Wavy hair can spring a fringe up shorter than it looked wet, so I cut every one of these dry with the wave in its natural pattern. Curtain bangs for wavy hair also forgive a lot on second-day hair: twist them back with curl cream while damp, or tuck them behind the ear when the wave won’t cooperate.
1. Cheekbone Curtain Bangs for Long Wavy Hair
I cut these dry with the wave in its natural pattern, parted center, landing at the cheekbone; this is the classic curtain bangs wavy hair pairing. Each side gets pulled only a touch so the wave cannot bounce up shorter than I planned, and the sides angle into long face framing. Medium density on oval and heart shaped faces suits it. Twist the bangs back while damp and air-dry with a curl cream. Six weeks between trims.
2. Wavy Lob and Curtain Bangs
I cut the lob at the collarbone on dry hair with point cut ends, bring a face frame in from the jaw, and let the bangs skim the cheekbone. Nothing gets asked for more often at my chair than curtain bangs on a wavy lob. Fine to medium density on oval and round faces suits it. Sea salt spray on damp hair, a scrunch, an air-dry, and a round brush through the bangs alone. Eight weeks between trims.
3. Jaw-Length Curtain Bangs for Wavy Hair
I cut these dry from the lip to the jaw with a center part and run them into long layers from the collarbone. On a day the wave will not cooperate, jaw length curtain bangs on wavy hair go behind the ear. Round and square faces get vertical lines out of it, and medium to thick density suits it. Cream, an air-dry, and a twist back on the bangs, or tuck them. Six weeks between trims.
4. Wispy Curtain Bangs When Wavy Hair Is Fine
I take a shallow triangle only, cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone, and point cut until they read sheer with the wave visible through them. The narrow section is what lets fine wavy hair keep density at the sides. Low density on heart shaped and oval faces suits it. Diffuse the bangs with a light mousse, fingers drawing them to each side. Four weeks between trims.
5. Wavy Shag and Curtain Bangs
I cut the bangs at the cheekbone first, connect them into short crown layers, and let the layers drop past the collarbone with point cut ends, all on dry hair working from the fringe outward. That is how a wavy shag with curtain bangs comes together. Medium to thick density on oval and long faces suits it. Mousse, a diffuser, a scrunch through the crown, and the bangs twisted back as they dry. Bangs every five weeks, shag every eight.
6. Round-Face Curtain Bangs Wavy Hair Cut
I cut these long, past the cheekbone, angling steeply to the jaw, dry with the wave in place so no horizontal line falls across the cheeks, and I keep the layers below the chin. That is the curtain bangs wavy hair formula for a round face. Medium density suits it. Curl cream and a diffuser, bangs twisted back, sides kept smooth. Bangs every six weeks.
7. Heavy Curtain Bangs for Thick Wavy Hair
I take a deep section, cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone, and point cut through the interior so they never sit as one solid block. Thinned that way, thick wavy hair carries heavy curtain bangs well. Oval and long faces suit the weight; thick density is the ideal. Cream and gel under a diffuser, then a medium round brush rolling out on the bangs alone. Five weeks between trims.
8. Beach Waves and Curtain Bangs
I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone with a center part, then long layers from the collarbone with point cut ends so the wave breaks softly. Beach waves and curtain bangs are the pairing built for air drying. Medium density on oval and heart shaped faces suits it. Sea salt on damp hair, scrunch, twist the bangs back, let it dry, then rake the waves apart with fingers. Eight weeks between trims.
9. Butterfly-Layered Curtain Bangs on Wavy Hair
I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone, set the short tier at the chin and the long tier at the chest, and slide cut so the wave stacks. Butterfly layers hand curtain bangs on wavy hair two tiers to move into. Medium to thick density on oval and long faces suits it. A large round brush rolls the short tier back; the length air-dries. Eight weeks between trims.
10. Shoulder-Length Wavy Hair and Curtain Bangs
I cut the perimeter on dry hair with point cutting so the wave lands exactly at the shoulder, add a face frame from the jaw, and set the bangs at the cheekbone. Shoulder length wavy hair with curtain bangs only works when the length is cut dry. Medium density on oval, round and heart shaped faces suits it. Cream and an air-dry, with a round brush through the bangs only. Eight weeks between trims.
11. Side-Part Curtain Bangs for Wavy Hair
I cut these dry with an off-center part, the short side at the brow and the long side at the cheekbone, blending into long face framing. Parted to the side, curtain bangs on wavy hair sweep as a single diagonal. Medium density on round and square faces suits it. Set the part damp, diffuse, then take the bangs toward the heavy side with a flat brush. Five weeks between trims.
12. Short Brow-Length Curtain Bangs for Wavy Hair
I cut these dry with the wave stretched and then released, so the center settles at the brow, parted center and angling out to the cheekbone. Short curtain bangs on wavy hair only work with that stretch-and-release approach. Oval and long faces carry the shorter length; medium density is ideal. Finger-diffuse the bangs to each side before drying the rest. Four weeks between trims.
13. Money-Piece Curtain Bangs for Wavy Hair
I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone, the face frame from the chin, and then lighten the bangs and the first two face sections two to three shades. A money piece on wavy curtain bangs brightens every bend around the face. Medium density on any face shape suits it. Curl cream, an air-dry, and the front twisted back. Five weeks between trims; color refreshed every twelve to sixteen.
14. Curtain Bangs on Wavy Hair After 40
I cut these dry with the wave in its pattern, at the cheekbone or below with soft point cutting, and connect them to long layers from the collarbone. Women over 40 with wavy hair get the most from curtain bangs at that length. Fine to medium density on oval and round faces suits it. Diffuse with a cream, then a round brush on the bangs and serum to finish. Bangs every six weeks, gloss every eight.
15. Curtain Bangs With a Lip-Length Face Frame
I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone, then slide cut the frame from the lip down to the collarbone so both pieces curve together. Framing that starts at the lip gives wavy curtain bangs a second step down. Medium density on oval and long faces suits it. Cream, then twist bangs and frame back as one while damp and let it air-dry. Six weeks between trims.
16. Center-Parted Curtain Bangs for Long Wavy Hair
I cut the bangs at the cheekbone on dry hair with the wave in place so both sides match, and the face frame from the lip to the chest. A center part on long wavy hair exposes any mismatch, which is why the bangs are cut dry. Oval and long faces suit the part; medium density is ideal. Cream, a tail comb for the part, bangs twisted back, air-dry. Bangs every five weeks.
17. Soft-Layered Curtain Bangs for Wavy Hair
I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone, then slide cut layers from the collarbone so each wave bends at its own point. Soft layers under curtain bangs make wavy hair stack rather than flare. Medium density on any face shape suits it. Curl cream, scrunch, air-dry, then a round brush on the bangs. Bangs every five weeks, layers every ten.
18. Bottleneck-Shaped Curtain Bangs for Wavy Hair
I cut these dry with the center stretched to the brow and the sides released to the cheekbone, narrow at the top, blending into long face framing. That stretch is what makes bottleneck bangs behave on wavy hair. Oval and long faces suit the shape; medium density is ideal. Finger-diffuse with the center pulled down and the sides pulled out. Four weeks between trims.
19. Grown-Out Curtain Bangs for Wavy Hair
I re-cut them dry to meet the chin, angled from the lip, and blend them into the frame so they look chosen rather than overdue. Curtain bangs grown out to the chin become a face frame on wavy hair. Medium density on round and square faces suits it. Cream and an air-dry with the bangs twisted back, or tuck them behind the ear. Six weeks between trims.
20. Balayage Curtain Bangs for Wavy Hair
I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone with long layers, then hand paint the surface of each wave and hold the bangs at the base shade. Keeping the curtain bangs darker under balayage is what makes them frame wavy hair. Medium to thick density on any face shape suits it. Cream, scrunch, air-dry. Five weeks between trims; balayage refreshed every sixteen.
21. Chin-Length Face Frame With Curtain Bangs for Wavy Hair
I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone, run the frame from the chin angling to the collarbone, and leave the back long. A chin length face frame under curtain bangs gives wavy hair a bob effect at the front only. Medium density on oval and heart shaped faces suits it. Curl cream, air-dry, bangs and frame twisted away from the face. Six weeks between trims.
22. Gray-Blended Curtain Bangs for Wavy Hair
I cut the bangs dry at the cheekbone with long layers, then weave fine lowlights through the bangs and frame so the gray mixes across the wave. Gray blending under curtain bangs keeps wavy hair soft in color at the face. It suits women growing their gray in, any face shape. Smoothing cream, air-dry, round brush on the bangs. Five weeks between trims, gloss every six.
23. Square-Face Curtain Bangs for Wavy Hair
I cut these dry with the corners curved rather than angled, and round the face frame around the jaw so nothing hard meets it. Wavy curtain bangs that round at the cheekbone soften a square face. Medium density suits it. Cream under a diffuser, frame coaxed inward toward the jaw and bangs out. Bangs every five weeks.
24. Curtain Bangs With Hidden Interior Layers for Wavy Hair
I cut the perimeter blunt at the chest on dry hair, slide two layers through the interior, and set the bangs at the cheekbone. Hidden internal layers under curtain bangs leave wavy hair full outside and light inside. Fine to medium density on any face shape suits it. Cream, scrunch, air-dry, blow-dry the bangs alone. Bangs every five weeks, length every ten.
25. Tuckable Earlobe-Length Curtain Bangs for Wavy Hair
I cut these dry from the cheekbone to the earlobe, parted center, and connect them into long face framing. Curtain bangs taken to the earlobe disappear into wavy hair the moment they are tucked. Medium density on round and square faces suits it. Cream, air-dry, bangs twisted back, or tucked behind the ear by day two. Six weeks between trims.
You might also like long layered haircuts with curtain bangs and butterfly haircut with curtain bangs.
Curtain bangs on wavy hair have to be cut dry, because the wave springs the fringe up shorter than it looked wet and you lose the length. FYI, I cut from the cheekbone to the earlobe on a center part. Connecting them into long face framing keeps the shape from separating.
