Have you ever toyed with the idea of getting bangs, but were too nervous to take the plunge?
Bangs can be pretty scary, and if cut unevenly or crookedly, they can ruin your face; but luckily, chic French hairdressers have a math equation that can help you figure out whether bangs are right for you or not.
And, perhaps not coincidentally, some of the most famous French women of recent years also sport perfect bangs, including the likes of Hermès icon Jane Birkin, actress Brigitte Bardot and model Caroline De Maigret, among many others.
According FashionThe equation will tell you which face shape works best for bangs, and all it takes is three simple steps.
The first thing you’ll want to do, the outlet explained, is measure the height of your forehead using your fingers.
Perhaps it’s no coincidence that some of the most famous French women of recent years also sport perfect fringes, including Hermès icon Jane Birkin (left) and actress Brigitte Bardot (right).
French model Caroline De Maigret also sports an elegant fringe that covers part of her eyebrows.
If your forehead can fit three fingers, you will record it as a ‘1’, if it is four fingers high, you will record a ‘2’, and if it is five fingers high, you will record a ‘3’.
According to the outlet, the next step is to figure out which part of your face is the widest. If it’s your chin, you write down a 1; if it’s your cheeks, a 2; and for your chin, a 3.
Finally, you will find out if the distance between your eyebrows is greater or less compared to the width of one of your eyes.
If it turns out to be smaller, write “2” and if it is larger, write “1”.
So when all is said and done, you should have a three-digit number in your hands, which will be the key to whether you should take the risk or not.
According to Vogue, the numbers ‘111, 121, 221 or 231’ mean that bangs may not be right for you.
Those with ‘131, 112, 122, 132, 232, 311, 331 or 332’ might want to consider curtain bangs, a type of fringe that frames the face on both sides.
And, for those lucky enough to have the numbers ‘222, 321, 312, 212 or 322’, they’re perfect for a regular fringe, Jane Birkin style.
French hairdressers have a mathematical equation that can help you determine whether bangs are right for you or not, just like it did for Jane Birkin.
Bangs have been very popular in recent years, especially with stars like Taylor Swift rocking them as their signature style.
Vogue explained that the first thing you should do to know if you can have bangs like singer Sabrina Carpenter’s is to measure the height of your forehead using your fingers.
But Vogue isn’t the only one to have broken down this method.
In a video posted on TikTok in 2022, the beauty influencer Juju Benne shared a similar trick and used celebrity examples to highlight the width of the forehead.
However, hers was different in that for the second step she measured the cheekbones along with the upper lip and forehead.
So if your forehead is the widest, you would write “1”, while if it’s your upper lip, you would write “3”.
As it turns out, the results of her equation for getting bangs were a little different, as it revealed that if you have the numbers ‘111, 121, 221 and 231’, you shouldn’t get bangs.
If you have hair numbers ‘131, 112, 122, 132, 232, 311, 331 or 332’, you might want to consider getting bangs.
Finally, for those with ‘212, 222, 321, 312 and 322,’ Benne joked that they should ‘get bangs and change their life.’
In the comments section of his video, many users admitted that they tried to do the equation themselves and shared their results with others.
In a video posted on TikTok in 2022, beauty influencer Juju Benne shared a similar trick and used celebrity examples to highlight the width of the forehead.
In the comments section of his video, many users admitted that they tried to do the equation themselves and shared their results with others.
“NOOOOOO 221 WANTED SO MUCH BANGS,” wrote one person.
Another agreed: “As 121, it’s an even worse decision.”
“No I wanted bangs but I’m a 221,” another person wrote.
However, others disagreed with the equation and revealed that they had numbers that told them they shouldn’t have grown bangs but they did anyway and think it suits their face shape really well.
“I’m 231 but I look great with bangs,” one TikTok user admitted.
Another chimed in: ‘221 and bangs fixed me! You don’t have to listen to me because you should do what makes you feel beautiful.’
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