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Southern women know when it’s time to make the chop.

However, Southern women also aren’t afraid to embrace a little changewhen it’s worth it.

If you normally go short, a layered medium-length haircut could be your perfect refresher.

Medium Length Cut

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Factors to Consider

A medium-length cut is any cut that ends between the shoulders and the chest.

They’re often easier to care for than theirlonger counterpartsbut still long enough to style.

Medium-length haircuts can suit any hair key in and face shape and are easily personalizable.

Low-Maintenance Layers

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Layers are equally versatile.

Whether you choose all-over layers, face-framing layers, or asymmetrical layers is a matter of personal preference.

See a few examples below.

Classic Shag

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Our biggest piece of advice?

Alwaysalwaysbring along a photo of what you want.

(Our most loved drugstore option: Not Your Mother’s Clean Freak Dry Shampoo.)

Tousled curls are our favorite way to dress up a medium-length layered cut.

Alternate directions of your curls and finger-comb them until mussed and wavy after cooling.