Butterfly Cut: Everything about the trend hairstyle 2025 for more volume
It's official: step cuts are at the top of the trend barometer, and they'll continue to dominate in 2025. What's not to love about it? The haircut suits any hair length and immediately gives all kinds of hairstyles more volume - and without much effort. At the top of the list of our favorite layered cuts for long hair is theButterfly Cut.
Was den Butterfly-distinguishes it from other trendy layered cuts like thisYou can find out here how you can recut the trend hairstyle of 2025 (at least in theory) at home.
What is the butterfly cut?
Choppy layers like the shag or wolfcut have had their day, layered cuts now have a new look and are combined with the bombastic volume of the 90s. This unmistakable combination has a name:Butterfly Cut.
But what exactly is this?Butterfly Cut(English for butterfly haircut) actually? The idea is that the cut features a shorter haircut at the topand sweeping, chin-length strands that frame the face. The finished look then appears extremely dynamic and lively because the tips are also turned outwards during styling. In contrast to– so short at the front, long at the back – it now means: short at the top, long at the bottom. Visually it looks a bit like the upper and lower wings of a butterfly.
Certainly one of the reasons why hairdresser Sunny Brook named the hairstyle on InstagramButterfly Cuthas given. The hairdresser even writes that with the haircut you get onecan imitate: “This is a very layered haircut for hair below the shoulders, cut so that the top layer can be separated from the bottom and simply tucked under to look like a short haircut. The shortest top layer falls about two to three centimeters below the chin,” explains the expert.
These are the advantages of the butterfly cut
The haircut is perfect for slowly getting to grips with short hair and playing with it - without daring to get a short haircut straight away. How? If you take the lengths at the back of the head or at the nape of your neck into oneor bun together, you can fake short hair because, as already mentioned, the top hair is cut short. The trend hairstyleButterfly CutSo it's perfect for everyone who doesn't want to give up their length (yet) or for whom it takes too long for a short hairstyle to grow back. Or for anyone who wants to see whether short hair suits them.
We've actually already mentioned the biggest advantage, but of course one thing shouldn't be missing from this list of goodies: the many layers provide additional volume in the hair. With that in mind, it's no wonder it was so popular on TikTok and the like, because if there's one thing we particularly love in 2025, it's steps and lots of them. The best one comesButterfly CutIt comes into its own when you blow-dry it with a round brush and the strands away from your face. But it also naturally falls beautifully voluminous, which is why the hairstyle doesn't necessarily require styling.
Cutting the butterfly cut yourself at home: instructions
First of all: We clearly recommend going to a professional. Even though it's quite easy to create layers in your hair, you can easily misjudge the differences in length between the strands. Especially because you just can't really see the back of your own head. But if you still dare, we have step-by-step instructions for the butterfly cut:
- Step:Separate the top hair from the rest. This is actually very easy to do by placing a comb at the top of the ear and then pulling it around the back of your head to the other ear.
- Step:Now gather the separated top hair into a braid. Where? Pretty far forward on the forehead.
- Step:Now grab the remaining hair and put it into a high ponytail, preferably at the top of your head.
- Step:Back to the top hair. Pull this down as straight as possible and cut the desired length with hair scissors. Attention, less is more in the first step!
- Cut:Next, cut some fringe into the braid to avoid a straight edge.
- Step:Now pull the high ponytail with the remaining hair in the same direction and cut off a part. And at the risk of repeating ourselves: work in steps and start with little. Cut a few more fringes and you’re done.
Who is the butterfly cut suitable for?
The trend hairstyle is suitable for straight and curly hair and gives additional structure thanks to the double length and many layers. The bonus is also that theButterfly Cutgives those of us thinking about cutting our hair shorter the versatility to play with different lengths. And like any other layered cut, the hair also appears thicker and fuller. What more do we want?
This is how you style the butterfly cut: The most beautiful variations
Are you still not sure what the whole thing should look like? Here we show you the most beautiful versions of the butterfly cut as inspiration:
1. Glatter Butterfly Cut
2. . Lockiger Butterfly Cut
3. Butterfly Cut for Thin Hair
4. Butterfly Cut mit Mega-Volumen
5. Butterfly Cut mit Face-Framing-Highlights
6. Messy Butterfly Cut
7. Midi Butterfly Cut
