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What to Tell Your Barber or Stylist for a Wolf Cut

Wolf cut hairstyle on a woman with dark brown wavy hair, side view
Wolf cut hairstyle on a woman with dark brown wavy hair, side view from the other side
Wolf cut hairstyle on a woman with dark brown wavy hair, three-quarter view
Wolf cut hairstyle on a woman with dark brown wavy hair, front view
Wolf cut hairstyle on a woman with dark brown wavy hair, three-quarter view from the other side
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Wolf Cut for women · Side

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Wolf cut hairstyle on a man with dark curly hair, side view
Wolf cut hairstyle on a man with dark curly hair, side view from the other side
Wolf cut hairstyle on a man with dark curly hair, back view
Wolf cut hairstyle on a man with dark curly hair, three-quarter view
Wolf cut hairstyle on a man with dark curly hair, front view
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Wolf Cut for men · Side

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Say this at the chair

A wolf cut: short choppy layers at the crown and around my face, longer at the back, texture through the ends.

Top
Crown layers cut short and choppy for height.
Sides
Face-framing layers, shortest at cheekbone level.
Back
Longest section, layered so it connects to the crown.
Fringe
Optional curtain or choppy fringe, said at the start.
Styling
Texture spray or curl cream, rough-dried or diffused. Five minutes.
Grow-out
Loses its crown shape after six to eight weeks.

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