How often do curtain bangs need to be trimmed? Part your bangs at the center and sweep the ends to each side.Style the bangs with a round brush and blow dryer for a bouncy, voluminous finish.Perfect your bangs by trimming any longer pieces.To feather the ends of the bangs to give it a wispy look, hold the scissors vertically and begin snipping the ends gently.Using the reference point, cut your bangs to the desired length.

Holding your scissors horizontally, cut a guide piece at the corner to serve as a reference point.

Slide your ring and middle fingers a little lower, so when you cut the bangs, they don’t come out too short.

Hold the section of hair between your ring and middle fingers, stretching it to the desired length.

Keep them somewhere between your eyebrows to the cheekbones.

This triangular section of hair will be cut into curtain bangs. Repeat the same on the other side, so both the partings meet to form a triangle with the hairline.Using the rat-tail comb, part your hair on one side in a slanted side parting.Overall, the difference is you’re cutting pieces into the sides and not just the bang. You get all the look of a cool-girl shag without the commitment. The best part? You don’t have to commit to a heavily layered haircut, either. That way, when you wear your hair up, you have these cute side pieces that frame your face instead of “one random little bang in the front,” she adds. “The section is also smaller at the top so you’re not as committed to a bang.” “Bangs with benefits is kind of like an extended curtain bang but it can also be connecting into face-framing,” Stahl says. With typical bangs, you cut a chunk of hair in the front of your head and pretty much leave the sides alone. When folks thought she was just renaming face-framing bangs or curtain bangs, Stahl took to TikTok to show the difference. But what makes Korean side bangs different from curtain bangs? We’re glad you asked. When Portland-based hairstylist Caroline Stahl decided to call her bang cutting technique “bangs with benefits,” she didn’t realize there was a similar Korean technique many call “ Korean side bangs.” But whichever you want to call the bang style, it’s heating up and becoming more popular than ever on all hair types.

How to cut curtain bangs with side part