70s Layered Haircuts: 15 Versatile Ideas
These layers borrow their best movement from the seventies.
- 1970s layered hair is built around movement, with feathered ends, face-framing pieces and soft volume around the crown.
- Curtain bangs and shag-inspired layers work especially well because they connect the fringe naturally into the rest of the cut.
- A round brush or large rollers can bring out the flipped shape, but many softer shags also work with natural wave and air-drying.
Long Feathered Shag
Long Feathered Shag gets its 1970s feel from movement through the mid-lengths and ends. The softer outline keeps the layers full without making them look stiff.
Voluminous Feathered Layers
Feathering is what makes voluminous feathered layers work: shorter pieces open away from the face, while the longer lengths keep the silhouette relaxed and wearable.
Blonde Shag With Bangs
The layered shape in blonde shag with bangs builds volume around the cheeks and shoulders, a classic seventies trick that works especially well on medium to thick hair.
Big Feathered Curls
Big Feathered Curls pairs face-framing layers with a loose finish, so it can be round-brushed for retro lift or worn softer with natural texture.
Mid-Length Shag
The fringe and outer layers connect smoothly in mid-length shag, avoiding a heavy block around the face. That blended shape is key to a convincing seventies cut.
For root volume: Lift the roots first, then shape the lengths with a round brush or rollers.
Farrah Feathered Blowout
For farrah feathered blowout, the ends are meant to move rather than sit perfectly straight. A large round brush can emphasise the flick without over-polishing it.
Golden Feathered Waves
Golden Feathered Waves gets its 1970s feel from movement through the mid-lengths and ends. The softer outline keeps the layers full without making them look stiff.
Cropped Shag Pixie
Feathering is what makes cropped shag pixie work: shorter pieces open away from the face, while the longer lengths keep the silhouette relaxed and wearable.
Layered Feathered Curls
The layered shape in layered feathered curls builds volume around the cheeks and shoulders, a classic seventies trick that works especially well on medium to thick hair.
Long Blonde Feathering
Long Blonde Feathering pairs face-framing layers with a loose finish, so it can be round-brushed for retro lift or worn softer with natural texture.
Holds better with: A light mousse gives retro volume more grip without a crunchy finish.
Wavy Shag Layers
The fringe and outer layers connect smoothly in wavy shag layers, avoiding a heavy block around the face. That blended shape is key to a convincing seventies cut.
Curly Shag With Bangs
For curly shag with bangs, the ends are meant to move rather than sit perfectly straight. A large round brush can emphasise the flick without over-polishing it.
Tousled Brunette Shag
Tousled Brunette Shag gets its 1970s feel from movement through the mid-lengths and ends. The softer outline keeps the layers full without making them look stiff.
Classic Feathered Blowout
Feathering is what makes classic feathered blowout work: shorter pieces open away from the face, while the longer lengths keep the silhouette relaxed and wearable.
Long Curtain Layers
The layered shape in long curtain layers builds volume around the cheeks and shoulders, a classic seventies trick that works especially well on medium to thick hair.
Pro tip: Let hot rollers cool fully before brushing them out for longer-lasting movement.