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Vogue
6 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Vogue
Love Curtain Bangs? Try Her Relaxed Sister, Trompe L'Oeil Bangs
At 43, I still find myself squaring off with the girl inside me when it comes to cutting the ends of my hair. I procrastinate, even when I know I really need it. I promise my hairdresser that, at the next appointment, for sure, I'll let them take the scissors to my lengths. When the moment comes, I'm making them promise to make the chop minuscule, just enough to clean up my mane. By then, I've left it too late. My hair is grown out and broken, in need of more than a few centimeters off to keep it looking healthy. My comfort in Rapunzel-like hair, at risk. The more anxious I've gotten in the run-up, the more I've put it off, the more inches need snipped. The last time I went to have my hair colored, my hairdresser suggested I get some long bangs, to my cheekbones, with the promise that my hair would look longer and healthier. 'This type of fringe visually lengthens the hair,' he told me as he took the scissors to my front pieces. And he wasn't wrong. We're calling them the 'trompe l'oeil' bangs—the French phrase meaning that which 'deceives the eye.' Quique Sanchez, hairstylist at the Madrid-based salon Espacio Q, confirms this bangs-related revelation. 'It is true that this type of fringe creates the 'trompe l'oeil' effect of longer hair, because it visually lengthens the face and thus the contour of the hair,' Sanchez says. 'They integrate perfectly with the rest of the cut because they create continuity and length from a cascading effect, giving the impression of longer hair.' Hairstylist and makeup artist Gabriel Llano adds that the key success with 'trompe l'oeil' bangs is that they're integrated seamlessly into the rest of your hairstyle, creating a 'frame that directs the eye downwards, especially if they are styled with a natural fall or slightly curled.' Why get 'trompe l'oeil' bangs? Long and short bangs have been top of the hair style trends and a regular request from those in the hair salon chair for quite some time now: Side fringes of the early '00s, baby bangs a la Emma Stone, and pumped up hair with big bangs to match by way of Keke Palmer. Curtain bangs have been the dominant, longer style—think Priyanka Chopra and Emily Ratajkowski's bouncy sets, which frame the face and hit at the cheekbones, or Dakota Johnson's ever-coveted, cool shape.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Country Star Ella Langley Looks Unrecognizable in Video Shared Before Getting Bangs
"You Look Like You Love Me" singer Ella Langley looked like an entirely different person before getting bangs, and she is here to confirm that the bang-less version of herself will never make a return. For those who are unfamiliar, Langley is country superstar with a sensational future ahead, rapidly rising to success at the end of last year due to her oh-so popular duet with Riley Green: "You Look Like You Love Me." Her newest single, "Weren't For The Wind" — stemming from the deluxe version of her sophomore album, hungover — is making waves as we speak. Now, with a schedule jam-packed with sold-out shows — on the heels of her five ACM Awards wins — it doesn't seem like Langley isn't slowing down anytime soon. With music aside, in a recent interview with 100.7 The Tiger — a radio station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana — the 26-year-old was asked whether or not the bangs are here to stay. She swiftly replied, " I do not think I can get rid of the bangs. I don't think I would now. It really does fit my face... Plus, who needs Botox when you have bangs?" "It's funny now when I see myself without them," she added, immediately shuddering at the thought of herself without her now-signature hairdo. Naturally, fans took to the comment section of the video to hype up Langley, taking both her beauty and her sense of humor into consideration. "She is hilarious," one TikTok user wrote, while another added, "Not many people can pull of bangs, but Miss Ella Langley can." After making these comments to 100.7 The Tiger, fans could not help but take a deep dive into Langley's hairstyle history, eager to uncover an old photo or video of the "Weren't For The Wind" singer before getting bangs. Needless to say, the fans were successful. Back in 2023, Langley gave a tattoo tour while wearing a Harley-Davidson tee shirt, sharing said tour via TikTok. While the talented singer/songwriter looked as stunning as can be in the video, just one thing was missing from her grungy yet gorgeous look: bangs. Beautiful both ways, Langley looked unrecognizable just a couple of years ago! Don't just take it from us, though. To see the bang-less version of Ella Langley for yourself, check out the TikTok video below.
