The obvious difference between face-framing layers and curtain bangs is that one is a longer cut than the other. Face-framing layers, as Elbaum describes them, are aptly named with layers of hair ...

File Gabriella Union’s curtain bangs under the ultimate hair inspiration. The long, draped curtain bangs, the glossy just-past-the-shoulders cut – everything about this hair is perfect ...

Equally at home in sleek and polished styles as in loose, carefree texture, they suit an array of hair types, haircuts, and face shapes. Of course, curtain bangs themselves are nothing new.

Curtain bangs are super on trend at the moment. The hair is shorter in the centre and gradually gets longer towards the temple, creating a soft, face-framing finish. They can change your look ...

According to Meyer, curtain bangs work best in normal to full hair that has a slight wave. If it’s too straight or fine, he says, it may not have the necessary bounce to pull the look off.

Five minutes is all you need. It’s a tale as old as time: the haircut you leave the salon with is not one that you are ever able to recreate at home. Whether it’s the volume, the swoop or the ...