Updated by the AI Hairstyle team
Curtain Hair Try On
Curtain hair, often called a curtains haircut or a middle part, frames your face from the center outward, so the part decides a lot about how it looks. Upload a selfie and preview it on your own photo before you grow or cut for it. Each generation gives you 2 variations to compare.
What Is Curtain Hair?
Curtain hair is a men’s style with a center parting, where the front falls to each side of the face like a pair of open curtains. The length at the front usually sits somewhere between the eyebrows and the ears.
The preset shows hair falling from a middle part down each side to about ear length, with a soft fringe and a natural, matte finish. It is a relaxed, low-shine style, and the preview helps you see whether a center part suits your forehead and face before you commit to the length.
What to Ask Your Barber For
- Front length: how long the front pieces should be. The preset falls to about ear length; shorter versions end around the eyebrows.
- The back and sides: kept shorter for a tidier shape, or left longer for a softer, grown-out look.
- Layers: light layering through the front helps the two sides fall away from the part instead of sitting flat.
- The part: a natural center part works best. If your hair grows strongly to one side, mention it, as it affects how the curtains fall.
Living With Curtain Hair
- Styling: blow-dry the front from the center outward with your fingers or a brush, then use a little light cream or sea salt spray for a matte, natural hold.
- Trims: the front grows into your eyes before the rest needs cutting, so small trims to the front and the neckline keep it tidy.
- Hair type: straight and wavy hair usually falls most easily into curtains. Thick hair may need thinning so it does not puff out, and curly hair can wear a curtained shape with more volume.
- Growing out: the length keeps going down past the ears, so curtain hair can turn into a longer, shoulder-length style or shaggy layers.
See a Curtain Hair on Your Own Photo
Each generation gives you 2 variations, and new accounts get 1 free generation. The button opens the generator with the curtain hair already selected.
Try a Curtain HairCurtain Hair Try On FAQs
Which curtain hairstyle does the preview show?
The curtain hair preset shows hair falling from a center part down each side of the face to about ear length, with a soft face-framing fringe and a natural, matte finish.
Is curtain hair the same as women’s curtain bangs?
They share the center part, but curtain bangs are a fringe added to longer hair, while men’s curtain hair is the whole style. They are separate presets on the women’s and men’s lists.
How long does my hair need to be for curtains?
Long enough at the front to fall to each side of the part, roughly to the eyebrows or longer. The preview shows ear-length curtains even if your hair is shorter now.
What can I compare curtain hair with?
The messy fringe brings the hair forward instead of parting it, and shaggy layers go longer. Both are presets, so you can preview them on the same photo.