Prompts for bangs are up 60 percent as a category, led by wispy bangs (up 260 percent) and curtain bangs (up 100 percent), alongside a rise in more dramatic cuts like bobs and pixie cuts.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2026
With their powers combined, Mena and Cunningham found a way to make a blonde bob feel so right for fall.
The Manchester City star has traded his signature long blond hair for a buzz cut, revealing the transformation on social media ahead of the team's Premier League opener against Bournemouth on Sunday.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Aug. 2026
Now, two new heartthrobs of the 2020s have joined the party, with Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie and Manchester City footballer Erling Haaland both buzzing their notable hairstyles in favor of a summery buzz cut.
Bieber offset her tiny baby blue minidress with her nearly-black tresses, styling the dark locks in a long single ponytail with face-framing curtain bangs.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
19 Sep. 2026
Clad in a strapless black Dior gown, Gummer left her chocolate-brown hair in an undone ponytail behind her back, with wavy layers framing her face and tickling her collarbone.
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