Choosing Cuts for Medium & Thick Hair

If your quiz results showed medium or thick strands, your hair naturally holds more structure and weight than fine hair and that opens up a wider range of options.

How Your Hair Behaves

Medium and thick strands:

• Hold volume more easily
• Support layering without collapsing
• Maintain shape longer between cuts
• Can carry weight without looking flat

This means your cut doesn’t rely on structure in the same way fine hair does.

Why This Differs from Fine Hair

Fine hair depends on clean lines and structural shape to look full. Medium and thick hair already have natural body. Your challenge isn’t creating structure – it’s managing weight, movement, and balance. That’s why cutting strategies differ.

General Cut Direction

Here’s how your texture tends to respond:

Blunt shapes create bold structure and strong silhouettes. Layered cuts add movement and reduce heaviness, and work well because your hair can support the removal of weight. Shagged or textured cuts enhance natural volume and shape play.

Your hair gives you freedom – the key is choosing a cut that complements its natural behavior rather than fighting it.

A Note About MyBobette

MyBobette was designed specifically for fine or thinning hair. Different hair types need different strategies, and understanding how your hair behaves is what leads to better cuts, easier styling, and results that last.

If you’d like to understand more about how fine hair behaves and why it requires a different approach, the Fine Hair Guide is there whenever you’re curious.