Side-swept bangs are making a comeback – here's how to nail the '00s hair trend
Don't get me wrong, I love a middle-parting, but seriously, it's hogged the spotlight for over a decade now. It seems side-partings, and side-bangs, got left behind in the noughties when we graduated high school. But back in the day, the deeper and swoopier your fringe was, the cooler you were. No matter your tribe: the emo, the inbetweener, the queen bee, everyone from Regina George to Avril Lavigne were on team side fringe. What happened?
Then, Gen Z declared side-partings – and by extension, side-fringes – “cheugy” which, tbh, we thought meant curtains for the style, at least for another generation, in favour of, um, curtains. Well, curtain bangs.
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But, much as a regular fringe and middle-parting has done us a solid for years, it's all getting a little boring, isn't it? We appreciate all you've done for us. “Thank u, next.”
Those happen to be pretty wise words from perhaps the only woman who remained devoted to deep side-bangs while the rest of us fangirled over centre partings.
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But, from the looks of things, Ariana's onto something. Just last week Shay Mitchell's makeup artist posted a pic of the actress rocking a new wispy side-swept fringe around the same time Beyonce unveiled a new side-parted fringe that the Bey-hive have dubbed the “bayang” or Beyonce bang.
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“Loveee the BAYANGGG,” one follower commented, while others have pointed out it looks similar to the fringe Bey wore for one of her noughties music videos. “It's giving me, myself and I” one fan noted referring to the singer's hit song. Another was quick to note that she posted the pic exactly 18 years to the day since Me, Myself and I was released. Perhaps Queen Bey is ushering a new era for the side-fringe.
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So, yep. Short choppy side-fringes look like they're making their way back. That said, we're pretty sure Shay was testing the waters with hers. On closer inspection, we reckon her wispy fringe was created by her hairstylist, Jesus Guerrero, using the end of her ponytail – so there's one option if you're not quite ready to commit yet.
Other celebs have interpreted the side fringe slightly differently. Jessica Rabbit glam is trending and we've spotted Dua Lipa, Madison Beer and Kendall Jenner all rocking a longer, swishier side-swept fringe, which bonus, is versatile enough to be tied back, re-styled in the centre, or tucked behind ears on days when you want it off your face.
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But, whatever way you want to wear it, we're ready for a side-fringe revival.
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