Straight bangs: types, tips for cutting and styling
Any bangs are an integral part of a woman's hairstyle or styling, it allows the image to look complete. Moreover, she can bring in notes of something new, and sometimes completely change the appearance of the fair sex. However, such an attribute on the hair is not suitable for everyone. Before choosing the right straight bangs, it is best to consult with a specialist. It is also very important to know who is the best fit for straight bangs.
Who is it suitable for?
Before you go to a beauty salon to change your own image, you should find out in more detail who should wear a straight bang and who is best not to cut it off.
It is believed that the classic straight and even bangs goes to all girls, without exception, regardless of the shape of their face. But here, too, experts recommend taking into account certain features and facial features. In rare cases, a haircut can simply ruin the whole image, while highlighting the visible imperfections on the face.
Next, let's take a closer look at how straight bangs are combined with a variety of types of faces.
- Owners of a round oval face one should be careful with sudden changes in the image. It will not work to hide certain imperfections, while it is advantageous to beat the oval of the face with only one bang, here you will also have to take care of a perfectly matched haircut or styling.
- Oval shape faces it is considered very advantageous, because not only any haircut, but also bangs will look perfect with it.
- With a triangular shape faces straight bangs should be done much higher above the eyebrows, this is how the contour of the face can be beaten in the best possible way.
- But if the girl the shape of the face is square, then it is best for her not to cut her bangs above her own eyebrows, although the straight shape will be just right. For ladies with a square face, bangs serve as a separate attribute, emphasizing their femininity.
If it is very important for a girl to only slightly cover her eyebrows, then it should be noted that they must have an ideal shape. If their contour is vague and indistinct, then evenly cut hair above the eyebrows will only highlight the flaws.
Advantages and disadvantages
Before creating your look with straight bangs, consider its pros and cons.
- Straight bangs are always in fashion, they are at the peak of popularity every season. She is regularly chosen not only by simple fashionistas, but also by famous celebrities.
- With the help of straight bangs, you can create a sophisticated and feminine image that will equally well adorn the fair sex at any age.
- With the help of a properly chosen haircut and straight bangs, you can visually reduce and narrow your face, while hiding noticeable imperfections. With its help, you can make your face more textured and clear, as well as mask a large forehead.
- It is believed that bangs make the face look younger, and the girl who wears it seems more pretty. In addition, with its help in adulthood, you can hide fine wrinkles behind your hair, which also cannot but be a big plus.
The small disadvantages of straight bangs include the fact that it is sometimes difficult to grow it, as well as the fact that it is not suitable for everyone, sometimes emphasizing the flaws on the face. If you want to drastically change your image, then a specialist consultation will certainly not hurt.
Views
Today, hairdressing masters can bring to life how many options for straight bangs. Next, we will take a closer look at each of the varieties.
- Thick. The thick variety allows you to perfectly mask the high forehead, while improving the overall harmony of the face. This look is suitable for almost all haircuts and hairstyles.
- Short. This type of bangs can help to stretch the face a little, but it is not suitable for everyone. With a short haircut, this kind of bangs is a pretty daring option, so before you suddenly change your image, you need to make sure that you have made the right choice. But if the hair is medium, then you get a very interesting image.
The torn short bangs with edging, which can be brought to life by almost any master, look especially advantageous.
- Torn. This type is best suited for ladies who prefer daily lush styling or large curls. The torn bangs itself looks voluminous, so it is simply necessary to emphasize it with all the rest of the hair. Moreover, it does not require excessive care and styling. With the help of this variety, you can slightly soften the facial features, which will benefit many ladies.
- Wide. This look implies that the bangs are indented on the sides of the temples. Very wide variable bangs are most often found on fashion shows and carpets. In ordinary life, they are less noticeable, since the craftsmen, as a rule, mill them, and they do not look so voluminous.
Choosing one or another type, as it has already become clear, should be based on the symmetry of the face, visible imperfections on it, the characteristics of hair growth on the head and some other points. As a rule, hair color does not affect the choice.
Regardless of whether blonde hair or dark, if straight bangs do not fit the face, then nothing can be done about it. Sometimes the choice has to be made in favor of oblique bangs.
How to cut?
Without special skills, cutting bangs on your own and at the same time exactly at home will be quite difficult, despite the fact that there are a lot of videos and master classes on this topic.
It is best to carry out a haircut in a proven beauty salon with the participation of a master who knows a lot about his business. While cutting your hair is not as difficult as many people think, it can also require special skills and knowledge of certain techniques. Therefore, if you are not sure that the bangs will be the perfect complement to the image, the help of a qualified stylist will certainly not hurt.
If, nevertheless, there is a desire to experiment at home with a haircut itself, and at the same time there are skills in hairdressing, then you should first prepare the following inventory:
- scissors for a haircut (it is best not to take those that are used for cutting paper or other improvised needs) - there should be separate scissors for a haircut;
- thinning scissors;
- a fine-toothed comb and a fine-tipped parting comb;
- clips for fixing hair.
So, let's look at the step-by-step instructions for haircuts.
- The future bangs should be carefully separated from the rest of the hair. To do this, you need to use a parting comb.
- The remaining hair must be gathered in a ponytail or bun so that it does not get in the way.
- The bangs can be lightly sprayed with a water spray.
- Then you need to take a small lock of hair in your hand and pinch it.
- Next, you should cut the length just above the eyebrows. It is recommended to hold the scissors at an angle of 45 degrees for maximum comfort in work and obtaining a high-quality result.
- Then this haircut procedure should be repeated with all other strands, cutting the same amount of hair each time.
- After the finished bangs should be thoroughly combed and, if necessary, trimmed, that is, remove the kinks with scissors.
- Evenness should be checked by pressing the hair against the forehead. After the length and evenness of the bangs are completely satisfied, it must be thoroughly dried with a hair dryer. If necessary, bangs can be styled with a little mousse and a round hairbrush.
Sometimes, after the bangs are cut to the required length, they are milled using special scissors. This procedure is optional and is performed at will and according to your own preferences. If the hair is thin, then you can cut the bangs at a time by twisting the strand into a small flagellum, which is removed in one cut.
For information on how to cut your bangs yourself, see the next video.
Specialist recommendations
Cutting straight bangs at home is not so easy, but if you read the recommendations of professionals, then this process will become easier and more feasible even for beginners.
- If the bangs are cut for the first time, then you should not make them too short. The length can be removed later. For the first time, it is better to make an elongated version.
- The width should match the size of the forehead and be limited by the hollows of the temples, beyond which the bangs should not go. Unless, of course, this is some kind of special haircut like a cascade.
- Before making a haircut, it is still better to moisturize the hair, because if you cut it on dry hair, the cut is unlikely to be smooth.
How to wear and style?
Straight bangs are very versatile and can be styled in a variety of ways.
- If the bangs are long and even, then it can be very conveniently removed back, stabbing with invisible ones.
- Despite the fact that the bangs are straight, if they are not very thick, they can be easily laid to one side. This option looks especially good when all the rest of the hair is gathered in a high ponytail or bun. To properly style your hair to one side, you should slightly wet it or use a styling mousse, after which the hair must be combed to the side with a brush, while drying it with a hairdryer.
- For everyday life, bangs can be styled by twisting them with a round brush. This styling looks fresh and luxurious. Moreover, such styling does not require a lot of time and effort, absolutely everyone can do it.
Correctly styling the bangs will not be difficult. The main thing is to arm yourself with several combs, a hairdryer and varnish. It is also very important to do the styling not blindly, but next to the mirror. Straight bangs do not have to be styled every day using additional polish-like products.Sometimes after washing it is enough just to thoroughly dry your hair and bangs using a large comb.
If the bangs quickly become oily during the day, then dry shampoo can be used to cleanse it, which is simply irreplaceable in such situations.