If you don’t want to part with your long strands, there’s one way you can get your short-hair kicks without risking a chop that will take a long time to grow back out. Bangs. Face-framing fringe offers an opportunity for change while keeping most of your length intact.
It’s a happy middle ground between your devotion to long hair and your desire for short hair. It’s a perfect hairstyle—especially for autumn.
Ahead, we’ve gathered 15 gorgeous examples of long hair with bangs so good they may inspire a spontaneous hair appointment.
Bangs and Layers
Rihanna is constantly changing up her style—and we love this layered cut with blunt bangs on her. Long bangs like this are versatile; you can wear them across the forehead like she does, or blown back like curtain bangs.
Curls and Bangs Combo
We’ll leave you with Zooey Deschanel, who might just be Hollywood’s queen of fringe. We will always think fondly on her iconic curls with bangs combination.
Retro Bangs
Bangs are Sabrina Carpenter’s signature look. Sometimes they’re more like curtain bangs and sometimes they have a more retro vibe—like the above. To keep your bangs in place, professional hairstylist Colin Ford recommends a “light hold hairspray like the SACHAJUAN Hairspray Light & Flexible.”
Curly Bangs
Have you ever seen curls so glossy or full? Ciara’s long coils here are perfectly coiffed, especially when taking her curly bangs into account.
French Girl Bangs
Violette is a makeup artist and CEO of her brand VIOLETTE_FR. Her Instagram is rife with makeup inspiration and French-girl hair inspo. Her tousled bangs and waves are effortless. If your hair doesn’t air dry like this (don’t worry, neither does ours), celebrity hairstylist Chaz Dean recommends rough drying them with your fingertips and using a cushion brush to blow dry them to one side.
Side-Swept Curls
While Sofia Wylie’s hair is more of a medium length in its natural curly state, these side-swept bangs are sure to take curls of all lengths to the next level.
Long Curtain Bangs
J.Lo gives us a lesson on how to style long bangs without looking like you missed your hair appointment and are now trying to ignore that awkward growing-out stage. Also, can we talk about those caramel highlights?
Modern Bangs
Naomi Campbell rocks full bangs and long hair with subtle bends and movement throughout. The look feels modern and fierce, which quite frankly is what we always expect from her icon self.
Glossy Bangs and Curled Ends
Jessica Biel’s bangs are timeless and elegant thanks to a glossy glow and curled ends. To recreate the look, “gently run a flat iron over the bangs, curving the ends slightly under or out,” says Ford.
