Instead of feathers that would curl into a Christmas tree-esque shape when natural, invisible layers gave my straight hair volume and my curly hair shape. “They work well for thick or for fine ...

Coined the ‘Sachel’ (a hybrid style between shaggy layers and the iconic Rachel haircut), this trend takes us straight back to the 90s. For curly hair, layers can add movement, body and ...

FIND OUT MORE ON ELLE COLLECTIVE For modern ideas, try Daisy Edgar-Jones, Kaia Gerber or Dakota Johnson for straight ... hair forward and cut the layers towards the face. For a rounded curly ...

Curly hair may have also protected us from the hot Sun. The idea is that it provides a thicker layer of insulation than straight hair to shield the scalp. However, when people colonized temperate ...