'I recommend the Dove Breakage Remedy ($21) three-step system for my clients with bangs because it helps strengthen the hair fiber and reduce breakage, which is so, so, so important on hair that is styled often,' says Townsend. Since curtain bangs tend to see a lot of heat styling, it's important to care for them with products that will keep your hair healthy and intact. Photo: Mike Coppola/MG19/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

'The starch will provide the grit needed to hold the volume in place,' says Townsend.

And if you need a little volume refresh, simply spray some dry shampoo at the roots and backcomb your hair for extra lift. 'Playing with your curtain bangs can make them oily, so do a refresh by just washing your bangs without sacrificing your full blowout,' says Satorn. Satorn suggests starting by blow-drying your hair down and forward so that there isn't a defined part, then blow-drying to the side, then finally flaring up the ends of your bangs and using creaseless clips to set your hair in place.Īnother great thing about curtain bangs? You can easily re-style them without having to wash your hair. 'If you have curly hair and want to wear a curly curtain bang, emulsify a styling cream or a leave-in conditioner in the palm of your hands and gently scrunch your bangs in place,' she says.Ĭurtain bangs work best with a center part, but you may have to re-train your hair so that the bangs fall exactly where you want them to. According to Satorn, curtain bangs tend to be easiest to style on loose, wavy hair, but that doesn't mean that other textures can't try them out as well. 'As long as you know your own texture and understand how your hair naturally falls, you can make them work,' he says.

Keep reading for the 15 best shags for any face shape.Part of their versatility also comes from the fact that they work with all face shapes and hair textures. If you've yet to consider the shag for your next haircut, you will after you see these celebrity cuts. 'Use your facial features to decide where you want the hair to fall and what features you want to bring out,' explains Arrunategui. Another big reason the cut looks amazing on everyone is that the layers are tailored to your specific face shape.

Length isn't the only way to customize a shag. 'You can go extreme or light, depending on what you want.' 'The length can really transform the feeling of the cut, but a shag works for all lengths because it's just adding layers and face-framing to an existing length,' explains Erickson Arrunategui, hairstylist at Bumble and bumble New York. Instead, the shag is characterized by heavy, face-framing layers that give any hair type extra texture and movement. And that's exactly what makes it such a versatile cut. Long, short, with or without bangs, the shag is one of the few haircuts that's not defined by length.

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