Face-framing fringe offers an opportunity for change while keeping most of your length intact.
It’s a happy middle ground between your devotion to long hair and your desire for short hair.
We will always think fondly on her iconic curls with bangs combination.
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Retro Bangs
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Bangs are Sabrina Carpenter’s signature look.
Sometimes they’re more likecurtain bangsand sometimes they have a more retro vibelike the above.
Curly Bangs
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Have you ever seen curls so glossy or full?
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Ciara’s long coils here are perfectly coiffed, especially when taking her curly bangs into account.
French Girl Bangs
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Violette is a makeup artist and CEO of her brand VIOLETTE_FR.
Her Instagram is rife with makeup inspiration and French-girl hair inspo.
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Her tousled bangs and waves are effortless.
Also, can we talk about those caramel highlights?
The look feels modern and fierce, which quite frankly is what we always expect from her icon self.
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Bold Color + Blunt Bangs
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These bangs are as bold as their color.
Sitting right above the eyes and covering the brows, these blunt bangs are bold and angular.
If you want a sharp and vibrant look, just pair a bold color with a blunt cut.
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Corkscrew Bangs
Curly bangs are a great edition to any key in of shaggy, layered haircut.
Just take thiswolf cutfor example.
Wear them across the forehead or style them like curtain bangs to frame the face.
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Paired with her bright orange color, this look is absolutely sure to turn heads.
Bronze and Wispy
Just like layers, bangs add dimension to long hair.
This example showcases all the benefits of having both.
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Lala Anthony proves it with this ’90s-inspired flirty updo.
It also inspires us to play with color, texture, and style all at once.
Take that Gen Z!
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The decade is inspiring a major revival in fashion, hair, and makeup ideas as of late.
These bangs frame the face beautifully.
Swifty Bangs
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Taylor Swift’s bangs areiconic.
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Springy Curls
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Zendayais a beauty chameleon.
She never fails to surprise (or entrance) us with a new look.
That velvet red lip doesn’t hurt, either.
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Shaggy Bangs
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Here’s some morecurly hairinspiration.
We love how layers are cut into the body of her hair, only complementing her blunt bangs further.
We love how Halle Berry’s style blends so effortlessly into her layered, tousled cut.
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Pair them with an edgy shag cut for an effortlessly cool style.
Her perfectly mussed-up texture is so ’70s in the best way possible.
To get a similar gritty and texturized look, try using Verb’sSea Spray.
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Classic Curtain Bangs
Dakota Johnson’sname is almost synonymous with her chestnut-colored fringe.
Her style parts perfectly in the middle of her forehead, the waycurtain bangsare supposed to.
To maintain this look, Ford recommends getting a bang trim every six weeks.
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Buttery Blonde Bangs
Savannah James' shaggy bangs and straight, buttery blonde strands areutterperfection.
Start with thin wispy bangs and ask your stylist to cut them thicker if you like them.
If not, just style them like curtain bangs as they grow.
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Windswept Bangs
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Emily Ratajkowski’s windswept bangs and tousled texture are next-level.
To recreate this look, enlist the help of large velcro rollers and texturizing spray.
As they grow out, they will turn into perfect curtain bangs.
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Split Bangs
The thick bangs Nina Dobrev is sporting are the quintessential bangs haircut.
This classic look softens the face, pulling attention away from the forehead.
Feathery Curtain Bangs
Feathery curtain bangs are just the option if you want a romantic style.
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These bangs paired withloose wavescreates a gorgeous combo that makes for a killer signature style.
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