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25 Volume-Boosting Haircuts for 2021 Even Dolly Parton Would Approve Of

By Kaitlyn Yarborough
Updated October 27, 2020
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When it comes to hair, volume is like the unattainable boy in your high school home room. We all want it, would do anything to get it, but usually end up just making ourselves look silly. (Please reference the Great Teasing Comb Disaster of 2004.) And just like any unattainable boy, getting volume comes down to a matter of playing the game better than he—er, it—does. That means mastering a combination of volumizing hair products, strategic heat styling, and a hairspray that just won’t quit. But most importantly, that means you need to start with the proper base: a volume-boosting haircut. 

From thickening blunt lobs to texturizing layered shags to height-defying chin bobs, these haircuts know how to pump up the volume from the get-go, as if they’ve come straight from the shears of Dolly Parton’s wig stylist. No matter if you have thin hair or thick, straight hair or curly, these volume haircuts are sure to welcome 2021 with your highest crown yet. 

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A-Line Chin Bob

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And the award for most-coveted bob of 2021 goes to...this sassy little number by stylist Sal Salcedo. Ask for a slightly A-line cut (which means shorter in the back) to pump up natural volume at the crown. 

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Blunt Lob

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You can’t go wrong with a classic blunt cut like this one by stylist Riawna Capri, which makes your ends look oh-so thick. Layers might give more volume at the crown, but a blunt cut gives you thickness and, as it follows, overall volume like no other. 

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Curly Shag

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We’re taking it back to the helmet-hair days, but in the most impossibly stylish way. Layers and bangs are the calling cards of this classic cut. 

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Long Layered Cut

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Layers are the key to removing enough weight from longer haircuts to help style more voluminous hair overall. Side-swept bangs are just the cherry on top. 

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Texturizing Stacked Bob

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Let’s have a moment of silence for all the flat strands sacrificed to make this ultra-volumized bob. A stacked bob is the perfect way to pump up height and body on short hair. 

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Choppy Side-Swept Crop

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Take long, thin hair and give it the ultimate makeover with a choppy crop cut. You’re able to feign height and volume with just a few spritzes of texturizing spray. 

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70s Long Cut

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Calling all retro girls: This long cut is basically the only thing standing between you and living your best life in 2021. Ask for layers, wispy bangs, and a groovy pantsuit to get you started. 

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Cool-Girl Chin Bob

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Meet the coolest kid in class: the blunt, textured chin bob. Falling just below the chin, right above the collarbone, it hits your most flattering spot ever.

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Bouncy Layered Curls

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We're dialing up our stylist to ask about getting all this body. Layers and wispy bangs give serious bounce to curly hair.

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One-Length Collarbone Cut

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A collarbone-grazing cut is as trendy as it gets, and keeping the layers to a minimum and styling with a slight bend helps to enhance natural volume from midway to the ends. 

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Winged Crop Cut

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When in doubt, brush up and away from the face to feign extra volume in seconds. For that, you'll need these winged-out long bangs to get the job done. 

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Relaxed Shag

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If you’re in it more for the style factor than pure volume boost, this trendy cut will see you through every time. 

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Blunt Curtained Bob

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Give retro style to a classic blunt bob style with long and casual curtain bangs that are long enough to be considered easy layers.

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Wispy Shoulder Shag

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When it comes to the most versatile of wispy bangs, we can never have enough inspo. This curly 'do is shaggy and ready to pump up the volume.

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Stacked Short Bob

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Keeping the length just a little bit shorter in the back—and stacking it just so—pumps you look up with no-fuss volume that doesn't require any extra styling. 

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Subtle Undercut Crop

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An undercut detail can make your entire short cut look a little more voluminous all-around. Here, it's shown around the ear and near the nape of the neck. 

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Blunt Bangs

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For thick-haired ladies who want to keep their length without weighing the hair down, a set of blunt bangs can make the most of your natural texture while adding an oomph of volume instantly. 

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Barely-There Bangs

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We call this: “Get bangs without having to commit to bangs.” These barely-there curtain bangs by stylist Ted Gibson trade in limp, long face-framing strands for something short and volume-packed.

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Curly Bangs

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Sure, we love Birkin bangs and shaggy fringe and curtain bangs galore—but curly bangs might take the cake for most-coveted bangs in all the beauty world. It’s an easy trick to instant bounce and body.

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French Bob

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Someone called the salon and asked for the chicest haircut of the year—and this is definitely what they came up with. A fringed chin bob hugs your face in all the flattering places. 

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Feathered Layers

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Feathered hair is back, baby—and we're here for every easy, breezy layer that makes up this cool haircut with all the curb appeal. 

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Curly Pixie

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This is all about maximizing all the height that your curls can give you. Keep the sides short and cropped and let your curls run wild up top. 

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Blunt Shoulder Cut

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If you’re about as low maintenance as it gets, this no-fuss cut is your ticket to taking over 2021. Thickness and volume, coming right up. 

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Ultra-Layered Curls

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This cut makes it very clear that big, wild curls are the best kind of curls. Let them rule the roost, and you can’t go wrong. 

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Long Layered Cut

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This is the oldest trick in the book. You have long, wavy hair—you do not want to cut said mermaid-like hair. How to fake some extra volume? Cut all the layers. If you have very thin hair, keep the layers only from midway to the ends. 

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1 of 26 A-Line Chin Bob
2 of 26 Blunt Lob
3 of 26 Curly Shag
4 of 26 Long Layered Cut
5 of 26 The Key to Volume is Starting With One of These Haircuts
6 of 26 Texturizing Stacked Bob
7 of 26 Choppy Side-Swept Crop
8 of 26 70s Long Cut
9 of 26 Cool-Girl Chin Bob
10 of 26 Bouncy Layered Curls
11 of 26 One-Length Collarbone Cut
12 of 26 Winged Crop Cut
13 of 26 Relaxed Shag
14 of 26 Blunt Curtained Bob
15 of 26 Wispy Shoulder Shag
16 of 26 Stacked Short Bob
17 of 26 Subtle Undercut Crop
18 of 26 Blunt Bangs
19 of 26 Barely-There Bangs
20 of 26 Curly Bangs
21 of 26 French Bob
22 of 26 Feathered Layers
23 of 26 Curly Pixie
24 of 26 Blunt Shoulder Cut
25 of 26 Ultra-Layered Curls
26 of 26 Long Layered Cut

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