Face Shape

• If you're face shape is round or square, use a medium length cut to de-emphasize the width of the face. Choose a style with some soft layers that fall around the cheeks. Those with heart-shaped faces can pull off any sort of medium length cut. If your face is long, however, you might want to wear your medium length style pulled away from the face, to give the illusion of more width. Those with a long or triangular shaped face should avoid most up-do styles, since these add length to the face and emphasis to the top of the head.
  
  

Lifestyle

• Medium length styles can be trickier to pull off than their shorter, wash-and-wear counterparts. For an on-the-go style, opt for a visit to a very experienced stylist, one who can give you a layered look that is virtually maintenance free. In general, medium length styles don't need frequent cutting to maintain their shape. Busy ladies also appreciate the ease with which a medium length hairstyle can be thrown back into a pony-tail or swept into an easy chignon without much muss or fuss.
  
  

Age

• As a woman ages, the hairstyle she chooses can do much to accentuate the positives of her features and minimize the more negative effects of aging. Try a medium length cut with a fringe of bangs that just brush the eyebrows. This look can do much to camouflage fine lines across the forehead. Layers that fall gently across the cheeks and brush the jaw line can also emphasize the bone structure that tends to loose prominence as a woman ages. Stay away from trendy, "youthful" haircuts. These can, ironically, add rather than subtract years to your look.
  
  

Styling Expertise

• You may be a woman who is armed with a plethora of styling tools and products -- curling irons, straighteners, rollers, brushes, gels, sprays and serums. If you have the equipment and know-how to pull it off, you have plenty of styling options for a medium length haircut. Create a super straight look one day and one bouncing with curls the next. Maneuver, with the proper application of spray and gel products, your hair into a sleek and polished up-do that will stay in place all day. Tools, products and styling tricks, however, are best reserved for the tried-and-true styling expert.