Though the style reflects a laid-back vibe of quintessential cool girls like Brigitte Bardot, Jane Birkin and Rhianna, landing on a natural-looking “C” shape takes a little expertise. Whatever the reason, curtain bangs are having a moment in 2021 that just won’t seem to let up. Or the proliferance of overgrown, quarantine hairstyles. Here are the coolest takes on the trend.Blame it on The Flight Attendant. Need more convincing? We rounded up some of the best shag haircuts out there, whether you want something edgy like Miley Cyrus, full and bouncy like Zendaya, or long and flowing like Halle Berry. “The face-framing aspect brings out or hides various points of the face,” says Bolt. Paired with the fact that the cut can subtly draw attention to the features you love best and highlight your face shape, it makes sense that shags would be all over Hollywood. “Depending on your hair texture, the shag is a cut that can be worn extremely messy or seamlessly straight,” says stylist Anh Co Tran, although Bolt adds that you get the most effortless look if you have some natural texture to your hair. The best thing about shags is this versatility.

“You don’t need a ton of layers all over your head if you don’t want to lose the density of your hair.” “I would say the most modern version is focused on movement just around your hairline,” says Amber Maynard Bolt, master stylist at L.A.’s Nine Zero One salon. But in the past few years the style has evolved from something that would be seen on an extra in Almost Famous to looser adaptations.

Like curtain bangs, which often go hand in hand with a shag, it manages to look current while nodding to icons of the past like ’70s rockstars and Jane Fonda.Ī shag haircut is generally made up of three things: choppy close-cropped layers, bangs, and a center part. It’s easy to understand the cut’s wide appeal, since it’s insanely flattering and gives off that extremely-cool-without trying vibe.

The vintage-inspired cut first reemerged around 2017, and it’s been a favorite of celebs and Instagram It girls ever since. A quick scroll through Instagram will confirm two things: (1) You need a tie-dye sweatsuit like, yesterday, and (2) the shag haircut isn’t going anywhere.

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