Gisele Bundchen: The ultimate inspiration for long, layered haircuts.

Short, blunt hairstyles are chic, but layers add playful texture. "I like to compare a blunt cut to a full glass of water, it can only move so much. But with layers, it is like a glass half full; when you swing the glass, it has more movement," explains Scalia.

Here's the proof that long layers look just as amazing styled in a bouncy blowout as they do in beachy waves.

It doesn't get more #mermaidhair than this.

Long layers help bring out the natural texture of wavy hair. A middle part and California-girl beach waves work equally well on the weekends and for red carpet affairs.