83 Medium-Length Shag Haircuts That Prove This Style Is Having A MOMENT

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Written by Rachel Miller

Updated: February 2, 2025

The medium-length shag haircut is having a moment, and we are here for it! This mid-length cut is the quintessential blend of retro and modern, with a dynamic look that can blend into just about any aesthetic. This is also a super-versatile style that can suit any hair type and face shape.

There’s really something to love about the shag for everyone.  Don’t believe us? Check out these 83 medium-length shags that prove that this style is having a moment.

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Give your waves a playful and chic twist with a layered shade and side-swept bangs. The shaggy layers enhance your naturally wavy texture with boosted volume and movement, making styling absolutely effortless. Then, the side-swept bangs add that fun and fashionable finishing touch.

#2. Textured Shag with Subtle Auburn Highlights

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Looking to add a fiery flair to your style? Go for a textured shag with subtle auburn highlights. This look pairs the shag’s energetic layering and blazes it with warm, rich reddish-brown tones for extra depth and definition to give the shaggy texture that extra spark.

#3. Shaggy Lob with Soft Curls and Wispy Bangs

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The shaggy lob is already a high-profile hybrid cut, but with soft curls and wispy bangs, it’s absolutely iconic! The cut blends the psychedelic layering and texture of the shag with the chic shape of the lob and adds soft curls and wispy bangs for the perfect airy-meets-edgy aesthetic.

#4. Chestnut Brown Medium Shag with Feathered Ends

Feathered ends create a soft and simple take on the medium-length shag, especially on chestnut brown. The shaggy layers are perfect for fine hair that needs a little help with volume and body, with feathering bringing that lively look right down to your ends but keeping things light and airy.

#5. Sun-Kissed Blonde Shag with Loose Curls

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Looking for a beachy style with subtle vintage vibes? The retro-inspired shag brings its iconic layering with massive volume and body for any hair density to really shine. Then, the sun-kissed blonde shade brings that beachy look, intensified by the loose curls. You can get these loose curls with a flat iron or even with natural waves.

#6. Medium-Length Voluminous Shag with Jagged Edges

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Nothing gives you that grunge-glam vibe better (and easier) than a medium-length voluminous shag with jagged edges. This modern version of the shag takes the classic shag to new heights, with extra volume and extra-sharp layering with jagged edges to give the look that undeniable edgy texture.

#7. Sleek Shag with Graduated Layers

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Love the classic charm of the shag cut, but need something just a bit softer? You need a sleek shag with graduated layers! The sleek shag features graduated layering for a smoother texture that makes this shag extra sophisticated but still keeps things spunky, which makes it perfect for finer straight hair. You can also take the sleek and smooth vibes to the top with some shine serum or finishing spray.

#8. Ash Blonde Shag with Heavy Layers

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Ash blonde and heavy layers create a contemporary take on the shag cut with just a bit more of that edgy look. The ash blonde sets the tone with a cool-meets-classy vibe. Then, the heavy layers energize your natural texture for a trendy revival of the retro shaggy layers. Heavy layering is great for lighting and livening up pin-straight, thick hair with some serious movement.

#9. Tousled Mid-Length Shag with Side Bangs

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Need a low-maintenance look that brings some life back to your waves? You’ve got to try a tousled mid-length shag with side bangs! The shaggy layers give wavy hair a lift with tousled texture for absolutely effortless styling and chic side bangs for a flirty finishing touch. 

#10. Golden Honey Shag with Swooping Layers

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Looking for a summer-ready look with retro-glam flair? Get all those summer-of-love vibes with a golden-honey shag with swooping layers! Naturalesque and vintage golden-honey tones bring warm radiance to any hair type, with a rich, sunny glow for your skin. Then, the refreshed texture and swooping shaggy layers create a sculpted frame for your face. Add a soft fringe bang to amp up those 70’s model vibes.

#11. Shaggy Bob with Defined Curls and Fringe

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Combine the shag and bob to bring you the best of both worlds, with the bob’s super-sophisticated shape and the shag’s sporty layers. These layers have curl-enhancing superpowers, giving your hair more height and a high-definition spotlight on your curls. Then, the fringe bangs complete the frame, accentuating your facial features. 

#12. Medium-Length Salt and Pepper Shag for Mature Women

Need a stylish way to ease your way into grey hair? Go for a medium-length salt and pepper shag for mature women. This cut is designed just for thinning, aging hair, giving it renewed texture and volume, while the salt and pepper color combo makes aging gracefully more chic than ever.

#13. Copper-Toned Shag with Messy Waves

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Get a fiery and unrefined kind of look with a copper-toned shag with messy waves. This style pairs perfect undone texture with messy waves and a radiantly retro-inspired color, with the copper color creating a warm glow for any skin tone and lightweight layering giving your hair a shape-up that enhances the body and movement of your waves. You can get that extra messy look by tousling and using texturizing spray.

#14. Beachy Waves on a Medium-Shag

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Bring those surfer hippy vibes to your look with beachy waves on a medium-length shag haircut. These tousled tresses bring an instant beachy vibe to your hair with a carefree and “au-natural” attitude. Get these waves with a large curling wand, and tousle them using texturizing spray to help with that salt air finish.

#15. Jet Black Shag with Razor-Cut Layers

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The jet-black shag with razor-cut layers gives all those 70s vibes with a bit of 90s grunge flair. The jet-black color sets the stage for the razor-cut layers of this shag to bring extreme texture that makes this cut a little edgier than the classic shag, with a little more versatility, so you can rock this look, no matter the hair texture or density.

#16. Soft Brown Shag with Curtain Bangs

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Simple luxury. That’s how we describe the soft brown shag with curtain bangs. This soft brown creates a low-key background for gentle layering to create a more delicate texture that gives your hair a more elegant style than the typical shag.

#17. Dynamic Red Shag with Chunky Layers

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Nothing says cool and confident more than a dynamic red shag with chunky layers. The bright red color creates a jaw-dropping look on its own. But for this style, it works with the chunky layers of the shag, with one enhancing the other for a dynamic duo that gives you an iconic do.

#18. Cool-Toned Blonde Shag with Wispy Ends

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Ethereal and edgy can coexist, and the cool-toned blonde shag with wispy ends proves it! The airy layering of the shag cut is particularly ideal for thin and fine hair, with the wispy ends giving that extra lively touch. Then, the cool-toned blonde finishes the look with a delicate charm.

#19. Mid-Length Shag with Subtle Pink Highlights

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Go for a timeless look with a fun and trendy flair, like a mid-length shag with subtle pink highlights. This look gives you all the exuberant texture and volume of the classic mid-length shag with a playful punch from the subtle pink highlights. This hushed pastel pink is charming but not too vibrant, keeping this look soft and approachable.

#20. Classic Shag with a Modern Twist and Undercut

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Old meets new, with a classic shag with a modern twist and undercut. The modern twist is the twisted bedhead-like texture for that perfect pinch of messy style while still getting all of the volume and face-shaping layers of the classic shag. Then, the undercut turns up that modern flair with a secret edgy element.

#21. Smooth-Layered Shag with Blunt Bangs

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Keep things sleek and simple with a smooth-layered shag with blunt bangs. This take on the classic shag cut is perfect for thin, straight hair, featuring smoother layering that still provides volume and body but much less texture for a sleeker finish. You can take this look up a notch by using a flat iron and finishing with some smoothing serum. 

#22. Deep Purple Shag with Glossy Waves

Give your style a shake with a deep purple shag cut with glossy waves. This dramatic and sultry take on the shag brings that classic volume, sculpted layering that lightens up hair and creates a flattering contour for your face. The deep purple tones bring that mysterious and slightly seductive vibe. And, as always, glossy waves bring this top to the top. You can get them with a large-barreled curling iron or wand. Brush the curls out and add shine spray to get those glossy waves.

#23. Natural Curls in a Layered Shag Style

Need to give new life to your curls? Bring them back with a layered shag! The shaggy layering brings vivacious bounce and volume back to your natural curls, immediately enhancing them. Use your favorite curl-defining cream to give your curls an extra playful flair.

#24. Platinum Feathered Shag

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Cool, confident, and oh-so-chic. That’s how we describe the aesthetic of the platinum feathered shag. This is a high-fashion combo of icy platinum blonde and the cool, trendy shag with feathered texture for extra movement, making that tousled look easier than ever for waves and straight hair.

#25. Espresso Shag with Softly Tapered Ends

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Looking for a luxe and lively look? Go for an espresso shag with softly tapered ends. This sleek, modern take on the shag is particularly ideal for giving pin-straight hair a soft, flowing look, with the classic shaggy layering for robust volume and softly tapered ends giving your hair a little extra movement. Then, the lush espresso brown shafe brings that sophisticated finishing touch.

#26. Shaggy Lob with Balayage Highlights

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Channel your inner hippy beach baby with a shaggy lob and balayage highlights. This trio blends the lob’s face-flattering shape, the shag’s sparky layering, and beachy balayage highlights for a sun-kissed and sassy style. Add some texturizing spray to take those beachy vibes up a notch!

#27. Fiery Red Shag with Flared Ends

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Are you into all things vibrant and flashy? Go for a fiery red shag with flared ends. Shaggy layers bring full volume while the flared ends create renewed texture and intense movement, making this an excellent choice for thick, heavy hair. Then, the fiery red tones finish look off for an eye-catching aesthetic.

#28. Icy Blonde Shag with Choppy Layers

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Going for those rocker-chic vibes? You’ve got to get an icy blond shag with choppy layers! This cut and color combo brings stone-cold confidence with a high-fashion blonde and an intensified shag with choppy layers for an extra edgy texture that looks great on hair density.

#29. Mid-Length Shag with Vintage Flair

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Looking for a soft retro-inspired style? A mid-length shag with vintage flair is just what you need! This simple style brings any hair type a natural-looking texture and movement for a soft, carefree look with all those vintage vibes.

#30. Earthy Brown Shag with Natural Texture

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Organic meets edgy in an earthy brown shag with natural texture. The earthy brown brings that relaxed vibe. Then, shaggy layers give even the straightest hair a natural-looking texture and boost wavy or curly hair just as much for a subtly edgy style.

#31. Medium-Length Shag with Delicate Face Framing Layers

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Give yourself a casual and modern take on the medium-length shag by adding some delicate face-framing layers. This version of the shag is designed to bring out the best in any face shape, with soft layering that perfectly frames your face and accentuates your features. 

#32. Bold Black and Blue Shag with Edgy Layers

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If you’re into that 80s grunge glam, you’ve got to try a bold black and blue shag with edgy layers!  The edgy layers bring a sheer 1980s vibe to the 70s shag, making the perfect texture for the bold blue and black to create a glamourously grunge aesthetic.

#33. Chocolate Brown Shag with Gentle Waves

Looking for laidback luxury? Indulge yourself in a chocolate brown shag with gentle waves! The decadent chocolate brown shade sets a warm, cozy, and luxurious tone, while the shaggy layers bring the casual vibe, also making the perfect texture to enhance styled or natural gentle waves.

#34. Mid-Length Shag with Playful Purple Streaks

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Feeling fun and adventurous? You need a mid-length shag with playful purple streaks! This contemporary shag brings all that punchy volume and texture. Then, the playful purple streaks take this look to the next level for that extra fun flair. 

#35. Soft Shag with Long Side-Swept Bangs

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If you’re feeling something flirty and feminine, the soft shag with long side-swept bangs is perfect for you! This subdued shag has just as much volume, but the gentle layering creates a smoother texture and much more elegant movement that’s ideal for fine hair. Then, the longer side-swept bangs bring a fab and fashion-forward finish.

#36. Sunlit Blonde Shag with Luminous Highlights

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Thinking more beachy-chic this summer? You need a sunlit blong shag with luminous highlights! This is slightly more sophisticated than the average beachy look but still holds that same summery aesthetic. The sunlit blond and luminous highlights create that refined feel while also giving the shag’s layers even more depth and definition.

#37. Cherry Red Shag for Voluminous Curls

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Give your style some juice with a cherry red shag for voluminous curls. The shag cut is perfect for reviving your thick curls and giving them bigger, better volume and bounce. Then, bold and vibrant red brings a magnetizing aesthetic to the whole look, so you can be center stage wherever you go!

#38. Layered Shag with a Dramatic Side Part

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If you’re looking for a simple, sophisticated look with a modern twist, you’ve got to go for a layered shag with a dramatic side part. This style features the cut’s famous shaggy layering for full volume and high texture on any hair type, with the side part giving a contemporary asymmetric touch. 

#39. Ocean-Inspired Teal Wavy Shag

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The ocean-inspired teal wavy shag is the IT style if you’re looking for mystic mermaid vibes with an edgy twist. This mid-length shag is perfect for freeing thick almost-wavy hair that’s weighed down by bulk, giving a perfect salt-air texture. Then, the ocean-inspired teal brings those deep sea siren vibes.

#40. Sleek and Straight Shag with Angular Cuts

Looking to give your thick hair a lift without going crazy with layering? Go for a polished look with personality, like sleek and straight angular shag. This modern medium-length shag brings the cut’s classic fullness and volume but with much lighter layering for a sleeker texture and angular cuts for that quiet contemporary charm.

#41. Golden Brown Shag with Subtle Layers

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If you’re all about natural beauty, go for a golden brown shag with subtle layers. Golden brown is a gorgeous organic color with a cozy vibe that creates an excellent background for the subtle layers to revive flat and lifeless hair while keeping things simple. Plus, this is a completely versatile style. You can wear it with curls or pin straight, up or down; it’s all up to you.

#42. Vibrant Pink Shag with Bold Texture

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Hey, punk girlies! This one’s for you! This playful and punchy shag cut gives even the finest hair full volume and bold-as-brass texture and adds a fun and vibrant bubblegum pink shade for an irresistible and intense style that fits your unique aesthetic.

#43. Soft Wavy Shag with Honey Highlights

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If natural and beachy is your aesthetic, the shag with soft waves and honey highlights is your new go-to! This medium-length shag cut brings wavy hair the volume and shaggy texture it needs for that salt-water style. Then, honey highlights bring natural illumination and dimension while enhancing that beachy aesthetic with a sun-kissed vibe.

#44. Smoky Grey Shag with Silky Layers

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The smoky grey shag with silky layers proves that style has no age limit! This shag brings your look all those silver-fox vibes, with smokey grey tones and silky layering to bring your thinning hair back to life with maximum volume and body.

#45. Classic Rock-Inspired Voluminous Shag

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Release your inner retro rocker chic with the classic rock-inspired voluminous shag! This style brings that classic shag shape with higher volume and dynamic layering to create a bold and edgy texture that gives all those Joan Jett vibes.

#46. Electric Blue Shag with Spiky Layers

Does your thick hair need a high-voltage upgrade? Try an electric blue shag with spiky layers. Electric blue is a bold, vibrant, and punchy color that grabs attention, enhanced by the spiky layers that remove bulk to give heavy, thick hair massive volume and create a sharp, edgy texture to complete this sparky style.

#47. Side-Parted Shag with Tousled Waves

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Natural, relaxed, and elegant. That’s the aesthetic of the side-parted shag with tousled waves. Shaggy layers bring instant life to your natural texture with enhanced volume, body, and movement. Then, bedhead-inspired tousled waves create that carefree look, especially for natural curls and waves. And finally, the side part brings that simple, sophisticated finishing touch.

#48. Burgundy Shag with Slight Waves

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A burgundy shag with slight waves gives levels up your look with organic glamor and a small side of drama. This luxe deep red shade brings a down-to-earth vibe with a touch of silent seduction, while the shaggy layers bring that classic carefree volume and texture, intensified by the slight waves. Get these slight waves by tousling your natural waves or with a flat iron and some texture spray.

#49. Soft Lavender Shag with Delicate Layers

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Are you all about that fairycore aesthetic? You need to try a soft lavender shag with delicate layers! This whimsical version of the shag is particularly ideal for giving fine hair light and airy volume and texture, thanks to the delicate layering. Then, the soft lavender shade takes this look to the top with a dreamy fairytale flair.

#50. Retro-Inspired Shag for Bouncy Curls

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The retro-inspired shag for bouncy curls revives your natural texture with a nostalgic twist. This shag is great for relieving thicker curls of bulk and weight caused by length, giving them spring-loaded bounce with a slight vintage vibe.

#51. Wavy Shag with Chocolate Lowlights

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Looking for a style with all-natural elegance? You need a wavy shag with chocolate lowlights. This medium-length shag is perfect for bringing any face shape a flattering frame, with laidback layering for effortlessly texturized natural waves. Then, the chocolate highlights bring dimension, depth, and a little bit of warmth for those casual yet classy vibes.

#52. Bold Magenta Shag with Choppy Layers

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If you’re all about that Y2K aesthetic, you’ve got to try the bold magenta shag with choppy layers! This jaw-dropping shag brings serious 2000s nostalgia, with choppy layering for an edgy yet airy texture and a vibrant, fun, and flirtatious magenta color to top it all off.

#53. Midnight Blue Sleek Shag

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The midnight blue sleek shag is mysterious, moody, and modern. Unlike other shags, the edgy vibes don’t come from the texture but from the deep midnight blue color. Instead, this contemporary shag features quiet layering that gives all the classic shag’s vigorous volume and movement but keeps the texture soft for a sleeker finish. You can take that up a notch by using a smoothing serum or finishing spray for a little more glossy glam.

#54. Medium-Length Shag with Airy Curls and a Light Fringe

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Looking for a soft and simple look to upgrade your natural texture? You need a medium-length shag with airy curls and a light fringe! The shag is especially ideal for curls and waves, creating face-framing layers complete by the light fringe. You can take this cut different ways, with a curl definer for something fun and bouncy or texturizing spray and tousling for something more laidback.

#55. Sandy Blonde Shag with Beachy Texture

If you’re looking to get ready for summer with a casual and carefree style, the sandy blonde shag with beachy texture is just the thing for you! The sandy blonde shade sets that sunny and chic tone for the exuberant layering’s extra beachy texture that brings all those fun and chillaxed vibes, especially to fine hair. Use texture spray to give this style an extra “kissed by the salt air” look.

#56. Auburn Shag with Voluminous Waves

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Looking for a striking style with autumn-inspired flavor? Go for an auburn shag with voluminous waves. The shaggy layers of this cut create the perfect base for thick hair to get energetic and voluminous waves, whether natural or styled. Then, the deep auburn red brings those warm, cozy vibes.

#57. Sleek Shag with Subtle Red Accents

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You don’t need big, bold layering to turn heads! All you need is a stylish cut with a few pops of color, like the sleek shag with subtle red accents. These red tones are an excellent pairing for any brunette shade or black or a bold and fiery flair while also giving the sleek shag’s gentle layers just a pinch more definition.

#58. Vibrant Orange Medium-Length Shag

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If you’re into statement styles, you’ve got to try a vibrant orange medium-length shag. This style pairs a bold, energetic color with the shag’s exuberant layering that takes any hair density to the top, with electrified volume and texture to give this vibrant color even more visual interest, intensifying the whole look. You can even amplify that with some texture spray and tousling. Styling this cut is that simple.

#59. Dark Chocolate Shag with Smooth Layers

Are you looking for a look that’s indulgent and edgy all at the same time? You need a dark chocolate shag with smooth layers. Dark chocolate tones and smooth layering create a luxurious take on the stylish mid-length shag for a softer, more sophisticated style that still has some spunk. 

#60. Punk-Inspired Shag with Sharp Angles

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Release your inner rebel rocker chick with a punk-inspired shag with sharp angles. This spunky version of the shag brings intense 80s-inspired texture and lightweight volume, particularly fit for medium to thick hair. You can spike the top layers for that true punk style. Or, give your hair a shot of texture spray for that bedhead look.

#61. Honey Blonde Shag on Soft Curls

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Looking for that all-natural girl-next-door kind of aesthetic? Try a honey-blonde shag on soft curls! Gentle layering layers are the perfect thing to shape up your soft curls with renewed body and bounce while keeping this look smooth and simple. Then, the sunny and sweet blonde shade adds that natural radiance while illuminating and defining your curls, making them even better and brighter!

#62. Mid-Length Shag with Silky Straight Layers 

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If you like the shag but you’re not into all that fancy texture, we’ve got just the right look for you!  A mid-length shag with silky-straight layers brings softer volume and texture for a glossy, glamorous style that keeps things simple for your straight hair, making styling a breeze. 

#63. Emerald Green Shag with Textured Ends

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Going for something enchanting yet mysterious? You need an emerald green shag with textured ends! This stunning style takes the shag’s classic layering and turns it up with textured ends, pairing it with the green to give your hair even more mystical movement.

#64. Bright Coral Shag with Layered Waves

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Give your waves a brand new look with a bright coral shag and texture-enhancing layers. This vibrant orange shade is red-hot right now, and paired with the trendy shag, you get something truly stunning. Plus, the shaggy layers bring your waves massive volume and better bounce for a more energetic aesthetic. 

#65. Medium-Length Shag with Glossy Black Curls

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Bring all those 80s vibes to your look with a medium-length shag with glossy black curls. The lustrous glossy black sets a sleek scene for the shag’s layering to create voluminous,  bouncy curls to create the essential 1980s rocker aesthetic. All you need now is a leather jacket!

#66. Deep Burgundy Wavy Shag

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If you’re into the more low-key luxe styles for waves, then you need to try a deep burgundy wavy shag. Deep burgundy is a tad more subdued than the typical red but still holds the same amount of jaw-dropping drama, especially when paired with the texture-boosting layers of the wavy shag.  

#67. Mid-Length Shag with Chunky Blonde Highlights

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Stop spending hours trying to tame your mane! Give your thick wavy hair a bright and lightweight style, like a mid-length shag with chunky blonde highlights. This vibrant style blends the trendy shag wave-boosting layers with bold blond highlights to create a stylish high-definition look with minimal actual styling! These layers instantly enhance waves, so all you need to do is brush, tousle, and go!

#68. Ultra Violet Sleek Shag

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Bring your aesthetic the ultimate galactic glam vibes with an ultra-violet sleek shag. The subdued shag lets the color bring the real personality, enhancing the way this supersonic color looks on your hair by providing that classic height, body, and movement to any hair type.

#69. Wavy-Layered Shag with Soft Pink Tones

This one’s for the daydreamers! Get a girly upgrade with a dose of dreamy, and try a wavy-layered shag with soft pink tones. This whimsical pastel pink is the perfect base for this wave-boosting shag. This shag’s wispy layers and airy are designed to give your fine waves new life, but they can also create serious movement for thinner straight hair, all while creating a feminine and flirty frame for your face.

#70. Rich Chestnut Shag on Gentle Curls

If you’re all about cozy luxury, you’ve got to try a rich chestnut shag on gentle curls.  As always, the shag is famous for restoring your hair’s natural texture while adding total volume and extra style. Then, the earthy, lustrous chestnut brown shade gives the whole look a natural elegance. 

#71. Medium-Length Shag with Fiery Red Tips

Try something classic, with a fierce flair, like the medium-length shag with fiery red tips! This style blends the timeless texture and volume of the shag cut and adds a contemporary pop of vivid fiery red, complementing almost any warm-undertoned color and even dark tones like brown or black.

#72. Frosty Silver Shag with Textured Layers

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Ice queen meets rockstar with the frosty silver shag with textured layers. This style is the quintessential blend of regal and raw, with super-texturized layers for an extra edgy vibe that enhances the frosty silver’s stone-cold confident aesthetic.

#73. Mid-Length Shag with Bold Cobalt Streaks

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The mid-length shag with bold cobalt streaks is a triple-A look–adventurous, alluring, and artistic. The shag sets the vibe with bold layering for that fun and carefree style, with the bold cobalt streaks bringing a creative type of definition to the shag’s texture while looking absolutely enchanting.

#74. Caramel Shag for Soft Waves

Sweeten up your style with a caramel shag for soft waves. The shag’s layering gives your natural waves full-bodied volume and gentle movement, perfect for creating soft waves, even on fine hair. Then, the warm caramel tones create rich depth and definition, making your texture stand out even more, all while providing a welcoming glow.

#75. Jet-Black Shag with Sharp Bangs

The jet-black shag with sharp bangs is a retro style with a futuristic flair. This style blends the vintage-inspired shag that gives your fine, thin hair an edgier look with full volume. Then, the sharp bangs balance the look with a contemporary charm, amped up by the jet-black color.

#76. Medium-Length Shag with Bold Golden Highlights

Sunny and stunning. That’s how we describe the medium-length shag with bold golden highlights. These striking golden-blonde highlights maximize the shag’s layering, putting a spotlight on the texture with depth and definition, all while providing that summery glow to your hair and skin tone.

#77. Mid-Length Shag with Soft Lavender Undertones

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Throw some magical vibes into your style with a mid-length shag with soft lavender undertones. Gentle laying gives even the finest hair some vibrant life with intensified texture and volume. Then, the hushed pastel purple undertones balance the energetic look for something more soft and dreamy. 

#78. Shag Cut with Electric Blue Tips

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The shag cut may be trendy on its own, but paired with electric blue tips, that’s when you get something cool, confident, and captivating. The shag cut gives that simply-styled and edgy base for the electric blue tips to steal the show wherever you go!

#79. Dark Auburn Shag with Smooth Layers

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Simplify your styling routine without sacrificing any style, and go for a dark auburn shag with smooth layers. This laidback style starts with a deep, rich red tone for an earthy yet elegant vibe. Then, smooth layers bring this shag a softer style than the typical shag cut, creating a sleek style and flawless face frame for any face shape with a color bringing a warm glow to your skin tone.

#80. Medium-Length Shag with Neon Pink Accents

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Want something equally high-energy and high-fashion? You need a medium-length shag with neon pink accents! This cut and color combo is full of playful personality and a whole lot of style. The shag gives all hair types maximum volume and texture, so your tresses can show up and show off every day! Then, the vibrant pint shade infuses the look with a fun and flashy touch.

#81. Shag with Seafoam Green Highlights

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Go for a unique take on mermaid vibes, like the mystical mid-length shag with seafoam green highlights. The shag cut brings your hair a tidal wave of style, with renewed body and movement, while the seafoam green brings a trendy (but not overdone) take on the seaside aesthetic.

#82. Deep Purple Curly Shag

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If you’re feeling that mysterious aesthetic, we’ve got just the look for you! A deep purple curly shag brings an undeniable enigma to your look, with shaggy layers cut specifically for bigger, better curls and a mystical deep purple to bring the look together with a hypnotic charm.

#83. Medium-Length Shag with Sunset Orange and Yellow Highlights

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The medium-length shag with sunset orange and yellow highlights captures the striking beauty of a summer sunset. The shag provides a light and airy look for fine hair to really stand out with these fiery orange and yellow shades inspired by the setting sun.


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