The Do's & Don'ts of Bangs

Bangs are a nice way to add flare to your hairstyle, buts it's important to know that only certain styles will work with certain hair types and certain face shapes.

Mena Suvari's thick blunt-cut bangs, while I like the style, they're high maintenance because they need to be blow dryed & straightened every day and they need to be cut every couple of weeks in order to keep the shape. This style works best on people who already have straight hair naturally and oval or long faced shapes.

Paris Hilton's whispy side parted bangs are a much easier style to maintain and will work on a variety of hair textures and face shapes. Bangs with a whispy texturized finish are easier to grow out and will look good whether they're straight or curly. If you cut them shorter, they can be worn forward or to the side, and longer fringes are nice when they're connected to longer layers framing the face.

What I would recommend for anyone that has a long hair style with bangs is to go and get your bangs trimmed by your hairstylist in between hair cuts. This way your haircut stays looking fresh and you won't be so tempted to cut them yourself (like some of my clients have sometimes been known to do!).

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