Mindy Kaling shows off her (hopefully) temporary bangs: unflattering or cute?

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Mindy Kaling has new bangs! Sort of. Mindy Instagram’d some photos of her bangs a few days ago, just before she appeared on Chelsea Lately (yeah, I know). According to Mindy, she told her hair stylists that she wanted to look like “one of Pharrell’s friends”… which is possibly one of the best descriptions I’ve ever heard for a “look”. Seriously, if I told you to close your eyes and picture a girl who is friends with Pharrell, what comes to mind? I get two archetypes: one is the swag-tastic androgynous girl with hair like Mick Jagger circa 1972, wearing some kind of menswear. The second girl I get is someone mixed race, with blunt-cut bangs and plastic jewelry.

But, as other sites pointed out, Mindy’s bangs seemed to be very temporary, because they only lasted for a day or two and then she was back to her bangs-less selfies. I guess they were clip-ons. Clip-on bangs are either brilliant or the worst thing to ever happen, I can’t decide. I guess they’re brilliant because grown women who feel the bangsy itch can relieve themselves with a temporary solution, and when they see how bad they would look in bangs, then they can just take them out. But they’re the worst thing to happen because we still have to see grown women with bangs. So, for the record: I hate the way Mindy looks with bangs. They do not suit her face whatsoever. She looks SO much better without.

Here’s a clip from Mindy’s appearance on Chelsea Lately. Honestly, I could barely concentrate on what Mindy was talking about because I was too busy staring at Chelsea’s completely frozen BotoxFace. It’s crazy.

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Photos courtesy of Mindy’s IG & WENN.

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  1. Lucy2 says:

    I think she looks better without- she has a beautiful face and you can see it better without the bangs.

  2. Val says:

    I really don’t understand the general bang-hate on here.

    I actually think she looks cute with them!

    • HHazel says:

      Mte, she looks good with bangs!

    • Tatjana says:

      Me neither. I love bangs. Mindy looks great with them.
      People generally look better with bangs than without them.

    • LadyMTL says:

      I find that the bangs make her look older, though that also might be because her hair is stick straight too. I don’t despise bangs but I’m not a big fan…I just have trouble imagining why anyone would want something hanging in front of their eyes all day, lol.

      Mind you, I look hideous with them so I’m probably a bit biased.

    • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

      I don’t hate bangs at all, and I think they really improve some people’s hair, but I prefer her without them.

    • Erinn says:

      I NEED bangs. I have a high forehead, and they just kind of even things out. I had them mainly grown out once, and it wasn’t great. I just make sure to change them up a bit. I don’t understand the bangs hate around here either.

      • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

        I think that’s when bangs look best – if your forehead is tall enough so they don’t look like little bits of ” fringe.”

      • Eleanor Zissou says:

        People with very hort ( low? What’s the word? ) foreheads need bangs too – then their forehead looks higher.

    • gg says:

      Same here, as long as she keeps them from getting flat.

    • Godwina says:

      Me too. She looks great in them.

    • TheOriginalKitten says:

      I actually thought about cutting bangs today to hide a huge zit on my forehead, but I decided changing my entire hairstyle to cover a temporary zit might be a bit extreme.

      But yeah, I like bangs. Did anyone see the Garner post from yesterday? I freaking loved the way they did her bangs.

      • Kiddo says:

        That zit story is crazy.

      • TheOriginalKitten says:

        I still might do it….this thing is a f*cking egg. I get one of these like once every five years.

        All I’m saying: this sh*t better be gone by this weekend, Kiddo.

      • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

        Step away from the scissors, Kitten! Don’t cut them yourself. I did that once. As in most disasters I have created, my initial thought was “how hard can it be?”

      • TheOriginalKitten says:

        You ladies don’t understand-this zit is so big, it’s casting a shadow on my face and it’s in a location that a side part can’t even cover. This shit is front-and-center.

        Maybe a fetching hat is the solution? Ugh. I think I’d need a f*cking sombrero to cover this monster up.

        Do you have bangs now, Goodnames?

      • Kiddo says:

        Kitten, if it is a hormone related sort of like a boil or a complicated zit that isn’t coming to a head, there’s this stuff called Smile’s PRID. It’s a drawing salve. For whatever reason, it works. Plus it takes the itch out. It’s not pretty, a bit of a stciky mess, but fairly fast acting.

        I hope I didn’t gross anyone out. Sorry if I did.

      • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

        Lol, been there. The third eye. How about a big bandaid, oh clumsy me, I ran into the freezer door with my face?

        I have this ongoing attempt at bangs, sort of. My hairdresser cuts my hair so if I want to, I can pull a little down in the front or just push it back into the rest of my hair. The thing is, though, she makes them so long that I can only do it for about a week, then they’re in my eyes. I think they’re really cute though. Not mine, I mean people with “real” bangs.

      • QQ says:

        OG Get thee to sephora at lunch get a Glamglow mask (also Im using the philosophy acne kit now, its been a godsend!) and MUFE or NARS concealer with green or yellow tint depending on how monstrous and colorful the zit is to then apply a regular concealer on top …. Also as a fellow third eye growth haver My GF made me apply Tea tree oil (natural antibiotic) and hand to god that shit calmed down some

      • Kiddo and QQ-thanks so much for the advice. I need this thing GONE as soon as possible. Someone said Vicks Vapo Rub works? And yes, it’s a cystic zit….this thing is the size of a small child.
        I’m going to get PRID at Vit shop and get the Glamglow mask from the Sephora at the mall. I will try anything and everything at this point.

        @Goodnames-so you sort of have layers in front? See, I would consider long bangs…I’m just not sure that straight bangs would work on my face.

      • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

        Kitten, maybe you could try some clip ons to see if you liked them? Let me know what you decide!

        Kiddo and QQ, good info.

      • I sort of did that, Goodnames..like put the bottoms of my hair across my forehead…it didn’t look terrible actually.

        Well ladies, I went to 4 stores and couldn’t find the stuff you recommended so I’m going with the Vicks Vaporub. I’ll let you know if it works. At the very least, I can look forward to a congestion-free forehead…..

      • Kiddo says:

        Walgreen’s up in Boston?

    • K says:

      Ditto.

    • Ag says:

      I don’t get the bangs hate either. Some people look great with bangs. Mindy appears to be one of them. 🙂

    • Erica83 says:

      Agreed! I LOVE Mindy with bangs!

    • QQ says:

      She does look awesome with them tbh

    • Laura says:

      I normally HATE bangs, but I thought they looked great on her! Especially in the coral tank top pic – just so fresh and summery.

      But I could totally see where living with bangs would be a pain in the ass. I’ve only had them once in my life (when I was like 10) and that scared me off for LIFE.

      • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

        Omg I had a pixie when I was 5-7 if you are old enough to remember the horror of that and my mother would cut my bangs, say they were uneven, cut again and so on until they were about half an inch long. I didn’t really care about hair or looks then but even I knew I looked like a dweeb.

      • Tatjana says:

        Speaking of pixies, I would want one sooo bad, but I could never pull it off. Everything on my face is too big.

    • Liberty says:

      I think she looks great with or without bangs — it’s just a different style attitude, fun to explore that sometimes. She’s lucky enough to be able to work both looks very well.

    • Brittaki says:

      I’m a grown woman with bangs, so I take exception to the bang hate. It’s perfectly acceptable for grown women to have bangs, and before now have never heard otherwise. It’s not like a grown woman wearing pigtails or frilly underpants or something.

    • homegrrrl says:

      My mom says bangs make women look like animal hoarders. I don’t follow that logic, but I’m still going to grow mine out.

    • P.J. says:

      Me too @Val! I’m 100% in agreement. I think Mindy is one of the few people whomcan really pull them off and even look better with a little fringe. Upon first seeing them I thought: “Wow. Mindy looks great and maybe even a little younger.”

      As an aside, it’s really interesting to know that her real-life voice is several octaves deeper than “Kelly” from The Office (ugh, that character sounded like she was constantly inhaling helium-though it did suit her) and Dr. Lahiri from The Mindy Project. I like that real Mindy actually sounds like an adult in actually 🙂 I’d never heard her speak in an interview before…

  3. blue marie says:

    I like her hair either way, both are cute.

  4. Aurie says:

    Woah….I don’t think Chelsea looks botoxed, but rather bloated, like Jennifer has been looking lately (just watch her Aveeno interview a few weeks ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j8ue2lJPlo)

    • Holly says:

      Agree. They both look like they have fillers settling — and can’t give up the booze. It’s funny that two such image-obsessed people keep doing the things that are really aging them (smoking and drinking). But, I guess two such empty people need to fill the void somehow!

    • Krista says:

      Yikes! I couldn’t even watch the whole thing.
      If I did that to my face (while claiming I’m mostly all natural, and shilling a skin product) then I wouldn’t dare go out in public until things settled. How long does that take anyway?

  5. Ellie says:

    I love bangs, fringes to us here in the UK,. I don’t get why they’re hated so much. Some people need them, especially if they’ve got a dodgy forehead or hairline.

    Bangs really suit Mandy, they emphasis her gorgeous bone structure.

  6. smee says:

    That bangs don’t work on her – LUCKILY they’re fake! She doesn’t really have the right shaped face for that hair style.

    I despise the “romance” between her and Danny on her show – and then it was abruptly over last night. Let’s hope it sticks – I prefer her parade of weirdo boyfriends.

    • Holly says:

      When I clicked on this story, I immediately thought “bangs?! how about what the hell she’s doing with/to her show?!”

      Running 2 shows back-to-back only makes it worse. I don’t understand how she can sit there and tell Chelsea how she could never have her character’s love life bc of time and reality, yet her character is a doctor and is supposed to pull it off. As Adam Pally would say — during his Happy Endings’ days — it’s “weak sauce”!

      It’s a total bummer that every episode now is like a can of Pick Up Sticks dumped on the floor; MESS!

  7. Zimmer says:

    Don’t like the bangs, but I love her show and I heard about it first on Celebitchy!

  8. minime says:

    I actually really love bangs..but not on everyone nor with every hairstyle.
    I think she looks gorgeous without them.

  9. Krista says:

    OMG the kissing thing! I died!
    I feel the same way. And I’m in a long term and satisfying relationship. I love to just make out with him and then turn over and go to sleep. My poor guy.

  10. MynameisPeaches! says:

    I think she looks nice with a fringe. I love a fringe. In fact I have a fringe and I rock it. Don’t get the fringe hate at all.

  11. Jana says:

    I think she looks cute with them, but they’re too long.

  12. AlmondJoy says:

    Kaiser, I know you hate bangs but they’re really not as bad as you think! I love them on Mindy and I looked pretty dang cute when I had bangs of my own 😉Sometimes we just want something different without getting a drastic cut, and bangs give you the feel of getting a mini makeover. Love them.

  13. idk says:

    I like how she calls her fans the “Mindians” ha ! I don’t mind bangs on her, but I’m glad they were clip on. Growing out bangs is a b*tch.

  14. Nancy says:

    I think she looks cute and sexy with the bangs *shrugs*

  15. janet says:

    gross

  16. aasf says:

    She Looks a lot better with bangs!!!!

  17. GByeGirl says:

    I’m kind of curious as to the source of Kaiser’s bang-hatred. Childhood home haircut trauma? Bangs of some variety are actually more flattering than none at all. Not many can pull off a straight, blunt short fringe, but a longer side sweep is almost always universally flattering.

    I have a short, squared-off forehead. Not quite as intense as that Real Housewive’s chick (she has a one-head) where as I’m more of a three-head. I look hideous sans bangs.

  18. Cort says:

    What Can Brown Do For Me?……. get rid of those bangs!