BACK WITH A BANG!!

Today the bang is in, or as the British would like to call it, "the fringe"! Wear it messy and curly or tame and straight. Try a fab short and choppy bang, a long sexy peekaboo, or jump right off the edge with a hip modern asymmetrical cut. Which ever way you choose to wear it...you'll definitely be aboard the "Trend Bus"! This hair look constantly cycles in and out of fashion, and throughout recent hair history bangs have been seen in large numbers on the fashion walkways.

Whether you call it a "fringe" or a "bang", this hairstyle has once again become popular with many of the top supermodels, fashionistas and celebrities, giving reference to the "anything goes" attitude relative in 2004's fashion trends. A basic blunt bang (which I am currently wearing) draws fantastic attention to your eyes. It adds instant drama and works well if you love to crank up your eye makeup. The blunt bang coupled with the right amount of makeup will produce big beautiful eyes. Blunt bangs are usually very flattering for face shapes like some heart shaped and inverted triangular face shapes that feature wide or full foreheads.

Models and celebrities alike are often captured on camera combining wild curly bangs with sleek, slicked back ponytails and braids or stick straight bangs with wild curly hair that flows to their shoulders. Here is a list of different bangs, provided with a brief description, that should be able to work for different face shapes:

Fringe Bangs-This type of bang is just a hint of bangs. They do not completely cover your forehead, just a subtle effect. They work to soften a hair style, draw attention away from high foreheads or other facial features.

Choppy Bangs-This type of bangs is very popular. The hair is very choppy, meaning not a straight or even angled line. Choppy bangs can range between short and long lengths. They are not a full bang, but add visual lines that can help accentuate your facial features.

Straight Bangs-This type of bang is cut straight across the forehead, with no angles whatsoever. It can be cut to medium length bangs and even very short bangs. This type of bang is also great to broaden a narrow face shape.

Long Bangs-- We named these the eyebrow bangs because they are long, full and right at or below the eyebrow. The long bang is sometimes worn very long and practically covers the eyes. This type of bang is sometimes called the Seventies Sexy Bang, and it is best suited for face shapes that are narrow, heart or pear shaped.

In short, bangs is a very smart technique in hiding or accenuatuating certain features of the face. It can be useful in bringing out boldness in the eye or it can be used to conceal a large forehead. Whatever case you want to use it for, you will find that it is a playful yet seductive hairstyle that allows you to show off you womanly facial features. The bang is also a chic & warm hairstyle for the fall, so run to your hairstylist and get the bang for your buck!