How to Hide Bad Bangs

Tuck those ultra short bangs to the side for a stylish look.

Bad-looking bangs are hard to ignore since they hang in a highly visible area. If you have suffered a bad haircut, or are letting your bangs grow out for a different look; You can hide those bad bangs. Make them look more fashionable by using hair accessories, styling tools and techniques that will transform your hair faux pas into something trendy.

Things You'll Need

• Styling gel
• Flat hair clip
• Blow dryer
• Flat iron
• Curling iron
• Mousse
• Stretchy wide headband
• Baseball hat

Instructions

Short Hair

1. Wash your hair as you normally would. Towel-dry your hair, to remove excess water.

2. Squirt a pea-sized amount of styling gel into your hand. Rub the gel throughout your hair, distributing it to the ends.

3. Rub the tips of the bangs with the gel, pulling the hair off to the left or right according to your part.

4. Pop open a flat hair clip and slide into the bangs. Position the clip off to the side, holding the short bangs in place.

5. Blow-dry the remainder of the hair on a low setting, fluffing up the ends with your fingers. Leave the clip in place to hide your bangs.

Medium and Long Hair

1. Style your medium length hair with a flat iron or curling iron. Do not style your bangs.

2. Smooth down the bangs with some mousse.

3. Slide a stretchy wide headband over your head down to your neck.

4. Pull up the headband in the front and slide the band over your bangs to hide them.

5. Slide the hair from the back of the headband so that the headband is hidden.

Tips & Warnings

• Wear a baseball hat for a casual look.

• Tie a stylish scarf around your head and hide your bangs.

References

• Hair Boutique: Growing Out Bangs
• Cosmpolitan: Disguising Short Bangs