This was me last night before I went to bed. After my 3.5 mile run on my beloved treadmill, I decided to curl my hair with rollers instead of pin curl clips. Because my hair is on the shorter side, I have a difficult time pin curling wet hair. I can pin curl it more successfully when it is dry. So, used velcro curlers last night in the hopes of having a good curled set in the morning and instead I got this:
This is me this morning! The front part of my hair was so uncooperative! I tried doing a forward roll with curlers to try to do a faux bang look, but the result was pure disaster. I had to part my hair in the middle, re-wet the front and just pin the sides.
Despite the fact that the rest of my hair curls well, the front, ie bangs/fringe, is just rude! I had Bettie Page bangs before and they were so easy. I just blew dry and flattened with my ceramic iron and I was done. Now, I find myself frustrated. I am also finding myself taking too much time getting ready for work in the morning because of this. Here I am in 2007 with Bettie bangs:
This is a style I found and I think this is what I may want if I do get bangs again:
So, I know I am asking a lot of your girls but, should I just say "forget about it" and get Bettie bangs again? Do you girls think Bettie bangs with a Middy would work? I saw a late 40s education short recently and the teacher featured in it (it was about kids keeping tidy and neat) had a longer Middy with bangs. I am not sure. There is a part of me that wants the quickness but I feel like I am being lazy! lol
I think it looks great both ways but if I had to choose, I'd say no bangs. I love your blond in the front. Very classy.
ReplyDeleteYeah thats a tough call. I like you both ways. Bettie bangs are great cuz they are easy, but they also limit your style options. I always go back and forth. Right now I have bangs but I'm already a bit sick of them. I think either way you go will look great though!
ReplyDeleteTough call! The bangs do look really great on you. I've never had them but I've heard that they're a pain to take carof, they limit your styles and they're crazy when they grow out. If you liked them when you had them and didn't feel like you had any major issues with them, I'd say go for it again! My best advice is to sleep on it. I have bad hair days when all I want to do is shave my head! *lol* but later, I decide I like having hair.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your compliments and thoughts, Holly and Rachelle! It IS a toughie. I know if I go the bang route, I will love it but I will limit my style choices. Also, maybe limiting would be a good thing since the rest of the hair (curling) can be time-consuming and the bangs seem to be surly lately. Maybe I am throwing in the towel too soon and I just need to experiment. I need to think about this.
ReplyDeleteBrittany,
ReplyDeleteYou are so right! Today I feel like getting out the husband's military hair clippers and going for it. Maybe I can start a new trend: Tank Girl meets vintage girl! lol
Anyway, I need to think about more and I think I need to experiment. It's a difficult call and I do not want to be hasty and then have to wait a couple months for whole thing to grow out!
Tara
How about geting a hair 'rat' and rolling those bangs?? That way it would be quick and you can "have your cake and eat it too"!
ReplyDeleteI go Betty Bangs every year for a few months, but I am determined to grow mine out for now. One trick to being bang-less is to part your hair on the side. I think a side part takes away the pressure to have it even on both sides and it is ok if one side is curlier. Stick with it and try to go bang-less.
ReplyDeleteHoney Bee,
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea and I have made a rat with my own hair and I covered in a Scunci hair net. Then I sewed the ends shut. Right now, my bangs are about 5 inches long and I tried to roll them with the rat but it doesn't want to work! I have no clue what I am doing! Any suggestions?
Tara
Kim,
ReplyDeleteThat those are fabulous ideas! I think I have gotten over my "temporary urge" to want to take a scissors to my head. I just need to get the hang of doing faux bangs. I have no idea what I am doing though! It is a sad scene! I also think bangs may not look as good as my longer front because when I do a pomdadour, the platinum blond streak is more evident. My stylist put on the foils in a way that the blond is essentially "under" the bangs so rolling them back or to the side works better.
Tara