Kourtney Kardashian Is Kicking Off 2026 With Curtain Bangs

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With less than two weeks left of 2025, Kourtney Kardashian is ready to kick off the new year with a dramatic new haircut. She's spent the last few weeks wearing straight hair and blunt bangs, and instead of suffering through the awkward grow-out out phase, she stayed loyal to the bangs and transformed her blunt cut into a retro '70s fringe.

Celebrity hairstylist, Dimitris Giannetos, who brought the haircut to life, shared a photo of Kardashian's new look via Instagram this week. In said photo, she's seen wearing big, Farrah Fawcett-style curls with curtain bangs that frame her face. "Feathery," "fashion," and "fluffy" are just a handful of descriptors Giannetos used to refer to the new look in the caption, but he officially named it the "YSL haircut" and revealed that he cut and styled Kardashian's hair using tape-in hair extensions from Great Lengths.

“This look was inspired by the Iconic YSL editorial aesthetic,” Giannetos explained. “We wanted to create something timeless yet bold and sexy, adding layers to create dimension and feathery movement in the hair.”

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The shaggy look made a comeback and embedded itself back into popular culture a few years ago, but hair experts predict it'll be one of the most requested haircuts of winter 2026, especially for people with curls and textured hair.

"This one has been here for a while and isn’t going anywhere soon," hairstylist Dusty "CurlVision" Schlabach, told MC in a previous story. "It’s a great move for curlies because it ensures shape while retaining whatever length they prefer, and can be worn with or without an evident fringe."

Face-framing curtain bangs are also pretty easy to style on your own at home, so if you've recently found yourself questioning whether or not you should commit to bangs, let this be your sign. Read ahead to shop some styling essentials.

Mane

It's Giving Body Large Hot Thermal Round Brush

An easy way to achieve the big, curly, blown out look is to invest in a thermal round brush. This one from Mane delivers quick, bouncy curls with minimal heat damage thanks to its 355 degree temperature setting.

Shark Beauty

Flexstyle Hair Blow Dryer & Multi-Styler

You can also grab this multi-styler to give your hair some extra volume.

TREsemmé

Protecting Heat Spray

Using any form of heat means that you should be spritzing with a heat protectant beforehand.

amika

Un.done Texture Spray

Flat hair? Fake the voluminous look by spraying your roots with a texture spray.

Sexy Hair

Big Sexy Hair Spray & Play Volumizing Hairspray

Ensure your curls stay big and bouncy while maintaining their shape with an extra-hold hairspray.

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Danielle Jackson is the senior beauty writer at Marie Claire. She has nearly a decade of experience covering beauty, lifestyle, and entertainment and was previously the senior beauty editor at Women's Health, where she thoughtfully covered topics related to skincare, haircare, aesthetics, and wellness. Before that, she spent three years as an assistant beauty editor at PS, and in the years since, her work has appeared in titles like Vogue, InStyle, Glamour, and more. Danielle graduated from the University of Georgia with a BA in English, and has lived in Brooklyn for almost ten years. When she's not writing, you can find her reading romance novels and talking about sunscreen. You can find her on Instagram @danielleknecole.