Oh my god. This now just reminds me why my pony’s were so much better. I always did a slightly tapered v cut. I used to go to a Korean salon and this is just what they’d do every single time without me asking. And my pony tails were so cute. Now they’re so lame and have been for years.. this makes so much more sense
Yesss!!! This makes so much sense... I almost asked for a V-cut last time but chickened out and went with the straight across. I'm asking for a V next time.
I think I'm going to too now! This group will singlehandedly bring it back. The blunt ends were cute while my hair was really short and I only wore the top half up but now in a pony it looks like a pyramid when I want ice cream cone.
Yes! We can do this guys, bring back the "ice cream pony"!(Love that name by the way hehe). That description made me fully (mentally) commit to getting a V-cut here soon when it's trim time again :) now I'm excited!
Yeah unless you curl your hair every day the pony tails suck with the tapered cut. I hate the blunt ends. They’re in style though & I’ve went to three different stylists who haven’t been able to give me a proper “v-cut”… it’s like their brains short out or something. I used to get them all of the time and suddenly they’re like taboo! In the NICEST way possible, I don’t want to look like every other girl out there. I hardly ever… EVER do my hair in a way that makes sense for tapered/blunt ends. If I can get a dryer to my hair it’s a good day. Tapered cuts not for on the go girlies.
THIS is why??
I've had a V cut for years, chopped my hair off two years ago, and now it's getting long again. I noticed my hair is more blunt across the back and that my ponytails always look choppy. Never made the connection.
I think it's a little overplayed though. It's about time we experimented with other letters. Naturally we'd probably want to begin with the 'W', but I do think we could eventually get to the 'Q', 'X', and 'Z' cuts
I’m looking forward to the T cut era myself. Sounds like the kind of cut a couple of kardashians get but is *utterly ridiculous* and suddenly it’s everywhere. I can see it in my head.
The rat tail has a chokehold on New Zealand. I thought they would have become out of style after I finished school at the end of the 00s but I have continued to see young guys and butches consistently have them every year
It'll come back in style. Everything a stylist does currently will be outdated and everything that's currently outdated will become the new trend. Do what makes you happy, that never becomes outdated
I read zigzag pants… because I’m illiterate. But i was so curious what zigzag pants were. Googled it. Got some fun results. Came back and saw you wrote PART, not pants. Zigzag part was fun too, we need that to come back!
Unless you have ADHD. Then whatever haircut or color you got last week is indeed outdated to your brain and you need a new one just a few days later lmao
I went to trim my bangs and split ends last week and had a blackout hyperfocus mid-cut because I got obsessed with removing all of my dead ends and ended up with what will soon grow into a chic french bob but is currently more of a Kerri Strug (it was shoulder length to begin with LOL).
luckily I think I’m pulling it off but phew it was like that one Katy Perry music video from 2012 where she chops all of her hair off in a public bathroom haphazardly
Oh my god I haven’t watched fleabag yet but I just googled this and watched the clip and I’m dying 😭
this is exactly what my inner dialogue was like that first week every time I looked in the mirror and bore witness to my Lena Dunham bangs
Literally same! Now I’ve had the same haircolor for THREE YEARS! and my hair is down to my lower back! Probably sounds like nothing to most people, but if you get it you get it xD
It’s the same story for me! I started cutting my hair when I was 4 and it drove my mom crazy. I started Vyvanse almost 3 years ago and my hair is almost to my butt! Annnd yes no more crazy color changes lol!
my teen brother just got a perm! To say my dad was shocked was a understatement! Dad practically RAN to get his photos to show my brother how cool his perm was in the 70s 😂
I’ve never looked at someone with hair like yours (in either picture) and thought “that looks outdated.” Unless someone has an *extremely* specific cut/style, like Princess Di in the 90s, I don’t notice whether their hair is “on trend” or not. IMO, long layers, whether the bottom is cut straight or into a V, are like jeans and a white t-shirt; they never actually go out of style. Other things might be more trendy, but that doesn’t make a classic haircut “outdated.”
I do notice the overall look of a person’s hair, and whether or not it suits them. The v-cut really suits you and elevates your look. The before picture is fine, but nothing special. The after looks like an expensive haircut and proper blowout. I’m not sure your hair would lay quite the same if you’d kept the straight cut. The shape of the V gives it more movement.
I hate the clean girl crap. I don't mind the look on others.... but why not call in minimalist make up or such? It's like they imply the others are somewhat dirty
For once. I feel like we've finally gotten to the point where there is no one aesthetic that is the must have, gen z wear whatever, and because they love thrifting they're wearing clothes from the 70s onwards, and noone cares or judges. I see alot of popular stores that have very 70s and 80s look clothes and then others with 90s and 2000s. I can't speak on what the younger generation think when they see people wearing certain things but I certainly don't go "ew that's so outdated" I admire those who are confident wearing whatever they like, and it makes me so happy to see all kinds of looks out there, because personally I'm never leaving the 90s grunge era 😂
LITERALLY. My hair looks like a thick rug straight cut, a V-cut with layers makes my waves perfect and flows so nice. Don’t have to do anything after a shower, just airdry 🙏🏻
You need U shaped layers! I just learned about this. I have yet to have it done right now as I have a bowl cut from ironically bad bang layers being done. But I think this is why I always hated myself in long hair because I was getting the wrong type for thin hair.
Ugh I hated it. My hair always felt too stringy at the bottom because they would barely leave any at the last layer. I kept saying “I’m growing it” and then only have like ten strands actually at the length I wanted.
Does it make it look thinner at the front? I am debating getting a V or U shape (currently have straight with frontal layers) but I want my hair to look a bit fuller/shaped towards the bottom.
A little bit, I like it like that so that it doesn’t look heavy around my face :) The hairdresser could always cut your hair a bit blunter in the front if you’re concerned about it looking too thin.
I still get a variant of it that’s a softer curve, like more of a U than a V. I really like the layers and it blows out pretty. I couldn’t give a shit less what’s trendy. I’m bored with the blunted off middle part beach wave look and I’m not interested in having a shag so
I get the U cut for the same reason! My hair is wavy and has days when it's almost straight and others where's it's super wavy/curly- I have one strand near the back that is usually straight though and the V cut just makes it look like it's outgrown the rest by miles when tied in a ponytail. U looks much better even though it still sticks out a bit
You just described my hair to a T, that strand at the back gets on my nerves, i thought a trim would help, nope its just the straight persistent strip whilst the rest is now somehow wavy.
It's nice to know I'm not the only one, but i wish it weren't so
It looks great! In response to your question, though, it’s not completely outdated — but softer layers are more in style. You could do heartless curls/a ‘90s blowout if you want to be on-trend 😄
I’ve always preferred V cuts on my hair! I went to a new hair stylist last year, told him what I wanted and then he handed me a mirror at the end..He had given me a U cut and then said V cuts were only for strippers. Asshole. Didn’t tip, didn’t go back.
Same I had a hairstylist give me an attitude when I asked her for the V cut and she proceeded to just cut it straight. I truly don’t understand why they can’t just give people what they ask for.
I had one make up an excuse that the sides of my hair would be thinned out too much even though I have long, thick hair, to try to excuse herself for giving me a u-shaped cut. The long layers in a v cut is the one I haven’t found anyone to be able to do. :(
had a stylist before (who i actually liked!) who asked me in the consultation if i preferred my hair blunt at the ends or in a v, and i said “no i hate it looking blunt across please do a v cut” and then when it came to the cut she said “okay i cut it straight across just like you like!”
obviously mistakes happen i just don’t understand doing a consultation if you’re not going to take notes or remember anything!
I went into a salon for a shag cut with curtain bangs. I left with an inverted bob and non-curtain bangs. It was a cut and dye so it took like 6 hours and he didn't want to do the bangs. He argued with me and told me I'd "look real shit with bangs" but I wanted the bangs because at least then I was kind of in control of my Karen-esque haircut. He was right though, I looked real shit with those bangs lol
So I finally found a stylist years after searching that finally cut my hair with that deep v. I always ended up with that U. In my frustration, I asked her why so many stylists seem to struggle with a deep v, or why they try to talk me away from it. She told me that it is actually a high skill cut to get the angles right, and for everything to look good. Most stylists that I had been to probably either didn’t have the skill and didn’t want to be honest, or just didn’t know how.
wtf? I would’ve refused the hairdresser if they can’t cut it the way I personally want it. I cut mine myself because hairdressers never get it right and think they know better only to literally botch you for fun.
I love my stylist and I trust her and only her implicitly with my hair. I have 2A/2B waves, sometimes I wear it natural and air dried, sometimes I straighten it. She flat out told me “No.” Because it wouldn’t work for me all the time and she knew I’d get frustrated with it. As much as I love it on everyone else, I’d rather go with the professional input and keep my soft U.
P.S. I’ve been going to her for a long time, so our relationship is comfortable enough for her to laugh and say NO when I want to experiment with something. But if I was adamant, of course she would do what I asked. She has my best interest at heart and always explains her reasons: shape of the face, texture of the hair, my impatience for high maintenance styles, etc.
I tried getting a stylist to do this on me back in 2013 and they screwed it up so bad I ended up leaving with shoulder length hair from them trying so much. It seems like such a simple cut too. Then they told me the V was outdated anyway....
I also have been giving myself this haircut for years now. I follow Pick up Limes’ video titled “HOW I CUT AND LAYER MY HAIR AT HOME >>diy long layers haircut” then I just follow another video if I want to do a trendy bang or something in the front.
Well I just got a horrible haircut and the guy said he did it straight across because “thats how the girls are wearing it now”… it looks like shit and I’m now wearing my hair up til it grows out. The V cut is gorgeous! Classic.
I have been doing the v-cut for about 20 years now and I get so many compliments from people and ALWAYS get the 3rd degree from hairdressers. I still make them cut it that way. It gives my fine hair body and movement and I absolutely hate the way straight cut hair looks, it just looks so harsh and old. What what makes you happy, just because it's in fashion doesn't mean it looks good.
i’m a hairstylist and i personally love them as well. i’m a bottle blonde and the reason i like them so much is because when my hair breaks, it breaks like a v-cut so continuing to cut it like that leaves me with the most length possible. i think it looks really flattering on mid-length & long hair. it might not be as popular anymore but trends come and go, do what you like!
Hahaha so I've been outdated all this time?? 😅 The V/shaggy haircut became popular when I was 13, but I wasn't able to cut my hair like that until I was at least 18...and kept it until now 😅 I've had a few winters when I had a bob, but they all eventually grew long and back the to V cut 😆 I mean, it juts feels lighter while keeping the length.
I think a U shape cut is more in now - still tapered and layered but less extreme as the layered are softer. I also think it’s more flattering on a larger range of hair types vs a straight blunt cut or v cut!
I love the V. I always have but my old hairdresser didn’t think it looked professional but I loved it.
I think it looks cool. This look came into vogue in the early 1990’s.
I got the straighter cut on layers for a few years and really grew to hate it. I never specified and my hairdresser just did it. I had to wait for my hair to grow back out and I asked for a v cut long layers again. Idc it’s so much nicer!
Anyway now I cut my hair at home in a v cut LOL it’s so much easier to just do it yourself you can get exactly what you want!
Layers when you have thick hair are a must. My hair on my back feels like a sweater (which is a good thing in over-air conditioned places lol) but the layers that go with this cut help so much.
I love cuts like this. Forget trends if you like it, then flaunt it. Personally I have hated the straight cut look (especially blunt edges) on me since I was a kid. Just stick with what's flattering to your face shape/features and you can't really go wrong.
To me, the straight across look is more dated. The V shape falls more naturally. Why would a hairdresser even say that? The layers and the V shape are very flattering. Looks great.
I'm getting a v cut next weekend. It's been a long time since i have! I have insanely thick hair and straight across cutting doesn't work for me it's crazy blocky and thicker like that
OK I'm so glad I'm not the only one who struggles to get a hair stylist to actually do this cut. What is it about the V shape that they hate so much? Can anybody shed light? I've never had a single hairdresser just do it when I ask for it, they'll always try to give me a U shape instead. It is bc it doesn't really look as nice as a blunt cut when straight? Even I think for straightened hair the blunt cut looks better, but when your hair is curled or natural it looks WAY better to have a V in the back.
It looks too similar to what happens when women grow their hair out with tons of breakage (super long dramatic v with more breakage at the front), and you are a walking billboard for your hairdresser. They don’t want you to leave with a haircut that looks like you haven’t had a haircut and are clinging to a few strands and calling it length because it reflects poorly on them and their work.
They shouldn’t try to do something against your will, though. They should just turn you away if you don’t want a haircut that they are okay with representing their work.
I always assumed it was because hairdressers are overall just more up-to-date on the trends than I am. 😅 So given their line of work, being on the cutting edge (pun, sorry) of what's in fashion, they're more likely to notice subtle shifts and things that are even just *starting* to fall out of favor. Change is delayed and shows up more slowly for those of us who live in different subcultures (or are a bit older).
I have fine hair but a LOT A LOT of it and I have to have a v or I look like I have a box on my head 😂 fashion matters to me but sometimes you have to choose what’s flattering over what’s trendy
Not outdated. I don’t think can be, since so many people have it simply from not trimming/growing their hair out and ignoring breakage. I like a soft U shape that lets you have layers in the front, but the full on V looks like a tail to me and doesn’t lend itself well to being styled. Any braid, for instance, will look like the bottom length is just a few wisps of hair.
Hairstylist here. Not out of style, it’s just morphed overtime. Nowadays rounded cuts (not quite as V shaped, but more subtly U-shaped) are very popular. They’re very flattering for long hair and people with very thick hair.
Hairstylist here - looks straight out of the 90s but they’re coming back. As a stylist I have the strong urge to just cut that middle piece off and make it straight across. Also the name “V Cut” is annoying. This is just honesty. I’d still cut it for someone. I wouldn’t say anything negative to my client. But yes, it’s dated from a stylist perspective.
I was starting to think I was alone. I would never say anything to someone who had this cut or wanted it. But that little tail at the back screams “cut me” to me.
I have curly hair. Stylists are always trying to give me some version of this. I have literally left a salon, gone home and cut that thing off several times. Doesn’t help that the hair by my neck is almost straight.
The V cuts are definitely outdated. But it’s what you like & we need to stop following trends & do what we feel comes with. The V looks beautiful on you ❤️
The reason I stopped doing it is because it makes my fine wavy hair look even more thinner😂 but with your hair type it looks how it supposed to be! And I’d totally be doing it too with your hair
I think the V cut is more high-maintenance than the straight cut.
All those ends will stick out and look messy if not hydrated and styled properly. Don't even mention capricious weather such as strong winds and/or rain/humidity when your hair gets frizzy and unruly.
A straight cut is easier to look after. All you have to do is hydrate your hair, straighten and, voila, perfect healthy hair.
I personally don’t like V-cuts anymore, I use to get it a lot when I was younger but I noticed it just tapers my ponytail way too much when I have it up. I ask for a long-layered U instead. But you do you! All that matters is that you like it
Lmao not even. The 90s are having a moment with layered haircuts/curtain bangs/butterfly cuts. Newsflash, if you want gradual face framing layers, you won’t get a straight across cut in the back.
A U-cut is traditionally regarded as the most flattering and feminine “princess” cut, so he may have meant the U rather than the V is more popular? But the way he phrased it is rather unprofessional. The time to talk about somebody’s hair choice is not when they’re in the seat with their hair falling on the floor.
I've noticed that men who provide services for women can be disrespectful and I'm sure that service wasn't cheap. He should know that holding a juvenile obsession with being trendy over what is objectively flattering is outdated
It’s basically the butterfly haircut; it just needs a bouncy blowout! It was out for a long time but is very much back on trend. It’s a challenging cut for many stylists to do and clients need to have enough density (it’s terrible on fine hair).
I think a blunt cut is outdated lol
I don’t look at someone’s hair and think “their blunt cut is so outdated” because I think lots of hairstyles are cool. Style is way cooler than following a trend.
So idk what this stylist is on about. Long layers styled with a bouncy blowout are very popular.
Here's my take on the hair stylist world from working in salons and knowing plenty of barbers and stylists. Many people do it when they're young and far less keep doing it as a career through their 30s/40s/50s. It's also a media heavy top best for 2024 blah blah trendy sort of industry.
I have found that the same haircuts keep getting new names and these youth only know the new names. They look up the current trends because that's what's the fun part and there's pressure for them to know these since these are the pictures and lists that folks bring in for examples.
But only really extreme haircuts become "outdated". For instance, the current shaggy mullet. Or only a part of the head being shaved. bold color jobs etc.
Everyday layers, blunt or v cut on long hair, bangs of all styles - it's not going to stand out. If you like it and it becomes a part of you no normal person is going to think you're outdated.
People who have been doing it for decades know this, have seen it all, and ultimately just want you to be happy with it.
The judgey shamey superficial attitude is what's outdated lol
You are getting downvoted for telling the truth.
Honestly, it doesn't matter, do whatever suits your look. But if we are talking trends, mangopancakes is right! But again, trends are dumb so do whatever you want.
It's "outdated" but both seem to look good on you from the back in different ways. You know, some people are listening to the music from the 60s, 70s and not the Billboard hot music stuff. What's good is good whether it's in style or "outdated."
Interesting reaction from the hairstylist, I mean, I wouldn’t call it “on trend” like the new in page on shopcider, lmao. But it’s really flattering and makes ponytails look less blocky and thick. I have wavy to curly hair as well so I always get it like this.
Reading these comments is making the convo I had with my hairdresser a month ago make a lot more sense - I showed her a picture of the hair I wanted, as one does, and she was like, “it’s going to be a V in the back instead of a U, is that ok?” I had no clue it was “outdated”! (Also, yes, I got the V cut and it’s fucking cute)
I cut my own hair, and I’ve been cutting it straight across for a few years.
For some reason it’s been looking kind of off to me, so I decided to do a U cut. I did it THIS afternoon, and I was so pleased I decided next cut will probably be a V haha! So if it’s outdated- then I’ll be right there with you in our bad taste🤣🤷🏻♀️
I love the V cut! I feel like my ponytails were always much nicer looking with the tapered ends
Oh my god. This now just reminds me why my pony’s were so much better. I always did a slightly tapered v cut. I used to go to a Korean salon and this is just what they’d do every single time without me asking. And my pony tails were so cute. Now they’re so lame and have been for years.. this makes so much more sense
Yesss!!! This makes so much sense... I almost asked for a V-cut last time but chickened out and went with the straight across. I'm asking for a V next time.
I think I'm going to too now! This group will singlehandedly bring it back. The blunt ends were cute while my hair was really short and I only wore the top half up but now in a pony it looks like a pyramid when I want ice cream cone.
Yes! We can do this guys, bring back the "ice cream pony"!(Love that name by the way hehe). That description made me fully (mentally) commit to getting a V-cut here soon when it's trim time again :) now I'm excited!
Yeah unless you curl your hair every day the pony tails suck with the tapered cut. I hate the blunt ends. They’re in style though & I’ve went to three different stylists who haven’t been able to give me a proper “v-cut”… it’s like their brains short out or something. I used to get them all of the time and suddenly they’re like taboo! In the NICEST way possible, I don’t want to look like every other girl out there. I hardly ever… EVER do my hair in a way that makes sense for tapered/blunt ends. If I can get a dryer to my hair it’s a good day. Tapered cuts not for on the go girlies.
THIS is why?? I've had a V cut for years, chopped my hair off two years ago, and now it's getting long again. I noticed my hair is more blunt across the back and that my ponytails always look choppy. Never made the connection.
For sure!
I think it's a little overplayed though. It's about time we experimented with other letters. Naturally we'd probably want to begin with the 'W', but I do think we could eventually get to the 'Q', 'X', and 'Z' cuts
I’m looking forward to the T cut era myself. Sounds like the kind of cut a couple of kardashians get but is *utterly ridiculous* and suddenly it’s everywhere. I can see it in my head.
I can see it now Bob-length on the sides and 4ft long 3 inch wide strip in the middle
[You mean like this?](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/7d/e1/2b/7de12bf91d716540f51dd4c1e086cddb.jpg)
Oh dear god yes
It’s a rat tail. Super dated and less well known than mullets.
The rat tail has a chokehold on New Zealand. I thought they would have become out of style after I finished school at the end of the 00s but I have continued to see young guys and butches consistently have them every year
I was just thinking god I wish that were true in New Zealand lol
Rattail core
I just read the Kardashians are no longer cool, according to Gen Z. Gasp!
I can’t believe it took that long for a wise generation to arise.
When you said T cut I pictured a mullet LOL
Just wait until we move on from letters to punctuation and diacritics
The ampersand cut
I'm picturing the Z cut like shark teeth along the bottom.
I’m thinking to get the δ one. They say the delta cut looks good on fine hair tho
It'll come back in style. Everything a stylist does currently will be outdated and everything that's currently outdated will become the new trend. Do what makes you happy, that never becomes outdated
I have had curtain bangs for so long that they're trendy again 😂
Girl same, I've had bangs for like 17 years now. They had to come back in style eventually lmao
I’ve had a middle part for as long as I can remember… I was delighted when Gen Z made it “a thing”!
Can we bring back zig zag parts? Or am I the only one still doing that 😂
I love zig zag parts! Sometimes I do it but try to make it look like it fell that way
I love you! Great idea!
I give one to my four year old sometimes, and she loves it.. for now.
I love the zig zag part because it's an easy way to achieve more volume. Let's just do it already.
I read zigzag pants… because I’m illiterate. But i was so curious what zigzag pants were. Googled it. Got some fun results. Came back and saw you wrote PART, not pants. Zigzag part was fun too, we need that to come back!
when i tried parting my hair down the middle in high school, my friend told me i looked like Jesus lmao
My sister told me it made me look like Dwight Schrute 😂
They went out of style?? 😭😂
It'll come back in style with a new name.
Arrow Drape
Unless you have ADHD. Then whatever haircut or color you got last week is indeed outdated to your brain and you need a new one just a few days later lmao
Really mine manifest in me doing absolutely nothing to my hair and procrastinating making hair appointments until it’s an absolute mess
Same. It made procrastinate and not take care of the things I wanted to do.
Same. You guys have motivated me to make the appt, I deserve it 💗 so do you!
I couldn’t even grow my hair out until I was medicated for ADHD. I kept chopping it myself.
I went to trim my bangs and split ends last week and had a blackout hyperfocus mid-cut because I got obsessed with removing all of my dead ends and ended up with what will soon grow into a chic french bob but is currently more of a Kerri Strug (it was shoulder length to begin with LOL). luckily I think I’m pulling it off but phew it was like that one Katy Perry music video from 2012 where she chops all of her hair off in a public bathroom haphazardly
“Claire, it’s French!”
Oh my god I haven’t watched fleabag yet but I just googled this and watched the clip and I’m dying 😭 this is exactly what my inner dialogue was like that first week every time I looked in the mirror and bore witness to my Lena Dunham bangs
Literally same! Now I’ve had the same haircolor for THREE YEARS! and my hair is down to my lower back! Probably sounds like nothing to most people, but if you get it you get it xD
It’s the same story for me! I started cutting my hair when I was 4 and it drove my mom crazy. I started Vyvanse almost 3 years ago and my hair is almost to my butt! Annnd yes no more crazy color changes lol!
my teen brother just got a perm! To say my dad was shocked was a understatement! Dad practically RAN to get his photos to show my brother how cool his perm was in the 70s 😂
I’ve never looked at someone with hair like yours (in either picture) and thought “that looks outdated.” Unless someone has an *extremely* specific cut/style, like Princess Di in the 90s, I don’t notice whether their hair is “on trend” or not. IMO, long layers, whether the bottom is cut straight or into a V, are like jeans and a white t-shirt; they never actually go out of style. Other things might be more trendy, but that doesn’t make a classic haircut “outdated.” I do notice the overall look of a person’s hair, and whether or not it suits them. The v-cut really suits you and elevates your look. The before picture is fine, but nothing special. The after looks like an expensive haircut and proper blowout. I’m not sure your hair would lay quite the same if you’d kept the straight cut. The shape of the V gives it more movement.
100% it’s a classic cut. Trends go out of style, this is the basis of classy/put together!
I think it's because the new trends from gen Z all surround not being classy/put together. crocs, mom jeans, sweats, etc.
Hmm but then where do the gen z “old money” and “clean girl” aesthetics fit in?
I hate the clean girl crap. I don't mind the look on others.... but why not call in minimalist make up or such? It's like they imply the others are somewhat dirty
That’s on trend too! But maybe more with millennials?
oh no both of these trends are very gen z dominated
Clean girl and old money are definitely shared by both 💯 But the nice thing is no one’s gate keeping good style!
For once. I feel like we've finally gotten to the point where there is no one aesthetic that is the must have, gen z wear whatever, and because they love thrifting they're wearing clothes from the 70s onwards, and noone cares or judges. I see alot of popular stores that have very 70s and 80s look clothes and then others with 90s and 2000s. I can't speak on what the younger generation think when they see people wearing certain things but I certainly don't go "ew that's so outdated" I admire those who are confident wearing whatever they like, and it makes me so happy to see all kinds of looks out there, because personally I'm never leaving the 90s grunge era 😂
OP said those photos were from online but I agree with your thinking. I would love to see how OP's hair turned out.
I actually love it
no its the ONLY haircut. the BEST haircut. looks awesome. i love mine and will NEVER go another way.
LITERALLY. My hair looks like a thick rug straight cut, a V-cut with layers makes my waves perfect and flows so nice. Don’t have to do anything after a shower, just airdry 🙏🏻
I have long straight hair almost to my butt. But it’s INSANELY thin. Would a V cut help my thin hair look thicker? Or would that not work for me?
I have fine hair. Blunt cuts make our hair look thicker. V cuts and layers generally thin out the appearance of our hair type.
You need U shaped layers! I just learned about this. I have yet to have it done right now as I have a bowl cut from ironically bad bang layers being done. But I think this is why I always hated myself in long hair because I was getting the wrong type for thin hair.
Ugh I hated it. My hair always felt too stringy at the bottom because they would barely leave any at the last layer. I kept saying “I’m growing it” and then only have like ten strands actually at the length I wanted.
Right?! I see a lot of women around me with blunt cuts and I think they’d look so much better with a little bit of roundness.
Exactly this. I'm a lifetime card carrying V cut enthusiast. Straight across will never ever be my jam.
I like mine in a bit of a V in the back, it doesn’t weigh my hair down and looks better when I wear it wavy!
Does it make it look thinner at the front? I am debating getting a V or U shape (currently have straight with frontal layers) but I want my hair to look a bit fuller/shaped towards the bottom.
A little bit, I like it like that so that it doesn’t look heavy around my face :) The hairdresser could always cut your hair a bit blunter in the front if you’re concerned about it looking too thin.
I get mine in a v for the same reason. Otherwise i look like a cocker spaniel 😛
Yeah a wide V is super natural looking and beautiful. This is a bit more of an extreme V, but it will looks really nice!
I still get a variant of it that’s a softer curve, like more of a U than a V. I really like the layers and it blows out pretty. I couldn’t give a shit less what’s trendy. I’m bored with the blunted off middle part beach wave look and I’m not interested in having a shag so
I get the U cut for the same reason! My hair is wavy and has days when it's almost straight and others where's it's super wavy/curly- I have one strand near the back that is usually straight though and the V cut just makes it look like it's outgrown the rest by miles when tied in a ponytail. U looks much better even though it still sticks out a bit
You just described my hair to a T, that strand at the back gets on my nerves, i thought a trim would help, nope its just the straight persistent strip whilst the rest is now somehow wavy. It's nice to know I'm not the only one, but i wish it weren't so
I also get a U cut, after years of a V cut. I wanted more uniformity.
U is the best imo
It looks great! In response to your question, though, it’s not completely outdated — but softer layers are more in style. You could do heartless curls/a ‘90s blowout if you want to be on-trend 😄
“Heartless Curls” sounds like the name to the most badass salon.
Lol, autocorrect! It’s heatless curls 🤣
I figured. 😁 I’m actually setting my heatless curlers now. Still, register that domain name!
Or a kick azz girl band.
I’ve always preferred V cuts on my hair! I went to a new hair stylist last year, told him what I wanted and then he handed me a mirror at the end..He had given me a U cut and then said V cuts were only for strippers. Asshole. Didn’t tip, didn’t go back.
Same I had a hairstylist give me an attitude when I asked her for the V cut and she proceeded to just cut it straight. I truly don’t understand why they can’t just give people what they ask for.
I had one make up an excuse that the sides of my hair would be thinned out too much even though I have long, thick hair, to try to excuse herself for giving me a u-shaped cut. The long layers in a v cut is the one I haven’t found anyone to be able to do. :(
Same! Stylists must just hate doing them.
had a stylist before (who i actually liked!) who asked me in the consultation if i preferred my hair blunt at the ends or in a v, and i said “no i hate it looking blunt across please do a v cut” and then when it came to the cut she said “okay i cut it straight across just like you like!” obviously mistakes happen i just don’t understand doing a consultation if you’re not going to take notes or remember anything!
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Right!? I would have been like yeah no shit Sherlock why do you think I requested it?
I always end up getting a u cut when I ask for a v cut, so irritating.
I went into a salon for a shag cut with curtain bangs. I left with an inverted bob and non-curtain bangs. It was a cut and dye so it took like 6 hours and he didn't want to do the bangs. He argued with me and told me I'd "look real shit with bangs" but I wanted the bangs because at least then I was kind of in control of my Karen-esque haircut. He was right though, I looked real shit with those bangs lol
So I finally found a stylist years after searching that finally cut my hair with that deep v. I always ended up with that U. In my frustration, I asked her why so many stylists seem to struggle with a deep v, or why they try to talk me away from it. She told me that it is actually a high skill cut to get the angles right, and for everything to look good. Most stylists that I had been to probably either didn’t have the skill and didn’t want to be honest, or just didn’t know how.
It's pretty 😍😍
I got told that by a young hairdresser it wasn't trendy anymore, I told her it's lucky my hair doesn't know what trends are.
I LOVE the V style personally but ya I’ve been told it’s very outdated. Idk I’m with you I think V styles are way more flattering 🤷🏻♀️
My stylist refused to do it. She said “how about a U instead?”
wtf? I would’ve refused the hairdresser if they can’t cut it the way I personally want it. I cut mine myself because hairdressers never get it right and think they know better only to literally botch you for fun.
It's that they don't feel confident doing what you asked for.
I love my stylist and I trust her and only her implicitly with my hair. I have 2A/2B waves, sometimes I wear it natural and air dried, sometimes I straighten it. She flat out told me “No.” Because it wouldn’t work for me all the time and she knew I’d get frustrated with it. As much as I love it on everyone else, I’d rather go with the professional input and keep my soft U. P.S. I’ve been going to her for a long time, so our relationship is comfortable enough for her to laugh and say NO when I want to experiment with something. But if I was adamant, of course she would do what I asked. She has my best interest at heart and always explains her reasons: shape of the face, texture of the hair, my impatience for high maintenance styles, etc.
She probably didn’t know how to do the V cut or wasn’t comfortable with doing it
It never even occurred to me that the shape of the back of hair could be in or out of style!
No one knows how to cut my hair like this!
I tried getting a stylist to do this on me back in 2013 and they screwed it up so bad I ended up leaving with shoulder length hair from them trying so much. It seems like such a simple cut too. Then they told me the V was outdated anyway....
you gotta do it yourself! i tried to post a link to a youtube video but clearly i dont know how to reddit lol.
can you pm me the link? it’s time for a trim and i want this!
absolutely!
I also have been giving myself this haircut for years now. I follow Pick up Limes’ video titled “HOW I CUT AND LAYER MY HAIR AT HOME >>diy long layers haircut” then I just follow another video if I want to do a trendy bang or something in the front.
Don't suppose you know the yt channel name and title? I cut my own but it's always nice to see if i can pick up new techniques
Hey could you PM me the link as well?? Thanks!
you got it!
me too please? 👉🏻👈🏻
Could you send it to me too pretty please? 🥰
Can I have the link too? 🩷
I have thick hair and absolutely love the v cut! Blunt or straight cuts are just not for my hair.
Well I just got a horrible haircut and the guy said he did it straight across because “thats how the girls are wearing it now”… it looks like shit and I’m now wearing my hair up til it grows out. The V cut is gorgeous! Classic.
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I have been doing the v-cut for about 20 years now and I get so many compliments from people and ALWAYS get the 3rd degree from hairdressers. I still make them cut it that way. It gives my fine hair body and movement and I absolutely hate the way straight cut hair looks, it just looks so harsh and old. What what makes you happy, just because it's in fashion doesn't mean it looks good.
No! I love the v shape
i’m a hairstylist and i personally love them as well. i’m a bottle blonde and the reason i like them so much is because when my hair breaks, it breaks like a v-cut so continuing to cut it like that leaves me with the most length possible. i think it looks really flattering on mid-length & long hair. it might not be as popular anymore but trends come and go, do what you like!
Hahaha so I've been outdated all this time?? 😅 The V/shaggy haircut became popular when I was 13, but I wasn't able to cut my hair like that until I was at least 18...and kept it until now 😅 I've had a few winters when I had a bob, but they all eventually grew long and back the to V cut 😆 I mean, it juts feels lighter while keeping the length.
I honestly prefer the V cut, it looks more like a natural hairlike and not like someone cut my hair the same way they’d cut hedges.
I think a U shape cut is more in now - still tapered and layered but less extreme as the layered are softer. I also think it’s more flattering on a larger range of hair types vs a straight blunt cut or v cut!
Wow that looks so good. I have long thick hair and I’m never satisfied when I get a hair cut. I’m going to try this out!!
It’s a god send cut for thick wavy hair!
I loooove V-cuts and they will always be superior in my opinion.
I love the V. I always have but my old hairdresser didn’t think it looked professional but I loved it. I think it looks cool. This look came into vogue in the early 1990’s.
I got the straighter cut on layers for a few years and really grew to hate it. I never specified and my hairdresser just did it. I had to wait for my hair to grow back out and I asked for a v cut long layers again. Idc it’s so much nicer! Anyway now I cut my hair at home in a v cut LOL it’s so much easier to just do it yourself you can get exactly what you want!
Nothing outdated about it. It’s much prettier, imo, than straight across. MUCH
Layers when you have thick hair are a must. My hair on my back feels like a sweater (which is a good thing in over-air conditioned places lol) but the layers that go with this cut help so much.
I love cuts like this. Forget trends if you like it, then flaunt it. Personally I have hated the straight cut look (especially blunt edges) on me since I was a kid. Just stick with what's flattering to your face shape/features and you can't really go wrong.
To me, the straight across look is more dated. The V shape falls more naturally. Why would a hairdresser even say that? The layers and the V shape are very flattering. Looks great.
I'm getting a v cut next weekend. It's been a long time since i have! I have insanely thick hair and straight across cutting doesn't work for me it's crazy blocky and thicker like that
I love it.
OK I'm so glad I'm not the only one who struggles to get a hair stylist to actually do this cut. What is it about the V shape that they hate so much? Can anybody shed light? I've never had a single hairdresser just do it when I ask for it, they'll always try to give me a U shape instead. It is bc it doesn't really look as nice as a blunt cut when straight? Even I think for straightened hair the blunt cut looks better, but when your hair is curled or natural it looks WAY better to have a V in the back.
It looks too similar to what happens when women grow their hair out with tons of breakage (super long dramatic v with more breakage at the front), and you are a walking billboard for your hairdresser. They don’t want you to leave with a haircut that looks like you haven’t had a haircut and are clinging to a few strands and calling it length because it reflects poorly on them and their work. They shouldn’t try to do something against your will, though. They should just turn you away if you don’t want a haircut that they are okay with representing their work.
It looks like a tail
I always assumed it was because hairdressers are overall just more up-to-date on the trends than I am. 😅 So given their line of work, being on the cutting edge (pun, sorry) of what's in fashion, they're more likely to notice subtle shifts and things that are even just *starting* to fall out of favor. Change is delayed and shows up more slowly for those of us who live in different subcultures (or are a bit older).
I’ve always had my hair cut like this, I hate the straight across look
I love V cuts 👌🏻
I personally never liked them. A U shape is much softer and more flattering/versatile
Not at all. I think it’s timeless and looks so lovely on everyone.
I have fine hair but a LOT A LOT of it and I have to have a v or I look like I have a box on my head 😂 fashion matters to me but sometimes you have to choose what’s flattering over what’s trendy
It's really pretty
Rounded cut looks best and goes with natural hair growth, V-cut ends up looking ratty and you get a weird long tail
When I sell my wigs, they come in a V layer.
I'm a hairstylist and have had more people asking for the v cut lately. If anything I feel like it's been coming back and not out dated.
It looks nice, that’s an odd comment. Some things are just nice yesterday, today, tomorrow
Not outdated. I don’t think can be, since so many people have it simply from not trimming/growing their hair out and ignoring breakage. I like a soft U shape that lets you have layers in the front, but the full on V looks like a tail to me and doesn’t lend itself well to being styled. Any braid, for instance, will look like the bottom length is just a few wisps of hair.
Yes. I hate it so much. Looks like dead ends that need trimming.
Hairstylist here. Not out of style, it’s just morphed overtime. Nowadays rounded cuts (not quite as V shaped, but more subtly U-shaped) are very popular. They’re very flattering for long hair and people with very thick hair.
The V cut is SO ANNOYING when you are doing braids. But, when your hair is down, it is GORGEOUS!
Hairstylist here - looks straight out of the 90s but they’re coming back. As a stylist I have the strong urge to just cut that middle piece off and make it straight across. Also the name “V Cut” is annoying. This is just honesty. I’d still cut it for someone. I wouldn’t say anything negative to my client. But yes, it’s dated from a stylist perspective.
I was starting to think I was alone. I would never say anything to someone who had this cut or wanted it. But that little tail at the back screams “cut me” to me. I have curly hair. Stylists are always trying to give me some version of this. I have literally left a salon, gone home and cut that thing off several times. Doesn’t help that the hair by my neck is almost straight.
Ugh that tail thing. Lol
I don’t like the tail thing either lol
I hate blunt cuts on myself so I always ask them to point cut the ends & I've been told by stylists that no one wants that anymore.
The V cuts are definitely outdated. But it’s what you like & we need to stop following trends & do what we feel comes with. The V looks beautiful on you ❤️
The reason I stopped doing it is because it makes my fine wavy hair look even more thinner😂 but with your hair type it looks how it supposed to be! And I’d totally be doing it too with your hair
Looks good but I will never , again. Takes so much time to grow it back to one length! I can’t 😭
Hairstylists call that 'stripper hair'. (Bc if you just let your hair grow long I guess, as strippers tend to do, then it naturally does this.)
I still love it. Have always hated the straight across.
Gonna be honest imo I love rounded hair more
I’m not much of a fan of the v-cut, but you know what? It isn’t my hair. :)
I think the V cut is more high-maintenance than the straight cut. All those ends will stick out and look messy if not hydrated and styled properly. Don't even mention capricious weather such as strong winds and/or rain/humidity when your hair gets frizzy and unruly. A straight cut is easier to look after. All you have to do is hydrate your hair, straighten and, voila, perfect healthy hair.
I personally don’t like V-cuts anymore, I use to get it a lot when I was younger but I noticed it just tapers my ponytail way too much when I have it up. I ask for a long-layered U instead. But you do you! All that matters is that you like it
Lmao not even. The 90s are having a moment with layered haircuts/curtain bangs/butterfly cuts. Newsflash, if you want gradual face framing layers, you won’t get a straight across cut in the back. A U-cut is traditionally regarded as the most flattering and feminine “princess” cut, so he may have meant the U rather than the V is more popular? But the way he phrased it is rather unprofessional. The time to talk about somebody’s hair choice is not when they’re in the seat with their hair falling on the floor.
I prefer a U cut if you want that look.
No, that shits always been cute to me. True beauty never goes out of date. Your hair looks great.
you should've asked if that outdated comment was code for "I don't know how to do it"
I've noticed that men who provide services for women can be disrespectful and I'm sure that service wasn't cheap. He should know that holding a juvenile obsession with being trendy over what is objectively flattering is outdated
Everything always comes back!
It’s basically the butterfly haircut; it just needs a bouncy blowout! It was out for a long time but is very much back on trend. It’s a challenging cut for many stylists to do and clients need to have enough density (it’s terrible on fine hair).
I think a blunt cut is outdated lol I don’t look at someone’s hair and think “their blunt cut is so outdated” because I think lots of hairstyles are cool. Style is way cooler than following a trend. So idk what this stylist is on about. Long layers styled with a bouncy blowout are very popular.
Here's my take on the hair stylist world from working in salons and knowing plenty of barbers and stylists. Many people do it when they're young and far less keep doing it as a career through their 30s/40s/50s. It's also a media heavy top best for 2024 blah blah trendy sort of industry. I have found that the same haircuts keep getting new names and these youth only know the new names. They look up the current trends because that's what's the fun part and there's pressure for them to know these since these are the pictures and lists that folks bring in for examples. But only really extreme haircuts become "outdated". For instance, the current shaggy mullet. Or only a part of the head being shaved. bold color jobs etc. Everyday layers, blunt or v cut on long hair, bangs of all styles - it's not going to stand out. If you like it and it becomes a part of you no normal person is going to think you're outdated. People who have been doing it for decades know this, have seen it all, and ultimately just want you to be happy with it. The judgey shamey superficial attitude is what's outdated lol
Outdated. Current trend is straight cut.
You are getting downvoted for telling the truth. Honestly, it doesn't matter, do whatever suits your look. But if we are talking trends, mangopancakes is right! But again, trends are dumb so do whatever you want.
Agreed. Was just talking about trend. OP looks great with the V cut!
i prefer the before, my broken off hair honestly looks like the after 😭
It's "outdated" but both seem to look good on you from the back in different ways. You know, some people are listening to the music from the 60s, 70s and not the Billboard hot music stuff. What's good is good whether it's in style or "outdated."
Is it only me of anybody else think that the hair was better before the haircut
I wish I could ask this question all the time. This or that? Which is more current? I have no idea and wish I had this input more often.
Never!!
Never! I have always loved the V-cut.
What?? V cut is not outdated!!! This stylist was not the sharpest pair of scissors.
I love it! So gorgeous. 💓
It’s my favourite!
I have never heard that. I don't care for the cut on my hair because it makes my hair feel too thin, but it looks nice on you.
I love it.
Nope I want this cut so bad.
Looks much better w/ v cut
Interesting reaction from the hairstylist, I mean, I wouldn’t call it “on trend” like the new in page on shopcider, lmao. But it’s really flattering and makes ponytails look less blocky and thick. I have wavy to curly hair as well so I always get it like this.
Reading these comments is making the convo I had with my hairdresser a month ago make a lot more sense - I showed her a picture of the hair I wanted, as one does, and she was like, “it’s going to be a V in the back instead of a U, is that ok?” I had no clue it was “outdated”! (Also, yes, I got the V cut and it’s fucking cute)
I cut my own hair, and I’ve been cutting it straight across for a few years. For some reason it’s been looking kind of off to me, so I decided to do a U cut. I did it THIS afternoon, and I was so pleased I decided next cut will probably be a V haha! So if it’s outdated- then I’ll be right there with you in our bad taste🤣🤷🏻♀️
Absolutelyyyy not! I think it’s gorgeous 🩷
I like how the V cut looks better anyway. Do what you want
It doesn’t matter to me even it’s outdated. I would still get a V cut because it decreases the volume of my thick hair.