Ashley Tisdale is kicking off summer with a fresh haircut [1]. On 6 June, the actor posted on Instagram to unveil her new french-girl fringe [2], courtesy of hairstylist Buddy Porter [3]. "In my French girl era," she captioned the gallery of photos. Tisdale kept the same medium-brown hair colour she's been rocking as of late, but Porter snipped her long curtain bangs [4] into feathery, eyebrow-skimming fringe. It's totally giving us flashbacks to Sharpay Evans from "High School Musical" — minus the blonde colour and tiaras, of course.
French-girl fringes, also referred to as simply french bangs, are shorter in the centre of the forehead and longer as you reach the outer cheekbones. They frame the face [5], blend into the rest of the hair seamlessly, and work well with all hair lengths, types, and textures. Celebrity hairstylist Mara Roszak recently summed up the appeal of french-girl bangs, telling POPSUGAR, "They're meant to be less of a statement bang and more of an integrated, effortless addition to your look. . . . These are the most flattering versatile bangs of all." Recent adopters of the trend include Olivia Wilde [6] and Jenna Ortega.
The fringe bandwagon is growing by the day, with stars opting for different iterations left and right. Cara Delevingne [7] recently hit the red carpet with a shorter, choppier version of "Birkin bangs" that complemented the bob haircut she debuted [8] back in April. Emma Stone [9] also resurrected her soft, wispy fringe last month, and Dua Lipa popped up at the Cannes Film Festival with super-long curtain bangs.
Check out Tisdale's new Sharpay-approved hairstyle ahead.
