Ombré Layers, Weave Cutting and Flat Ironed Beach Waves

“We’ve definitely seen a shift over the past year from clean lines to raw edges,” notes NAHA Winner Andrew Carruthers of Lunatic Fringe in UT and Sam Villa Education Director. “The difference is, it’s not the shredded looks of the late ’90s and early 2000s. Now the texture is focused on the ends, and we’re leaving density in the interiors.”

To that end, Andrew’s Ombré Layering technique has become a go-to for hundreds of his students and colleagues because, like ombré haircolor, it maintains depth or weight at the base and produces lightness on the ends. To…