When done right, bangs can transform your face, enhance your features, and make your haircut look a hundred times cooler. However, the honest truth is that they are pretty hard to maintain – a good set of bangs will require frequent salon trips, daily styling and generally, good up-keep.
"[Curtain bangs] are super low-maintenance because [they] flow into your hair naturally and you can style them however you want," says Cleveland.
You'll need to get them trimmed every two to three weeks. Maintenance is a must. Most bangs will require a trim every two or three weeks. On the bright side, a lot of stylists will do them as a complimentary service.
Consider your hair texture
“If your hair is fine or thin, a heavy fringe may not work because there isn't enough weight for the hair to lay in place. Thick hair may have trouble with a baby bangs because it would need to be thinned out a lot to lay flat.
Bangs can add a youthful quality to your face by making it appear smaller. But be careful to not have a bang that is too short. You want your bangs to come down long enough over your forehead so they don't accentuate any fine lines around your eyes.
According to Onur-Taylor, it typically takes bangs three to four months to grow out—depending on the fringe style, the length you're starting with, and how fast your hair grows (which, on average, is half an inch per month).
Some call them bangs, others call them the most high-maintenance hairstyle of all time. 1. You have to get them trimmed every four weeks, which means you're seeing your hairdresser, like, three times as much as you'd like to.
Wrap your bangs in a large- or medium-sized hair roller (depending on the length of your bangs) and make sure it's secure enough to stay in place while you sleep. This will help keep the shape of your bangs intact and prevent cowlicks.
You might be able to get away with washing your hair every few days, but (again) having bangs will be an exception. They get greasy or oily easily – after all, they're resting on your forehead – and they typically bed-head overnight. So if you want full bangs that are easy to style, shampoo them daily.
"Bangs are great for any age and for all hair types," says celebrity hairstylist and co-founder of MANE Society, Tippi Shorter.
While blunt bangs can make round faces look a little squat, side-swept bangs move the eyes diagonally across your face. The angled fringe helps make your face appear longer and, therefore, thinner.
Bangs work for every hair type—even curly or fine hair.
Just be sure to keep them much longer than straight hair, since they shrink,” says Townsend. As for fine hair? You might worry that bangs will take away from your volume, but that's not the case.
Are fringes unprofessional? There is no general rule that would deem fringes as unacceptable. However, you need to consult with the dress code requirements of every given company that you are about to start working for.
As previously mentioned, it typically takes anywhere from three to four months to grow out your bangs. This does depend on how long your fringe currently is, your hairstyle, and how quickly your hair naturally grows.
French-girl bangs are thick, full, and long (grazing your eyebrows or even slightly longer, depending on your preferences), and they lay across your forehead perfectly.
Though they can satisfy that itch for a change, bangs can also totally transform your face shape and play up your best features. Soft, wispy bangs, for example, help contrast sharper jawlines, while dramatic side bangs can visually add more dimension to rounder faces.
The blunter the bangs the more your face will look rounder. On the other hand, if you fringe the bangs shorter in the middle and longer on the edges, you'll get the slimming look you desire. Like long hair and asymmetrical bobs, having face framing layers will elongate your face for a slimming look.
How do you wash your face when you have bangs? If you find your fringe gets in the way of cleansing, there is an easy solution: pin them back. Use a few bobby pins or a headband to get your bangs out of the way, so you can effectively see—and cleanse—your entire face, from forehead to chin.
"It's so hard to grow out your bangs because they're constantly changing where they frame the face as they grow, and not every length is flattering," she says. "It's tough to have the patience to let them catch up with the rest of the hair, so you have to be creative with styling so they blend with your current cut."
Forget what you thought about long hair past the age of 40—thick hair actually looks more youthful and polished when it falls shoulder-length or longer. Shorter hair has a tendency to expand at the ends, leaving you with an unflattering triangle effect.