Celebrities with and without a fringe: The 20 best transformations
Bangs? No bangs? Bangs? No bangs?
As anyone with bangs (or, you know, eyes) can tell you, adding a face-framing fringe can change an entire look. Just check out these celebrity transformations to see for yourself.
Kerry Washington
We give up on trying to decide which look we like best.
Jessica Alba
Alba's fringe suits her well, but we think her blunt bob opens up her face so much more.
Beyoncé
Queen Bey can do/wear anything, but we're kind of loving her sans fringe.
Vanessa Hudgens
Hudgens looks good either way, TBH.
Jennifer Lopez
Is it possible to kill it with every hair look? Because J.Lo seems to be doing just that.
Lily Collins
Hide THOSE brows? Under THOSE bangs? You've got to be kidding.
Dakota Johnson
Bangs seem to add even more glamour to Johnson's style, no?
Taylor Swift
Feathery and voluminous vs. straight and sleek. Win-win.
Rihanna
Long bangs, short babyhairs...whatever, she's perfect.
Reese Witherspoon
Real talk: Witherspoon pulls them both off.
Lea Michele
Michele somehow manages to make the growing-them-out phase look *so* not awkward. (Jealous.)
Chrissy Teigen
We're glad that Teigen took the straight fringe plunge, but we love the way her centre-parted layers offset her face.
Emma Stone
Stone's a true hair chameleon that could probably wear any cut or colour on the planet: case in point.
Gigi Hadid
Hadid's brief flirtation with bangs reminds us of her pal Taylor Swift's rocker-chic take on the look : teach us your ways ?.
Jennifer Lawrence
J.Law pulled off bangs AND a pixie cut the way no one else can, but her new silvery-white lob takes the cake for its elegance.
Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel's blunt bangs nail the sleek, editorial vibe she's got going, while her open layers reveal her cheekbones-for-days.
Kim Kardashian
Kim K with bangs was a great style chapter in her life, but we're here for her slicked back, fringe-less look, too.
Sienna Miller
Doesn't take a historian to tell you that Sienna Miller looks like a Grecian goddess with or without wispy, French girl bangs.
Rachel McAdams
McAdams was blessed with the good genes to really rock a blunt fringe, but we love her in a summery lob, too.
Zooey Deschanel
You'd be hard pressed to find photos of Deschanel without her trademark straight bangs, and when she finally swept them back, the internet lost its damn mind.
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