Putting your hair up into a high ponytail is an easy way to cut layers, especially if you aren’t a professional. By directing all of your hair forward, you can cut it once to create different lengths throughout your hair. If the hair is too short to put into a single ponytail, put it into a half-up ponytail, taking all the hair from your ears upward.
If you only put half of the hair up, your first cut will dictate how short your layers are.
If you have thinning shears, use those instead. Hold the thinning shears straight across and cut your hair in a straight line. The thinning shears will only take off bits and pieces of hair, so your cut won’t look blunt or choppy.
If your hair isn’t quite short enough for your liking, simply put it back in the ponytail and cut some more off. It’s better to take too little than to take too much—you can always cut more, but you can’t glue it back on!
Start by taking 1 in (2. 5 cm) of hair off at first, then see how you feel. It’s better to take hair off in small sections so you don’t accidentally go too short.
If you’re working with curly or wavy hair, remember that it will shrink slightly when it dries. Keep that in mind as you cut so you don’t accidentally cut too much off. Cutting curtain bangs completes the look of the wolf cut. Once you have the layers all over, you can refine them and trim them up near your face for a little more volume and shine.
Wolf cuts aren’t supposed to look sleek and shiny—the messier it looks, the better!
