shoulder haircut for this tousled, youthful, yet age-appropriate haircut.
#43: Short Wolf Cut with Bangs
A short wolf cut with bangs is an incredibly new take on the classic longer pixie cut. The best way to achieve this technique is to use a feather razor to shape your short hair. A style with longer face-framing pieces around your chin and cheekbone suits women with heart-shaped faces.
#44: Mullet Wolf Cut for Women with Glasses
A wearable mullet wolf cut could be for you if you wear glasses. It adds an edgy, bold finish and 90s vibes to your style. With large-framed glasses, opt for a shorter “baby fringe” that won’t hang in your eyes or hit the rims of your glasses. With wavy hair texture, add a sea salt texture spray, then attach a diffuser to your blow-dryer and dry your hair upside down. This is a great way to add fullness while scrunching with your hands. Plus, this length is still long enough to put up in a ponytail on hot days.
#45: Amazing Choppy Wolf Haircut
A choppy haircut can add life and bounce to your fine, red hair texture. To help you decide if a shaggy cut will work on your gorgeous fine hair, try out a fringe with tons of face-framing layers to get used to the heavily layered style of this haircut.
#46: Heavily Layered Wolf Haircut
A heavily layered haircut adds tons of height to your chic tresses. A full haircut looks great if you have a square or round-shaped face. This cut will add length and height, making your face appear oval. Ask your stylist to use a razor or texturizing shears when cutting your fringe for a choppy, feathered finish.
#47: Curly Cut
A curly wolf cut for curly hair looks amazing and makes your curls bounce with joy. This medium cut on curly hair emphasizes the intricacy of each curl. A tip to consider is asking your hairdresser to keep your fringe longer than the desired length when cutting so that your curly cut doesn’t shrink up shorter than anticipated.
#48 The TikTok Wolf Cut
The TikTok wolf cut is all the rage now. The beauty of this cut has several disconnected layers, fringe, and texture. A shaggy haircut adds tons of movement to your haircut and will suit you if you have medium-textured hair to remove bulk while adding fullness.
#49 Bleach Blonde Style Wolf Cut
For a hair style that is very on-trend, try a bright bleach-blonde wolf cut when you’re tired of your natural color. The easiest shag style works on many hair textures and can be customized to you and how you prefer to wear your hair. Get more ideas, and talk to your stylist about what version of the fantastic shape of hair would work for you.
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