Nicole Richie sports side bangs.
Side bangs allow you to update your hairdo without sacrificing much length. Various celebrities and even television personalities sport side bangs since they are such a versatile cut and accentuate various facial features. Side bangs, also referred to as side-swept bangs, give a different look than blunt bangs, and may require you to cut your hair to get the style. In addition, side bangs help conceal a high forehead.
Instructions
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1. Make a straight center part with a fine-tooth comb.
Comb hair to remove any tangles. Make a center part with a fine-tooth comb. Place comb horizontally across head at one-inch from the top of your forehead or scalp line and comb your hair forward. Let your hair hang loose over your eyes and face -- do not tuck your behind your ears. Comb and gather the hair that has fallen in between your temples toward the front of your face. Clip this section together, which will be cut for your bangs. Clip back the remaining section of hair.
2. Dampen the front section of your hair from root to ends. Cutting hair dry may cause it to fray and makes a mess because the cut pieces tend to fly everywhere.
3. Clamp the section of damp hair together with your top and middle fingers.
Remove the clip from the front section. Hold and clamp the section of damp hair together with the top and middle finger of your left hand. Gently pull this section down and forward in front of your face, so that the hair is off your face and you have enough room to maneuver hair-cutting scissors. Generally you should be able to hold the hair two-finger widths away from the tip of your nose. Position your fingers and hold the hair right under the tip of your nose.
4. Cut from the right side of the gathered section approximately one-inch below the bottom curve of your right eyelash, which is generally a safe length for side bangs. This area is the top middle of your cheekbone near your undereye area. Using hair-cutting scissors, point the scissors downward at a 45-degree angle toward the tip of your nose and cut down into hair. Use short, even snips and stop cutting when you've reached the tip of your nose. Your left hand should still be holding the rest of the uncut section.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 of the procedure for the left side. This time, switch hands and use your right hand to hold the remaining section of hair. Clip the freshly cut right side to avoid confusion. Start one-inch below left bottom curve of eyelash line.
Point the scissors in your left hand downward at a 45-degree angle toward the tip of your nose. Cut down into hair. Use short, even snips and cut of hair, which should end when you've reached the tip of your nose.
6. Release previously cut hair from clip. Comb both sections of the bangs forward to evaluate the haircut. The bangs should resemble a slightly rounded upside down triangle or V-shape. The tip of the triangle should center on the nose.
7. Smooth newly cut bangs with a dime-size amount of smoothing styling product.
8. Blow-dry bangs using a round brush for volume or a paddle brush for smoothness. Pull bangs down and forward toward the tip of your nose.
9. Pull bangs to desired side of face using a comb. Coax hair with the brush and blow dry bangs to desired side, again pulling down and forward, this time pulling the brush and aiming the blow-dryer nozzle toward the lower ear lobe of desired side.
10. Side bangs should cover the forehead and have a layered appearance.
Mist bangs with a light hold hairspray to maintain the style.
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