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Gorgeous Bangs for Every Face Shape

Get the most bang for your buck with these styles that will flatter your face shape
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Lea Michele: Square
The "Glee" actress' bangs are longest at the sides and shortest in the middle, creating a flattering tapered shape that softens her jaw line. Tapered fringe also looks great on round faces because it gives the illusion of extra length.

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Carly Rae Jepson: Oval
If you're feeling daring and have an oval shaped face, this style is for you. Bangs that start further back on the head, like Carly's, create a big, statement-making fringe. This is the kind of cut you get when a) you've had bangs for a while want something even bolder, or b) you're reinventing yourself post-breakup or layoff.

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Jennifer Lawrence: Round
Although it's taken a while to get people on board with Jennifer Lawrence's major chop, she's been able to style it every which way (from edgy to girly to glam), and that's in part due to the perfectly side-swept bangs. When you have a round face, side-swept fringe and a side part help balance out the width of your cheeks -- especially if you're going for such a dramatic cut.

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Hanna Simone: Oval
Do blunt bangs right like Hanna Simone. The eyelash-grazing length coupled with an uneven edge softens a pair of bold bangs. Avoid this style if you have a square face, as it can compete with your jaw line and square off your face even more.

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Emma Stone: Round
Emma Stone's bangs hit right at her brows -- just high enough to stay out of her eyes and give her a fresh look that balances her face. The best part about this style: The awkward-grow-out phase is considerably shorter because as it gets further away from your cut, your bangs hit the pretty, lash-grazing length (more on those in a second).

Raise your hand if you've ever felt personally victimized by bad bangs. Oh, everyone? My very own bad bang story goes back to high school, when too-short and too-blunt bangs made my round face look even wider. It was then that I swore off bangs forever. Fast forward a few years later, and the high rise of celebrities getting bangs convinced me I needed to try again ... with a shape that was more flattering to my face. Voila! With soft, side swept fringe my face magically looked slimmer.

On the fence about fringe? You just need to find the most flattering style for your face shape. The right bang can soften a pointed chin, even out wide cheeks and make a long face look more balanced. Here's the down 'n' dirty way to figure out your face shape:

*Oval: Your face will be longer than it is wide, with a forehead that is slightly wider than your chin.
*Square: Is your jaw line the same width as your hairline? Do you also have a prominent jaw line? Then this is your face shape.
*Long: This face shape is longer than it is wide, with a narrow chin.
*Heart: A long, narrow jaw line and pointed chin characterize this face shape.
*Round: If the length and width of your face are the same, this is your face shape.
BY ALLIE FLINN | MAR 20, 2014 | SHARES
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