Curtain bangs on wavy hair get cut dry, with the wave sitting in its natural pattern, because a bang cut wet can spring up shorter than you planned once it dries. Most of these air-dry with curl cream or sea salt spray, bangs twisted back while damp, and need a trim every four to eight weeks.
1. Long Wavy Hair With Cheekbone Curtain Bangs
Oval and heart shaped faces with medium density get the classic curtain bangs wavy hair look: bangs at the cheekbone, center parted. Air-dry it with curl cream, twisting the bangs back while they are damp. Cutting dry with the wave in its natural pattern, I pull each side just slightly so the wave does not jump shorter than planned, then angle the sides into long face framing. Trim every six weeks.
2. Curtain Bangs Paired With a Wavy Lob
Oval and round faces with fine to medium density ask for this more than anything else I do: a wavy lob with curtain bangs. Spritz sea salt spray on damp hair, scrunch, let it air-dry, and give only the bangs a round brush. Cut dry, the lob sits at the collarbone with point cut ends, the face frame begins at the jaw, and the bangs graze the cheekbone. Trim every eight weeks.
3. Wavy Hair With Jaw-Length Curtain Bangs
Round and square faces gain vertical lines from this one, and medium to thick density suits it. Air-dry with a cream, twisting the bangs back, or tuck them away when the wave misbehaves; jaw length curtain bangs on wavy hair are made for tucking behind the ear. Cut dry from the lip to the jaw and parted center, they connect to long layers from the collarbone. Trim every six weeks.
4. Fine Wavy Hair With Wispy Curtain Bangs
Heart shaped and oval faces with low density are the match here. Diffuse the bangs with a light mousse, fingers pulling them out to each side. Fine wavy hair needs its curtain bangs taken from a narrow section so the sides stay dense; I take a shallow triangle, cut dry at the cheekbone, and point cut so the bangs read sheer with the wave showing through. Trim every four weeks.
5. Wavy Shag Finished With Curtain Bangs
Oval and long faces with medium to thick density carry a wavy shag with curtain bangs. Diffuse with mousse, scrunch the crown, and twist the bangs back while they dry. Cut dry starting at the fringe, the bangs sit at the cheekbone and connect into short crown layers, with the layers dropping past the collarbone to point cut ends. The bangs want a trim every five weeks and the shag every eight.
6. Curtain Bangs Wavy Hair Styling for Round Faces
Medium density on a round face is who this is for. Diffuse with curl cream, twisting the bangs back and holding the sides smooth. Curtain bangs wavy hair for round faces means cutting the bangs long, past the cheekbone, angling steeply to the jaw; I cut dry with the wave in place so no horizontal line crosses the cheeks and keep the layers below the chin. The bangs are trimmed every six weeks.
7. Thick Wavy Hair With Weighty Curtain Bangs
Thick density on oval and long faces suits the weight of heavy curtain bangs. Diffuse with cream and gel, then blow-dry only the bangs with a medium round brush rolling out. Thick wavy hair holds a heavy fringe as long as I thin the interior: a deep section, cut dry at the cheekbone, point cut inside so it does not sit as one block. Trim every five weeks.
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8. Beach-Wave Curtain Bangs
Oval and heart shaped faces with medium density suit the air dry pairing of beach waves and curtain bangs. Sea salt on damp hair, a scrunch, bangs twisted back, air-dry, then fingers through the waves to break them up. The bangs are cut dry at the cheekbone, parted center, with long layers from the collarbone and point cut ends so the wave breaks softly. Trim every eight weeks.
9. Wavy Hair With Butterfly Layers and Curtain Bangs
Oval and long faces with medium to thick density suit butterfly layers, which give curtain bangs on wavy hair two tiers to flow into. Roll the short tier back with a large round brush and let the length air-dry. The bangs are cut dry at the cheekbone, the short tier runs to the chin and the long tier to the chest, slide cut so the wave stacks. Trim every eight weeks.
10. Curtain Bangs for Shoulder-Length Wavy Hair
Oval, round and heart shaped faces with medium density suit shoulder length wavy hair with curtain bangs. Air-dry with cream and blow-dry the bangs only, with a round brush. The length has to be cut dry so the wave sits exactly on the shoulder: a point cut perimeter, a face frame from the jaw, and bangs at the cheekbone. Trim every eight weeks.
11. Wavy Hair With Side-Parted Curtain Bangs
Round and square faces with medium density suit a side part, which turns curtain bangs on wavy hair into one sweeping diagonal. Set the part while damp, diffuse, and flat-brush the bangs toward the heavy side. Cut dry and parted off center, the short side sits at the brow and the long side at the cheekbone, blending into long face framing. Trim every five weeks.
12. Wavy Hair With Short Curtain Bangs at the Brow
Oval and long faces carry short curtain bangs on wavy hair, and medium density is ideal. Diffuse the bangs with fingers pulling them to each side, then dry everything else. The wave gets stretched during the cut and released afterward so the center lands at the brow; cut dry, parted center, angling out to the cheekbone at the sides. Trim every four weeks.
13. Wavy Hair With Money-Piece Curtain Bangs
Any face shape with medium density suits a money piece on wavy curtain bangs, which brightens every bend around the face. Air-dry with curl cream and twist the front back. I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone and the frame from the chin, then take the bangs and the first two face sections two to three shades lighter. Trim every five weeks and refresh the color every twelve to sixteen.
14. Wavy Hair Curtain Bangs for Women Past 40
Oval and round faces with fine to medium density, over 40, do best with curtain bangs at the cheekbone or lower, point cut soft. Diffuse with cream, round-brush the bangs, and finish with serum. I cut them dry with the wave in its pattern and connect them to long layers from the collarbone. The bangs are trimmed every six weeks, with a gloss every eight.
15. Lip-Length Face Framing Under Curtain Bangs
Oval and long faces with medium density suit a frame that begins at the lip and gives wavy curtain bangs a second step down. Air-dry with cream, twisting bangs and frame back together while damp. I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone, then slide cut the frame from the lip to the collarbone so the two curve as one. Trim every six weeks.
16. Long Wavy Hair With Center-Parted Curtain Bangs
Oval and long faces suit the center part, and medium density is ideal. Cream, a tail comb for the part, bangs twisted back, then air-dry. Curtain bangs with a center part on long wavy hair must be matched on dry hair with the wave in place: I cut them at the cheekbone with the face frame from the lip to the chest. The bangs are trimmed every five weeks.
17. Wavy Hair With Curtain Bangs and Soft Layers
Any face shape with medium density suits soft layers, which let wavy hair under curtain bangs stack instead of flare. Air-dry with curl cream and a scrunch, then round-brush the bangs. I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone and slide cut layers from the collarbone so each wave bends at a different point. The bangs are trimmed every five weeks and the layers every ten.
18. Wavy Hair With Bottleneck Curtain Bangs
Oval and long faces suit the bottleneck shape, and medium density is ideal. Diffuse the center with fingers pulling it down and the sides pulled out. On wavy hair, bottleneck bangs are cut with the center stretched to the brow and the sides released to the cheekbone; cut dry, narrow at the top, blended into long face framing. Trim every four weeks.
19. Wavy Hair With Grown-Out Curtain Bangs
Round and square faces with medium density suit grown out curtain bangs at the chin, which on wavy hair become a face frame. Air-dry with cream and twist the bangs back, or tuck them behind the ear. I re-cut them dry to meet the chin, angled from the lip, and blend them into the frame so the length looks deliberate. Trim every six weeks.
20. Wavy Hair With Balayage and Curtain Bangs
Any face shape with medium to thick density suits balayage on wavy hair with curtain bangs, where the bangs stay darker to frame. Air-dry with cream and scrunch. I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone with long layers, then hand paint the surface of each wave and leave the bangs at the base shade. Trim every five weeks and refresh the balayage every sixteen.
21. Wavy Hair With a Chin-Length Frame and Curtain Bangs
Oval and heart shaped faces with medium density suit a chin length face frame, which gives wavy hair with curtain bangs a bob effect in front. Air-dry with curl cream, twisting bangs and frame away from the face. I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone, the frame from the chin angling to the collarbone, and leave the back long. Trim every six weeks.
22. Wavy Hair With Gray Blending and Curtain Bangs
Women letting gray grow in, any face shape, suit gray blending with curtain bangs on wavy hair, which keeps the color soft at the face. Air-dry with smoothing cream and round-brush the bangs. I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone with long layers, then add fine lowlights through the bangs and frame so gray mixes across the wave. Trim every five weeks and gloss every six.
23. Wavy Hair Curtain Bangs for Square Faces
Medium density on a square face suits wavy curtain bangs that round at the cheekbone and soften the angles. Diffuse with cream, encouraging the frame in toward the jaw and the bangs out. I cut them dry with curved corners rather than angled ones, and round the face frame around the jaw so no hard line meets it. The bangs are trimmed every five weeks.
24. Wavy Hair With Curtain Bangs Over Hidden Internal Layers
Any face shape with fine to medium density suits hidden internal layers, which keep wavy hair under curtain bangs full outside and light inside. Air-dry with cream and a scrunch, blow-dry only the bangs. I cut the perimeter blunt at the chest on dry hair, slide two layers through the interior, and cut the bangs at the cheekbone. The bangs are trimmed every five weeks and the length every ten.
25. Wavy Hair With Curtain Bangs That Tuck Behind the Ear
Round and square faces with medium density suit curtain bangs cut to the earlobe, which vanish into wavy hair when tucked. Air-dry with cream and twist the bangs back, or tuck them behind the ear on day two. I cut them dry from the cheekbone to the earlobe, parted center, and connect them to long face framing. Trim every six weeks.
If you want more options, try long layered haircuts with curtain bangs and butterfly haircut with curtain bangs.
Curtain bangs on wavy hair do their best work when the wave is left in its natural pattern and the bang is cut dry, not wet where it springs up short. FYI, tucking the bang behind the ear on a round or square face lets it vanish into the texture by midday. That dry cut is what keeps the wave from fighting the fringe.
