Curtain bangs: how to wear it according to the shape of your face

Photo: @luvalyssamiller

Seen a curtain bangs, all seen. Well, no! Because with small nuances and giving it a different air, it manages to change the expression of your face and can even help you achieve more harmonious features. As Alexander Kiryliuk from SK Style Barcelona says: “We are facing a new trend that claims naturalness and simplicity. The trends are followed, but it is done avoiding homogenization and enhancing the personality of each woman ".

The goal is to find your own style within what the canons of fashion dictate. So easy … and so difficult at the same time. How to get it right? The first thing is to know what we are talking about when we refer to the curtain fringe .

What is curtain bangs?

It is a fringe that, as the name suggests, partially opens in the center, to the sides, following the contour of the face. It is usually shorter in the center and longer on the sides, achieving a very rejuvenating effect. Celebrities such as Dakota Johnson, Alexa Chung or Jeanne Damas are regulars of him, being even inspirational references for many women who are seduced by that fringe that gives a boyish and naughty air.

With straight or curly hair, in short, midi or long hair, there are no limits when it comes to putting a curtain bangs in your life. It's just about balancing volumes and giving it your touch of grace.

The curtain bangs that best suit you according to your face

We give you some tips so that you can show off your curtain bangs in the most flattering way, some are very subtle nuances, but we assure you that they are the ones that make the difference.

If your face is round. It is better to subtly leave more volume on the top or to wear the bangs rather long to refine the face. Another trick: when separating the bangs, try to draw two diagonal lines on each side of the face, thus recovering the verticality of the features. Also, do you want to know which haircuts are best suited to round faces? By the way, not only with the cuts you can lengthen the features, we can also ask our salon to do a haircontouring. Yes, thanks to coloring we can also stylize the features.
If your face is rather square. Or with a very wide chin and angular features, the key is to round out the shape of the bangs, bring it towards the face, so that it wraps it up and softens the features. You already know that it is not only about the cut of the bangs, but how to style it.
If your face is quite long. In this case, to visually shorten the face, it is best if the bangs reach the level of the eyes, covering the forehead as much as possible. This way the face will look smaller. Remember that if you wear excessively long bangs this could make your face stretch even more. If you are thinking of cutting something other than the bangs, get inspired by these haircuts for the new Autumn / Winter 2020-2021 season.
Do you have an oval face? How lucky! Oval faces are lucky that any haircut and bangs look good on them. That is why they can allow themselves to be a bit more transgressive and take risks with shorter or uneven curtain bangs.

If you are still thinking about it, take a look at our gallery and you will see how there are more than one curtain bangs that seduces you.

Photo: @luvalyssamiller

What is curtain bangs?

The curtain bangs that best suit you according to your face

We give you some tips so that you can show off your curtain bangs in the most flattering way, some are very subtle nuances, but we assure you that they are the ones that make the difference.

If your face is round. It is better to subtly leave more volume on the top or to wear the bangs rather long to refine the face. Another trick: when separating the bangs, try to draw two diagonal lines on each side of the face, thus recovering the verticality of the features. Also, do you want to know which haircuts are best suited to round faces? By the way, not only with the cuts you can lengthen the features, we can also ask our salon to do a haircontouring. Yes, thanks to coloring we can also stylize the features.
If your face is rather square. Or with a very wide chin and angular features, the key is to round out the shape of the bangs, bring it towards the face, so that it wraps it up and softens the features. You already know that it is not only about the cut of the bangs, but how to style it.
If your face is quite long. In this case, to visually shorten the face, it is best if the bangs reach the level of the eyes, covering the forehead as much as possible. This way the face will look smaller. Remember that if you wear excessively long bangs this could make your face stretch even more. If you are thinking of cutting something other than the bangs, get inspired by these haircuts for the new Autumn / Winter 2020-2021 season.
Do you have an oval face? How lucky! Oval faces are lucky that any haircut and bangs look good on them. That is why they can allow themselves to be a bit more transgressive and take risks with shorter or uneven curtain bangs.

If you are still thinking about it, take a look at our gallery and you will see how there are more than one curtain bangs that seduces you.

Elongated face

One of those who wears open bangs or curtains like nobody else is the Parisian model and influencer Jeanne Damas. In fact, it is one of its hallmarks. In your case, the key is to leave your bangs just at eye level, because that way your face is more visually rounded or shortened. Do you see how light and airy the bangs are? It is what characterizes the curtain bangs, it is sought that they have movement and thus break with the forcefulness of the straight bangs.

Very stylized face

The nuances count. If you notice, Alexa Chung also has a very elongated face and, although supposedly what would look better would be a side bangs, she - who loves the part in the middle - opts for an intermediate solution. Instead of being right in the center, the part is made a little more to the side and the curtain bangs and the rest of the mane are given gesture and movement by waving them. A most flattering result that helps balance your features.

Round face

Dakota Johnson also seems to have found her style in the curtain fringe, which she seems to be very comfortable with. And the truth is that it favors you a lot, because it softens your features a lot. The protagonist of the Fifty Shades saga has recognized on more than one occasion that her hairdresser, Mark Townsend, was inspired by the actress and singer Jane Birkin to get her look.

Since her hair is very fine, the stylist reveals the secret to making it look thicker: applying dry shampoo to the bangs to texture it. This time, to lengthen the features a little more, he should have combed something more open. And speaking of this, we will tell you how to choose the best dry shampoo according to your hair type: oily, curly, fine, dyed …

Photo: @ dakota.johnson

Small face

Despite her big eyes, what characterizes Macarena is her small face, so it is important to take into account the length and, above all, the opening of the bangs, so that she does not minimize her face any more. By clearing the bangs quite to the sides and leaving the forehead in view, her look stands out even more.

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Triangular face

If your face is an inverted triangle, with a very small chin, the key is to play with the opening of the bangs, hollow it out and give it movement . Compensate for the volumes, like the girl in the picture does in this super stylish bob.

Photo: @tashkokoblaqcoiffeur

Triangular with collected hair

The advantage of curtain bangs is its versatility and that it does not need much maintenance. When it starts to grow, you can let it blend into your hair or play with it when it comes to making a semi-updo. What do you think of this suggestion? On a triangular face, you can leave the curtain bangs long, up to the height of the cheeks and make part of the hair come forward to balance the narrow part of the chin.

Photo: Janas Journal

Oval face

If you have an oval face, congratulations because you can afford the cut and bangs you want, as in this very seventies scaled look. Here you opt for a slightly hollowed out curtain bangs with the perfectly defined inverted V. What is the coolest look with that slightly messy touch and the broken waves? By the way, do you already know what the ultimate trick is –without using irons or tongs– to make some surf waves at home?

Square face

Curls and waves help to stylize the features of square faces. Thanks to the sinuosity of the hair, the features are relaxed. In the case of curtain bangs, what matters here is that it wraps the face as much as possible and that it sticks well to the contour of the forehead.

Photo: SK Style Barcelona

With short hair and an angular face

Here we have the clear demonstration that angular faces, with powerful jaws, can also sport a short haircut without hardening the features. Precisely the curtain bangs help, and a lot, to achieve it. The key is to leave it quite long and bring it towards the face , so that it wraps it and softens the features.