How to Cut Your Own Bangs

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By staysik
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Cut Your Own Bangs

Tired of paying for a whole haircut when you just want a trim? Now you can trim your bangs all by yourself!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Scissors, or shears, that are sharp
Comb

Step 1

First determine if you have cowlicks or if your hair grows in funny ways the shorter it is cut. If you do have cowlicks, then you want your bangs to be a bit longer.
Step 2

Determine how much you want to cut into bangs, if you didn't have them before. I don't recommend going over 2 inches from the hairline. Now part off the bangs, clip the rest of your hair out of the way.
Step 3

Keep your hair DRY! Hold the bangs to be cut with your non-dominant hand, between your thumb and first-finger. Trim a half inch off, or to the bridge of the nose. Now fluff them about, and play with them to see if this length will work for you. If you want them shorter, repeat these steps, but cut only 1/4 inch off at a time- you can always cut more if necessary.

Tips & Warnings

Hold your bangs at the bridge of your nose when your cutting, as this creates a gentle frame or fringe around your eyes.
When making the cut, you can either cut straight across for a bold line, or snip into the ends with the tips of your shears, which creates a more natural look.
If you want a really extreme fringe-y look, snip into the ends of the bangs, going up about 1/2 inch, making little triangle-cuts which will look very shaggy- in a good way.
Do not wet-down your hair first- when it dries it will shrink, and shorten, and your bangs will be too short. Another reason for cutting them dry is that wet hair camouflages the cowlicks- which you need to be able to see when cutting bangs

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staysik said

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on 12/17/2008 Your welcome, I have a barbering/cosmetology license (not currently working as one) and I've seen plenty of hair-cutting errors! Always tell your hair-person about any cowlicks or strong growth patterns too. Maybe I should write an article on getting a good haircut :)