Cut Fringe Bangs
Bangs, or what many refer to as a "fringe," are a great way to change or spice up your look. The hairstyle entails shorter hair set in front of your existing hair, framing the face with a fashionable flair. The style has been utilized by such fashion icons as Bettie Page, Elizabeth Taylor and even The Beatles. Today, celebrities like Emma Stone and Rihanna can be seen flaunting the look with confidence. What most people don't know is you can have this popular hairstyle without leaving your own home.
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Steps
Preparing Your Hair
- Cleanse your hair. Wash your hair thoroughly with any store-bought shampoo in a shower or sink. Make sure your hair is thoroughly rinsed of shampoo before proceeding.
- Cutting your hair while it's dirty is not what stylists consider ideal. Unwashed hair has a good chance of containing patches of grease, product build-up and dry ends. The process of obtaining new bangs can be halted by the latter step alone.
- Condition your hair. Any store-bought conditioner will help relax your hair and make it much easier to deal with when it comes to cutting it. Conditioner leaves a bit of moisture in the hair, allowing it to fall agreeably and become easier to manage.
- Many stores carry conditioning shampoos. Be on the lookout for these when considering shampoo options. This can help save time and money!
- Dry your hair. Towel dry your hair by running a towel from root to end. Your hair does not need to be completely dry to begin cutting, so if your hair is not completely dry, do not fret.
- You can also use a blow-dryer for faster results, but be aware that heat causes changes in the hydrogen bonds that hold hair together. Too much heat can result in permanent damage.
- Since people often wear their hair dry, cutting your hair while dry will give you an immediate sense of what the finished product will look like.
- Cutting your hair while wet is possible and in many cases easier, but will not provide you with an adequate sense of what it will look like when worn dry. If any mistakes are made, you won't know it unless you blow-dry your hair.
- Cutting your hair while wet is in no way damaging, but can often result in shorter than intended styling.
- Comb your hair. Combing your hair will allow you to find an ideal length and measurement. The combing process will also detangle any hairs that have bunched up in the drying process.
- To get rid of tangles and knots with the least amount of hair damage, use a wide-tooth comb, start at the ends of your hair, and work your way up toward your roots.
- Part your hair as you usually wear it. Whether it's parting your hair down the middle, or to the left or right, part your hair as you normally wear it.
- Bangs are essentially a shorter version of your current hairstyle, but help frame your face. Wearing it as normal will help you get a better idea of how you would like it cut.
- Grab the portion of your hair that you intend to be your bangs. Grab hair toward the front of your head and near your forehead. You should grab enough hair to ensure your bangs are thick enough, but not so much as to make them uneven with the rest of your hair.
- If your hair is layered, grab the strands of hair that are used to blend the front portion of your hair to the back portion. These hairs are often shorter and easier to transform into bangs due to their short length.
- Put the rest of your hair in a ponytail. Having hair out of the way can give you a better sense of how the bangs will look.
- Working without hair potentially getting in the way can help you avoid mistakes and cutting unintended hair. A ponytail is also another look you may want to incorporate with your new style.
- Comb out the section of your hair evenly in front of your face. Combing the hair out in front of your face will help you see when you are cutting as well as how short you will have to cut in order to see.
- Don't be afraid to pull hair from further back and near the center of your head. This can often help avoid issues of thinness when your bangs are ready to be styled.
- If you have curly or wavy hair and are having problems, use a straightener. A straightener can help flatten and measure your new bangs before they take shape.
Cutting Your Hair
- Choose an appropriate pair of scissors. Styling scissors can be bought at any beauty supply store. The scissors have a sharpness meant for hair. Common household scissors are meant to cut more coarse things like paper and plastic.
- Beauty supply stores often sell scissors meant for hair at various sizes. Smaller scissors will allow for more control and may come in handy when shaping your fringe.
- Begin cutting your bangs closest to your nose and work your way out. Hold the scissors upright and line them up along your hair before cutting. Make minimal, vertical snips at your bangs that go along the hair rather than across. This will help avoid cutting your hair into a flat line.
- You can keep your hair in position with a comb with your non-dominant hand and cut with your dominant hand.
- Remember, cut less and leave more. You can always come back and cut more if your new bangs are too long.
- Move your scissors to the left or right about a quarter of an inch, and continue cutting. Move as little to one side as possible to ensure you're cutting all of your intended bangs. Continue making vertical snips along your hairs' ends. Cut as flat as possible - without cutting across - near the middle of your head and allow for longer strands as you work your way outward. After you've finished one side, repeat the process on the other.
- Cut at a diagonal angle - about 45 degrees - to achieve an edgier, less blunt look.
- Bangs are ideally straight across the forehead and longer as you get to one side.
- Repeat the cutting process until you manage to shape your new bangs. Keep working your way up toward the crown of your head, cutting as sparingly as possible and never directly across. When your bangs are there, you'll know it!
- Cutting less and leaving more hair is a great way to avoid common mistakes like a crooked line or missing chunks.
- Remember to be patient. Think of your hair as an art piece - nothing is perfect when rushed.
- Shake your hair around, part it, and you're done! Congratulations, you've achieved one of the most popular and fashionable hairstyles out there, all from the comfort of your own home!
- Remember, if your bangs are still too long, you can always re-comb and re-cut. The same cannot be said about them being too short!
- If your new bangs are too thin, pull hair from closer to the top of your head and cut accordingly.
Tips
- Be patient.
- Cut in front of a mirror to see both the front and back of your handiwork.
- Cut as little hair as possible - you can always cut it more if needed.
- If you don't like it, you can pin the back.
- Use clean scissors made for cutting hair. Common household scissors will only leave you with damaged, incorrectly cut hair.
- Use your dominant hand to cut, your non-dominant hand to hold.
- Be careful not to cut your hand.
Warnings
- Make sure it is the style you want. Otherwise you will be stuck with bangs that are too short or are not the style you wanted.
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