Celebrity Hairstyle Tips for Bangs
These hairstyles for bangs will quickly update your look, or check out our entire Celebrity Hairstyle Gallery for even more style inspiration!
Kate Beckinsale
Making your hair dramatically flat and dramatically matte is a great way to alter your look. Flat-iron your bangs (make sure they're cut very blunt) and then spray them with a dry shampoo to counteract the shine brought on by heat styling.
Work a matte paste through your ends, taking care to work a small piece at a time. You don't want a ton of product but want to take the time to separate strands for a deliberate, piecey look.
Work a matte paste through your ends, taking care to work a small piece at a time. You don't want a ton of product but want to take the time to separate strands for a deliberate, piecey look.
Sarah Jessica Parker
Spritz some styling spray into your hair (to give it some guts) and quickly blow-dry, shaking hair out with your fingers so you ramp up the volume.
Take a large-barreled (1.5 inch) curling iron and wrap 2-inch sections of hair.
Take a natural boar-bristle brush and brush through the curls to loosen them into waves. To make this look a little more special/offbeat, add a whimsical headband to shake up a more traditional evening look.
Take a large-barreled (1.5 inch) curling iron and wrap 2-inch sections of hair.
Take a natural boar-bristle brush and brush through the curls to loosen them into waves. To make this look a little more special/offbeat, add a whimsical headband to shake up a more traditional evening look.
Martina McBride
Wash and condition hair, then towel-dry lightly don't overdo it because roughing up your hair with terrycloth can actually create frizz.
Use a dab of styling cream and blow-dry hair with a round brush.
For a chic, matte finish, use a bit of dry shampoo extra volume, too!
Use a dab of styling cream and blow-dry hair with a round brush.
For a chic, matte finish, use a bit of dry shampoo extra volume, too!
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Spray hair with a volumizer like at the roots. Re-dry the front section with a round brush, pulling hair up and back.
Take that section and twist it back, securing it with a bobby pin so you get a lot of lift in front. Keep the ends in a messy loop in the back of your head.
Run a tiny dab of shine serum through the ends of your hair.
Take that section and twist it back, securing it with a bobby pin so you get a lot of lift in front. Keep the ends in a messy loop in the back of your head.
Run a tiny dab of shine serum through the ends of your hair.
Diane Keaton
While hair is still damp, make a deep side part with a comb.
Then blow-dry your hair with a medium-sized round brush so you get a smooth finish.
Quickly run a straightening iron over large sections of hair you don't want to flatten your chic bob cut but a little extra heat adds a lot of extra polish. Finish with a spritz of shine spray.
Then blow-dry your hair with a medium-sized round brush so you get a smooth finish.
Quickly run a straightening iron over large sections of hair you don't want to flatten your chic bob cut but a little extra heat adds a lot of extra polish. Finish with a spritz of shine spray.
Jennifer Lopez
Wash with a protein-spiked shampoo for extra strength and shine.
Use something that will boost shine but won't weigh anything down (like a bit of spray-on leave-in conditioner to prep the hair for heat). Use a round brush for the smoothest blowout. Tip: Blow-dry small sections. It takes longer but looks better.
Put a dab of shine serum on your hands, rub them together and run them over your hair so you end up using just the right amount of product.
Use something that will boost shine but won't weigh anything down (like a bit of spray-on leave-in conditioner to prep the hair for heat). Use a round brush for the smoothest blowout. Tip: Blow-dry small sections. It takes longer but looks better.
Put a dab of shine serum on your hands, rub them together and run them over your hair so you end up using just the right amount of product.
Ashlee Simpson
Coat damp hair with a straightening cream. Blow-dry and quickly flat-iron.
Take a pomade and work through the top layer to make this straight style a little more rock and roll.
Take a pomade and work through the top layer to make this straight style a little more rock and roll.
Katy Perry
Get that messy, edgy texture by spraying your strands with a dry shampoo to sop up excess oil but add lift and texture.
Add the tiniest bit of polish to your look by flat ironing your bangs. "If you take a few minutes to style your bangs, you can get a away with a much messier overall vibe but still look chic," says NYC stylist Ted Gibson.
Add the tiniest bit of polish to your look by flat ironing your bangs. "If you take a few minutes to style your bangs, you can get a away with a much messier overall vibe but still look chic," says NYC stylist Ted Gibson.
Jenny McCarthy
se a deep conditioner once a week to add shine and manageability to thick, shorter cuts.
Blow-dry hair on a low heat to cut down on frizz. If you have serious issues with frizz, mix a dab of gel and styling cream together and run through wet hair before styling.
Spritz a shine spray for that mirror-like gleam.
Blow-dry hair on a low heat to cut down on frizz. If you have serious issues with frizz, mix a dab of gel and styling cream together and run through wet hair before styling.
Spritz a shine spray for that mirror-like gleam.
Rose McGowan
If you have a cut with a lot of layers, this style is easy to achieve. Use a color-boosting shampoo to keep your highlights looking vibrant.
Run some anti-frizz cream through hair from root to tip.
Then blow-dry roots and bangs with a round brush. Leave the ends damp, and roughly dry them so they add texture to the look.
Run some anti-frizz cream through hair from root to tip.
Then blow-dry roots and bangs with a round brush. Leave the ends damp, and roughly dry them so they add texture to the look.
Reese Witherspoon
A great way to alter an everyday blowout is to go for a fringey effect. Run a styling paste or pomade through the ends of damp hair.
Blow-dry hair while brushing it in downward strokes with a vent brush. You'll get a flare at the ends and a separation thanks to the pomade.
Flat-iron bangs-carefully since fine hair is more delicate-so they lie close to your forehead.
Blow-dry hair while brushing it in downward strokes with a vent brush. You'll get a flare at the ends and a separation thanks to the pomade.
Flat-iron bangs-carefully since fine hair is more delicate-so they lie close to your forehead.
Kristen Bell
Towel-dry hair vigorously and run conditioning styling cream through your hair and let it air-dry as you style your bangs.
Blow-dry your bangs with a round brush, making sure they're completely dry.
Run a tiny dab of shine serum over bangs to add a little polish to the look. If the rest of your hair isn't close to almost dry, attach a diffuser and quickly dry the ends.
Blow-dry your bangs with a round brush, making sure they're completely dry.
Run a tiny dab of shine serum over bangs to add a little polish to the look. If the rest of your hair isn't close to almost dry, attach a diffuser and quickly dry the ends.
Shannyn Sossamon
Apply a texture spray to damp hair.
Roughly blow-dry, working hair through your hands.
Take a mini flat iron and straighten sections for definition and shine.
Roughly blow-dry, working hair through your hands.
Take a mini flat iron and straighten sections for definition and shine.
Melissa Joan Hart
Wash your hair with a highlight-enhancing shampoo. Work a bit of volumizing mousse through your roots so you get extra lift without working too hard.
Quickly blow-dry on medium heat. (Don't worry about getting every strand perfectly smooth. You can tame flyaways with a little anti-frizz serum later.)
Make a deep side part and pull hair loosely back from either side of the part, fastening hair with a tiny claw clip. This way, you'll have that tousled, loose effect but your hair will still hold where you clip it.
Quickly blow-dry on medium heat. (Don't worry about getting every strand perfectly smooth. You can tame flyaways with a little anti-frizz serum later.)
Make a deep side part and pull hair loosely back from either side of the part, fastening hair with a tiny claw clip. This way, you'll have that tousled, loose effect but your hair will still hold where you clip it.
Nancy O'Dell
First thing's first: Get shiny sideswept bangs. Run a styling cream through and dry immediately, making sure you pull the brush down and to the side as you go, training the bangs to stay put.
Comb an anti-frizz through your hair (use a brush to make sure you really distribute the product).
Blow-dry sections in back with a round brush to smooth out the look. Then, dry the front pieces by combing them through with your fingers so you get that great, sexy wave.
Comb an anti-frizz through your hair (use a brush to make sure you really distribute the product).
Blow-dry sections in back with a round brush to smooth out the look. Then, dry the front pieces by combing them through with your fingers so you get that great, sexy wave.
Christina Ricci
Use a leave-in conditioner as an overnight treatment.
In the morning, rinse hair thoroughly and shampoo just the roots.
Work a texture spray through damp hair and blow-dry on a cool setting. You should get a straight but modern-looking result.
In the morning, rinse hair thoroughly and shampoo just the roots.
Work a texture spray through damp hair and blow-dry on a cool setting. You should get a straight but modern-looking result.
Sally Field
Coarse hair needs a great cut to keep it from getting unruly and puffy. Go for something that works with your natural wave and gives you a great overall shape.
Spritz towel-dried hair with a conditioning spray. Then, add a wave-enhancing mousse and scrunch lightly.
Let hair air-dry completely for best results.
Spritz towel-dried hair with a conditioning spray. Then, add a wave-enhancing mousse and scrunch lightly.
Let hair air-dry completely for best results.
Janet Jackson
For a modern-looking bob, keep hair well-moisturized and massage your scalp gently even when you don't wash your hair.
Place small sections of hair into large rollers and sit under a drying hood.
When your hair is nearly dry, remove the rollers and blow-dry on a very low heat.
Flat iron your bangs for the finishing touch.
Place small sections of hair into large rollers and sit under a drying hood.
When your hair is nearly dry, remove the rollers and blow-dry on a very low heat.
Flat iron your bangs for the finishing touch.
Reese Witherspoon
Preserve your color with a gentle shampoo that's sulfate-free — harsh detergents are a color-killer.
Dry hair with a round brush — use a big dollop of smoothing styling crème to tame frizzies.
Flat-iron bangs so they fall off to the side and stay that way.
Dry hair with a round brush — use a big dollop of smoothing styling crème to tame frizzies.
Flat-iron bangs so they fall off to the side and stay that way.
Alyson Hannigan
Getting the right combo of straight and wavy textures is easy if you have the right cut. "A few layers throughout makes styling so much easier," says NYC stylist Ted Gibson.
Use a volumizing spray all over. "People always think of volume at the top, you want it in the back and on the sides as well," says Gibson.
Run some serum through bangs and blow-dry but don't flat iron them — it'll make the look too severe compared to the rest of your wavy-ish texture.
Use a volumizing spray all over. "People always think of volume at the top, you want it in the back and on the sides as well," says Gibson.
Run some serum through bangs and blow-dry but don't flat iron them — it'll make the look too severe compared to the rest of your wavy-ish texture.
Reese Witherspoon
Preserve your color with a gentle shampoo that's sulfate-free-harsh detergents are a color killer.
Dry hair with a round brush-use a big dollop of smoothing styling crème to tame frizzies.
Flat-iron bangs so they fall off to the side and stay that way.
Dry hair with a round brush-use a big dollop of smoothing styling crème to tame frizzies.
Flat-iron bangs so they fall off to the side and stay that way.
Nicole Richie
Use a color-enhancing shampoo to liven up your highlights and add shine.
Douse hair in volumizer and then blow-dry using a vent brush.
Add a little shine serum to the bangs and front layers to give them additional polish.
Douse hair in volumizer and then blow-dry using a vent brush.
Add a little shine serum to the bangs and front layers to give them additional polish.
Goldie Hawn
Use a straightening balm and blow-dry bangs so they're smooth and sleek.
Run a light styling gel through damp hair and let it all air-dry so you get control and a little extra volume at once.
Run a light styling gel through damp hair and let it all air-dry so you get control and a little extra volume at once.
Ellen Barkin
Always deep-condition after you wash your hair. Choose a product that's full of replenishing oils.
Blow-dry hair in small sections keeping the dryer on low heat and angled down from the root, says Pantene stylist Tippi Shorter.
Use a flat iron sparingly to get a bone-straight finish.
Blow-dry hair in small sections keeping the dryer on low heat and angled down from the root, says Pantene stylist Tippi Shorter.
Use a flat iron sparingly to get a bone-straight finish.
Lindsay Price
Roughly dry hair on medium-heat without applying any product beforehand.
After hair is dry, add a dry spray wax and work through hair until you get that perfect unwashed look with just the right amount of volume.
Add a teensy bit of shine just to your bangs.
After hair is dry, add a dry spray wax and work through hair until you get that perfect unwashed look with just the right amount of volume.
Add a teensy bit of shine just to your bangs.
Jessica Alba
A strong bang is so chic — and achievable if you have naturally thick hair. A quick flat iron with a tiny, bang-friendly version keeps them in line daily.
Run a conditioning styling cream through your hair and blow-dry halfway to cut down on frizz. Let hair air-dry the rest of the way so you get a smooth but imperfect texture.
You can skip shampooing the next day and refresh your style with a botanical conditioning mist.
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Keep your sleek bob looking chic by going in for frequent bang trims. Eye-skimming and eye-covering are two very different looks.
Use a color-enhancing shampoo to keep dark locks glossy.
Use an anti-frizz serum before drying hair so hair doesn't get too bushy.
Use a color-enhancing shampoo to keep dark locks glossy.
Use an anti-frizz serum before drying hair so hair doesn't get too bushy.
Michelle Monaghan
Blow-dry bangs with a round brush and styling spray to fight frizz.
Then, take a dab of straightening balm and work through damp hair before drying. Take smaller sections as you work toward the front of your head.
Use a dab of styling cream and work it through the ends so you get a little extra bounce.
Then, take a dab of straightening balm and work through damp hair before drying. Take smaller sections as you work toward the front of your head.
Use a dab of styling cream and work it through the ends so you get a little extra bounce.
America Ferrera
Refresh your straight style by taking a shine serum and running it through your hair.
Use a flat iron on pieces in the front, pulling each section down and toward your chin to create a face-framing shape. Keep the heat setting at a medium level so you don't cause damage.
Spritz with a setting mist to fight flyaways.
Use a flat iron on pieces in the front, pulling each section down and toward your chin to create a face-framing shape. Keep the heat setting at a medium level so you don't cause damage.
Spritz with a setting mist to fight flyaways.
Madonna
Get a rocker-chic bob by keeping hair perfectly straight with a blow dryer and flat iron.
Then, add a little shine to the bangs to keep the look from getting too severe.
Offset the sleek bangs with a worked-over texture on your ends-matte and piecey with a little extra volume.
Then, add a little shine to the bangs to keep the look from getting too severe.
Offset the sleek bangs with a worked-over texture on your ends-matte and piecey with a little extra volume.
Liv Tyler
Get glossy shine with a silk-protein-spiked shampoo.
Use a shine-boosting style and work a generous amount from root to tip. Blow-dry using a natural boar bristle brush.
Finish with a hit of cold air from the dryer to seal the cuticle.
Use a shine-boosting style and work a generous amount from root to tip. Blow-dry using a natural boar bristle brush.
Finish with a hit of cold air from the dryer to seal the cuticle.
Ashley Judd
Unwashed straight hair is the perfect foundation for this style. Run a little mousse through hair to give it some extra hold and volume.
Make a deep side part and tease the front section pulling it loosely back, over your ear instead of tucked behind it. Do the same with the other side.
Use a little styling cream on your ends and pull loose hair forward over your shoulder.
Make a deep side part and tease the front section pulling it loosely back, over your ear instead of tucked behind it. Do the same with the other side.
Use a little styling cream on your ends and pull loose hair forward over your shoulder.
Reese Witherspoon
Make a little cocktail of smoothing cream and anti-frizz to run through damp hair.
Pull fingers through your hair as you blow-dry, shaking and twirling pieces, so you get a light, natural wave.
Pull fingers through your hair as you blow-dry, shaking and twirling pieces, so you get a light, natural wave.
Sandra Bullock
For a sexy, side-swept look, work a texturizer through dry hair with a boar bristle brush.
Spray a little hairspray onto a vent brush and tease hair at the crown for a little extra height. Then grab that section and sweep loosely back to the side, fastening with a flower pin accessory.
Mist entire head with a light hairspray to keep the sexy, tousled look working hard all night.
Spray a little hairspray onto a vent brush and tease hair at the crown for a little extra height. Then grab that section and sweep loosely back to the side, fastening with a flower pin accessory.
Mist entire head with a light hairspray to keep the sexy, tousled look working hard all night.
Cynthia Nixon
Blow-dry hair with a large vent brush, pulling hair up and back as you go along. Don't worry about hair getting too big fine hair will fall as you style it, so the more volume at the root the better.
Make a deep side part so most of the volume is to one side of the part.
Roll one-inch sections of hair halfway with small Velcro rollers and spray with hairspray so you get a slight bounce to just your ends.
Make a deep side part so most of the volume is to one side of the part.
Roll one-inch sections of hair halfway with small Velcro rollers and spray with hairspray so you get a slight bounce to just your ends.






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