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Bangs Question!

Glitter Fairy — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:11:58 GMT

I wear my hair shoulder length with bangs. Im going to get it trimmed again this week and wondered what I can say to the stylist about trimming my bangs! She razor cut them last time and it was horrible. Toooo short and looked so stupid lol.

Seemed to take 2 weeks to look normal. I don't want razor cut bangs but I don't want thick heavy bangs. I have no clue what to tell her so she can finally get the cut right! Any ideas please?!

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okiebug — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:19:26 GMT

Tell her to cut them dry so you get an accurate length - they shrink when cut wet. Also, if you don't want a true blunt cut, ask her to "tip" the ends - different stylists have different names for that, but it basically means she cuts it to the length you want, they takes the point of the scissors and goes back through the ends with the scissors at an angle and cuts little points softening the edge.

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Glitter Fairy — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:22:19 GMT

Thank you!!! That sounds like a great tip. I like her a lot as a stylist but have been unhappy more than once with the bangs and even the cut. I get the rest of my hair in long layers. I will def give this a try as far as the bangs!!!

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okiebug — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:36:40 GMT

Your welcome. Nothing's more frustrating than short bangs - I've had my share, but finally learned to ask them to cut them dry or almost dry. Makes a big difference. Hope it works for you.

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Night Owl in NJ — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:38:42 GMT

I agree with Okiebug! I always have my bangs trimmed while completely dry...no short bangs!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:39:08 GMT

Great advice, okie!

I wear bangs and that's how my daughter does them for me...dry hair, get the length right, and then go back and point cut.

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Vamp — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:32:44 GMT

Take a picture of how you'd like your bangs to look. There are a lot of varieties of bangs--wispy, full, side swept, longer, blunt, etc. Instead of leaving your stylist guessing as to what you want, show her. A picture is worth 1000 words.

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DRalene11 — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:54:17 GMT

Tell her to texturize your bangs without a razor. And show her with your hand exactly how long you want to bangs to be. Let her know you didn't like them last time. Most stylists would rather you tell them what they do right as well as wrong.

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lakes — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 04:30:40 GMT

Its called point cut - texturizing - NO Razor!

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sidsmom — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 05:44:05 GMT

Here's a YouTube vid on point cut bangs.....does this help?

http://youtu.be/FolWlBKwAA0

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maziegirl — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 05:52:09 GMT

On 1/15/2014 sidsmom said:
Here's a YouTube vid on point cut bangs.....does this help?

http://youtu.be/FolWlBKwAA0

I wanted to see how the style looked once he got the hair out of her eyes! LOL

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Katcat1 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 08:07:48 GMT

Your stylist can cut your bangs with scissors and then texturize them (thin out) with the same scissors. Tell her that is what you would like. I hate razor cuts. It's just an easy way for a stylist that doesn't know what she is doing. I had a stylist wanting to cut my hair with a razor. Our relationship was short lived.

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BigBro6 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:56:07 GMT

On 1/16/2014 KatCat1 said:
Your stylist can cut your bangs with scissors and then texturize them (thin out) with the same scissors. Tell her that is what you would like. I hate razor cuts. It's just an easy way for a stylist that doesn't know what she is doing. I had a stylist wanting to cut my hair with a razor. Our relationship was short lived.

I agree w/KatCat 1. I have been wearing heavy bangs forever. My stylist never razor cuts. My hair is too fine. One time my stylist did razor my hair and told her not to, only razor a little after she cuts my hair on the ends.

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Glitter Fairy — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:13:59 GMT

Thank you all for your tips and info! I don't know how to find the right pic that I like to take with me so just hoping she will get it right. I did cancel that appointment and have scheduled with another salon After thinking it over how many times my bangs/hair was hacked off I decided I needed to change!!! Hope it is the right thing!