Graduated cascade on long hair: features and characteristics

The cascade haircut has several options: classic, double, torn and graduated, which we will talk about in a little more detail today.

In the middle of the 20th century, the fashion world was complemented by a completely new punk style, the distinctive feature of which was negligence. Based on this, the world famous hairdresser Vidal Sassoon created a graduated cascade: daring for that time and very elegant at the same time, which won the hearts of many clients.

A cascade is a technique that involves alternating strands of different lengths, with its help you can give long hair effortless dynamism. In all types of cascade, the main principle is layering. At the same time, the number of layers, their location and the method of making transitions between them change.

The classic cascade has an average number of layers, starting, as a rule, at the level of the eyes, with a noticeable but not sharp transition.

The cascade can come from any level - starting from the ears and ending with the middle and lower levels. In the first case, the neck visually becomes thinner and the volume of hair increases, while its length remains the same. And in the second, you get a light and gentle cascade.

The double cascade, as the name suggests, has two layers, where the top one is a lush, voluminous cap. A torn cascade involves a large number of levels, but they are performed with sharp transitions.

The graduated cascade consists of the same smoothly transitioning steps, between which graduation is performed, as a result of which the volume of the hair visually increases.

The graduated cascade differs from the classical one in several ways:

• more layers;
• graduation can be at any level: from the crown, eyes, ears and to the chin;
• the transition in the layers is imperceptible, and they can be located chaotically and not parallel.

What is the difference between a graduated cascade and a ladder cut?

In the cascade, although smoothly, the boundaries of the transitions are visible, but in the ladder they are almost invisible.

In a cascade haircut, all strands are captured, while in a ladder cut, only the edges of the hair are captured.

A cascade haircut generally takes more time.

The cascade looks good on those with straight or slightly wavy hair. On curly hair, it is better to start grading at ear level so that the hair does not curl too high. It is also not recommended to use this technique on thin and sparse hair, because it will visually look even rarer.