Guess what all my beautiful babes. I got myself a fringe! A proper, just above my eye-line, fringe! For so long I have been told that fringes are a NO-NO (apart from the long side-swepped one). HOWEVER after doing a bit of research and chatting with my new(ish) stylist (who is amazing!) we worked out a fringe that is short enough to be distinctive and cute, but not so harsh that it clashed with my face shape. And it worked! So, in honour of this, I have decided to do a blog devoted to working a fringe on round faces! (For the sake of all my American friends, a fringe=bangs)
I love this one that Kirsten is sporting. What the hairdresser has done is made a centre part, then taken a triangle section at the front and shaped it into a sweeping fringe. The great thing about it is that it works for hair that is not totally straight – so if you have a few waves in your locks do not despair! The one bad thing about this one is that the layers round the face grow out very quickly – if you don’t keep it regularly maintained your once sexy fringe will melt in with the rest of your hair. Mandy Moore has a very similar cut, except with hers it is short enough that she can wear it straight down.
Continuing on with the Side-Swepped look, we have Cameron Diaz and Hayden Panetiere! This fringe (yes, it is there, I promise), is what I mentioned earlier – the reliable, trusty fall-back fringe for round faces. If this is your first forage into the world of fringes, then go for this one. It is almost guaranteed to look amazing, and best of all if you hate it, it is that long that it won’t take long to grow out!
Time for Christina Ricci! Now, I wanted to put up some comparison photos, because I you wouldn’t believe she had a round face from looking at the photos of her with bangs! Obviously she has a gorgeous face to begin with, but the blunt fringe pulls the roundness of her face into a cute pixie look.
Good Kelly…and bad Kelly…
And one last Kelly (of the Osbourne variety this time). This cut is such an improvement on her previous eye-level bobs! And I think the fringe is just gorgeous.
Well, that is my quick dip into the world of bangs and fringes for round faces! If you have any suggestions, or know of any list-worth fringes, let me know! Oh, and for the record my new fringe is very much like Miss Mandy Moore’s. Love it!
I recently had my hair cut short, similar to the ones in the picture. And I felt relieved I had side swept bangs. But my problem is, how do I keep my hair from flying away? Hope you can help!