- Men's cut
- Medium
- Soft
- Textured & modern
Curtains / middle part
A medium, soft and textured men's cut with 4–6 in (10–15 cm) on top and a fringe, finished with a tapered neckline.
Also asked for as: curtain haircut, middle part, middle part men, curtain bangs men, 90s curtains
- Top
- 4–6 in (10–15 cm)
- Best on
- 1A–2C
- Recut
- 4–6 wks
- Styling
- 5 min
Traditionally suggested for
A wide forehead, oval and round faces (a centre part gives an oval line, per Milady).
Stylist convention
Who it fits
Hair comes first: these decide whether the shape can hold.
- Best on 1A–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
Who should skip it
Any one of these moves it down your list, or off it.
- 3B–4C hair (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
- Scores lower if you have close-set eyes.Stylist convention
- Scores lower if you have a receding hairline (Norwood 2+).Barber consensus
Barbers also flag: A prominent nose; an off-centre front cowlick; hidden from hairline stage 2.
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
“Top 4–6 in, centre part; fringe falls to the temples; scissor or low-taper sides; texturize the ends.”
Side options that suit this cut
- Scissor-cut sides
- Low taper
- Sides
- Scissor cut or a low taper
- Top
- 4–6 in (10–15 cm)
- Fringe
- Centre part, falling to the temples
- Neckline
- Tapered (fades out naturally)
- Technique
- Point-cut and texturise the ends
- Product
- Sea-salt spray; a light blow-dry
- Recut
- Every 4–6 weeks
Upkeep and yearly cost
Priced at $30 a cut. Your results use your own local price.
- Trim every
- 4–6 weeks
- Per year
- 9–13 cuts a year, about $270–$390 at $30 a cut
- Daily styling
- 5 min a day
- Product
- Light product
- Heat tools
- Not needed
Proportions, by face shape
Where the curtains / middle part places in our engine’s geometry-only top 10 for a textbook face of each shape: a top-3 pick for diamond and triangle. Proportions are the smallest part of a real score; your hair counts for more.
Related cuts
- Two-block / K-style fringeMedium · 1B–1C
- QuiffMedium · 1B–2C
- Disconnected undercutMedium · 1A–2C
- Modern mulletMedium · 2A–3C
See the curtains / middle part 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