New yearnew hair? Now is the perfect time to refresh your look with a New Year’s hairstyle transformation.

Here are 5 hairstyle/haircut ideas that are high-impact, low-maintenance and instantly transformative.

The Classic Bob

The most important point about this hairstyle is it’s highly popular and suited to ladies of all ages. These haircuts are easy to manage and are a classic shape.

Before wearing any hairstyle you must keep in mind your face shape, as this determines the finished length and texture. Trends in hair colour, with highlights, baby-lights, ombre or balayage, adding depth and texture to your overall look.

Your stylist will help you with determining the best style/shape that suits your lifestyle and time frames.

The Lob/Concave Lob

This beautiful angled bob hairstyle is a fabulous example of an edgy haircut. The various lengths add both volume and bounce to this hairstyle. The lifted silhouette on the back of the head and longer short tresses add a touch of wow!

Shag-cut or textured bobs are easy-style and can be worn as a casual rough-dried contemporary look or conversely, blown dry so the layers are sleek and smooth – it’s a real two-in-one haircut! This style can also be altered in various ways to add a more intense level of depth.

Whether you choose to taper the cut or to shape the ends, it gives a fresh and stylish look to the ever popular bob.

The Messy Bob

A messy bob haircut has a French charm about it, with the focus of creating volume. It embraces the face, and while soft and face framing with clear graphic lines. Light loops can be done with soft curls, tapered hair or simply creating that “wet” effect by applying mousse to wet hair and twisting it with your fingers.

Choppy layers are a great way to take attention away from round or fuller cheeks.  All sorts of extreme asymmetrical bobs create trendy short hairstyles with an edgy, ultra-contemporary image!

The Pixie Cut

This timeless cute pixie cut is a great option if you want to have sassy short hair with a fringe. The addition of a fringe really draws attention to the eyes. This is a fun cut that looks great even if you decide to forego the fringe option.

With its ease of maintenance, it is simple to understand why it is among the best hairstyle idea for short hair. There are options of side swept fringes, a full fringe or if you really enjoy taking things to the limit, even a micro-fringe!

Anyone can wear a pixie-cut successfully, as it doesn’t have to be ultra-short all over. A fashionably long, asymmetric fringe keeps your styling options wide open. A cleverly-cut fringe can shorten a long face, draw attention to your eyes or create smooth, face-softening waves.

Again your stylist will determine the best option for you and your lifestyle during your consultation.

Layers for Long Hair

If you’re looking for the most popular long layered haircuts, then you’ve come to the right place! Here are two examples of  long layered hair ideas that are trending this year. Layering removes just the right amount of weight to give the hair movement, without making the ends look over-layered and straggly.

Long layered hairstyles typically look great on all face shapes and, depending on how they are styled, they could flatter some face shapes more than others. Layering long hair is also a great styling technique for making thin hair look fuller.  

Ask your stylist which of these styles are your go to easy care look for 2019!