21/ How to cut your bangs yourself: 3 mistakes you can make at home and how to avoid them!
See mistakes when cutting your own bangs and find out how to avoid these hair disasters! (Photo: Instagram @salonkiin)
One of the mistakes when cutting curly bangs at home is to cut them with wet hair (Photo: Instagram @thecurlybella)
Using paper-cutting scissors to cut your bangs yourself at home is one of the biggest mistakes and can leave your bangs crooked and with split ends (Photo: Instagram @_jemmawade)
Parting your hair wrong is also a mistake that can leave your bangs crooked and with more or less volume than you intended (Photo: Instagram @brianaguilarhair)
The curly fringe should be cut with the strands dry so you know exactly how high the strands will be (Photo: Instagram @tashimrod)
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ExploreLet the woman who never thought of how to cut her hair throw the first stone! Whether it's times when we want a quick change of look or when we can't take an hour to go to the salon, it's super normal to feel like using scissors and doing the job alone. At this time, bangs are one of the first ideas that come to mind. After all, with little hair it is possible to promote a real transformation.
Cutting the bangs alone seems like an easy task, as we can see what we are doing at all times. But the truth is that everyone knows someone who embarked on this adventure and got hurt, at least for a while, until the bangs had grown out or had to give up a few inches so that a professional could fix them. Has it ever happened to you?
Today you will find out what are the main mistakes of those who decide to cut their bangs at home and how to avoid them!
1. Using the wrong scissors and ending up with crooked bangs
If you're not very familiar with combs and scissors, you could end up making a big mistake in the cutting technique or in some apparently insignificant details that can make your plan to have a beautiful bangs go down the drain. Did you feel a sudden urge to cut your bangs, but you don't have the right scissors to cut hair at home? Don't even think about using normal paper-cutting scissors for this mission! Unless you want to have crooked bangs, with damaged strands.
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2. Cut too much and end up getting very short bangs
There are no rules regarding the right length of a fringe, which will depend on the model chosen. The very short fringe, which is super modern and desired by many people, is about 2 fingers above the eyebrows. Regardless of your choice, to make sure you get the result you expect, the tip is to cut the dry strands. To cut bangs in curly hair, remember that the strands will shrink a few inches at the end of the process. Do the math and go cutting little by little.
3. Separate wrong or hair to breed a strip
When separating the hair that will be part of the fringe, two precautions must be taken. The first has to do with the thickness of the bangs, and is measured in the distance from the front hairline to the back. The second has to do with its format: even straight bangs should start from marking a triangle right in the center of the head, with the ends close to the end of the eyebrows.
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How to trim bangs by yourself?
If you already have bangs and you just want to trim them so they don't lose their cut and don't bother your eyes, the task gets a little easier. In general, in 15 days the fringe has already grown enough to deserve the adjustment. See below the step by step to remove this excess:
- Secure all the hair that is not part of the bangs;
- Leave the hair dry, to have a real dimension of its length;
- Use a very fine comb to align the strands, reassembling the triangle from the original cut;
- With your head straight facing the mirror, measure with a finger the height where you want to trim and cut horizontally;
- If you want to give it a peaked touch, make small cuts with the scissors vertically. Be very careful in this step not to cut yourself, or cut too much hair.
How do I know if I look good with bangs?
That's a question you need to ask before picking up the scissors. After all, after cutting it, there's no point in regretting it: you'll have to wait for your hair to grow out or spend a season resorting to hairstyles and accessories such as bows and barrettes to keep your unsuccessful bangs hidden. Nobody wants to go through that, right?
A good tip is to look for influencers who look like you in face shape and also in hair type. These details make all the difference when we think about the trim of the bangs and the harmony of the face. There's no use aiming for a type of bangs that is beautiful but doesn't work for you.
You can also base yourself on the types of bangs and the recommendations that hairdressers and visagists make:
oval face: most bangs work on this face type, which has a good proportion of length and soft angles. Traditional fringes, very short or peaked, go super well.
Square face: the challenge of this type of face is to balance the chin and jaw, which are straight. Bet on diagonal bangs or curtain bangs, 70s style.
Round face: with equal length and width and little distance between the nose and chin, the round face needs a fringe that does not give the impression of being flat. Opt for a layered fringe and get away from the straight cut very quickly.
long face: Thinking of cutting a fringe to hide your big forehead? Bet on the classic straight bangs with volume.
small forehead: here the trick is to cut the bangs from a point further away from the hairline.
And there are also wild bangs, which suit all types of faces: the slanted cut, which leaves the bangs sideways. To further ward off the possibility of error, cut a longer fringe, more or less at ear height. Then just fix it with your hands and that's it!
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