Medium-length layered hairstyles are the best of both worlds, meaning long and short cuts. They offer all the same vibrancy of a short, trendy cut with a longer cut’s luxe look and versatility.
And you can bet that medium-length cuts don’t just offer more styling opportunities, but they also offer adaptability to almost any face shape for something super stunning.
No wonder these cuts are fan favorites. Medium-length layers let you have your cake and eat it, too.
So, if you’re ready for a hairstyle that turns heads, check out these 93 stunning medium-length layered hairstyles!
#1. Cinnamon Spice Layered Lob
Looking for a warm and cozy look? Try a cinnamon spice layered lob! This look pairs full-bodied volume, subtle texture, and ultra versatility. Keep it straight, or style it in curls to add some wow factor. Plus, this spicy fall-inspired color gives your skin a rosy glow.
#2. Sun-Kissed Layered Waves
Get a relaxed and fun summer vibe with some sun-kissed layered waves. The layers add volume and texture, with sun-kissed highlights adding depth and dimension. This makes the perfect base for waves, natural and styled.
#3. Voluminous Feathered Cut with a Center Part
Want something with some retro vibes? Go for a voluminous feathered cut with a center part. The groovy feathered layers bring full volume, funky flowing movement with 70s flair, and a center part for balance to complement almost any face shape.
#4. Boho-Chic Mid-Length Layered Curls
If you want a summer-ready style, look no further than boho-chic mid-length layered curls! The mid-length layers add texture and dimension, while the boho-chic curls bring an undeniable beachy vibe. Get these coastal curls with a regular-sized curling iron and sea salt spray.
#5. Grungy-Textured Layered Locks
Grungy-textured layered locks are edgy and electric. The choppy layers give any hair type that full-bodied grungy glam, which you can amplify with texture spray.
#6. Glamorous Tousled Layers with an Undercut
Big, bold, and beautiful—that’s how we describe glamorous tousled layers with an undercut. This look features voluminous, playful movement from tousled layering that gives this hair a laidback kind of glam, while the undercut removes bulk and gives this medium-length layered hairstyle a little edge.
#7. Vintage-Inspired Layered Bob with Curls
Are you all about those old-school glam styles? You need a vintage-inspired layered bob with curls. This look features the timeless bob with elegant layering for volume and soft texture that looks particularly stunning on curls, all while bringing that famous flattering face frame.
#8. Sleek and Chic Layered A Line Bob
The sleek and chic layered A-line is the perfect medium-length layered hairstyle if you want something soft and sophisticated. This look is all things sleek and smooth, with the layers creating a whisper of texture in straight hair. Plus, the A-line bob complements any face shape.
#9. Subtle Layered Cut with Wispy Fringe
Want something elegant and airy? Go for a subtle layered cut with a wispy fringe. The gentle layers are perfect for giving thick, straight, or wavy hair a serious upgrade with boosted movement and volume from the subtle layers, accentuated by the delicate wispy fringe.
#10. Classic Parisian Waves with Textured Layers
Looking for a soft take on that French girl-chic aesthetic? You need some classic Parisian waves with textured layers. This layering technique adds extraordinary lift and life to thicker hair for more definition. Create or style these Parisian waves with your natural waves or with a large curling wand.
#11. Cascading Layers with a Deep Side Part
Cascading layers with a deep side part are always a go-to for something simple but super-stylish. These flowing layers create flattering depth, dimension, and movement for almost any hair type, enhanced by the deep side part. Get that perfect cascading effect with a round brush and blow dryer.
#12. Slicked-Back Layered Pixie
If you want something confident and contemporary, look no further than a slicked-back layered pixie. The layers add serious volume and texture to fine straight hair, and keep this look super-simple to style and highly versatile. You can slick it back using gel or just brush it back for something more natural.
#13. Coppery Layered Cut with Front Highlights
Add a fiery flair to your hair with a coppery layered cut with front highlights. The vibrant copper color sets a blazing base for the choppy layers, giving massive volume and movement. Then, the front highlights intensify the frame of the cut and blend with the warm copper tones for the perfect fresh-faced glow.
#14. Reverse Layers for a Modern Edge
Feeling adventurous? Get some reverse layers for a modern edge! Reverse layers are longer on the outside and shorter on the inside of the cut, which removes bulk from thick hair while giving robust volume and full-bodied movement.
#15. Layered Princess Curls with a Center Part
Give your look a dose of regal radiance with layered princess curls in the center part. This fairytale-inspired style features fun ringlet curls with layers for an extra pinch of movement and definition and a sophisticated side part.
#16. Shimmering Ash Blonde Layers
Get a look that gives you ice-cold confidence, like shimmering ash-blonde layers. The cascading layers frame your face while bringing voluminous texture to any hair type, while the shimmering ash blonde illuminates the look and gives a bright, cool glow to warm skin tones.
#17. Soft Curls with Layered Bangs
Looking for something with a little youthful charm? Try soft curls with layered bangs! This look features a voluminous and full-bodied base for elegant soft curls, with layered bangs for a light, airy finishing touch.
#18. Angled Medium-Length Cut with Side Bangs
Go for a cool, contemporary look, like an angled medium-length cut with side bangs. This is the perfect look for medium to thick hair, giving just the right amount of lightweight volume and texture, with angles that slim and elongate round faces and side bangs to bring that modern edge.
#19. Elegant Waterfall Layers
Elegant waterfall curls are effortless and timelessly trendy. These layers flow down for a cascading effect that creates effortless flowing movement for any hair type. You can even flip out the ends with a flat iron or round brush and blow dryer for a little fun flair.
#20. Relaxed Beach Waves on Choppy Layers
Get your style summer-ready with some relaxed beach waves on choppy layers. Choppy layers are ideal for giving thicker hair a beachy-esque texture and messy movement, amplified by the relaxed beach waves. You can get these beach waves with a larger curling iron or wand and texture spray.
#21. Punk Rock Layered Shag
Release your inner rebel with a grungy but gorgeous punk rock layered shag. This headbanging style gives any hair type intense volume and super edge texture for a look that really rocks!
#22. Textured Medium Bob with Curtain Fringe
Need something chic and stylish? Go for a textured medium bob with a curtain fringe. This bob brings that classic complementary shape with extra texture for massive volume and definition for finer hair. Then, the look is finished with a flattering curtain fringe.
#23. Flirty Feathered Layers with Middle Part
Flirty feather layers are an effortless and lightweight upgrade for any hair type, bringing light and airy volume and playful texture, while the middle part brings a touch of blissful balance that makes this cut worthy of framing any face shape.
#24. Edgy Blunt Cut with Underlayer Color
Want something edgy and eye-popping? You need an edgy blunt cut with an underlayer color. The chic blunt cut gives all that volume and fullness you’re looking for, with an underlayer color for that fun and grungy pop of color.
#25. Luxurious Long Layers with a Side Part
If you’re looking for something that screams sophistication, luxurious long layers with a side part should be your go-to! These long, luscious layers provide soft volume and graceful movement that revives straight or wavy hair. The side part adds that extra luxe charm.
#26. Layered Pixie with Dark Roots
Playful and punchy—that’s how we describe the layered pixie with dark roots. The Layers add dimension and movement to the bold pixie while providing a frame for your face with the longer layers. Then, the dark roots add depth, making the pixie’s layered look fuller, thicker, and more voluminous.
#27. Soft Shoulder-Length Cut with Waves
If you’re looking for something with all those soft femme vibes, you’ve got to try a soft shoulder-length cut with waves. The cut gives thicker hair lightweight volume, soft texture, and a flattering face frame, while the waves bring that romantic charm.
#28. Voluminous Retro Curls with Layers
Are you all about Old Hollywood glam? Go for voluminous retro curls with layers. These layered curls have maximum and flowing retro-esque movement. You can get these retro curls with a curling iron or pin curls if you’re into heatless hairstyles.
#29. Minimalist Straight Cut with Subtle Layers
A minimalist straight cut with subtle layers keeps things super sleek and simple. The subtle layering brings a breath of life without going too crazy with texture, making an exquisite look for thinner hair.
#30. Curly Layered Bob with Side-Swept Bangs
Hey, curly girls! Take your curls to the top with a curly layered bob and side-swept bangs. The layered bob brings renewed texture, bounce, volume, and definition, making your curls look dynamic and dazzling.
#31. Blunt Medium Bob with Feathered Layers
If you’re going for something fab and fashion-forward, try a blunt medium bob with feathered layers. The blunt-cut bob brings a complementary frame for your facial features, with lightweight layers to enhance the volume and movement of any hair type.
#32. Textured Lob with Curtain Bangs
Go for a style that’s all things flawless and flattering, like a textured lob with curtain bangs. This cut is highly versatile, being able to suit any hair type and face shape with voluminous and textured layering for a bit of liveliness and curtain bangs to enhance the lob frame with an elegant charm.
#33. Spiral Curls with Long Layers
Want something fun and vibrant to take your spunky spirals to the next level? You need some long layers! This simple upgrade adds serious volume, body, playful bounce, and high-definition to natural and permed spiral curls, especially on thick hair.
#34. Medium Shag with Jagged Ends
Need something just a tad more polished than the bedhead look? Try a medium shag with jagged ends! Shaggy layers paired with jagged edges bring the perfect amount of texture for a fun and carefree vibe that’s perfect for thicker hair.
#35. Classic Layered Bob with Middle Part
You don’t need a fancy look. Go for something tried and true (not to mention totally stylish), like a classic bob with a middle part. Bobs never go out of style, effortlessly complementing almost any face shape, especially with a middle part. But this bob includes medium-length layers, bringing just a pinch of texture to this classic cut.
#36. Straight Hair with Long Front Layers
Long front layers are a minor change with a major impact on pin-straight and lifeless hair. This lively but polished look is all you need, with front layers framing your features and adding a touch of movement to your luscious locks.
#37. Soft Wavy Layers with an Off-Center Part
Wavy ladies, this one’s for you! Soft wavy layers add all the body and volume your natural waves need to stand out. Then, the slightly off-center part intensifies the layering, offering a casual yet luxe look.
#38. Tousled Layered Cut with Side Bangs
Bring your natural texture out to play with a tousled layered cut and side bangs. Tousled layers bring a free-spirited flair to wavy hair, enhanced by the side bangs for a slightly flirty addition to the face frame.
#39. Platinum Blonde Medium Bob with Internal Layers
Go big and bold with an iconic cut and color combo, like a platinum blonde medium bob with internal layers. Of course, the bob brings its famous face frame, while the internal layering creates massive volume for fine hair and can also help free thick, heavy hair from bulk. Then, the bright and beautiful platinum blonde tops it all off.
#40. Inverted Bob with Chunky Layers
If you thought bobs were just for round and oval face shapes, think again! The inverted bob’s angles are exceptionally flattering on heart-shaped or oblong faces, giving you that timeless bob look with chunky layers to create intensified texture and movement for any hair type, especially if it’s thicker.
#41. Shoulder-Length Waves with Balayage
Shoulder-length waves with balayage are a sweet and summery style. This classic shoulder cut provides the perfect full-bodied base for romantic waves, while the balayage illuminates and defines. This contrast gives thick and thin hair a zap of dimension and depth, giving your waves better definition.
#42. Sleek Angled Bob with Long Layers
Looking for something slick and stylish? Go for a sleek, angled bob with long layers! This understated (but never underrated) style features longer layers that create subtle texture and give straight hair a soft breath of life and a refined finish that accentuates your facial features.
#43. Choppy Shoulder-Length Cut with a Middle Part
Free your thick, heavy hair with a choppy shoulder-length cut with a middle part. Choppy layers provide the perfect amount of texture and volume for full-bodied movement for thick hair, while the middle part keeps things balanced for a more flattering look for any face shape.
#44. Layered Cut with Wispy Curtain Bangs
A layered cut with wispy curtain bangs is blissfully feminine and lightweight. Soft and airy layers create a flowing look, amplified when styled in soft waves or a blowout. Then, wispy curtain bangs top it all off, flawlessly framing your face.
#45. Curly Layered Bob with Dark Roots
The messy bedhead vibe isn’t just for straight and slightly wavy hair! Give yourself a chic version of that carefree edge with a curly layered bob with dark roots. The layered bob sets the perfect tone, adding more definition and bounce to your natural texture, and the dark roots add depth to the cut for fuller, thicker, and higher-looking roots.
#46. Mid-Length Layered Pixie Cut
The mid-length layered pixie is a unique and unexpected kind of pixie cut that blends two iconic looks. The mid-length layers make the pixie cut longer and much more versatile. They flatter your face much better than the typical pixie but still bring that adventurous and youthful edge.
#47. Razor-Cut Medium Layers with a Side Part
Want something cute but casual? Go for razor-cut medium layers with a side part. The razor cuts bring that sharp, defined layering to give any hair type an easygoing texture. The side part adds that chic charm.
#48. Soft Shoulder Length Waves with a Curtain Fringe
Want a dreamy, delicate look with a Bohemian essence? You need soft shoulder-length waves with a curtain fringe! This cut features voluminous face-framing layers that complement almost any face shape and bring massive movement to straight and wavy hair. The curtain fringe completes the frame with a cute, girly element while highlighting your eyes.
#49. Two-Tone Medium Bob with Long Layers
Go for a modern take on a timeless style with a two-tone medium-length bob with long layers. This bob is effortlessly elegant, with long layers for a more polished, upscale look while still giving your hair some life. The contrast of the two-tone colors brings a playful finishing touch with contemporary vibes.
#50. Textured Medium Hair with Beach Waves
Beach babes, this one’s for you! Get a summer-ready style with textured medium-length hair and beach waves. The textured layers set the perfect boho tone for beach waves to really rock. You can get these beach waves with a curling iron or wand and use texture spray to take this look to the top!
#51. Long Layered Bob with Side Bangs
Side bangs give the classic bob a stylish twist for something trendy and unique. Of course? The bob is the perfect frame to contour all your features, with long layers packing the hair full of volume and body for movement while keeping the look effortless and versatile. The side bangs enhance the bob’s shape and complete the frame with a flirty edge.
#52. Medium-Length Cut with Internal Layers
The medium-length cut with internal layers gives a fresh touch to a classic style. These internal layers add volume and dimension making it an excellent choice for those with hair. Creating a part helps balance the overall look complementing various face shapes effortlessly. Styling becomes effortless too; just give it a blowout using a round brush.
#53. Asymmetrical Layered Bob for Thick Hair
Tame your thick, luscious locks and shape them into something stunning with an asymmetrical layered bob. This look is cut just for thick hair, thinning where needed for some life, and all the versatility. Style it in curls, or keep it straight. It’s all up to you!
#54. Retro Feathered Layers with a Middle Part
Going for that groovy 70s vibe? You need some retro feathered layers with a middle part. The feathered layers give the look a serious Farrah Fawcett-inspired flair with flipped movement and all the volume you can handle, while the middle part brings balance, letting this hairstyle flatter any face shape.
#55. Choppy Medium Length Shag with Long Bangs
A choppy medium-length shag is a super stylish cut that instantly upgrades any hair type. Choppy layers intensify the shaggy cut for even more playful texture and volume for thick or thin hair, and longer bangs create a chic flirty flair.
#56. Shoulder Length Waves with Textured Ends
Need something gentle and girly? Go for some shoulder-length waves with textured ends. The textured ends give off a dose of edgy vibes without ruining the soft feminine vibe of the waves.
#57. Medium Length Cut with Fluffy Curled Layers
If you’re looking for something equal parts lovely and lively, go for a medium-length cut with fluffy curled layers. This is a soft, playful, and low-maintenance style for natural curls. All you have to do is style them with a round brush.
#58. Straight Medium Hair with Angled Layers
Sleek, sharp, and chic—that’s how we describe straight medium hair with angled layers. This effortlessly stylish cut features angular layering to give your hair life with an elegant touch.
#59. Cascading Layers on Wavy Medium-Length Hair
Cascading layering is a seamless and effortlessly stunning style for wavy hair, thick or thin. The layering amplifies your waves with better bounce and body, but cascading layers bring your natural texture a tidal wave of movement, renewing your waves. Then, the middle part magnifies the entire style.
#60. Soft Shoulder Length Cut with Curtain Bangs
Give yourself all those light and lovely girly vibes with a soft shoulder-length cut with curtain bangs. The timeless shoulder-length cut brings famed body and volume to any hair type. Then, the curtain bangs frame your eyes and seamlessly blend back into the cut.
#61. Medium Length Hair with Voluminous Internal Layers
Give your look a lift with voluminous internal layers on medium-length hair. This style is perfect for making fine or thin hair look fuller and thicker from root to tip without looking like you’ve gone overboard with layering.
#62. Medium Hair with Long Tousled Layers
Go for an elegant yet carefree style, like medium hair with tousled layers. These layers bring vibrant volume and movement to thicker hair for a playful look, especially with waves or curls.
#63. Dark Rooted Blonde with Mid-Length Layers
Nothing says fresh and stylish like a dark-rooted blonde with mid-length layers. This style includes an iconic color combo and vibrant midlength layering. The dark roots add drama, mystery, and depth to the layers for fuller, thicker-looking hair, while the blonde lightens things up for dimension and a bright and beautiful glow.
#64. Blunt Medium Length Bob with Textured Ends
Textured ends make for a modern twist on the classic blunt bob. This super stylish layering technique adds an extra touch of texture to the layers of the bob and works on any hair type. Plus, the blunt bob makes the perfect frame for oval face shapes.
#65. Tapered Layered Cut with Side Bangs
If you want something with a little more edge, you’ve got to try a tapered layered cut with side bangs. The tapered layers create dramatic volume and fun, flowing texture and movement for any hair type while complementing any face shape.
#66. Beachy Waves on Medium Length Layered Hair
Go for a chic take on the boho babe look with beachy waves on medium-length layered hair. The layers set the perfect background with volume and body. All you need to create beachy waves is a curling iron or wand and sea salt spray for that extra coastal look.
#67. Razor Cut Layers on Straight Medium Hair
If you’re looking to give your straight hair something tasteful with a trendy edge, try some razor-cut layers! This layering technique adds a divine pinch of texture and dimension to breathe life into fine, pin-straight hair. And even better, this cut leaves your styling options wide open.
#68. Classic Shag with an Elegant Twist
If you’re looking for a more sophisticated take on the shag cut, you’ve got to try it with an elegant twist. The twist? Softer shaggy layers for volume, depth, dimension, and gentle texture. Style in curls to take that elegant look up a notch!
#69. Curly Medium Hair with Layered Ends
Play up your curls with a cool and fresh style, like some medium-length layered ends. This technique creates vibrant volume from your curls and layered ends for high-definition while also bringing a full and youthful shape that compliments any face shape.
#70. Medium Length Hair with Dark to Light Ombre
Get something outstanding with dark to light ombre on medium-length hair. This style is best for thicker hair that doesn’t need much volume but does need a heck of a lot more life. The ombre adds serious depth for the illusion of high volume, and the lighter ends draw attention and look textured and dimensional—all while looking flawlessly on-trend.
#71. Straight Sleek and Layered Medium Cut
Want something low-maintenance but lavish? Try a sleek, straight layered medium cut. The laidback layering brings a softer, smoother finish with just a pinch of texture for a clean, polished look you can style effortlessly.
#72. Side-Parted Layered Lob
If you’re into blended casual and elegant looks, go for a side-parted layered lob. This vivacious look features layers that add structure and volume to thicker, straight, and wavy hair, with the side part for that extra dose of sophistication.
#73. Wavy Medium Length Hair with Long Layers
Long layers are the perfect low-key upgrade for waves that bring out serious beach goddess vibes. These layers add effortless volume and seaside-inspired texture to natural waves, which you can amplify with sea salt spray for that Bohemian charm.
#74. Vintage Glam Waves on Medium Hair
Are you all about those retro red carpet looks? You need vintage glam waves on medium hair! These gorgeous waves are a classically captivating style for any formal occasion. Get these waves with hot rollers or a large curling iron, then brush them out and shape them into waves with hairspray.
#75. Shoulder Length Hair with Subtle Fluffy Curls
Subtle fluffy curls on shoulder-length hair are all things airy and alluring. This style is perfect for any hair type, bringing volume and body, while the subtle curls give the look a flawlessly soft and dreamy vibe. Use a curling iron and brush them out to get these fluffy feather-light curls.
#76. Mid-Length Layered Hair with a Deep Side Part
Are you looking for something simple and refined? Try a mid-length layered cut with a deep side part. This charming and versatile style looks good on any hair type, and the deep side part enhances the volume and dimension of the layers with a luxe vibe.
#77. Layered Medium Hair with Face-Framing Platinum Highlights
Dramatic and dazzling. That’s the aesthetic you get with a style like layered medium hair and face-framing platinum highlights. The layers bring all the volume and movement you need, while the highlights create a brighter and more defined frame for your face and contrast with the rest of your hair to give it some depth.
#78. Loose Waves with Medium-Length Choppy Layers
Looking for something lovely and luscious? You need loose waves with medium-length choppy layers. The chunky layering ensures that those waves have extra movement and body to bring that radiant, romantic, and dreamy essence.
#79. Sleek and Straight Medium Hair with Long Layers
Sleek, straight medium hair with long layers is simply stunning. This is an easy and super-versatile style that features long layers for max volume, a dash of dimensional movement, and face-framing front layers to complement any face shape.
#80. Shaggy Medium-Length Cut for Curly Hair
Want a retro style made just to showcase curly hair with a slightly vintage vibe? You need a shaggy medium-length cut for your curly hair! The shag’s laidback layering creates the perfect volume and messy texture for carefree-looking curls. You can even tousle them for an even more messy bedhead glam.
#81. Medium Hair with Internal Layered Ends
Internal layered ends are an effortlessly stylish way to level up your locks. This layering technique is an ingenious way to get all the full-bodied volume and movement your hair needs while keeping things soft and simple for an elegant, ultra-versatile style.
#82. Symmetrical Bob with Medium-Length Layers
If you want something irresistible and immaculate, look no further than a symmetrical bob with medium-length layers. This style is super versatile and beautifully balanced, especially with a middle part, so it can effortlessly accentuate any face shape and hair type.
#83. Medium-Length Hair with Short Textured Layers
Add a little more edge to your look with some short textured layers! These shorter layers add intense volume, texture, and movement and are ideal for removing heavy bulk from thick hair, allowing it to flow freely. And even better, this cut gives you endless styling options.
#84. Medium Hair with Subtle Layered Highlights
Brighten up your look with some subtle layered highlights on a medium-length cut. The subtle layers work with highlights to create multi-dimensional movement on any hair type. Plus, the highlights contrast with your natural color to create depth for more volume and give your skin a slight sunny glow.
#85. Wavy Layered Cut with Blunt Ends
Contemporary and carefree. That’s how we describe a wavy layered cut with blunt ends. This lovely cut brings brilliant volume and texture with a tasteful twist from the clean blunt ends, which sets the perfect tone for perfectly perky natural waves.
#86. Layered Haircut with a Hint of Balayage
Balayage is a small change that can elevate any layered haircut to the top! This highlighting technique gives dimension and depth, boosting the layers’ volume and movement. Best of all, this look is super versatile. You can style it any way you want, and it suits any face shape.
#87. Shaggy Medium Hair with Side Bangs
Go for a charming blend of classic and contemporary, like shaggy medium hair with side bangs. The shag cut brings retro vibes while creating intense volume and texture on any hair type. Then, the side bangs help sharpen the frame while finishing the look with a modern edge.
#88. Straight Hair with Asymmetrical Medium-Length Layers
Asymmetrical medium-length layers on straight hair are a modern and magnetizing look that looks amazing on absolutely anyone. These asymmetrical layers add more volume, visual interest, and playful movement to straight hair for all that pizzazz.
#89. Mid-Length Feathered Cut with Curtain Bangs
Want those playful and girly vibes with a pinch of sophistication? You need a mid-length feathered cut with curtain bangs! The feathered cut brings a soft texture and a lightweight volume that enhances straight and wavy hair. Then, curtain bangs complete the look like a chic cherry on top.
#90. Voluminous Medium-Length Hair with Textured Ends
If you’re looking for something carefree but captivating, you need to try a voluminous medium-length cut with textured ends. This style gives all hair types a huge revival with all the volume and texture you could ever ask for!
#91. Medium Hair with Luscious Long Layers and a Side Part
Timeless, tasteful, and oh-so-trendy. That’s how we describe medium hair with luscious long layers and a side part. Long, luscious layers bring soft movement with the perfect amount of body for straight and wavy hair, while the side part adds a sophisticated charm.
#92. Cascading Medium-Length Layers with Dark Roots
Bring your locks a waterfall of style with cascading medium-length layers with dark roots. These layers breathe elegant life into all hair types, while the dark roots create depth for thicker-looking hair and more volume.
#93. Mid-Length Hair with Blended Face Framing Layers
Nothing is as flawless and fabulous as mid-length hair with blended face-framing layers. These layers work on straight and wavy hair, giving volume and gentle texture and blending seamlessly for a softer finish. The face-framing layers put your best features forward so you can stun everyone you meet!