02 Oct Hairstyle Trends 2014: How To Pick The Right Bang Style/Cut For Your Face Shape, Hair Type, What To Ask Your Stylist
It seems as if bangs are a hair trend that never seems to fade away. From Michelle Obama’s debut of fringe in January to Hayden Panettiere’s recent blunt appearance on David Letterman, bangs continue to stay relevant on the beauty and celebrity scene.
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Over the past 20+ years that Mario Russo — Owner and Lead Stylist of Salon Mario Russo in Boston — has been styling hair and operating his two eponymous hair salons, he’s seen countless women sit in his chair and ask what type of bangs are best for them.
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As a result, he decided to share with us his go-to guide on how to choose the best bangs for your face shape and hair type, and what to ask your stylist for, so you end up with the fringe you desire.
The Blunt Bang
Posh yet oh-so-bold, the blunt bang is one that makes a statement
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Face Type:
For someone with an oval or square face, blunt bangs can be very flattering. To make the style less severe, angle off the sides of the bangs to be a bit longer than the rest of the fringe — this will help to better incorporate your bangs into your hairstyle.
Hair Type/Cut:
If done correctly, blunt bangs can compliment both long and short haircuts. Typically, blunt bangs work best on women with thicker hair, so that there is enough hair to work with to really define and shape the bang.
Ask Your Stylist For:
Heavy fringe that dusts just below the eyebrows.
The Side-Swept Bang
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Face Shape:
A round face can benefit from a side-swept bang because it creates a flattering, angular look that will help to make your face appear longer.
Hair Type/Cut:
Whether you have thin or thick hair, side swept bangs can easily be styled and blow-dried off to the side of the face. Make sure your bang is cut thick, so that it doesn’t appear too soft or too wispy, which, for a round face, can be unflattering.
Side-swept bangs work well with both long and short haircuts, especially cuts with layers and angles that provide the hair with more shape and definition.
Ask Your Stylist For:
Soft, feathered bangs that sweep your cheekbone. Ask for a side part verses a center part to create more definition.
The Wispy Bang
Playful and youthful, wispy bangs can be a great choice for someone who doesn’t want to commit to a full bang
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Face Shape:
Heart-shaped faces can benefit from wispy fringe because of the way the hair is layered and feathered. This texture softens the shape of the face, and wispy bangs are easy to style in multiple ways – off to the side, towards the face or back.
Hair Type/Cut:
Thinner hair is ideal for light, wispy bangs because it can easily be cut and shaped to compliment the rest of your hairstyle.
A mid-length cut with layers and angles is my favorite style to compliment a wispy bang. The combination of the light bang with a layered cut makes for great movement in the hair.
Ask Your Stylist For:
A soft bang that can easily be styled off to the side or pinned back. Incorporating an angular shape to the bang will make it more flattering when worn to the side. The shortest part of the bang should hit around your eyebrow, while the longest should hit around your ear.
Which bang style/cut would fit your face shape?
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melissa Stephens
Posted at 12:53h, 02 OctoberI have been well annoying everyone about this is recent weeks! So cool and actually awesome timing for your article, i am going to be 30 in June and am so sick of having the same friggen hair look for the last 100 years, I was watching actually Americas next top model and my husband saw a girl with blunt bangs and said he thought that would look good on me funny thing is I was wondering the same thing, I had posted pictures on different social media asking what people thought and 99% said it would look good and to go for it, my only deal is I need to go to the city I have nothing against my town but I feel more comfortable going to city for such a change I just need to wait to a holiday because stay at home mom isn’t paying high these days but i am even more excited now because according to your fabulous article I can do blunt bangs!! I was worried so thank you so much:D only thing is now i will be obsessing until I get these fabulous blunt bangs 😀 thank you for the fabulous article BeautyStat!