Curtain bangs, she explains, “neatly frame the face while drawing attention away from serious aging signs.”Ĭelebrity hairstylist Michelle Cleveland of Hair Addict Salon agrees, adding that curtain bangs are the perfect answer for someone who “wants bangs but also doesn’t want the commitment of a full bang.” They are essentially a “version of the classic face frame that so many women choose because it flatters almost all face shapes,” she continues. This cut, which requires face-framing, longer fringe parted down the center, “flatters just about any face at any age,” according to Ghanima Abdullah, hair expert and cosmetologist at The Right Hairstyles.

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Curtain bangs are all the rage this fall, and have never truly gone out of style (from Alexa Chung’s wispy fringe on 2014 Tumblr to Brigitte Bardot’s classic 60s cut!) The timeless, symmetry-promoting ‘do is seemingly everywhere- whether you’re scrolling TikTok or finding pics from New York Fashion Week, you can almost always spot an it-girl rocking French-inspired, middle-parted fringe.

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