Thick And Voluminous Hair: 30 Short Cuts To Sublimate Them

We often talk about how difficult it is for people with fine hair to style their hair, forgetting that those with thick and voluminous hair are not easy either. Do you feel like you are faced with a limited choice of haircuts and even consider some - like the short haircut - to be off limits to you? Think again! In this article, we show you five short hairstyles made to sublimate your thick hair and help you tame the volume. To your notes!

Thick hair and short haircut

For a long time, we heard that thick hair and short haircuts were not meant to get along: difficult styling, indomitable volume, helmet effect? To avoid all this, just choose a short haircut suitable for thick hair: yes, it does exist!

What is known to show off thick hair less is straight and medium cuts (like the mid-length for example), in other words, nothing that a short cut cannot avoid, so why not skip the not?

The great advantage of the short is that it will adorn your thick hair with movement and will have the art of giving spring to the curls that may appear in your hair. Now check out five short hairstyles that are perfect to enhance your thick hair.

Thick hair: Short hairstyles you need

Boyish cut: it is the short cut to adopt on thick hair par excellence!
Don't hesitate to wear it very short for a radical change of look and a sensation. Of course, you can also prefer to adopt this short cut by keeping the length on the top of the head and degrading on the ears: a version of the boyish cut that will look great on you, especially if your hair is curly.
Pixie cut: if the pixie cut is for you, what about the pixie cut? Very trendy, the latter will highlight your thick hair and help you tame it. For this, nothing better than opting for a very short pixie cut or one with rather long locks that will allow your hair to hold in place thanks to more substantial weight.
Short, layered bob: if fine, square-cut hair is often in desperate search of volume, you are lucky enough to be naturally endowed with it, you might as well put it to good use! With a short, layered bob, your thick hair will be energized and your curls (if you have any) will come back to life. While this cut would look great on you, be careful not to cut it too short if your hair tends to bulge too easily.
Afro cut: is your hair frizzy? In this case, in addition to the boyish cut, the other short cut that will sublimate them is the afro cut! Well rounded, the latter is more fashionable than ever. In addition, this hairstyle will highlight your frizzy hair naturally and without artifice, allowing you to embrace this famous hair trend called nappy hair.

Bangs or no bangs with thick hair?

Do not doubt it any longer: thick hair can also adopt bangs, you just need to know the right proportion so that it does not appear too heavy on the face and that it knows how to give structure to your short haircut. Curtain bangs, long bangs, tapered bangs… In reality, your choice will depend much more on the shape of your face than on the nature of your hair. With a hair type like yours, don't forget to go for lightness!

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Thick hair: Do we degrade or thin out?

If your thick hair is beautiful the way it is, there's nothing to stop you from lightening it up a bit to make it easier to style, but be careful: not just in any way. Indeed, in order not to denature your hair, we advise you to ask that your hair is especially tapered at the roots by targeting very strategic places such as the nape of the neck and the top of the head.

Note that if the fact of thinning allows to lighten the hair, degrading it rather serves to break the geometry of the cut. As a reminder: very straight lines and shortcuts do not always go well together. So, to do this, you can ask your hairstylist to focus on the strands of hair framing your face in a way that gives your hair a nice movement.

Be careful, however, a short cut that is too degraded and/or too tapered will lose its charm and structure, so you have to go sparingly! Above all, remember that volume is one of the biggest assets of your thick hair.

How to maintain a short haircut on thick hair?

In general, short cuts are very maintenance-friendly and even more so in your case given the material your hair has! This is the reason why - by choosing to go short - you may be spending more time than you are used to in a hair salon. Beyond that, and in order to better control your hair between two appointments, we recommend that you adopt a care routine adapted to the nature of your hair: disciplining shampoo, anti-frizz care, detangling, and sheathing... So many hair products are likely to become the best allies for the beauty of your short haircut!