7 hairstylist reveal their secrets for having bangs.
by  Jane Larkworthy

1. Take Baby Steps
“Start slow; don’t do a lot at first,” suggests Bumble and bumble’s Jimmy Paul to bang virgins. “See how a few wispy bangs look first. You can always do more if you love it, and if you don’t, you can just push them aside.” That said, Paul loves how bangs can also function as a curtain. “They’re great to hide behind, and they’re gentler on your forehead than Botox.”

2. Go Long at First
“Start off a little longer than you think,” advises James Pecis. “Hair always shrinks and retracts, especially if it’s cut wet or has a natural wave. You can always cut more,” he says. “When they’re too short, you feel exposed—sort of like forgetting to wear pants in the morning.”

3. Bangs Can Be the Best of Both Worlds
“If you have long hair but don’t want to cut it all off, bangs are a great way to make a big change while keeping the length,” says Orlando Pita. “I tend to prefer long, sexy bangs, anyway.”

4. Consider a Cowlick
“If you have a cowlick, don’t get a straight fringe,” warns Pecis. “Unless you’re ready for the constant maintenance of fighting the cowlick every morning.”

5. Plan Ahead
“Ask your Stylist for A ‘grow out’ clause,” says Sally Hershberger. “Some bangs, if they’re long enough, can blend into layers in a matter of one haircut cycle.”

6. Embrace Your Natural Texture
“I love curly hair with bangs,” says Paul. “It’s a look that’s not for the faint of heart, but it’s wildly fashionable. I also love a wide, thick bang, but that’s really a commitment. It’s the hardest to grow out.”

7. Go Against the Grain
“Blow drying them yourself takes practice,” says D.J. Quintero of Serge Normant at John Frieda. “When you’re drying them, guide them in the opposite direction that they naturally fall.”

8. Bangs First
“I always begin with the bangs [in a blow out], for two reasons,” says Bricel Perez of DreamDry Blow Bar in New York’s Flatiron district. “First, I want to tame annoying cowlicks while they’re still wet. But, for stylists, doing them first also means we still have the clients’ attention. That way, we can ask how she likes them to look before she loses focus and goes back to her phone.”

9. Spray. Stay.
“I always finish with a bit of hair spray when I’m done,” says Serge Normant, who taps his Meta Luxe Hair Spray. “It’s kind of insurance that they won’t misdirect. Just don’t use a heavy, wet spritz.”

10. It’s Just Hair
“We’re going through a short fringe moment right now,” says Pecis, who uses Oribe Matte Waves Texture Lotion. “This season of shows had a surprising amount of girls who went for the above eyebrow chop. Hair grows back. Cut a fringe and be cool.”

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This ain't your father's tightly wound '70s ringlets. Nor is it Justin Timberlake's crispy 2000s ramen noodle waves. 

Nah. 

These are man curls, and they have officially arrived.
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Call it the Jon Snow Effect, but men are now flocking to barbershops and hair salons requesting curls. 

"It's definitely become bigger in this year alone," said Sara Benitez, of NYC-based salon, Hayato. The stylist, who's worked at the location for three years, says perms give men definition and texture — and of course, sex appeal. "It's very of-the-moment." 

Hayato's procedure costs $145 and takes about two hours.

Benitez says that instead of tightly wound ringlets, men are requesting tousled, soft waves, just like Kit Harrington (a.k.a Jon Snow). 

"Men are more confident and now it's more public that it's okay to get perms and okay to change your image," she says.

And it's not only requested at salons. Barbershops are getting in on the trend as well. 

In the U.K., a shop called R&G Barbershops is offering its own version of man perm services, advertising the style all over Instagram. 

"Men's perms are becoming extremely popular in our barbershop," says Gemma Davies, co-owner of the business. "We have guys who come back after having perms wanting more."

According to men's grooming expert Laura Bolt, former editor at Details magazine, curls on dudes are alluring. 

"Good hair, and lots of it, is sexy," she tells Mashable. "There's something about curls that feel luxurious and a little genetically blessed."

Bolt describes Kit Harington's curls as appealing to both men and women. 

"The Jon Snow look has a looser, scruffier, undone edge to it," she says. "Like, he's too busy defending the wall to think about how his hair looks and at the end of the day. The IDGAF attitude is hot."

Man perms, of course, aren't anything new. 

Japanese and Korean people, who have been at the forefront of men's grooming, have been flocking to salons to get their hair permanently curled.

John Park, owner of JP Hair Salon in Glendale, California, says he's been providing men with perms for the past decade. 

"For Asian men with super straight and coarse hair, giving them texture and waves makes their hair more manageable," he explains to Mashable. "They need a perm to give it a nice, good texture."

At his salon, he uses a procedure called the "cold perm system," one that doesn't damage the hair. At his salon, the procedure takes only an hour and a half. 
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"It's still a popular style for men, and I think it's definitely flattering," he says. 
With more and more men opting for Jon Snow curls, count these waves as the hottest grooming trend for the summer. 

As Snow would probably say it, "Summer is coming." Get ready for the curls, dudes.

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Improvement persists for more than a year

Date: June 9, 2016
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Source: Northwestern University

Summary: About 80 percent of patients with moderate to severe psoriasis saw their disease completely or almost completely cleared with a new drug called ixekizumab, according to three large, long-term clinical trials.

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