1. Curtain
These bangs are the top style right now, especially for those with longer hair and a center part. These bangs are layered and shorter in the middle, longer at the end, making a parted curtain of hair across your forehead.
2. Side Swept
For those with a side part, these bangs are off-center and
sweep to the left or right, very classic and a great option if you want to dip
your toe into bangs but not commit.
3. Feathered
Similar to curtain bangs, but longer, these bangs were big
in the 1970s and ‘80s but are back again for a retro look. Ends flip out and add
softness around the face.
4. Blunt
Blunt bangs go straight across the forehead in a line, which makes them a little severe, but also clean and dramatic.
5. Micro
Very short across the forehead, these mini bangs are super artsy and work with both a pixie cut or long hair.
6. Layered
These bangs will make you look instantly younger. They go across the forehead, but the hair is cut at uneven lengths, adding volume and texture.
7. Wispy
Cut only a little bit of hair for wispy bangs. They are a very light version of bangs, delicate, piecey and easy to style.
8. Curly
If you’ve got curly hair, this is the bang for you. These
bangs follow your natural curl pattern and are an easy-breezy way to add some
shape to your cut.
9. Shaggy
Shaggy bangs channel a rock-star aesthetic. They are longer, asymmetrical and wavy. These look best will an all-over shag cut.
10. Baby
Not as short as micro bangs but still short and choppy, these bangs require maintenance but can be very striking with short and long cuts.
11. Bottleneck
Bottleneck bangs are also a variation on curtain bangs. They
start narrow and widen towards the edges, but they are wispier and more face-framing than curtain bangs. These also work best with a center part.
12. Birkin
Made famous by Jane Birkin — yes, the same one the bag was named after — these bangs are effortless. They look like a grown-out version of straight bangs that are dangerously close to hiding your eyes.
13. Choppy
Choppy bangs are like textured bangs, but even more layered
and uneven. These look like you went wild with the scissors, but they also make
a dramatic statement.
14. Japanese Side Bangs
These bangs are also called a “hime” or princess cut with a
straight fringe in the front and long sweeping pieces on the side. Think
Princess Peach from "Super Mario Bros."