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We Spent Hours Arguing About These Looks

Celebs with bangs or no bangs -- which side are you on? Sit back, relax, and get ready to judge
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As a beauty editor who has written her fair share of hair tutorials, I'll be the first to tell you: Bangs are kind of a big deal.

They can be a full-fledged branding technique, (what's the first thing that comes to mind when I say "Zooey Deschanel"?), they can spur national discussion, (pretty sure the debut of Michelle Obama's bangs now qualifies as a flashbulb memory) and they can even be a better disguise than Superman's glasses -- getting a pair of those suckers or pinning them back can make an A-lister next to unrecognizable. But above all, bangs are a big deal because they're highly divisive. Like Team Edward/Team Jacob and Team LC/Team Kristin divisive.

Which leaves us with the perennial debate: bangs or no bangs? Since we turn to celebrities for hairstyle ideas, and they're often the ones who put the question in our own heads, they make the perfect candidates for this sort of deliberation. And if you're trying to decide which way to go yourself, seeing a side by side comparison could finally get you off the fence (... or possibly keep you there longer; apologies in advance.) Either way, sit back, relax, and get ready to judge. Who should get a pair and who should keep her forehead bare?

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Beyoncé


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Camilla Belle


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Christina Ricci


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Dianna Agron


As a beauty editor who has written her fair share of hair tutorials, I'll be the first to tell you: Bangs are kind of a big deal.

They can be a full-fledged branding technique, (what's the first thing that comes to mind when I say "Zooey Deschanel"?), they can spur national discussion, (pretty sure the debut of Michelle Obama's bangs now qualifies as a flashbulb memory) and they can even be a better disguise than Superman's glasses -- getting a pair of those suckers or pinning them back can make an A-lister next to unrecognizable. But above all, bangs are a big deal because they're highly divisive. Like Team Edward/Team Jacob and Team LC/Team Kristin divisive.

Which leaves us with the perennial debate: bangs or no bangs? Since we turn to celebrities for hairstyle ideas, and they're often the ones who put the question in our own heads, they make the perfect candidates for this sort of deliberation. And if you're trying to decide which way to go yourself, seeing a side by side comparison could finally get you off the fence (... or possibly keep you there longer; apologies in advance.) Either way, sit back, relax, and get ready to judge. Who should get a pair and who should keep her forehead bare?
BY ERICA SMITH | AUG 27, 2013 | SHARES
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