Now, I have had bangs before so deciding to have some cut wasn’t a hard decision to make, what I did find hard though was deciding on which kind of bangs to go for.
There’s the full bang look which Rihanna is pretty good at rockin’, little mini bangs, which I personally don’t think should be worn by anyone, including me and Christina Aguilera, or a nice side-swept bang, à la Mariska Hargitay.
So, with my picture in hand (printed out from the virtual hairstyler of course!), I went to my hairdresser and she cut and styled my new bangs very nicely to the side, and voila! Instant new look, without having to resort to a really big makeover change.
Using Hair Styling Products
In the past I wasn’t a real big fan of using hair products, which is probably why I never gave the bangs I had a chance, but the reality is if you want to have side-swept bangs you really do need to use a little product just to keep your hair swept to the side. In my case, my hairdresser let me know that all I needed was a little hairspray.
Realizing I Have to Put in Some Effort… and Doing it!
It’s quite simple. If you want your hair to sit a certain way then you have to be prepared to do whatever you have to do to make sure it does. For my side-swept bangs, if I want them to look nice and sit in the right direction then all I need to do is give them a quick blast with my blow-dryer. It takes about two minutes and is something I do even if I’m not blow-drying the rest of my hair. The blow-dryer helps push my bangs into the right direction, and once that’s done, I just add some hairspray and my bangs are good to go!
I know in the end it doesn’t seem like such a chore to keep my bangs looking good, and believe me; I’m really wondering why I didn’t try these things in the past. I think this time though, the real difference was choosing bangs that I knew would go with my hair type (it’s easier to work with it then against it) and having an actual picture for my hairdresser so she knew exactly what I was talking about, because as simple as "side-swept" sounds, there are plenty of variations (just take a look at all the different kinds of bangs in our range of hairstyles).
So the next time you’re looking for a bit of a change and aren’t afraid of putting in some effort, a banging new look could be yours too!