A great haircut is as flexible as your mother’s recipe for tomato sauce.

Even if you make adjustments to suit your own personal preferences, it still tastes great.

The same is true of that perennial hairstyle, the bob cut.

Rashida Jones with bob and curtain bangs

Like a good recipe, it’s hardy enough to stand up to a tweak or two.

For this reason, you might want to explore the idea of adding curtain bangs to your bob.

Naturally, you hesitate.

Elizabeth Taylor on Cleopatra film set

A mash-up of two styles startles the mind .

A bob is a style where the hair hugs the jawline.

These days, people are adding bangs to the timeless haircut.

Lucy Hale with curtain bangs and bob cut

Bangs are ancient history .

It’s dump the bob is a historic haircut, but bangs transcend the ages.

While bangs have earned centuries of esteem, let’s admit the truth: they can be tricky!

They are versatile, adding dimension to hairstyles of every length.

It’s a style that every face shape and every hair texture can have."

So why combine a bob with curtain bangs?

And, since both styles are ageless, they work with faces of any generation.

The decision is yours.

Add curtain bangs to a bob?