A long pixie cut with bangs is an edgy, voluminous crop with an extended length longer than a classic pixie. The hair is cut with tapered layers to form a shape that flatters a woman’s face shape.
Stylist and salon owner Gretel Palacios-Austin of Pacifica, CA gives her view on this look.
“Long pixie cuts are great for ladies who don’t want a lot of fuss styling their locks. All you need is a bit of cream paste and a run-through with your finger, then you’re ready for the day,” she states.
Always consider your hair texture when deciding the type of pixie you want to get. Don’t opt for styles with straight hair when you have a curly or wavy texture and vice versa.
Now, if you have sleek tresses, be mindful of your preferred length. Palacios-Austin notes that “straight hair tends to stick out when cut very short.”
When looking for the perfect stylist, find one who has experience in cutting short hair. Ask about the maintenance and for some tips in styling it.
The ultimate rule in keeping its look sassy is to commit to the style. Use the right product and keep up with your salon appointment.
Palacios-Austin suggests a 5-6 weeks interim between the trims. “Pixies won’t work for some ladies who only visit the salon once or twice a year,” she adds.
In addition to Gretel’s advice, our guide will help you learn how to personalize your pixie cut to match your style.
This dazzling trend is sure to catch attention. Steal inspiration from these photos of the best long pixie cuts with bangs!
#1 Chic Blonde Long Pixie Cut with Side Bangs
This chic long pixie cut features textured layers and soft side bangs, perfect for adding dimension to fine hair. The model’s straight, fine hair showcases the cut’s versatility, making it suitable for oval and heart-shaped faces. Styling requires minimal effort; a light mousse and a round brush can enhance volume. The blonde hue adds brightness, while the bangs frame the face beautifully. Ideal for those wanting a low-maintenance yet stylish look that allows for easy versatility in styling.
#2: Scalloped Crown Green Long Pixie with Micro Fringe
I’d call this a short long-pixie with a longer nape and cropped micro fringe—works well on a round-to-oval face. Hair reads straight to slightly wavy with medium density. The crown has scalloped, petal-like layering for lift and fingerable movement and the perimeter is tapered into ear-sweeping flicks. Benefits: bold, low-heat shape that frames features and shows off color. Downsides: vivid green needs pre-lightening and regular refreshes, micro-fringe limits upstyles.
#3: Short Rounded Pixie with Micro Fringe and Soft Nape Taper
I’m a New York hairstylist and mom — ear-length rounded pixie with micro fringe and a soft nape taper. Straight, medium-density hair on an oval/soft-square face. Notice the natural temple growth creating soft sideburns that help the style tuck behind earrings. Benefits: lightweight, frames the brow and shows jewelry. Drawbacks: micro bangs need daily styling and won’t suit very curly textures. Technique: clipper nape, scissor-over-comb, point-cut fringe and light internal thinning.
#4: Short Textured Pixie with Cropped Fringe and Soft Taper
I’m a New York stylist and mom. This short textured pixie features a cropped fringe and soft tapered nape — top approx. 2–3″, nape ½–1″. Straight, fine-to-medium density, cut with graduated crown layers and point/texturizing to remove bulk. Unique: a subtle crown cowlick gives natural lift and the ear-grazing sideburns show piercings. Benefits: lightweight, frames the face; drawbacks: exposes neck/ears and cowlick needs product/blow-dry.
#5: Glossy Black Long Pixie with Cropped Micro Bangs
As a 45-year-old New York stylist and mom, I’d call this a glossy black long pixie with cropped micro bangs. It’s cut short at the nape with a soft crown graduation and ear‑grazing sidepieces—ideal for straight, medium‑to‑thick hair and round‑oval faces because the raised weightline visually lengthens the face. Benefits: modern, low‑heat air‑dry finish and great earring display. Drawbacks: the cropped bangs need daily direction with a little paste or a quick blow to sit forward, and it’s not the best pick for very coarse curls or extremely fine, limp hair. Technically this look uses internal point texturing and a short weightline with a tiny nape tail to add movement.
#6: Sleek Cropped Pixie with Feathered Nape Flick
This cropped pixie sits ear-to-nape with a micro fringe and a feathered nape flick—straight/relaxed texture and medium density. Benefits: very eye‑framing, shows off earrings and gives a long neck line with low blow-dry time. Drawbacks: limited updo options and needs product to piece the bangs and hold the flipped tail. Cut notes: short perimeter graduation, point‑cut fringe and a disconnected tail for that subtle mullet detail; single‑process glossy black.
#7: Glasses-Friendly Tousled Long Pixie with Nape Flip
I’m a 45-year-old New York stylist and mom: this ear-to-nape long pixie has a soft nape flip, temple-length pieces that sit neatly under glasses, and loose natural waves with medium-thick density. Benefits: built-in crown lift from a subtle cowlick, great movement, and frames spectacles well. Downsides: requires targeted texturizing (point-cutting and light razoring) and a styling paste to maintain separation; can broaden very round faces unless front lengths are elongated.
#8: Textured Short Pixie with Nape Tail and Micro Fringe
Look, as a New York stylist and mom, I’d call this a textured short pixie with a nape tail and micro fringe. Short on the sides and crown with a mullet‑like nape; it flatters oval-to-heart faces. Hair looks straight, fine-to-medium density. Tech: internal graduation, razor point‑cutting at crown and an ear-level weight line. Benefits: frames the eyes, removes bulk and gives styling variety; disadvantages: micro fringe limits forehead coverage, not for coarse curly hair and the nape tail can separate on very fine hair.
#9: Icy Platinum Long Pixie with Side-Swept Weight Line
As a New York hairstylist and mom, I see this as a long pixie—short at the nape with a longer, side‑swept fringe—ideal for straight, fine-to-medium hair. It uses a stacked nape, point-cut ends and internal layering for lift; the visible root shadow adds depth and easier regrowth. Great with round-to-oval faces and glasses. Downsides: true platinum needs bleach and toner upkeep and it’s less forgiving on very curly or very low-density hair.
#10: Rose-Beige Long Pixie with Rounded Crown and Side-Swept Fringe
As a New York hairstylist and mom: this rose-beige long pixie has a rounded, stacked crown and a long side-swept fringe that grazes the brow. Short overall length with longer face-framing front flatters oval and heart shapes; hair is straight, fine-to-medium density. Benefit: hidden graduation gives airy crown lift and the root-smudge softens regrowth. Drawback: fringe needs daily smoothing and the rose-beige toner requires periodic toning. Ask for internal point-cutting and a micro-nape taper to recreate the feathered profile.
#11: Textured Copper Pixie with Micro Bangs
I’m a 45-year-old hairstylist and mom from New York. This ear-length textured pixie with choppy micro-bangs and a tapered nape flatters oval-to-heart faces. Hair reads fine-to-medium with medium density and a warm copper root-shadow; a subtle crown cowlick gives natural lift. Benefits: instant lift, easy daily styling, forehead camouflage. Drawbacks: limited updos and copper will need periodic color refresh.
#12: Rounded Crown Long Pixie with Cropped Micro Fringe
As a New York stylist and mom, I’d describe this as an ear‑grazing long pixie with a rounded, layered crown and a choppy cropped micro‑fringe. It’s cut with point‑cutting and a soft graduation at the nape to add lift — ideal for oval faces and straight to slightly wavy, fine‑to‑medium density hair. Benefit: lightweight volume and a modern, low‑bulk silhouette. Drawback: the short fringe and a small crown cowlick will need directional slicing or a light root‑lift mousse to sit right.
#13: Asymmetrical Copper Pixie with Razor-Textured Side Fringe
As a New York stylist and mom, I’d call this a short asymmetrical pixie — razor‑textured side fringe, cropped tapered nape and a subtle temple skin‑fade with top lengths around 1–2″ for sweep. Best for oval to heart faces and straight, medium‑to‑thick hair; point‑cut layers and crown elevation give lift. Benefits: quick styling, strong face‑framing; drawbacks: vivid copper requires regular color upkeep and the exposed nape/temple can highlight thinning.
#14: Warm Copper Long Pixie with Micro Fringe and Crown Layers
I’m a New York stylist, wife and mom — this ear-length long pixie features a short micro-fringe, stacked crown layers and feathered, point-cut ends. Best on straight to slightly wavy, medium-density hair and flattering for oval or heart shapes. Benefits: instant lift at the crown, lightweight movement and low-heat styling with a paste. Downsides: micro-bangs require precise cutting, the warm copper needs brass-control glossing and shows lighter ribboning through top layers that will need toning.
#15: Ash Blonde Shaggy Long Pixie with Feathered Fringe
As a New York stylist and mom, I’d call this an ash‑blonde shaggy long pixie with a feathered fringe. Length sits ear-to-nape with a soft stacked nape and curtain-like crown layers; flattering for oval or heart faces. Hair looks fine–to–medium with medium density and a subtle shadow root at the crown that eases grow-out. Benefits: instant lift, textured face framing and easy air-dry styling; disadvantages: lightened blondes need careful bleach management and the fringe requires precise texturizing to avoid uneven fall.
#16: Textured Side-Swept Long Pixie with Tapered Sides
This is a textured, side‑swept long pixie with a soft fringe and neatly tapered sides—top length about 2–3 inches, nape cropped shorter. Hair type reads straight, density fine–medium. Benefits: natural lift at the crown, modern profile for oval or heart faces, great definition from razor texturizing and point‑cut layers. Downsides: a small crown cowlick here will dictate the part and needs styling with a matte paste, and lowlights (soft chestnut) help mask any flatness.
#17: Feathered Long Pixie with Wispy Curtain Bangs
Look — as a 45‑year‑old New York stylist and mom, I’d call this an ear‑length, throat‑grazing pixie with wispy curtain bangs and soft, diagonal point‑cut layers. The hair reads straight, fine‑to‑medium density, and there’s a short inward graduation at the nape that gives a subtle crown lift. Benefits: flatters an oval face, frames cheekbones, and adds movement without heavy bulk. Drawbacks: fringe needs daily light styling (blow‑dry or paste) to sit right and very fine hair may need root lift products to keep the shape.
#18: Soft Side-Swept Long Pixie with Face-Framing Layers
From a New York mom-stylist: cropped nape with a longer side-swept fringe and face-framing layers—shorter in back, grazing the temple—ideal for straight, medium-density hair and an oval face. Razor-soft layering and point cutting add crown lift and airy texture. Pros: lightweight, easy to tuck, low color upkeep with a subtle root shadow and chestnut temple-lights. Cons: very curly or coarse hair will need heat and smoothing product.
#19 Textured Platinum Blonde Bob with Bangs
This chic short bob features a playful texture and striking platinum blonde color enhanced by soft bangs. Ideal for finer hair types, this cut creates the illusion of volume while framing the face beautifully. The layered approach adds movement, making it perfect for heart or oval face shapes. For styling, use a texturizing spray or cream to achieve that effortless look, making it an easy maintenance choice for those who want to stay trendy with minimal fuss.
#20: Choppy Long Pixie Cut with Fringe
A long choppy pixie cut with fringe is the perfect choice for square-faced ladies. The extra-long layers and choppy texture of the cut create a nice silhouette around your face. This gives you more balance and symmetry. The fringe helps add more definition to the cut and creates the illusion of an even more striking look. To get this long pixie cut with bangs, style it with a blow dry and finish with a texturizing spray for added volume. For your day-to-day styling, use a round brush and hairspray to give your hair a voluminous look. Do this if your hair is fine and limp for the best results.
#21: Gorgeous Lixie Hairstyle with Long Bangs
The lixie hairstyle with long bangs is perfect for older women with thinning hair. This versatile haircut is one of the best ways to add volume and texture to thinning hair. It also provides a youthful and trendy look. The long, soft bangs beautifully frame the face, highlighting the eyes and cheekbones. I recommend keeping the length and adding layers to create a natural movement. It will make the hair appear fuller.
#22: Textured Long Pixie with Soft Bangs
Textured layers and wispy bangs make this long pixie cut a flattering choice for someone who wants a short style with plenty of movement. The length through the crown creates lift, which works beautifully on fine to medium-density hair, while the soft bangs frame the forehead without feeling heavy. It’s low-maintenance in styling but does need shaping every 6 to 8 weeks to keep the silhouette sharp. Best for oval or heart-shaped faces, this cut balances feminine softness with a modern edge.
#23: Dimensional Long Pixie with Choppy Fringe
A long pixie with a choppy fringe is a chic haircut if you’re a woman with an elongated forehead. The choppy fringe adds texture, while the highs and lowlights create dimension. If you have naturally straight hair (or curly hair but always flat iron it), this hairstyle was made for you. For those who want to spend little or no time styling their hair, this pixie is the way to go. A regular trim every 4 to 6 weeks is recommended to maintain your shape.
#24: Mod-Inspired Long Pixie with Fringe
A mod-inspired long pixie with a fringe is making a comeback! Long pixies with a soft fringe create a soft feminine style. A beautiful balance for those with round diamond face shapes. A soft floppy texture around the face is the key to a Mod-inspired cut. Ask for some longer pieces with mini bangs in front of the temples. Remember to keep it fun and piece out the ends with a texture paste.
#25: Feathered Long Pixie Cut with a Side Fringe
Ladies looking for a long pixie cut with bangs for thin hair should have a more feathered, choppy style. The wispy layers help create the volume and texture needed to achieve the “feathered” look.
#26: Edgy Jet Black Long Pixie with Sweeping Side Fringe
Try an edgy jet-black long pixie haircut if you’re wanting more of a bold look. I advise removing some bulk and adding texture by using texturizing shears. Ensure you’re stocked with texturizing spray and paste to have some fun styling!
#27: Long Bixie with Long Swept Bangs Makeover
When I have clients wearing bobs for a while and are looking for a change, I’ve been suggesting bixies to them. Bixies are a cross between a bob and a pixie. Make sure you and your stylist speak about how long you’d like the pieces in the front to be. Because in order to maintain this look the front needs to be longer than the back. This haircut is flattering for all face shapes.
#28: Blonde Lixie with Fringe for Older Women
Older women, don’t be afraid to try a blonde lixie with a fringe. Short tendrils surrounding your face take the attention away from aging features, and give you a trendy shape. If you’re confused and not sure, talk to your stylist for advice, that’s what they are there for. Try to blow dry your hair more forward and on the flatter side, and a great option would be to tuck the sides behind your ear.
#29: Long Blonde Pixie with a Deep Side Part
Long blonde pixies with a deep side part are extremely elegant when styled smooth and sleek. A long pixie with long side bangs has many styling options, suits many hair types, and can be upgraded with a few face-framing highlights to brighten up your face.
#30: Long Pixie with Choppy Layers and Wispy Bangs
A long pixie with choppy, wispy layers is a perfect haircut for ladies with fine hair. Ladies may opt for a pixie cut for thin hair as the choppy layers often give the impression of fuller hair due to the volume that comes along with layers.
#31: Low-Maintenance Long Pixie Cut for Gray Hair
Older ladies, looking to embrace their gray hair and want a low-maintenance style, long pixie cut haircuts are perfect for you. Long pixies have many styling options and can be customized to suit your livelihood, face shape, and likes.
#32: Platinum Blonde Pixie with Curtain Bangs and Natural Waves
Ladies with naturally wavy hair can rock a pixie cut forever. Ask your stylist for a long pixie cut to suit your wavy hair, with feathered layers and if you’re really wanting to spice things up, platinum blonde is always stunning.
Related: Hottest platinum pixies.
#33: Long Pixie Mullet with Choppy Bangs
The “Mullet” hairstyle has made a comeback, but many stylists have added a twist on it, such as combining it with a long pixie hairstyle. A choppy, long layered pixie cut with bangs and the slightly longer mullet layers in the back are very popular and trendy right now.
Related: Trendy pixie mullet ideas.
#34: Long Shaggy Pixie Cut with Asymmetrical Bangs
A long, shaggy pixie cut works for all hair types. A long pixie cut with bangs for a round face, may need extra volume on the top rather than the sides. Ask your stylist if added texture may need to be added during styling to achieve the desired look.
#35: Long and Textured Pixie Haircut with Wispy Bangs
A long pixie haircut with straight bangs is perfect for thin-haired ladies who are wanting to spice up their look and add texture and volume. Keeping the sides shorter, a longer layer styled towards the front and a few, shorter choppy layers on top is the best long pixie cut for thin hair.
#36: Dimensional Pixie with Bangs for Mature Women
Ladies with thicker, fuller hair can rock a long pixie hair style, as long as there are choppy layers that add dimension and volume. Thicker hair can often be more texturized and therefore have naturally more volume.
#37: Long Pixie with Bangs for Thick Hair
A long pixie bob cut with bangs is perfect for thicker hair since the choppy layers allow the hair to lay beautifully. Ask your stylist if this is a good choice for your hair type and texture.
Related: Pixie cut ideas for thick hair.
#38: Long Pixie Cut with Curtain Bangs
Long pixie cuts with face-framing bangs are perfect for ladies with heart-shaped faces and silky hair. The longer layers paired with silky hair allows a pixie to lie naturally and beautifully. If you have a warm skin tone and want to enhance your colored dark hair, ask your stylist for a dark, chocolate brown with a reddish tint.
#39: Choppy Long Pixie Hairdo with Swept Fringe for Senior Ladies
Senior ladies love a choppy pixie cut and that’s because they are extremely stylish while being easily maintained. A long pixie cut with bangs hairstyle for ladies over 60 should be easily styled due to the precisely cut, yet choppy layers.
#40: Razored Long Pixie Cut with a Fringe
Layers with oval face shapes have the most options when it comes to long pixie haircuts. A razor cut, choppy fringe and natural volume is the best when wanting a stacked pixie bob.
#41: Long Asymmetrical Pixie Cut with Long Bangs for Older Ladies
Older ladies often want an asymmetrical pixie with long bangs as it’s easily manageable, stylish and with the right amount of layers, and can give the illusion of fuller hair. Asymmetrical pixies can really show off the gorgeous salt and pepper hair color as well.
Related: All types of pixies for older women.
#42: Long Pixie Cut with Long Side Bangs and Shorter Layers
Ladies with an oval face often love a long pixie cut with bangs, shorter layers and not as much volume. Textured and wispy, side-swept bangs and tapered side burns are a unique way to change up a standard pixie cut.
#43: Long Pixie with an Undercut and Long Bangs
If you’re looking to spruce up a longer pixie cut with long bangs, adding in an undercut that seamlessly fades into wispy layers is the way the go. Be sure to ask your stylist the maintenance recommended for an undercut pixie.
#44: Long Straight Pixie Cut with Short Bangs
A long pixie cut with short bangs looks best with side burns that are tapered and cut to a point. This look can often have little to no layers and is a stylish but sleek look.
#45: Layered Pixie Bob with Heavy Side Bangs
Ladies with higher density hair may love a long pixie bob with bangs as the weight is off their shoulders and the amount of spiky volume achievable is endless. Add in highlights and a fun color, you can really make the fullness pop.
Related: The best pixie bob haircuts.
#46: Side-Parted Long Pixie with Curls
Ladies with naturally curly hair who want a long pixie cut should ask their stylist for a side-parted pixie with longer layers infront for curly bangs. A long, curly pixie cut with bangs is easily styled, looks great on many face shapes, and is extremely unique.
#47: Tapered Long Pixie Cut with Piece-y Bangs
A tapered long pixie with piece-y bangs is perfect for ladies with thicker hair who have a lot of texture. Ladies looking to grow out a pixie cut many like this style as its many choppy layers give the wispy look that resembles a grown-out pixie cut, while feeling fresh.
#48: Icy Pink Long Pixie with Long Bangs for Fine Hair
A long, icy pink pixie cut with bangs is an extremely stylish, fun look. Ladies who have a long pixie cut with bangs for fine hair need the extra volume and spikiness that comes along with it.
#49: Long Pixie Crop with a Side-Swept Fringe
A long pixie crop with side-swept fringe is perfect for longer face shapes and ladies with fine or thick hair. The longer layers allow for many styles and an easier grow out. Shorter layers will be needed towards the top and front of the face to create the wispy bangs desired.
#50: Long Textured Pixie and Bangs
Ladies with natural texture in their hair can easily rock a messy pixie cut. A long pixie with bangs is the go-to for textured hair as the wispy, choppy layers allow for the best voluminous and spiky look.
#51: Long Pixie Weave with Long Side Bangs for African-American Women
A wavy pixie cut with long side bangs is perfect for ladies with thicker hair to create a fuller look. A long pixie cut with bangs is perfect for a black woman with an oval face shape.
#52: Tousled Long Pixie with Bangs and Layers
Ladies with round or heart-shaped faces should rock a tousled pixie combined with bangs and many layers. A long pixie cut with bangs for thick hair is perfect as it’s very full and often has the texture needed. Textured bangs are wispy, voluminous and often cut with many layers.
#53: Blonde Long Pixie with Long Side-Swept Bangs
A blonde, long pixie cut with side-swept bangs consists of many layers to ensure wispy, voluminous hair. If you have fine hair, ask your stylist if added texture may be required.
#54: Sleek Long Pixie Cut for Straight Hair
A sleek long pixie haircut for straight hair is gorgeous when seamlessly layered for an even blend. Longer pixie cuts with bangs have many possibilities, look stylish and are easily maintainable.
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