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Curly shag hairstyle with curtain bangs on a woman with dark brown curly hair, three-quarter view
Curly shag hairstyle with curtain bangs on a woman with dark brown curly hair, front view
Curly shag hairstyle with curtain bangs on a woman with dark brown curly hair, side view
Curly shag hairstyle with curtain bangs on a woman with dark brown curly hair, back view
Curly shag hairstyle with curtain bangs on a woman with dark brown curly hair, seen from above to show the layers at the crown
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Curly Shag

Medium • Curly

A curly shag is a medium-length cut for wavy and curly hair, with layers that start at the cheekbone and curtain bangs, cut dry on the curl pattern so the curls stack. It is also called a shag haircut or a modern shag, and it takes about ten minutes to style with a leave-in cream.

Length
Medium
Suits
Curly, Wavy
Upkeep
Medium

The curly shag is built from layers that start high and get longer toward the ends, so the curls stack instead of forming a triangle. Curtain bangs frame the face. It is cut dry or on the curl pattern so each curl lands where it will sit.

Who it suits

  • Wavy to curly hair with some density
  • Heart and oval faces
  • People who want volume at the crown

At the stylist

“A curly shag: layers starting around the cheekbone, curtain bangs, cut dry on my curl pattern.”

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How it grows out

Layers soften over eight weeks. The bangs need a trim at six.

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shag haircut · modern shag · curly shag with curtain bangs

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