At a time like this, having been isolated at home for quite a while now, even taking care of your own person becomes more complicated. Going to the beautician or hairdresser is impossible and therefore, in order not to feel a little unkempt, we have to rely on do-it-yourself. And who has bangs knows it well, at a certain point you can’t wait any longer, you have to cut because the hair on the eyes prevent you from seeing well and are really annoying.
But how to cut your fringe yourself at home, without committing damage and without regretting it immediately afterwards
We reveal some methods and tricks and, above all, the mistakes not to make. The tools of the trade, few but necessary
First of all, to benefit youcut the bangs yourself , you need to have a good pair of scissors on hand . They must, possibly, be sharp but, above all, you will have to use them only for that purpose, to ensure that the blades do not deteriorate. The second necessary tool is a fine-toothed comb , which will serve to comb your hair but also to guide you during the cut.
To avoid getting dirty, you can decide to buy a cape, preferably umbrella-shaped, so that the cut hair does not fall to the floor or into the sink, but is collected inside it. There are also guides to be applied on the hair to cut the bangs: they are like clips to be positioned along the section of hair to be shortened: they hold it in place and allow a straighter cut, because they have a small level.
Source: 123rf The steps to cut the fringe alone, few but beware of mistakes
To cut the fringe alone at home, first of all it is necessary to isolate the lock of hair to be transformed. Start by wetting the front part of the hair, then make a central line with a comb. As a reference to understand how far back to push yourself to create the fringe, consider approximately 2/3 fingers maximum and from there, move diagonally with the comb, stopping approximately at the height of the highest point of the eyebrow. Isolate this small strand created and proceed to the other side as well.
At this point, after having tied the rest of the hair and isolated the two strands , bring them in front of the eyes and join them , combing them. To have a reference of the precise point where to cut, consider the bridge of the nose so that, once dry, it is not too short. Comb the front hair keeping it between the index and middle fingers, so that they are as smooth and firm as possible (or use the clip provided) and proceed with the cut at the established point. Repeat the operation to try to align all the various hairs that may have escaped, taking care not to create steps. Dry the bangs and, if necessary, even it by shortening any small bumps or remaining hair. Check that it is straight and no longer on one side than on the other and, if it is still too long and covers the eyes, realign the hair and, always keeping the lock between the index and middle fingers, proceed by cutting a few millimeters, without exaggerating.
Source: 123rf Other fringe effects that are easy to achieve, even on their own: climbed, short and curtain
If you want a lighter and less full effect, making a scaled fringe , once you cut the classic one, with the scissors pinch the final part of the hair vertically to create a less graphic effect.
On the other hand, those who prefer a short Pin Up-style fringe, will not have to do is, following all the steps of a normal fringe, cut higher , no longer taking the bridge of the nose as a reference. But be careful to keep it longer than the final effect you want to obtain, otherwise once it has dried it will be really too short. From dry, then, it is necessary to finish it with precision, because creating a sharp contrast with the skin of the forehead, any inaccuracy will be seen more.
A style of fringe that is suitable for practically everyone is the open or so -called curtain . Instead of completely covering the forehead and resting on the eyes, it opens sideways , framing the face and making it look fresh.
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with the hair slightly dampened and isolated the sections as for the classic fringe, but without joining the locks, letting them fall on the sides of the face . Once you have found the two sections, take a small tuft from each inner side and near the nose andnow join the two tufts in the center . Now cut the section created always keeping a little longer than you imagine the final result and, finding the central line, bring each tuft to the side , joining it again to the initial section.
With index and middle fingers, keep the hair of the strand taut, but this time place your fingers diagonally and not horizontally, with the fingertips pointing towards the forehead. The shorter section previously cut will serve as a guide, now following the diagonal of the cut fingershair and repeat the operation on the other side, trying to tilt and cut the second section like the first. Dry your hair and check the result, trying to make the two strands symmetrical .
