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This is how your hairdresser gets the Matilda Djerf curtain bangs

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A collage of three photos of a blonde woman (Matilda Djerf), showing her signature 'curtain bangs' and layered hairstyle. She wears different fashionable outfits and smiles in the middle photo. The photos convey a light, stylish atmosphere.

If there is one thing Matilda Djerf is known for, it’s her curtain bangs. The Swedish influencer brought this hairstyle back into fashion years ago. Now that she has been wearing this hairstyle for eight years, she has finally revealed her secret to this voluminous cut. Do you want these bangs at all costs? Pay attention, because this is what you need to ask your hairdresser:

Dry cutting

This might sound like suicide to your hairdresser, but Matilda's hairstylist, Amalia Berglund, does it this way too. So if you want this, you might have to pay your hairdresser a little extra to step away from their principles.

How should that Matilda Djerf hairstyle be cut?

Your hairdresser should start by cutting your bangs in a round shape. Do you still have old remnants of that fringe? Then those need to be trimmed again. This is done in a ‘swoop’ motion, away from your face. The idea is that the bangs blend weightlessly beautifully with the rest of your hair. And it’s not just about the front strands: no. Amalia takes all the top strands into account. She works in diagonal sections: each strand behind the bangs is cut in the same rounded shape. By repeating the same shape throughout the entire top section, you create a beautiful harmonious whole that all moves in the same direction. No choppy bangs then.

Cut the other side exactly the same and make sure it’s symmetrical. The most important thing is that the bangs must move with the hair: if your hair stubbornly moves to the right, then it makes no sense to cut those bangs in a side parting to the left. They will do their own thing anyway. Make sure to maintain the same movement throughout the entire hair: this way you avoid choppy lines and uneven pieces. It should be a seamless whole.

Cut the bangs with the rest of the hair

Okay, this sounds logical, but this is the secret behind that beautiful hairstyle. Your hairdresser needs to cut more than just a few strands. Once the bangs have the shape you want, the idea is that they blend with the rest of the hair: so not just the top pieces as mentioned above, but really everything. That’s step one. Step two is blending it with the rest. Your hairdresser then moves to the lower part of your hair, which is also cut in the same ‘swoop’ shape. By creating all the layers, you create a beautiful whole that you, just like Matilda, will be very happy with.

But what do you say to that hairdresser?

Well, very simple. First, you show some photos of Matilda’s hairstyle for inspiration. Then you say that the sides and face-framing pieces can be a bit shorter. You want the back and top of your hair to be longer with various layers, so you can do a lot with your hair using texture spray. A strict parting is not necessarily needed, as long as the layers look natural. According to Amalia, it’s also important to work with scissors, not with a razor. By using a slicing technique with the scissors, you get the detailing you want, but the playful effect of a razor.

The specs:

  • The length is short-medium.
  • The sides are thinned out a bit to give it more of a ‘bounce’ effect. Those layers naturally blend into the rest of the hair.
  • The top is left a bit longer, but the light layers make it not look heavy.
  • By doing the slicing technique with scissors, your layers fall beautifully into place with the rest of the hair.

Was this still a bit confusing? Then just watch the video, just as easy:

Or a detailed tutorial from Amalia from three years ago. We do everything to make it as easy as possible for your hairdresser.

Oh yes, and how do you style those curtain bangs?

There are many methods for this: with rollers, a blow-dry brush, or just like Matilda does: with a regular hairdryer and some oil.

First, she blows those pieces to the left, and then to the right. This triggers the muscle memory of the bangs: they are cut in such a way that they should actually fall well. Matilda runs her hands through the bangs and voilà: they fall into place. This can only be done if your bangs are still well cut… So as soon as they have grown out a bit – after a few months – you need to take stronger measures like rollers, or, like she does here: she just rolls them to the side with her blow-dry brush. That’s the perfect trick when they are a bit longer. Great, right? This is a trick you have to do every day (or at least a few times a week), but hey, it only takes you a few minutes. Or you just get it cut every two months, that works too.

Let this be a disclaimer: please ask your hairdresser for this. Don’t do it at home, because that won’t end well. Either way: you’ve been warned.