I will never forget the time I called my friend after not seeing her for a few months and among exchanging pleasantries she was proud to announce, “My daughter took her first steps, my husband got a promotion and I got bangs!” At the time I found it an odd thing to be proud of, but when you are balancing twenty different tasks while baking cookies for the school carnival and making dinner, balancing the checkbook and organizing that presentation at work it’s refreshing to do something for yourself. Her bangs made her feel new and fresh. Ah, the power of the makeover.

Serena Williams went and gave her do a fresh look with some flirt fringe. The tennis champ looks fresh faced and youthful as she peeks from her bangs with a megawatt smile. Absolute upgrade.

The wisps of hair can transform your look and multitask. Bangs can be worn to minimize large foreheads, help control annoying cowlicks or disguise forehead lines. It’s like magic. Boasting a larger forehead with cowlicks I thought I was never going to be able to work a bang. Lucky for me the 80’s trends of home perms and curling iron induced gigantic puffs are no longer the only option.

Blunt Bangs – Worn just below the eyebrow these forehead fringes are cut precisely straight across from side to side.
Side Swept Bangs – Cut so that the hair tapers from shorter to longer lengths and is extended generally from a side part with the hair brushed to sweep across the forehead.
Parted Bangs – Usually worn as a modified version of blunt bangs, these bangs are often cut so that they part slightly either in the middle of slightly to the side.
Choppy Bangs – Usually worn as a modified version of blunt bangs, these bangs are often cut with a scissors and then texturized for a choppy look. Choppy bangs provide increased depth to the facial features.
Asymmetrical Bangs – These bangs will have widely varied lengths with one side being a lot shorter than the other side or the middle being a lot shorter than either side.
Disconnected Bangs – These bangs encompass extreme angles that often plummet drastically from side to side. Blunt edges may be cut into the bangs at unexpected locations and lengths.

Make sure you take into consideration factors like face shape and time you are willing to put into your do. Some styles are more demanding than others.