Girls star Allison Williams debuted a new hairdo after a late night session with celebrity hairdresser Chris McMillan. The 27-year-old actress kept her locks long but did what many of us have impulsively done when we “wanted a change” and got bangs. She posted the results of her meeting with the stylist to the stars (his other clients include Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Miley Cyrus) on her Instagram page with the caption, “It’s 3:20 am and @mrchrismcmillan just banged me ‼️ #PastMyBedtime.”
She later posted a photo with Chris, who got his inspiration fot Allison’s new look from Jane Birkin, the English actress and singer who not only was the muse to legendary French singer Serge Gainsbourg but also served as the inspiration for the coveted Hermès Birkin bag. The caption for the picture reads, “Step 1: cut bangs on nervous girl who wants them for a character she’s about to play. Step 2: take 1000 mediocre selfies and 1 or 2 good ones; Step 3: assess selfie mediocrity (pictured here). @mrchrismcmillan.” Oh, it’s for a role. That’s good, I guess.
Allison also used her Instagram account to diffuse the rumor that her husband, College Humor co-founder Ricky Van Veen, proposed to her during an episode of The Bachelor. She posted a screenshot of Ricky’s tweet, which read, “Didn’t propose at a Bachelor viewing. Just us at a house where we used to watch. Love the show, but not *that* much.” Allison added the caption “Ha, yes. What he said. We care way too much about The Bach to disrupt the show by getting engaged during it. #AsIf” I don’t know what I think about a guy who watches The Bachelor. I’m sure Ricky’s a great guy, but ugh. My ex-husband and I used to watch Rock of Love religiously, but I don’t think that’s the same thing.
As for the new haircut, girl, no. Sure, bangs are cute for a while, but once you get sick of them, you’re screwed for months while waiting for them to grow out. Trust me, I’m going through “bang regret” right now. I’m a big advocate of the clip-on bangs to change up your look without making a commitment. If only one of her friends showed her this video before she headed to the stylist. But, like they always say, they’ll grow back…and at least it’s better than the hairdo she sported in Peter Pan.
Photo Credit: Instagram/Allison Williams, WENN.com
Looks better in the second pic. Some layers would have been nice too
agreed, the second pic makes her look actually adorable and this is not something ive ever said about her
Unflattering.
You can also see her scalp straight through those bangs. Very thin on top.
She must be anorexic.
Cute. But no. Don’t.
Just like bodies and skin, there are many different kinds of hair. Some thick, some sparse.
Nope.
Plenty of people have thin hair, you don’t need to declare that she has an eating disorder to boot.
Wow. Really? I have thin hair and bangs, and I’m chubby. Try again.
Da fuq? I know lots of women with thin hair, none are anorexic.
Do not understand why this person is a thing.
I don’t even know why I clicked on the article, given I had no idea who this person is and now regret that I am somewhat aware.
I know, she just oozes mediocrity.
Because her daddy is “War Correspondent” Lyin Brian WIlliams!
Call me when she shaves her head, maybe I’ll get excited about her then.
Girl should’ve just gone to bed.
She’s SO goregeous, both with and without bangs.
No, for some of us bangs have to be a permanent choice because we have giant foreheads.
Thank you! I’ve tried growing out my bangs twice. Once as a teenager and again in my 30s. It looked terrible because I have the monster forehead that ate Tokyo.
I, too, have a parking lot for a forehead.
Me too, I have a giant Irish five head. I will never not have bangs
I mean, gotta have somewhere to keep all those brains, amirite? *cries into her cornflakes*
My people!
I have a really high forehead and no bangs, but I do a center part or ever-so-slightly-off-center part and that seems to hide enough of my forehead.
Isn’t it sad that we can never wear our hair pulled all the way back? I mean, I pull it back but I have to have whispies or pieces to cover some of my football field-sized forehead.
My co-worker has bangs to hide her lack of eyebrows. They look great on her though.
I have a round forehead if that makes sense. Used to be so self conscious of my profile and wore a fringe for like 12 years straight. Then I just got over it and now I wear my hair pulled back off my forehead all the time! Let your freak flags proudly fly, ladies!
I’ve never NOT had bangs. I’m almost 26 years old… and the closest to no bands I’ve been, is really grown out, but side sweeping ones.
Between a high forehead, and acne in my teens, I’ve always just liked my bangs. I rarely even clip them back out of my face.
Word. I get really tired of the bangs hate because if I don’t cover my forehead I look like an alien. Still think its a strange thing to hate. I will say that this girl doesn’t need them.
I would love bangs — especially now when I desperately need a hairstyle change — but unless you have super straight hair I don’t think they work. The grass is always greener, isn’t it?
Or the opposite — I have a really short forehead AND a widow’s peak, and bangs help me. It’s always irked me how anti-bangs this site is. I’ve literally had bangs my entire life, and that’s OK!
And so the Alison Williams thread turns into the bangs-apology and high-forehead-confessions thread
Don’t think her bangs are an improvement.
“Months to grow out”? With hair that long, she’s looking at YEARS.
She has a lovely face but for some reason her makeup always looks very harsh – why is that?
Gigi I was thinking this exact thing!! She’s so so lovely, but something about her face is very masculine? Her jawline? I can’t figure it out. I mean I was looking at the photos thinking she is a knockout, but there is something very harsh- as in the opposite of soft- in her face. Not harsh like faces that party.
She ascribes to the “Duchess Kate School-o-Beauty”.
Some girls look great with bangs (e.g. Rashida Jones, Zooey Deschanel, Nicole Richie).
Alison, not so much. I think this McMililan guy (isn’t he the dog trainer??) could have been a little bit more daring and go for messier, irregular bangs with with longer locks on the side.
The dog guy is Cesar Milan. LOL.
Woaw, for a ROLE? she is going all method.
lmao
I don’t think they look that bad. Not a great look for her, but not wear-a-hat-for-months bad either. She’s gorgeous but I don’t really get her appeal and I wonder if she’ll still be a thing after Girls.
no matter how pretty you are, most women don’t look good with a fringe because it takes a certain face shape to pull it off. she looks terrible.
Um, no. 😁
She looks younger with bangs, and she has a long face so they do not make her face look strange. So I think this looks good.
Fug.
Bangs are not a better look w her face shape.
Still even at her worst she’s very pretty
The bangs are a bit wispy, but the second photo looks better. She’s very pretty.
What is with the middle of the night haircut? She could have done that herself.
No wonder these celebrity stylists likely charge so much.
Omg, “Rock of Love” was the best. I really miss all the fake hair and fake boobs.
those girls were the worst!
Totally one of the best reality shows! Does anyone remember the “roll of stamps” challenge? Most disgusting/hilarious challenge ever on ANY show.
Awful. This must have been the only idea she came up with -sacrifice your hair for some headlnes.
No opinion on the bangs, but I’m sure she appreciates the (much-needed?) publicity. Seems the thirsty type…
Bangs or no bangs, I just can’t get over the anorexia. Not a good role model for the youngins. She needs help.
Exactly. Check out her “college weight” pics. She was pretty. Her face looks so square now and the malnutrition is affecting her hair health.
Ugh, tragic look. She is stunning though.
Clip on bangs? NO. Corey, step away from the clip on bangs!
She has a rather prominent forehead, so I think the layered bangs are okay. You can’t rock bangs unless you really like them and feel comfortable with them or they just won’t work. She is at the I’m still not used to them point and looks uncomfortable, just has Michelle Obama did…and grew them out.
I’ve always found her a compelling actress on Girls. I like the bangs, I think it works, I’d side sweep them though.
She’s getting to the social x-ray stage. She was really pretty “chubby” – look her up in that singing vid of hers. And her hair looks really thin due to malnutrition. Striking eyes but narcissistic vibes.
I dont like her character at all on girls.
Should have just gone for a heavy blunt fringe. This wispy stuff looks terrible–people are afraid to commit, but this is a terrible alternative.
Never found a fringe tough to grow out. I guess if you have all long hair, they might be. Mine’s always kinda short and shaggy so growing it out only looks awkward for like two weeks top–when they hang in your eyes
He is a HORRIBLE hair stylist. Basic as all get out. And you can see it in his clients.
Upgrade. She has a masculine jaw line and a long face, so it gives her a bit of softness and breaks up the length of her face.
She looks great, in a Francoise Hardy way. It actually softens her face and makes everything look a lot less harsh, she’s a pretty woman but her old hairstyle just put ten years on her.This is a massive improvement.
I’ve never understood this site’s anti-bangs thing anyway (we call it ‘fringe’ here), it’s just so backward. Some people actually DO look better with that style, and Allison is one of those.