Francis would also recommend textured, curtain, and long bangs to soften out an angular chin.

For heart-shaped faces: According to Stenson, heart-shaped faces are super compatible with asymmetrical, side-swept styles.

For oval-shaped faces: As with hairstyles, oval-shaped faces can pull off nearly any type of bang.

'Long airy layers and side-swept bangs work nicely,' Michelle O'Connor, texture specialist and artistic director at Matrix, once told us. You just might not want to go blunt or textured, anything that spans the entire length of the forehead and has angles. Think curtain, long, or curly bangs to add in some softness.

For square-shaped faces: Filled with sharp angles, square-shaped faces are most compatible with wispier styles.

Both Brook and Francis agree that curtain, side-swept, and long styles work well, as they frame the face and offer some definition. Some may say blunt bangs emphasize the width of a round face, but again, it's all about preference-you just might not want to go for arched, as the curve can accentuate the roundness. For round faces: Adding some shape is key here.Below, we've collected nine of the most common, and experts weigh in on how to style them best: Under that umbrella, there's no shortage of bang archetypes to play around with. Blunt is perhaps most self-explanatory-the ends taper off horizontally symmetrical means the bangs are equally weighted based on a center part and asymmetrical means they skew significantly toward one side. Let this soothe your nerves: According to Nick Stenson, celebrity hairstylist and artistic director of Matrix, each and every type of bang ultimately falls into one of three categories: blunt, symmetrical, or asymmetrical. So many, actually, that the sheer number may deter you from a shorn style altogether (a very real concept I've now coined 'fringe fear').

In fact, there are many types of bangs to sort through before making the final call. But deciding to just get bangs isn't as easy as plopping yourself in the salon chair and hoping for the best (or, if you know your way around a DIY trim, taking some shears to your own strands). Maybe it's crossed your mind once or twice: Should I get bangs? It's associated with a rather rash decision-a post-breakup cut or haphazard chop with kitchen scissors when you were 5, perhaps.

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