- Women's cut
- Medium
- Soft
- Textured & modern
Curtain-bang layered cut
A medium, soft and textured women's cut with 4–6 in (10–15 cm) on top and a fringe, finished with a rounded neckline.
Also asked for as: curtain bangs, curtain bangs with layers, bottleneck bangs, shoulder length with curtain bangs
- Top
- 4–6 in (10–15 cm)
- Best on
- 1B–2C
- Recut
- 6–8 wks
- Styling
- 5–10 min
Traditionally suggested for
A wide or high forehead, heart, long, diamond and square faces.
Stylist convention
Who it fits
Hair comes first: these decide whether the shape can hold.
- Best on 1B–2C hair (straight and wavy).Hair physics
- Possible on 3A with adjustments; your results name the variant.Hair physics
- Medium to high density.Hair physics
- Holds up through a Norwood 1 hairline.Barber consensus
- Holds up through Ludwig stage 2 thinning.Barber consensus
- Scores higher if you have a wide forehead.Stylist convention
- Scores higher if you have a high forehead.Stylist convention
- Scores higher if you have a narrow forehead.Stylist convention
- Scores higher if you have a square jaw.Stylist convention
Who should skip it
Any one of these moves it down your list, or off it.
- 1A, 3B–4C hair (straight, curly and coily): the shape depends on a texture it can't hold, so we rule it out.Hair physics
- Low-density hair: the cut relies on bulk that thin hair doesn't have.Hair physics
- A hairline past Norwood 1: at stage 2 it's shown with a caveat; beyond that we hide it.Barber consensus
- Thinning past Ludwig 2: it would draw attention to the part line.Barber consensus
- Scores lower if you have a front cowlick.Barber consensus
Barbers also flag: A very round, short face (end the bangs below the cheekbone); a front cowlick.
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
“Shoulder length with layers; curtain bangs parted centre, longest at the cheekbone.”
- Sides
- Shoulder length with layers
- Top
- 4–6 in (10–15 cm)
- Fringe
- Curtain bangs parted in the centre, longest at the cheekbone (bang trims every 3–4 weeks)
- Neckline
- Rounded
- Technique
- Layers; curtain bangs cut longest at the cheekbone
- Product
- Round brush or a velcro roller for the bangs
- Recut
- Every 6–8 weeks
Upkeep and yearly cost
Priced at $30 a cut. Your results use your own local price.
- Trim every
- 6–8 weeks
- Per year
- 7–9 cuts a year, about $210–$270 at $30 a cut
- Daily styling
- 5–10 min a day
- Product
- Light product
- Heat tools
- Not needed
Proportions, by face shape
Where the curtain-bang layered cut places in our engine’s geometry-only top 10 for a textbook face of each shape: a top-3 pick for oblong, heart and triangle. 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
- Curly rounded cut (Deva-style)Medium · 3A–3C
- ShagMedium · 2A–3B
See the curtain-bang layered cut 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.
Check it on my face