For the cut itself, I put my strands in Yi's hands, who decided to do the entire cut dry. "When your hair is wet, the hair clumps together, whereas when it's dry, I can see all the individual pieces," he said. "When I'm cutting, I can see immediately how it rests. I'm not good at waiting. Dry cutting is immediate."
Before he got started on the cut, we discussed how long I wanted the bangs and where I wanted them to fall on my face. "Usually, it curves at the cheekbone and hugs the jawline," Yi said. "I love these bangs because it really highlights the beauty of every face." I wanted them to stay on the longer side, so that I could tuck the ends behind my ears, but Yi said curtain bangs really work at any length and on any face shape. It just depends on the look you're going for.
When do curtain bangs not work? "If someone comes in and they already have short bangs, I'm not really able to do it," said Yi. Otherwise, curtain bangs are pretty much a one-size-fits all cut. It works well with a longer, layered cut, short styles, and for pretty much any texture of hair (including curls). Yi's advice: "You just have to be willing to style it every day."
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