You may have noticed both at Obama's inauguration and at the State of the Union address last week that Michelle Obama's hairstyle is slightly different -- she has bangs now.

She revealed the hairstyle last month on her 49th birthday, a few days before the festivities for Barack Obama's second inauguration, the Associated Press reported.

During an interview with Rachael Ray, the talk-show host asked her about her new haircut.

The first lady responded, "This is my midlife crisis." She chose to cut her bangs because she can't get a sports car and won't be allowed to bungee jump, Obama jokingly added in the interview.

The interview, conducted via Skype, is scheduled to air Wednesday -- and the Rachael Ray show released excerpts on Monday, the AP reported.

Twitter reacted to the First Lady's bangs, some admiring her look, and others expressing that they couldn't care less. Here's a sampling: