Brushed-over bangs are a look anyone can wear and are incredibly easy to maintain. They're essentially a comb-over: Simply part your hair to the side and brush it over.
Piece-y bangs are another style that is also quite easy to maintain, and can be worn blunt in front or to the side. Style them similar to how you would style side swept bangs, but keep them straighter so they don't appear 'flippy'.
If you are not up for schlepping to the salon for regular trims, you can opt for low-maintenance bang styles, such as curtain bangs, wispy bangs, choppy bangs and side swept bangs.
Simply put, wispy bangs are piecey, feathered bangs. "Wispy bangs are such a trend right now because they are a low-maintenance take on blunt bangs, which can be more difficult to style and require more frequent salon visits," explains Nubia Rëzo, a celebrity stylist based in New York City.
Curtain bangs are pretty low maintenance:
This is probably one of the best features of curtain bangs. Because of their already effortless look, curtain bangs can be pretty low maintenance. You can let them get a little bit longer in between trims and they will still look fabulous.
Do bangs flatter every face shape? “The most flattering bangs create an oval face shape,” says Townsend. So, if you naturally have an ovular face, you have a larger variety of bang styles to choose from. If your face is square or oblong, “You'll want to try A-shaped bangs or longer layers,” he says.
Who can pull off curtain bangs? The beauty of curtain bangs is that they can work on anyone and everyone. “Almost any face shape can pull off curtain bangs,” says Cotteblanche, who says it's best to adapt the look to compliment your face shape and hair texture.
"Wispy bangs are the softer feathery version of the blunt straight-across bangs. They differ from curtain bangs in that curtain bangs are parted down the middle and are cut longer to frame your face on both sides," explains Prothero.
Square or heart-shaped faces look best with wispier, feathered fringe to add softness. Oblong face shapes are a perfect match for blunt-cut bangs. Round faces can get added dimension from side-swept or curtain bangs. Oval-shaped faces can pull off just about any type of bang.
Adding bangs to the hairstyle will help shape your face and make you appear much younger. The best part about layers and bangs is that they work for any type of hairstyle, from long locks to shorter styles.
If You Have a Long Face and/or High Forehead: This face shape is similar to the oval-shaped, but the forehead, cheeks and jawline are all the same width. To complement this face shape, don't get baby bangs because they will further elongate your face.
Another downside to bangs is that they're not exactly a get-up-and-go hairstyle. Unfortunately, your flirty fringe will likely be subject to some serious bedhead and often require a little styling before you leave the house.
Unlike a full, typical fringe, wispy bangs are very soft and textured. With this popular style, you'll have very fine strands of hair falling onto your forehead. Overall, this is a very subtle yet stylish look which will look best on those with longer face shapes.
Celebrity hairstylist and Virtue ambassador Xavier Velasquez describes waterfall fringe bangs as rounded-layered versions of other types of bangs. "It's as if curtain bangs and blunt bangs had a '70s lovechild," Velasquez says.
Bottleneck bangs are a soft, textured fringe with face-framing layers. You can part them in the middle, creating a curtain bang effect but in a little modernized version. If there's a part of your face that you feel uncomfortable exposing, opt for this chop.
Bangs can be flattering for any face shape if they are the right ones. A side-swept bang looks great on round or square faces. Straight across bangs look good on heart-shaped or oval faces.
One of the most popular styles of the moment is peekaboo bangs. It's a textured take on blunt bangs, which fall across the forehead but—thanks to the choppy and layered style—allow some of the forehead to show through.
That's right, if you're from a country that uses American English, like Canada and of course, America, the preferred and more commonly used term would be bangs. Anywhere else, like here in Australia, for example, then fringe should be your choice of word as it's the more commonly used term.
Curtain bangs — also known as fringe bangs — are a low-maintenance take on bangs. This style of bang is parted down the middle, often framing your face on both sides. These textured bangs are a little bit longer so they flow naturally into your hair, giving you that effortlessly cool, French-girl vibe.
In fact, bangs can ease out the puffiness of your chubby face and make it appear slimmer. Side-swept bangs cut at an angle make a chubby face look slender. Wispy bangs and piece-y, long fringe bangs are equally flattering chubby face bangs.
"Whereas straight-across bangs usually have to be pinned down, curtain bangs are typically still long enough to put back into a ponytail, though they also look amazing if you want to keep them out of your ponytail," says Liu.
What are butterfly bangs? Butterfly bangs are soft, swept to each side, and slightly resemble the shape of a butterfly's wing. They are often accompanied by the butterfly hair cut, comprised of curved 90s layers that enhance body and bounce.
Wolf cut hairstyles are a mix of two popular current haircut trends, aka the shag haircut and the mullet. Both these trending hairstyles feature a mix of layers and bangs. While the mullet is a short haircut, the shag haircut can be short, long, or mid length. When put together, it results in unique wolf haircut looks.