18 Feathered Layered Hairstyles With Bangs and Which Fringe Fits

ByCathy NHL

Feathered layers do something a plain layered cut cannot, which is make the hair look like it is moving while you stand still.

The ends are tapered into soft points and blown back from the face, so the layers lift and flick instead of lying flat, and a set of bangs at the front finishes the shape.

The cut came out of the seventies and never left for long, and the current version pairs it with every bang going. The shoulder-length cut with curtain bangs is the one the whole look is built on.

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Shoulder-Length Feathered Layers With Curtain Bangs

Soft layers from the cheekbone to the shoulder, blown back and away from the face in wings, with curtain bangs parted in the center.

This is the cut the whole feathered look is built on, and it suits almost everyone because the wings open up the face.

Ask for the shortest layers at the cheekbone and the bangs cut to blend into them. Blow-dry each side back over a round brush, then set the front in two large rollers for five minutes.

Feathered Bob With Side-Swept Bangs

A chin-length bob with the layers feathered outward at the ends and a long bang sweeping across the forehead from a side part. The feathering keeps a short bob from looking like a helmet, and the side bang gives it a diagonal that softens the jaw. It suits straight to wavy hair with enough density to hold a flick.

Blow-dry the ends out over a round brush and sweep the bang across last. Ask for point cutting so the feathering looks soft.

Long Feathered Layers With Wispy Bangs

Hair past the shoulders with feathered layers starting at the chin and thin wispy bangs that the forehead shows through.

The wispy bang keeps the look light, which matters on long hair, where a heavy fringe drags. The layers flick back along the sides so the length moves instead of hanging, and the bang blends into the shortest layer at the temple. Ask for the bangs cut from a shallow section.

A round brush and a blast of cool air set the flick.

Feathered Lob With Full Bangs

A collarbone lob with a full fringe at the brow and the layers feathered back from the cheekbones, so the front is covered and the sides lift away.

The full bang gives the feathered lob a stronger front than curtain bangs do, and the wings keep it from looking heavy. It suits oval and long faces, and thick hair that can spare the fringe.

Ask for the corners of the bangs blended into the layers, then blow-dry the layers back and the bangs flat.

Feathered Shag With Choppy Bangs

Choppy feathered layers from the crown down with a ragged fringe, everything a little uneven on purpose.

It is the feathered cut for women who do not own a round brush.

The shag stacks short layers over long ones, and the feathering in the ends gives it the seventies flick without the blow-dry, since the layers fall back on their own. Ask for the bangs choppy and the shortest layers at the crown. Air-dry with mousse and shake it out at the roots.

Feathered Pixie With Long Side Bangs

A pixie with the top left long and feathered back from the face, and a side bang sweeping over one brow toward the ear.

The feathering on top gives the pixie lift at the crown, and the long bang keeps it soft rather than cropped, which makes it an easier short cut to live with. Ask for the sides tapered and the top layers long enough to flick back over a brush.

A little paste and a small round brush do the styling in minutes.

Feathered Layers With Bottleneck Bangs

Bangs short and narrow at the center of the forehead and flaring longer at the sides, like the neck of a bottle, over feathered layers that pick up where the bangs end.

The bottleneck is the modern cousin of curtain bangs, and it suits the feathered look because both curve away from the face.

Ask for the bangs cut to flare at the cheekbones and a middle part.

Dry the center down and the sides out, then feather the layers back.

Winged Bangs With Feathered Layers

The bangs themselves blown back in two wings from a center part, so they lift off the forehead and curve toward the temples.

This is the seventies version of the look, with the fringe treated like the rest of the layers rather than left flat, and it adds height no other bang gives. It holds best on medium to long layers. Ask for the bangs to reach the cheekbone when pulled down.

Roll the bangs back on a round brush and set with rollers.

Wavy Feathered Layers With Side Bangs

Loose waves through long feathered layers, with a long side bang curving across the forehead and blending into the waves.

Waves and feathering suit each other because both push the hair away from the face, and the side bang follows the same direction so nothing fights.

Wave the lengths with a wand away from the face and leave the bang smoother than the rest. Ask for the layers to start at the cheekbone, then finish with a texture spray.

Curly Feathered Layers With Curly Bangs

Curls cut in feathered layers so they spring back from the face, with a curly fringe at the brow.

On curly hair the feathering comes from the cut rather than the blow-dry, since each curl is shaped to bend outward, and the bang is cut long enough to shrink into place.

Have it cut dry and ask for the layers to start at the cheekbone. Scrunch a curl cream through damp hair and push the front pieces back with your fingers, then diffuse upside down.

Feathered Layers With Arched Bangs

A fringe cut in a soft arch, shorter at the center and curving longer at the edges, over feathered layers that flick away from the face.

The arch is a retro shape that suits the feathered look because the curved edge flows into the wings instead of cutting across them.

It works on oval and heart-shaped faces, and it needs straight or loose-wave hair so the curve shows. Ask for the arch cut shallow, and blow-dry the bangs under while the layers go back.

Butterfly Cut With Feathered Layers and Wispy Bangs

Two levels of layers, short ones ending at the chin and long ones falling past the shoulders, with the ends of both feathered back and wispy bangs at the brow.

The butterfly cut is the feathered look at its biggest, since the top layers blow back in wings while the long ones keep the length. It suits thick hair.

Ask for the top layers at the chin and the bangs cut thin.

Blow-dry with a round brush, rolling every layer away from the face.

Honey Blonde Feathered Layers With Curtain Bangs

Long feathered layers in warm honey blonde with curtain bangs, lightest at the wings around the face.

The color is the seventies part, and the feathering shows it off, since every layer catches the light at a different height. It suits warm skin and long hair with a middle part.

Ask for the brightest pieces at the face and a softer root, and blow-dry the layers back so the light hits the wings. A toning shampoo every other wash keeps the honey from going brassy.

Copper Feathered Layers With Full Bangs

Copper from root to end in long feathered layers, with a full fringe at the brow and the sides flicked back.

Copper and feathering have become a pair, and the full bang gives the color a solid block at the front to balance the sides.

It suits cooler skin in a deep auburn copper and warmer skin in a brighter one.

Ask for the layers from the cheekbone down, then blow-dry them back and the bangs flat. A color-depositing conditioner keeps the copper bright.

Gray Feathered Layers With Side-Swept Bangs

Silver hair at the shoulder in feathered layers, with a long side bang sweeping across the forehead.

The feathering lifts gray hair that has gone fine at the crown, and the side bang covers the forehead without a heavy line, which is why women over sixty come back to it. The silver catches the light at the wings, so it looks brighter than it does worn flat. Ask for soft layers and a long bang.

A purple shampoo once a week keeps the silver bright.

Feathered Layers With a Swoop Bang on Relaxed Hair

Relaxed hair at the shoulder with the layers feathered back at the sides and one heavy swoop bang curving across the forehead and past the eye.

Black women have worn feathered layers on relaxed hair for decades, and the swoop bang makes it current. The feathering gives the press lift and the swoop gives it a bold front.

Ask for the layers from the cheekbone down and the swoop cut from a deep side part. Wrap at night and bump the layers back each morning.

Half-Up Feathered Layers With Bangs

The top section pinned back at the crown with the feathered layers below left down and the bangs out at the front.

It is the easiest way to show the feathering off.

Pulling the top back lifts the crown and lets the side layers flick out with nothing weighing them down, and the bangs keep the face framed. It works on any length past the shoulders. Blow-dry the layers back first, then gather the top from the temples and pin it.

Tucked Feathered Layers With Bangs

One side of a feathered cut tucked behind the ear and the other left to flick out, with the bangs swept across the forehead toward the loose side. The tuck shows the feathering on one side and the face on the other, and it turns a symmetrical cut into something that looks styled. It works on bob to shoulder length.

Smooth the tucked side with a drop of serum and let the loose side fall forward. Blow-dry the layers back before you tuck.