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As you grow older, how you style your hair becomes increasingly important for playing up your best features and offsetting your age. Sometimes the perfect cut and style is all it takes to lean into your looks, or even create the illusion of a younger appearance with some carefully placed strands. If you’re on the hunt for the style to help you look and feel your best, there’s one that hair experts recommend above all the rest for to add volume and create a great hair day everyday, regardless of your age.
Curtain bangs have risen in popularity over the last several months and fortunately it’s a style that does not discriminate in who can rock it. While blunt bangs are a bit more difficult to work with and don’t necessarily flatter every face shape, curtain bangs are known to frame the face, drawing attention to the high points and naturally making you look younger. Pairing a bob with your curtain bangs can also work to add some youth to your look, providing necessary volume to your hair.
Hair stylist Candace Helton explains, “Bangs make your face smaller--that is why it is very effective in making you look younger. I specifically see curtain bangs on wavy hair as one of the most effective styles that absolutely decreases your age. However, having a good hairstylist is really required as it is not as easy as it looks.”
If you’re considering making the plunge but are afraid that you don’t have the right face shape for curtain bangs, Helton can put your mind at ease. “The good thing about curtain bangs is it still defines your whole face, rather than covering a part of it,” she says. Regardless if you have a round face or are working with a more angular bone structure, the curtain shape will flatter and lift with some slight movement, making it the best style to play with when striving for a younger look.
As you grow older you will likely feel more confident if you know how to play up your best assets. Your hair is a telling representation of how you feel about yourself, so it’s important to find a style that emphasizes your strengths while minimizing your age. Curtain bangs are great for women of all ages as they add soft volume to the face and highlight your stunning eyes and cheekbones. Added bonus: if you don’t like them, they will grow quickly into face framing layers!
