Haircut "Fox tail" for long hair

Among the owners of long hair, a haircut called “fox tail” is very popular. This hairstyle came into fashion relatively recently, but already fell in love with many fashionable women. “Fox tail” can be created on strands of medium length, but it looks especially impressive on long curls, and the longer your hair, the more beautiful this new-fashioned haircut will look.

The essence of the haircut is that the shape of the hair cut, located at the back, is made in the form of a triangle with its pointed top down - for this reason it is compared to a foxtail. Thanks to this form of cutting hair, a haircut makes it possible to create a variety of styling, but it is worth noting that the foxtail looks very interesting without styling. Haircut can be made even more impressive if you dye your hair in the technique Ombre, balayazh or perform color highlighting.

If you paint the tips of the strands in shades contrasting with the main tone, this will give the opportunity to place visual accents on the very contour of the border, emphasizing it to a large extent. In addition, the haircut can revive and graduation strands, creating the effect of flowing waterfall hair. Especially effectively this technique looks on curly hair.

Haircut "Fox tail" can be done with bangs or without it. The bang here is most appropriate in the form of a straight or arc-shaped cut, and it can also be elongated or cut at an oblique angle. This is especially true for those who have a wide forehead and this circumstance requires visual correction.

The haircut scheme, performed in the form of a foxtail, is quite simple and is carried out in two ways - using cascade techniques or using graduation.

• On long hair or with a length of curls to the blades perform cascade haircutand then do the triangle-shaped fringing of the back strands.
• Done layered graduationAs a result, a lot of so-called “tips” appear on the common canvas of your hair. The strand is taken from the top of the head and the first cut is made when it is pulled up. Further, the cuts are carried out in layers, and the transitions between the layers are smooth, and the edging is cut the same way as in the first version - in the form of a clear triangle.

In order to alleviate the total weight of the hair, the tips of the strands can be fluffed up using shallow filings or leave the cut straight. Sometimes special "hot scissors"which solder a cut and prevent the subsequent section of hair.

The positive properties of haircuts include the following:

• can be reproduced both on long hair and on shoulder-length strands;
• looks equally good on straight and wavy curls;
• harmonizes with bangs and helps to adjust the shape of the face;
• After this haircut, you can do any other, in most cases, without waiting for the growth of strands;
• provides the ability to make various styling options - from everyday to festive;
• allows you to visually relieve thick and heavy hair;
• can be applied to thin porous hair that is difficult to put in a particular hairstyle due to unruly strands.

Despite all the advantages of this version of the haircut has its own certain disadvantages:

• if the triangle cutout is made rather high or the haircut is done on medium-length hair, it is possible to encounter the fact that the short tips of some strands will break out of the hairstyle when styling;
• on short hair that reaches shoulder level, such a haircut does not look as impressive as we would like;
• strongly curly hair will not give an opportunity to see a clear cut of a fringing in the form of a triangle;
• If the haircut was performed using a layered graduation, then switching to another type of hairstyle may be difficult, and sometimes impossible, without loss of hair length.

Haircut, made in the form of a foxtail, looks the most advantageous on loose long and clean strands. For this wet curls need to pull with a round brush of large diameterby drying them with a hairdryer. Alternatively, you can use hot iron for hair straightening. On loose hair, curls and wavy curls look no less interesting, which can be done using styling tools, using Thermo curlers either curling.

Hair, trimmed in the style of "Fox tail", you can braid in three-dimensional braids, to collect in any shape tail or bundle, create variants of harnesses and shells, and also to do complex solemn hairstyles. In addition, the hair can be dried in a special way, twisting the ends of the strands in or out of the hairstyle with a brush and a hairdryer.

To create a styling based on such a haircut, stylists usually use skins, mousses and gels. It is possible to fix the hair using lacquer, and a special wax. Try to use styling products in a small amount, since on thin strands their excess will create the effect of dirty hair.

Haircut does not require any special or complex care technology, because it is quite simple and versatile. Care for your hair as you usually do. If your hair is colored, use special products that will moisturize the hair structure and preserve their color. But. certain nuances of care still exist.

• When washing hair try to make the water flow down the hair growth. Do not hurt the hair, especially after filing or dyeing, stretching it when drying with a towel - blot the strands gently and gently.
• Before use for laying hair dryer or other devices with high temperature regimes do not forget to apply special protective compounds to the strands.
• Haircut need to refresh at least once every 3-4 months so that the cut is clear and even.
• Keep hair away from section, this will help you mask containing oils and moisturizing complexes. Particular attention should be paid to the tips of the strands.
• To create a hairstyle try not to use a hot iron, hair dryer or other thermal devices daily, so as not to overdry the ends of the hair.

Haircut "Fox tail" requires a clear and competent performance - this is the key to success. Do not try it yourself at home to repeat it on yourself - it is unlikely that you will be able to do it as it should. Better ask for this service in the hair salon. A specialist who owns the technology of such a haircut will be able to make you not a notorious triangle on the general array of hair, but will create a beautiful transition of strands, which in appearance will look like it is a fox's tail.

The following video will tell you how to cut a “fox tail” for long hair by yourself.