I’m always either in a state of havingbangs or growing out bangs. When my bangs are growing out, I have to be firmwith myself to NOT CUT THEM and let them GROW. When I do cut them, I regret itand long for them to be grown out.
If this isn’t what being an adult is allabout, then I don’t know what is.
Earlier this year, I thought I was oh-sosmart and allowed my hairdresser to cut baby bangs for me. I loved my babybangs… for, like, a day. Then I realised they took commitment and a willingnessto style them all the time, which just didn’t suit my life at all. The worstthing about baby bangs is that you can’t even pin them back or incorporate theminto the rest of your hair like adult-size bangs.
Now that my bangs are growingout, it is a bit easier to deal with them and to hide them until they’re thelength of the rest of my hair (like that’s ever going to happen).
Between all my bangs, almost-bangs andalmost-no-bangs phases, I have become an expert at hiding them with cutehairstyles.
The French Braid
Usingthe hair from the bangs, start braiding at the root. Each time you grab a newpiece, incorporate a little bit of the rest of your hair to create a Frenchbraid.
When you do this, make sure you are always pulling the hair away fromthe face so that your braid is tight and out your way.
To secure the end of the braid, I use a bobby pin the correct way, which is toface it toward the beginning of the braid, which also keeps it more concealed.
DUNZO.
This style is very Lauren Conrad circa the end of her stint on The Hills. I normally do this to oneside, because my hair looks better in a side part, but if you like to wear yourhair in the middle, you can do a braid on either side.
The French Twist
Basically, you’re using the same priniciples as the Frenchbraid, but this is an easier option if you’re not a skilled braider.
Just starttwisting the hair away from the face at the root, and keep twisting, all thewhile incorporating little strands of new hair until the end, so that it staysput.
Finish off with a bobby pin and you’re good to go.
Again, this can be worn in a side part of you can do two twists on either sidefor a middle part.
The French Braid Semi-Crown
If you’re level 1000+ at French braiding, areally pretty way to conceal your bangs is in a French braid that crowns yourhead.
From one side of your head, start braiding from behind the ear and Frenchbraid along your hairline until you reach the opposite end.
This can be worn tight and flatter for a really sleek look, or you can tousleit a little bit for a more relaxed style.
The MargotTenenbaum
When all else fails, all you need to do is start off with straight hair and a deep sidepart and pin your bangs down flat, with a hair pin.
Do you guys have any go-to styles thatconceal your bangs? Do you grapple with the should-I or shouldn’t-I of bangs asmuch as I do? Do you call bangs a fringe like I do IRL?