As the title suggests, this cut has a lot to live up to. In the end, what awards it the “most flattering” award is the sheer and unbridled versatility. No matter your face shape, hair length, or hair texture, face-framing works. It’s not the one-off haircut you’d expect, but rather something that can be added onto your length of choice to make it at least 10 times more flattering. (If that’s not salon sorcery, we don’t know what is.) Drumroll, please: It’s time to ask your stylist for face-framing layers. These chin-skimming, cheekbone-cutting, collarbone-grazing pieces of hair are what makes the difference between a fine hairstyle and your best hairstyle yet. We think the curtain bangs trend was onto something, but we’d venture to say that short curtain bangs aren’t for everyone. Face-framing layers, though, everyone can enjoy. With just a few extra snips, you can hit all of the right spots: Cheekbones, chin, collarbone—boom. We went straight to the experts on this trend to share their most popular face-framing cuts. Customize these low-maintenance layers just how you like it, and pair them with your signature cut. Need inspiration? Here are 15 styles to bring to your next appointment.
Long Layered Hair with Blonde Money Pieces
Instagram @daltonsdolls
Long layered hair with blonde money pieces creates pops of color that add more dimension to your hair. Long shoulder-length layers accentuate the color and draw attention to the face.
Long Shaggy Layers with Curtain Bangs
Instagram @bleachedandblown
Long shaggy layers with curtain bangs can enhance fun pops of color in your youthful style. Face-framing layers for long hair with bangs can benefit elongated face shape and are essential as well for styling with soft feathered texture.
See more Face-framing Layered Haircuts with Curtain Bangs
Face-Framing Layered Cut for Older Women
Instagram @jackmartincolorist
A face-framing layered cut for older women brightens up and adds life to the hairstyle. The face-framing layers for long hair with a side part are guaranteed to create a fun, flirty, and sophisticated finish.
Blonde Layered Hair with Long Framing Layers
Instagram @osmanbalcihairstudio
Blonde layered hair with long framing layers that add dimension can enhance your overall color. Face-framing layers for long straight hair are essential to add more texture and movement.
Long Layered Waves with a Curtain Fringe
Instagram @ernestomeneses
With thick heavy hair, long layered waves with a curtain fringe help lighten up the look. Soft texture enhances layering and adds volume to normally lacking thick hair. This style work like a dream if paired with the lusciousness of a brown hair color.
Subtle Layers with Long Curtain Bangs
Instagram @frame.amsterdam
Subtle layers with long curtain bangs help finer hair appear thicker while also adding movement. Lovely long layers with face-framing bangs create the illusion that there is more hair around the face and hairline than there actually are.
One-Length Hair with Face-Framing Layers
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Such simple one-length hair with face-framing layers can do a lot for your style. Longer hair around the face can often drag the shape down in an unflattering way that drowns out your facial features instead of otherwise enhancing it.
Face-Framing Layers for Long Wavy Hair
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A great way to make your natural texture more tamable is with face-framing layers for long wavy hair. Without layers, a wavy hair type takes on an unflattering sharp triangle shape. Long round layers are more flattering for these hair types.
Center-Parted Long Hair with Layers and Loose Waves
Instagram @hairerik
Center-parted long hair with layers and loose waves is a very trendy style. It’s definitely a great choice if you’re tired of a blunt cut. Middle parts keep your hairline thicker while layers and waves blend seamlessly to frame the face and add texture and body to tresses.
Face-Framing Pieces and Soft Waves for Long Tresses
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Face-framing pieces and soft waves for long tresses adds movement to the style while maintaining length. Soft touchable waves are low-maintenance but help the layers stand out.
Layered Hair with Face-Framing Bangs
Instagram @chahong_official
Layered hair with face-framing bangs is a trendy, softer look consisting of shorter dramatic layers only around the face and a long curtain bang. These short face-framing layers for long hair allow for a much voluminous finish that looks natural on straight to wavy hair types. Such long layered hair with bangs also maintains your normal length in the rest of the haircut.
Middle Part Style with Wispy Layers for Long Hair
Instagram @colorbymaddie
Try a messy layered cut with middle part style with wispy layers for long hair. Feathered face-framing helps crate that purposefully undone look.
Long Face-Framing Pieces for Straight Hair
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Long face-framing pieces for straight hair add style and compliment your bone structure. Unlayered straight hair often pulls hair down creating a dull and flat effect.
Long Wavy Layers with Blonde Face-Framing Pieces
Instagram @romeufelipe
Long wavy layers with blonde face-framing pieces brighten up hair and skin. Light face-framing within the haircut creates a volume that compliments elongated faces by adding more to the shape instead of creating harsh boxy lines.
Face-Framing Long Layered Haircut
Instagram @the_hair_goddess_miami
A face-framing long layered haircut maintains length but is lighter around the face. Those feathered shorter layers are essential for that healthy bouncy hair style.
Long Choppy Layers with a Center Part
Instagram @jordangabeeee
A haircut that has long choppy layers with a center part is a must on super long hair. Choppy layers for long hair frame the face and add movement to the style. Center parts without blended layering are very harsh and can often hide your face.
Money Pieces for Middle-Parted Hair
Instagram @suparkhair
Money pieces for middle-parted hair keep brightness and focus on the face frame. Extra dimension and balayage guarantee a gorgeous grow-out and less time in the salon. Not to mention the money saved.
Tousled Layered Style with a Face Frame
Instagram @yukistylist
Tousled layered style with a face frame gives a messy undone style on purpose. Haircuts for long hair need shorter internal layering for a lightweight textured look.
Face-Framing Layers for Long, Thin Hair
Instagram @hairbyashleyfillip
Face-framing layers for long thin hair offer women a voluminous look with ease of styling. Light wispy layering lightens the hair as it removes extra bulk. Incorporate dramatic short layers for an extra bounce in your style.
Face-Framing Highlights for Balayage Hair
Instagram @colorbymaddie
Face-framing highlights for balayage hair add extra brightness while keeping that easy beautiful grow-out that balayage coloring provides. Add invisible layers for thick hair to ensure your light bouncy style maintains its length.
Textured Layers with Middle-Parted Bangs
Instagram @katexmargo
Textured layers with middle-parted bangs create a great haircut for women with round faces. Add wispy bangs to keep the cut open instead of choosing a style that adds harsh unflattering lines around the face. The fringe and face-framing layers for long hair and a round face are perfect to give prominence to cheekbones.
See more flattering long haircuts for rounder faces and long layered cuts for full faces
Face-Framing and Swoopy Layers
Instagram @jackiecolors
Face-framing and swoopy layers make a more dramatic version of long layered haircuts. Front layers are cut shorter around the face, grazing the chin, to create more movement and result in an effortless style.
See more front-layered haircuts for long hair
Wavy Long Tresses with Face-Framing Pieces
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Wavy long tresses with face-framing pieces are a great way to create ease of styling while maintaining length along the perimeter of the cut. Face-framing layers for very long hair show up best with a wavy texture.
Face-Framing Layers with Beach Waves
