25 Layered Hairstyles With Bangs and Which Fringe Fits Each

Layers and bangs are the two changes a stylist can make without taking any length off, which is why they get asked for together more than any other pair.

The layers decide how the hair moves and the bangs decide what the face looks like, and the trick is making the two meet.

A bang that blends into the shortest layer looks like one haircut. A bang that stops above it looks like two.

Long layers with curtain bangs are the pairing most women start with, and they set the standard.

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Long Layers With Curtain Bangs

Hair past the shoulders with layers from the chin down and curtain bangs parted in the center, the bang melting into the shortest layer.

This is the pairing everything else gets measured against. The bangs frame the eyes and the layers carry that frame down the face, so it looks like one shape.

Ask for the bangs at the cheekbone and the first layer to start where they end.

Blow-dry the bangs away from the face and bend the layers with a round brush.

Layered Bob With Side-Swept Bangs

A chin-length bob with soft layers and a long bang sweeping across the forehead from a side part, the bang blending into the layers on one side.

The diagonal softens the jaw and keeps a short bob from looking severe, and it suits round and square faces. Ask for the bang cut a touch longer than the shortest layer so the two meet.

Blow-dry the bang forward first, then sweep it over with a round brush so the curve looks natural rather than flat.

Shag With Wispy Bangs

Choppy layers from the crown to the collarbone with a thin wispy fringe the forehead shows through.

It is the pairing for women who do not blow-dry.

The shag is meant to look undone, and wispy bangs keep the front light so the texture on top stays light at the forehead.

Ask for the shortest layers at the crown and the bangs from a shallow section. Air-dry with mousse and shake it out at the roots, then push the bangs to one side.

Layered Lob With Full Bangs

A collarbone lob with soft layers through the ends and a full fringe at the brow, so the front is covered and the length still swings.

The full bang gives the lob a stronger front than any lighter fringe, and the layers stop the length from looking heavy under it. It suits oval and long faces and hair thick enough to spare the fringe.

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

Butterfly Cut With Curtain Bangs

Two levels of layers, short ones ending at the chin and long ones past the shoulders, with curtain bangs that curve into the top level.

The butterfly cut gives the most volume of any layered shape, and the curtain bangs connect the short layers to the face so the two levels look planned. It suits thick hair with a middle part.

Ask for the top layers at the chin and the bangs blended into them.

Blow-dry everything away from the face.

Pixie With Long Side Bangs

Cropped sides and a layered top with one long bang sweeping over a brow toward the ear.

The bang is what keeps a pixie soft. Without it the cut looks severe, and with it the face gets a diagonal and the top gets somewhere to go.

The layers on top give lift at the crown, and the bang reaches the cheekbone. Ask for the sides tapered and the bang left long.

A little paste and a small round brush style it in minutes.

Wolf Cut With Choppy Bangs

Heavy choppy layers at the crown over thinner, longer ends past the shoulders, with a ragged fringe that looks cut with the same scissors.

The wolf cut is the shag's louder cousin, built on volume at the top and length at the bottom, and choppy bangs match its energy. It suits straight to wavy hair with density on top. Ask for the crown layers short and the ends left long, with the bangs point cut. Air-dry with a texture spray and rough up the crown.

Medium Layers With Bottleneck Bangs

Shoulder-length layers with bangs short and narrow at the center and flaring longer at the sides, like the neck of a bottle.

The bottleneck shape sits between curtain and full bangs, covering more forehead in the middle while the sides blend into the layers at the cheekbones.

It suits a middle part and oval or long faces. Ask for the flare to reach the cheekbones, then dry the center straight down and the sides outward before blending the two with your fingers.

Wavy Layers With Side Bangs

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

The bang follows the same bend as the waves, so nothing fights, and the layers let each wave sit on its own instead of clumping. It suits hair that holds a wave and a side part.

Wave the lengths with a wand away from the face and keep the bang smoother than the rest. Finish with a texture spray and skip the brush.

Curly Layers With Curly Bangs

Curls cut in layers so they stack rather than spread, with a curly fringe at the brow.

Bangs on curly hair get cut dry, one curl at a time, and left longer than the target because they shrink.

The layers do the same job the bangs do, which is keep the curls round instead of triangular, and together they give curly hair a shape it does not get alone. Ask for layers from the cheekbone down.

Scrunch curl cream through damp hair and diffuse.

Face-Framing Layers With Wispy Bangs

Shoulder-length hair left full at the back, with shorter pieces at the front starting at the chin and a thin wispy fringe above them.

The face-framing layers and the wispy bangs do the same light work, which is soften the face without taking volume from the length. It suits fine to medium hair that cannot afford heavy layers.

Ask for the shortest front piece at the chin and the bangs from a shallow section. Curl the front pieces away from the face.

Short Layered Bob With Micro Bangs

A jaw-length layered bob with the fringe stopping well above the brows and the whole forehead showing.

Micro bangs are the boldest fringe there is, and the short layered bob is the cut that carries them, since both are built on showing the face rather than framing it.

The layers soften the bob so the short bangs do not look harsh. Ask for the bangs cut with a little texture rather than a straight line.

Trims every three weeks keep them short.

Feathered Layers With Winged Bangs

Layers blown back from the face in soft wings, with the bangs themselves lifted and flicked back from a center part in the same direction.

The feathered look treats the fringe like the rest of the layers, so the bangs add height instead of covering the forehead, and the wings open the face.

It suits medium to long hair with some root lift. Ask for the bangs to reach the cheekbone when pulled down, then roll everything back on a round brush.

Balayage Layers With Arched Bangs

Long layers in hand-painted blonde with a fringe cut in a soft arch, shorter at the center and curving longer at the edges.

The arch flows into the layers at the temples, and the lighter pieces at the face make the bangs the brightest part of the cut. It suits straight or loose-wave hair.

Ask for the arch cut shallow and the brightest color at the front. Blow-dry the bangs under and the layers smooth, and use a purple shampoo once a week.

Copper Layers With Full Bangs

Copper from root to end in long layers, with a full fringe at the brow and the layers starting at the cheekbone.

The full bang gives the color a solid block at the front, and the layers break it up through the length so the copper looks like movement.

It suits cooler skin in a deep auburn copper and warmer skin in a brighter one. Ask for the bangs full with the corners blended, and use a color-depositing conditioner once a week.

Gray Layers With Side-Swept Bangs

Silver hair at the shoulder in soft layers, with a long side bang crossing the forehead.

The side bang covers the forehead without a heavy line and the layers lift hair that has gone finer at the crown, which is why this pairing gets asked for after sixty.

The silver catches the light at the layers, so the color looks brighter than it does worn flat. Ask for soft layers and a long bang.

A purple shampoo once a week keeps the silver from yellowing.

Layered Silk Press With a Swoop Bang

Natural hair pressed smooth to the shoulder with layers through the ends, and one heavy swoop bang curving from a deep side part across the forehead and past the eye.

Black women pair the layered press with a swoop because the layers give the press lift and the swoop gives it a bold front, and both hold until wash day.

Ask for the layers and the swoop cut once the hair is pressed. Wrap at night and pin the swoop flat.

Natural Blowout With Layers and Full Bangs

Natural hair blown out big and fluffy with layers through the length and a full fringe at the brow.

The blowout stretches the curl with a protectant and low heat, and the layers keep the volume from sitting in one block.

The full bang gives the fluffy texture a clean front, and it suits 3C to 4B hair that wants length without a press. Ask for the layers cut on stretched hair.

Pick the roots for height and pineapple it at night.

Half-Up Layers With Bangs

The top section twisted back and clipped at the crown, with the layers below left down and the bangs out at the front.

It shows the layers and the fringe at the same time.

Pulling the top back lifts the crown and lets the side layers fall free, and the bangs keep the face framed.

It works on any length past the shoulders. Gather the top from the temples back and twist it into a clip, then curl the ends below.

High Ponytail With Bangs Out

Layered hair pulled into a high ponytail with the bangs left down across the forehead.

The layers show in the ponytail, where the shorter pieces fall at different lengths instead of one blunt tail, and the bangs stop the pulled-back hair from looking severe.

Brush the hair up with a little gel so the sides stay smooth and tie it high, then blow-dry the bangs with a small round brush afterward. Curtain or side bangs sit best with a ponytail.

Hime Cut With Blunt Bangs

Long straight hair with blunt bangs at the brow and two cheek-length side pieces cut straight across at the jaw, so the layers sit as sharp steps rather than soft blends.

The hime cut comes from Japan, and it is the one layered cut where the layers are meant to show as lines. It suits straight, thick hair and a center part.

Ask for the side pieces cut blunt at the jaw and the bangs cut straight. Flat iron everything so the lines stay crisp.

Bixie With Wispy Bangs

Shorter than a bob and softer than a pixie, with cropped sides and layers on top that fall past the ears, finished with a thin wispy fringe.

The bixie is the short cut that keeps the most softness, and wispy bangs suit it because they match the light layers on top.

It suits fine to medium hair and oval or heart-shaped faces. Ask for the top layers to reach the cheekbone and the bangs cut thin, then style with paste and a round brush.

Sleek Low Bun With Layers and Bangs Out

Hair brushed back smooth into a low bun at the nape, with the bangs left down and two layers pulled out at the temples.

The bun hides the length and the bangs and face-framing layers do all the work, which is why this is the layered look for weddings and work alike.

The layers soften the bun. Brush gel through and tie it low, then twist it into a bun and pin. Curl the loose layers away from the face.

Stacked Bob With Wispy Bangs

A bob with short graduated layers stacked at the back in a rounded curve and the front left longer at the jaw, topped with a wispy fringe at the brow.

The stack puts the volume at the crown and nape, and the wispy fringe keeps the front light so the shape does not tip forward. It suits fine to medium hair.

Ask for a soft stack and the bangs cut from a shallow section. A round brush at the back lifts the stack in minutes.

Choppy Layers With Blunt Bangs

Long black hair in heavy choppy layers with point-cut ends, and a blunt fringe cut straight across at the brow.

The contrast is the point. The blunt bang is one clean line and the layers underneath are all texture, so the cut looks sharp at the front and undone everywhere else.

It suits thick straight hair that can hold a blunt line. Ask for the bangs cut blunt and the layers point cut, then flat iron the bangs and leave the layers rough with paste.