Recognizing that bangs, like black nail polish, have moved beyond their humble hipster beginnings to become an overarching trend that’s apparently here to stay, we figured now was as good a time as any to provide you with a cutting guide for your specific face shape. And we say your deliberately, seeing as how we [...]

As a longtime fan of a long, blunt fringe, I have come to understand that during the summer months my bangs will bear little resemblance to their winter-weather counterparts. But the concept of grease and frizz-free bangs at the height of summer’s humid onslaught is not an impossible dream, according to Leonardo Manetti, co-owner of [...]

For the Botox-reliant among you who have removed regular injections from the “necessities” column of your budget, there may be a way to conceal those pesky forehead lines yet. Celebrity stylist Suki Duggan of DonSuki Townhouse Salon in Manhattan has been spreading the gospel of bangs-over-Botox across the blogosphere, suggesting that some simple fringe can [...]

While the celebrity bob craze has died down—transitioning into lobs and, er, crobs, a neologism we just came up with to describe the cropped bobs, or shorter boy cuts, currently being enjoyed by Victoria Beckham and Rihanna—bangs are experiencing something of a revival. A host of A- (and B- and C-) listers are accessorizing their [...]

I got the text from a friend around 8:15 last night: “American Music Awards, out of control. Xtina’s bangs, two inches too short,” thus confirming what I already knew from a few weeks of silently stalking Christina Aguilera and her recent venture into the challenging world of rockabilly hair: Two inches too short—and something of [...]

We’re sort of loving the blunt-cut bob-and-bangs combo that Mena Suvari has adopted recently. It’s a longer version of the style Agyness Deyn has been sporting under an impressive collection of bowlers and baubles, although Mena’s look is slightly more…finished. Meaning she probably didn’t go at hers with a pair of pinking shears and a [...]

Faux fringe was the call du jour at Christian Lacroix yesterday, where models sported thick, eye-grazing bangs to make indie rock enthusiasts swoon. If you want to play Lacroix at home, Allison Woodruff, a stylist at Sally Hershberger Downtown, has a bit of advice: “Clip-on wefts,” she says, pointing out that when it comes to [...]

While Britons continue to try and stir a style war between France’s Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and their own Samantha Cameron (a.k.a. “SamCam,” a.k.a. wife of Tory leader David Cameron), the contested issue of who is wearing the Jackie O shift better seems overshadowed by the more interesting issue of the two women’s collective hairstyle of choice—or [...]