40 Elegant Layered Haircuts That Are Sure To Class Up Your Look

If your blunt haircut is starting to feel blah, you don't have to chop your hair to give it completely new life. There's a much easier way to amp up your look — by adding in some layers. Though it's a simple change, it can make a huge statement.

Whether it's starting with soft layers or incorporating them a little more intensely, all sorts of celebrities are using layers as a way to make their hair better than ever. The list of reasons for why you, too, should get layers is practically endless. They can frame your face, add visual interest to your look, help give your hair motion, and pump up the volume — even if you don't happen to have long locks.

If you're planning your next trip to the hairstylist and need a picture-perfect plan, you're in luck. Here are elegant layered haircuts that are sure to class up your look.

Kaley Cuoco has seemingly always rocked long, layered haircuts, but when she needed a change in 2014, she decided to go short. Though it was a major hair makeover, her soft layers and side-swept bangs stayed. "I feel like I have more fun with this than I ever had when it was long," she later told Extra of her elegant look.

Sarah Jessica Parker's light layers are something that women everywhere have tried to replicate. If you want her hair, ask your hairstylist for long layers and face-framing pieces that start at your collarbone.

Layers can completely change up your look and add tons of interest just like Jeannie Mai's cut does. At one point, she even showed off bright blue streaks that added another layer to her look.

For a woman who's always on the go, Jessica Simpson's layered 'do never seems to have a hair out of place. However, she does have an effortless styling secret. She turns to a dry texturizing spray to keep her layered haircut looking their best. "It soaks up the oil and creates nice texture and volume," she told InStyle.

Jennifer Lopez's 'do is straight out of a dream. Her layers add tons of volume, and her curtain bangs help frame her face. Let's be honest, though — J.Lo could rock any look, and we'd love it.

Reese Witherspoon's cut and color are things to lust over. However beautiful we think her layered locks look, being blond wasn't always easy for her. "I've been told that I was too blonde ... so making 'Legally Blonde' was my own private campaign against a lot of prejudices and stereotypes," she once told Cinema.com.

Layers add tons of body and dimension to your hair, so it's really no wonder that supermodels love them, too. To replicate Heidi Klum's hair, ask your hairstylist for face-framing layers, wispy bangs, and choppy ends.

"I'm tired of the big long hair, the bangs in front ... a bunch of hair that does not belong to me," Jennifer Hudson told Billboard in 2014, so she decided to go for a much shorter style instead. Though her locks aren't as long, the layers add so much movement. This 'do could make anyone feel like a total dream girl.

Layers styled in loose waves is a look we're loving. For inspiration, turn to Sophie Turner's blond locks. Though she's spent a lot of time as a redhead on screen, this look is one she's loving, too. "I've always want[ed] to style it one way: classic, waves," she told Elle.

Perfecting a pixie cut is practically an art form, and Emma Watson has always nailed it. The short layers she debuted in 2010 gave her an effortless, elegant look that still has us wondering if we should commit to a short 'do, too.

Kim Kardashian's layered locks always look effortless, and celebrity hairstylist Irinel de León told us her secret. "I'll use a flat iron and a curling iron," she told E! News. "It's important to create different types of texture in the hair."

Scarlett Johansson's short layered haircut makes her life a lot easier. "I think I just got tired of wearing a ponytail all the time," she told Refinery29. Her haircut proves you can still have beautiful layers without having to have long locks.

Jameela Jamil is all about embracing her natural look. "I don't curl or dry it," she told The New York Times. Between her long layers and bold bangs, her hairdo makes an impression — and you'd be surprised by who her stylist is. "I cut my own hair because I don't want to be in the salon for two hours," she admitted to Cosmopolitan.

Jennifer Garner has always gone back and forth when it comes to bangs — but we absolutely love them with a layer haircut. If you're hesitant about having bangs, her hairstylist of over 20 years, Adir Abergel, has some great advice. "You should be fearless because hair is truly one of your biggest accessories," he told Us Weekly.

Let's be honest — Hilary Duff's hair has always been #hairgoals. To replicate the look, ask your hairstylist for long layers and long curtain bangs that end at the tip of your nose.

Janelle Monae has tried pretty much everything when it comes to hair, but this layered pixie cut has to be one of our favorites. "There are so many opportunities to explore and play with different shapes and textures," she told Byrdie. Given her opinion, it makes sense her hair once had its own Instagram account!

Even after Carrie Underwood cut her long locks off, the layers are still what make it look big and full. "I could spend half an hour to blow it dry and have it be super long, or I could spend that time playing with my son," she told Elle of her decision to go shorter. A layered lob really was a no-brainer!

Yara Shahidi avoids heat at all costs to help keep her layered curls intact. "I put a pineapple bun [in] at the end of the day, and it stays for, like, five days," she told Essence. She's proof that an elegant mane can also be easy to maintain!

If you're wanting a layered haircut that's both edgy and elegant, Katy Perry's look may be the one for you. Ever since she cut it into choppy layers, she's gotten tons of compliments. "People are saying, like, now you can really see the beauty of your face," she said on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

Kate Middleton's long, soft layers give her elegant look a little extra oomph. "The whole point of this haircut is still that you're going to have movement," her hairstylist Richard Ward told People. If adding layers can make you look like royalty, then we'll be making a call to our hairstylists ASAP.