
If you've ever watched a YouTube tutorial on how to cut your own bangs, you've probably seen someone separate the front of their hair in a triangle-shaped section and start trimming that to form the bang. Also note if your desired style will require a lot of maintenance/styling and if you're OK with with smaller sections Cutting my bangs ✨ follow for more hairtok videos 🤍 #hairtok #bangstutorial ♬ bound 2 - FILMSTELLAR It's usually better to start trimming with a specific look as a goal instead of figuring it out as you go. Are you going for wispy bangs that can easily be sweeped away? Chunky microbangs or curtain bangs? Or are you trying to look like Jess from New Girl? No matter what style you're going for, just make sure that you have *something* in mind. Inspo, inspo, up your Pinterest, TikTok, 's time to look for inspo pics. You're going to come out of this with an adorbs haircut, bb. Take a deep breath, relax and read our tips for cutting your bangs at home.

But don't fret-this classic DIY-bangs-gone-wrong horror story is totes avoidable. We've all been there at least once (prob during lockdown): feeling stressed as you haphazardly cut your hair into bangs in front of your bathroom mirror. "It's never a good idea to trim your bangs in a rush right before you need to race out of the house," Carrion says.Stop! Put those scissors down before you make the fateful chop. Give yourself 30 minutes for your mini haircut, so you can work calmly and carefully. (You can get a good, inexpensive pair online or at a drugstore.) "The craft scissors that your kids cut paper with aren't going to cut it, literally, and neither are tiny cuticles scissors," says Carrion. "I recommend coming in for a bang trim every three weeks, but because many of my clients live outside Manhattan, I show them how to cut bangs at home." So if you can't make it into the salon every few weeks for a trim, we give you permission to DIY.īefore starting to cut your bangs, gather your supplies: You're going to need a comb, a couple of large hair clips, and a pair of sharp, pointed stainless steel scissors that are about 6.5 inches long.

"Once you have bangs initially cut by a pro, then you can maintain them yourself because the shape is there," says Mylo Carrion, a hairstylist at the Rita Hazan Salon in NYC.


Now, we're not advocating cutting bangs for the first time if you don't already have some-that is a job for a professional. But when brow-skimming bangs turn into a full-on curtain over your eyes, something must be done. You've heard this before: Don't try this at home-especially when it comes to cutting your hair.
