- Women's cut
- Medium
- Edgy
- Clean & classic
Blunt full fringe (add-on)
A medium, edgy and classic women's cut with 3–4 in (7.5–10 cm) on top and a fringe, finished with a blocked neckline.
Also asked for as: blunt fringe, full bangs, straight bangs, heavy fringe, blunt bangs
- Top
- 3–4 in (7.5–10 cm)
- Best on
- 1A–2A
- Recut
- 2–3 wks
- Styling
- 5 min
Traditionally suggested for
A large forehead (Milady), long faces, frontal recession.
Stylist convention
Who it fits
Hair comes first: these decide whether the shape can hold.
- Best on 1A–2A hair (straight and wavy).Hair physics
- Any density.Hair physics
- Holds up through a Norwood 3 hairline.Barber consensus
- Scores higher if you have a high forehead.Stylist convention
- Scores higher if you have a receding hairline (Norwood 2+).Barber consensus
Who should skip it
Any one of these moves it down your list, or off it.
- 2B–4C hair (wavy, curly and coily): the shape depends on a texture it can't hold, so we rule it out.Hair physics
- A hairline past Norwood 3: at stage 4 it's shown with a caveat; beyond that we hide it.Barber consensus
- Scores lower if you have a low forehead.Stylist convention
- Scores lower if you have a front cowlick.Barber consensus
- Scores lower if you have glasses.Stylist convention
Barbers also flag: Round or short faces, a low forehead, a cowlick, oily skin, 3A+ hair, heavy frames.
What to tell your barber
The catalog spec, in barber terms. Your own card adjusts it: part side from your crown whorl, curl notes for your texture, and a QR code your barber can open.
Read this to your barber
“Full blunt fringe at the brow, lightly textured, not too heavy.”
- Sides
- Keep your current length; add the fringe
- Top
- 3–4 in (7.5–10 cm)
- Fringe
- Full and blunt at the brow, lightly textured
- Neckline
- Blocked (squared-off line)
- Technique
- Lightly texturise the fringe so it isn't too heavy
- Recut
- Every 2–3 weeks
Upkeep and yearly cost
Priced at $30 a cut. Your results use your own local price.
- Trim every
- 2–3 weeks
- Per year
- 17–26 cuts a year, about $510–$780 at $30 a cut
- Daily styling
- 5 min a day
- Product
- No product
- Heat tools
- Not needed
Proportions, by face shape
Where the blunt full fringe (add-on) places in our engine’s geometry-only top 10 for a textbook face of each shape. Proportions are the smallest part of a real score; your hair counts for more.
Related cuts
- Lob (long bob)Medium · 1A–3A
- Side-swept fringe with layersMedium · 1A–3A
- Stacked / inverted bobShort · 1A–2B
- ShagMedium · 2A–3B
See the blunt full fringe (add-on) on your own face before you sit down.
Free analysis first. Previews only change your hair, and if one doesn’t look like you, the redo is free.
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