def style_curves(self):
        registry = QgsApplication.symbolLayerRegistry()
        symbol_props = {
            'name': 'cross2',
            'color': '0,0,0',
            'color_border': '0,0,0',
            'offset': '0,0',
            'size': '1.5',
            'angle': '0',
        }
        opacity = 0.7
        cross = registry.symbolLayerMetadata("SimpleMarker").createSymbolLayer(
            symbol_props)
        # NOTE: Cross symbols rendered for OQ-Engine disaggregation outputs are
        # opaque, wider and thicker than those used for other outputs (e.g.
        # hcurves)
        if self.output_type == 'disagg':
            cross.setSize(3)
            cross.setStrokeWidth(0.5)
            opacity = 1
        symbol = QgsSymbol.defaultSymbol(self.layer.geometryType()).clone()
        symbol.deleteSymbolLayer(0)
        symbol.appendSymbolLayer(cross)
        renderer = QgsSingleSymbolRenderer(symbol)
        effect = QgsOuterGlowEffect()
        effect.setSpread(0.5)
        effect.setOpacity(opacity)
        effect.setColor(QColor(255, 255, 255))
        effect.setBlurLevel(1)

        renderer.paintEffect().appendEffect(effect)
        renderer.paintEffect().setEnabled(True)

        self.layer.setRenderer(renderer)
        self.layer.setOpacity(opacity)
        self.layer.triggerRepaint()

        # NOTE QGIS3: probably not needed
        # self.iface.layerTreeView().refreshLayerSymbology(self.layer.id())

        self.iface.mapCanvas().refresh()