Side bangs: types, tips for cutting and styling

For several years now, slanting bangs have been one of the leading trends in the beauty industry. Such a design of the haircut is considered very effective and stylish: the side bangs give the look a gloss, freshness, playfulness and some flirtatiousness.

According to leading stylists, almost every woman can find the best option for oblique bangs due to the abundance of its modifications. The only exception, perhaps, is considered to be narrow elongated faces: with a similar hairstyle, they will become even narrower and lose any attractiveness.

In order to choose exactly your option, you should take into account the features of the face. It's no secret that many people choose a hairstyle based on a beautiful picture in a magazine - this is the wrong approach, since each face has its own characteristic features (shape, oval, cheekbones and chin lines), so that bang that looks spectacular on one girl can turn another into gray mouse.

If you are the owner of a rounded face with delicate features, any options for oblique bangs in combination with elongated hair will suit you.A large number of diagonals will lengthen the oval and make it more refined, by the way, such an effect can even visually increase a woman's height.

For girls with a wide forehead or a triangular face shape, it is better to give preference to shortened versions of the bangs obliquely, for example, a square looks stylish, complemented by a side bang. So the missing volume will appear in the lower part of the face, and the upper corner will be visually cut off. Milling a cut in this design is not worth it.

For rectangular and square faces, the best choice will be the average length - so that the bottom edge of the bangs touches the cheekbone line, and the most successful haircut for this style will be a bob or any other voluminous hairstyle. In this case, you can smooth out the massiveness and angularity of the jaw.

If the hair is very thick and coarse, then it is advisable to choose a torn bangs to one side, however, this option will also look pretty cute on thin naughty strands. But with curly strands, it is better to give preference to haircuts without bangs, otherwise you will have to style your haircut every day, pull the strands with an iron and fix it with styling products, and in rainy and foggy weather it will curl, destroying all the style you thought and created.

The undoubted advantage of oblique bangs is the almost complete absence of restrictions on its use. And this applies to both the density of the strands and their length. Thanks to this feature, any young lady can always choose the option that will suit her.

With the help of oblique bangs, you can:

• change the symmetry of facial features, masking minor defects and flaws in appearance;

• to give rough and heavy features lightness, sophistication and femininity;

• slightly adjust the ovals of round, as well as square and rectangular faces;

• make the look more playful and flirty, and the look as expressive as possible.

The undoubted advantages of side bangs include the fact that it retains its aesthetics and shape for a long time, so the owner of such an element is relieved of the need for frequent visits to beauty salons (Correction of the bangs is carried out simultaneously with the trimming of the entire haircut approximately once every 3-4 months).

There are practically no drawbacks to such a bang. The only thing that its owner should remember is that oblique bangs make high demands on the cleanliness of the hair. Such strands are often straightened with hands, moving them away from the eyes, so they get dirty pretty quickly and take on an unpleasant greasy look. Therefore, you will have to wash your hair almost every day and, accordingly, re-style the bangs every time, since after each moisturizing it loses its shape and direction.

There are several basic modifications to side bangs.

This is the best choice for young ladies who like to frequently change their image and style. Such bangs can be quickly and completely painlessly grown again for appearance, mixing with the main shock of hair.

Most often, a long bang is cut from the eyebrow line to the chin so that it goes right through the face. As a rule, such bangs are complemented with long curls, however, it will also be appropriate on asymmetric shortened haircuts.

Long bangs can be styled in different ways every day: they are pinned, closed in the form of a soft wave, or woven into a braid - in any case, a woman looks charming and sophisticated.This is a very stylish and effective option that adds volume and splendor to the curls, but keep in mind that the bangs cover part of the face and create a fair amount of interference with vision, which is often not entirely comfortable.

This style is more often used by owners of short haircuts, for example, bob, bob and pixie. This design of the strands is considered a good alternative to a straight cut. The oblique bangs do not hide the forehead at all, in a similar way it does not add heaviness to the upper part of the face, respectively, does not distract attention from the eyes and the line of the cheekbones.

This is a very fashionable and stylish bangs, which has not gone out of the trends of hairdressing for more than one year. Torn bangs are a combination of strands of different lengths, while it is important that it matches not only the general haircut style, but also the woman's inner “I”. As a rule, such curls are chosen by bold, daring and decisive women. By the way, in recent years, such bangs have become one of the TOP trends in men's haircuts - they adorn every teenager who considers himself a real fashionista and wants to make an indelible impression on his peers.

Unfortunately, the opportunity to visit a professional hairdresser is not always given, and sometimes there is no desire. There is nothing wrong with that: an oblique bang can be cut at home in literally a matter of minutes, completely changing your image.

You will need a standard set of tools:

• sharpened scissors;
• comb with a separator handle;
• clamp;
• thinning scissors;
• frequent scallop;
• iron.

First, you should consider the features of creating a long bang, which will help smooth out a massive jaw, large cheeks, a heavy chin and even a long pointed nose.

The step-by-step scheme of work is as follows:

• first, you need to separate a small oblique strand in the front so that the resulting parting takes on a triangular shape, and then carefully comb it;
• holding the future bangs with two fingers, it is necessary to "try on" it and calculate the required length;
• without releasing a curl, the strand is moved forward (approximately at eye level);
• cut the curl, holding the hair a little, strictly vertically - so that they are perpendicular to the cut;
• the bangs are cut like a "fence", progressively increasing the remaining length.

If all actions are performed correctly, then the place of the cut will be oblique, that is, the line will be located diagonally. The trimmed bangs are combed, laid and sprayed with varnish of weak fixation.

A short oblique strand is cut in a slightly different way.

• To begin with, the hair should be washed a little and combed well with a comb, pointing forward. Then you need to grab the future bangs with your fingers and, holding in your hands, start a haircut from the longest tip. They hold the strand with the middle and forefinger of the left hand, and cut with simple scissors along an oblique line. Moving the diagonal, first cut the shortened part of the bangs, and then move to the long one.
• At the final stage, the hair is slightly milled, while the scissors must be held vertically.
• The bangs are dried and styled using styling products and a round comb.

The torn oblique bangs to the side look very impressive. It makes the look more airy, which is why such bangs are relevant for owners of angular faces with rough features.Such bangs are cut on straight strands - on curls, the graduation is practically invisible, and the strands turn out to be bitten.

To decorate the torn beveled bangs at home on your own, you should comb it with a comb, then select the strand above the forehead line and divide it into the upper and lower parts. Both layers are sheared, holding the scissors exactly perpendicular to the direction of the cut, the "fence" must be clearly pronounced, because its sections are cut unevenly, changing the length either more or less - in this way a well-profiled strand will turn out. Then it must be combed forward and given any shape, and then laid with the help of "styling" means.

The most difficult part of taking care of side bangs is the need to give them a stylish and tidy look every day. For girls with straight thick hair, this will not be difficult. All that is required of them is to treat with conditioner and comb with a hairdryer and brush. No additional measures are needed here.

But even they want to try something new and unusual from time to time, which is why stylists offer several ways to style such bangs.

• Elongated side bangs, if desired, can always be woven into a braid, and also collected in a bun or a ponytail. If the hair is loose, then it is braided from the side or a plait is made above the forehead line. In this case, the hairstyle turns out to be very gentle and romantic.

• For torn bangs, it will be correct to use texturizing "styling" preparations.

• Short bangs require regular styling with a hairdryer and a round brush.

If you still doubt that you need an oblique bang, just study our photo selection and make sure that absolutely any haircut will only benefit from such an addition.

A high ponytail looks very sexy and impressive in combination with an elongated bangs, and a bob with shortened side strands will take you to America in the 30s of the last century. Hair with graduated ragged oblique bangs looks quite stylish - such women invariably look bold and decisive.

And young ladies with long wavy curls, complemented by multi-layered bangs, laid to the right or left, makes the "bow" romantic and noble.

Oblique bangs look very impressive on elongated and medium curls, however, and on short ones it can be appropriate. In the first two cases, she will emphasize the femininity of the image, while the second look is, rather, the image of an eccentric and playful girl.

If we talk about long hair, it is advisable to combine haircuts such as shaggy and aurora with side bangs.

Today, the most popular styles of short hairstyles, which are harmoniously combined with oblique bangs, are garcon, page, as well as a bob and a hat, and each of them is distinguished by a wide variety of very different modifications: from smooth to textured and even extra-creative.

Obviously, with this design of the strands in every girl with short hair, the very zest is found that makes her desirable and alluring for the opposite sex.

The oblique bangs with a bob look especially impressive, in this case a woman gets the opportunity to divert attention from too thin lips, hides an overly high forehead, visually shortens her nose and narrows her wide round face.

On the pages of glossy magazines and TV screens, you can more and more often find fashion models whose haircuts with bangs laid to one side suggest a short-shaven back of the head and slightly elongated strands in the front, stacked to one side. A hairstyle like this makes a woman really chic, but keep in mind that she needs frequent styling, otherwise her appearance will be far from glamorous.

On medium-length hair, the side bangs look no less gorgeous, according to image makers, it is ideally combined with just such a length of curls. At the same time, the owner of this hairstyle can create a variety of styling every day, forming stylish, daring and slightly piquant "bows".

Mid-length oblique bangs make the owner of the hair romantic and incredibly tender. Moreover, such haircuts are performed on hair of any structure: they look good on both thick and rare curls, since, thanks to some tricks, they allow you to hide all the imperfections of the hair.

Torn bangs look best with women's pixie and page haircuts, while the look becomes especially stylish if you additionally strip or tint the strands.

For information on how to cut your bangs to one side, see the next video.