Bangs can be worn to minimize large foreheads, help control annoying cowlicks or disguise forehead lines. They work in harmony with a wide range of hair accessories from headbands to clips.
Selecting Best Bangs Bangs cut to
enhance your face shape and when in harmony with your hair's type, texture and condition, can be wonderful. However, there can be drawbacks in other areas.
If you wish to accentuate your eyes, wear bangs that are cut just to the brow line which will draw instant attention to your peepers.
Super thick bangs that are too long may accentuate your note which may or may not be a good thing.
Selecting bangs should encompass a wide range of factors that include:
1. Hair type
When cut and styled correctly, bangs can actually help fatten naturally thin or fine strands. Side swept bangs might give the impression of fuller strands whereas feathered or wispy bangs might negatively highlight thinning strands. In fact, the famous male comb over style is a form of bangs that should never be adopted by anyone trying to hide thinning strands.
2. Hair texture
While perfect for naturally straight hair or hair with some bend, bangs can be a living hell for
naturally curly or super wavy strands.
3. Hair length
The length of bangs can range from super baby short to long. Depending on the over look desired, bangs can be cut to blend with the overall hairstyle and cut. Bangs can also be utilized to help blend an uneven or disastrous cut.
4. Condition of Hair
Bangs may not work well for hair that is prone to breakage or has been chemically damaged. Each situation would need to be addressed with your hairdresser. Hair that is prone to oiliness may prone difficult when worn with bangs. This is especially true when oily strands are coupled with oily skin.
5. Face shape
Once you have considered all hair related challenges,
the face shape should be analyzed to select the very best type of style to frame the face.
Afterall, while helpful in minimize a myriad of lines and other facial challenges, bangs should flatter and act as a beautiful curtain of tresses.
Consider the following rules of thumb when selecting bangs.
Oval face shapes - the oval face shape is considered to be a face shape that can wear any type of style or hair. This includes bangs which can be worn in just about any style. Of course bangs for oval face shapes should be chosen with an eye for hair type, texture, length and condition.
Round face shapes - the most flattering bang styles tends to be built upon long softly layered or feathered bangs (if your hair texture, type and condition support feathering) that gently hug the cheeks areas to minimize round cheeks. When skillfully constructed, bangs can add beautiful contour to round fact shaped features. Great bands can instantly chisel into the cheekbones and help them pop.
Long face shapes - blunt brow hugging bangs that softly drape over the forehead will help to give the impression of a more oval-shaped face. The oval look can be strengthened by opting for long or graduated layers that softly caress the sides of the face.
Square face shapes - consider side-swept bangs that gently curve or taper inwards towards the jaw to soften pronounced square facial lines. When well cut, side swept bangs can also help soften all the angles of the face.
Heart face shapes - depending on the ultimate goal, bangs can be selected to either minimize the general wideness of the heart shaped face or help to balance the generally prominent chin. A side swept feathered or texturized bang style can also be another great option.
A heart shaped face can also usually carry off full bangs cut straight across the face. Long or short, full bangs can look really great for a heart shape.
Triangular face shapes - wider bangs that are feathered, wispy or texturized can help to balance the face and create more of an oval shape.
A slight wispy fringe will cover and conceal a wide forehead. It will also bring it into a better proportion with a wide chin. Avoid the flat, pageboy fringes. These can level out fullness and height.
Other Bang Tips
Bangs cut to enhance your face shape and in harmony with your hair's type, texture and condition, can be wonderful. However, there can be drawbacks in other areas.
If you wish to accentuate your eyes, wear bangs that are cut just to the brow line which will draw instant attention to your peepers.
Super thick bangs that are too long may accentuate your note which may or may not be a good thing.
Types of Bangs
Your hairdresser can advise you whether the style you like would work well for your hair type, texture, condition, overall face and body shape.
Although bangs generally have descriptive titles and names, in essence a good hairdresser can custom design bangs that work perfectly for you.
Blunt Bangs - Worn just below the eyebrow these forehead fringes are cut precisely straight across from side to side.
Side Swept Bangs - Cut so that the hair tapers from shorter to longer lengths and is extended generally from a side part with the hair brushed to sweep across the forehead.
Parted Bangs - Usually worn as a modified version of blunt bangs, these bangs are often cut so that they part slightly either in the middle of slightly to the side.
Choppy Bangs - Usually worn as a modified version of blunt bangs, these bangs are often cut with a scissors and then texturized for a choppy look. Choppy bangs provide increased depth to the facial features.
For more info about different types of bangs and recommendations for your face type, please see "
Types of bangs or fringers for hair" and "
Tips to choose hairstyle by ur face shape"
To choose a new hair style, please see this link for more info too: "
4 Basic types of hair Cuts"
Hope this helped :D
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