I hate my new bangs

[Anonymous]

I just got a haircut with bangs. As soon as the haircut was over, I remembered why I haven't had bangs since about 1990.

My hair is now up in a headband and will be that way for several weeks until they grow out a bit.

Does anybody know of any other styling options? Or any tips to make bangs look better? Maybe it's just the way my stylist dried my hair-- they look very piecey and fringey, which I think is the style now, but looks terrible on me.

[Anonymous]

That sucks OP! I have been there. Sorry no advice.

[Anonymous]

I'm right there with you. Mine at 2 weeks out are a little better a little longer, but still growing them out. I would just embrace your new mom cut until it grows out....that's what mine looks like at least. UGH.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, OP. I got bangs several years ago and pretty much hated them immediately. I wore them in a "snooki poof" until they grew out.

[Anonymous]

I always need a couple days and washes to settle into a new haircut. Maybe you just need to get used to it? Otherwise, you can try sweeping them to the side to soften the effect.

[Anonymous]

You can go back to your stylist and have him or her thin them out or make them or side-swept.

[Anonymous]

They're too short to sweep to the side. Arrrgghhhhh.
I went straight from the salon to Ulta and purchased 5 assorted headbands to cover them up. My husband keeps asking to see my hair-- "how bad can it be?" It shall remain covered.

[Anonymous]

I have been there, OP! I love bags on other people but as soon as I get them I feel that I've made a terrible mistake. I have no patience to style them, I hate the way they feel on my forehead and I always look shaggy rather than elegant.

I just pinned them back and accepted that I would look incredibly dorky for awhile.

[Anonymous]

Can you part them in the middle a la Zoe Deschanel in recent times? They will grow quickly and you'll be able to pin them to the side or back soon

[Anonymous]

Braid them and pin

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always need a couple days and washes to settle into a new haircut. Maybe you just need to get used to it? Otherwise, you can try sweeping them to the side to soften the effect.

+1. My stylist does a great job with my cut, but could never get bangs right. Give it a few days, then style them yourself.

I don't know what you were going for, but my stylist never cut my blunt bangs heavy enough to get the Zooey Deschanel look I wanted. He also cut them straight across, when hers actually arch a bit--I found that arch was critical to being able to style my hair without looking like my best friends mom, circa 1992. So I went home and had my mom cut them heavier (further back from my hairline), and then angle the sides to give me that arch. Then I was much happier.

[Anonymous]

Don't know if they are too short for this, but when I had bangs I hated I was able to twist them and pin them back with a bobby pin.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

At least you are in good company with the princess...both of you have bad new bangs.