Blunt bangs to sideswept?

[Ansaphone]

I'm tired of my blunt bangs, especially because I chopped my hair short and now I look like Cleopatra unless I wear it up in a ponytail. I need to grow to APL but I wonder if I can wear my bangs sideswept somehow during the process. MY hairdresser told me to come back in 2,5 weeks, but what will she do to them?

[Jenw777]

I just kind of trimmed mine at an angle, and brushed them to the sides. It worked long enough for them to grow out.

[Ansaphone]

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll239/smajgi/Nicole%20Richie/4238_5818_Richie-Nicole-14-4x1.jpg I want my hair like this , how much growth of bangs will I need?

[triumphator!]

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll239/smajgi/Nicole%20Richie/4238_5818_Richie-Nicole-14-4x1.jpg I want my hair like this , how much growth of bangs will I need?

Um, how long are your bangs?

[Ansaphone]

Just beneath eyebrow. I just had them reshaped again, they had grown 1 cm in 2 weeks.

[triumphator!]

Just beneath eyebrow. I just had them reshaped again, they had grown 1 cm in 2 weeks.

Probably a couple months, then. When you style them from wet, divide your bangs overtop of one of your eyebrows to start training it to side-sweep. The other bits will just balance out the other side of your head.

[Ansaphone]

Months? Nah. I think even with a few weeks I can make them sideswepty, most hairdressers say that. My hair is longer than hers as well.

[triumphator!]

Months? Nah. I think even with a few weeks I can make them sideswepty, most hairdressers say that. My hair is longer than hers as well.

Oh right, if you continue to get them gradually shaped like your picture's, I mean.

[Ravenne]

Yeah, if you want to start doing the side-sweep, then just start parting them with the rest of your hair. That's what I did when I got my blunt-bang disaster cut a few years ago. :)

[paperwhite]

I did basically the same thing as Jenw77, but since I'm growing them out, not just into a different style, it's taking forevvvver. I waited until my blunt bangs were long enough to need a good trim, went to a hairdresser and explained the plan, and had them trimmed accordingly on an angle. It's working so far, but it's also been a good reminder of why I don't like having bangs :p

Good luck in making the transition from blunt to sideswept! I like both styles :)

ETA: I agree with training them to part at a certain spot, and doing it while they're wet. That definitely helped me. A little bit of light product couldn't hurt either, at least until they start falling into place on their own.

[Ansaphone]

But how do I do that if I am wearing the rest up in a ponytail? I can comb it allto the sided but naturally it falls to one length. Does the hairdresser cut it at an angle or somethin
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[Ansaphone]

Also my hiar is now somehow just below shoulderlength and I really look like cleopatra. So no loose hair for me until october. Just the bangs. Can they be trimmed at an angle?

[Sammich]

Perhaps a picture of the bangs could help us picture what they're like on you? It's kinda hard for me to imagine what you mean! :p

[Roseate]

But how do I do that if I am wearing the rest up in a ponytail? I can comb it all to the side but naturally it falls to one length. Does the hairdresser cut it at an angle or something?

You might try putting a little clip in it when it's wet, to let them dry in the position you want. Or if you have a blowdryer, you could give them a few blasts with that while combing them in the direction you want. The ponytail shouldn't make a difference.

And yes, the stylist will probably cut them a bit on an angle, and also probably snip into the ends a little to lighten them up so that they are easier to train to the side. That's what happened with mine anyway. Tough it out for a couple weeks, they'll grow!

[sarah061]

I had a very blunt thick bangs and just never cut them. Now they're long enough to be perfect side-swept, I didnt have to do any shaping. It took me 6 months for them to get long enough to do this though. (Wow, can't believe it's been 6 months!!) Anyway, good luck!

[Ansaphone]

i son;t really get it... I wear it in a ponytail so ALL of my bangs will have to go to one side. How do they stay in place and what kin of cut will she make? I wouldnt min getting shoter hair to match it as long as I am rid of these bangs.