Thin Bangs

**UP Lisa** · December 14th, 2011, 01:46 PM

Do any of you have bangs, and have hair that is thin in the front? I look better with bangs, but got rid of them because they were so thin and flyaway, and always looked messed up. They also got greasy so quickly.

Would hate to cut them after waiting so long for them to grow out, but I do like myself better with them. I have a Round face shape.

**Trish in SC** · December 14th, 2011, 01:57 PM

Hi Lisa ~ I'm growing my bangs out, but am still unsure what my final style decision will be on them. I've had them most of my life, but they have thinned, especially on one side and I thought I see what they look like long. They are just below my eyes now.

The problem with having them long would be that I think I have a big forehead, and I don't want to look bald when I pull my hair back. Pulling it back & putting it up just reveals my thin areas....Yucko!

So...that's my situation.

About your bangs: Is the rest of your hair one length? Maybe you could get some long bangs that would frame your eyes & checkbones. If that wasn't the look you wanted, you could always go shorter later. Hope you find a good solution!

**tanpopokitty** · December 14th, 2011, 02:13 PM

I look a lot better with bangs too. I think they're a little annoying, and yes they do get oily a lot quicker than the rest of my hair, but to me it's worth it. I've started just throwing some baby powder on my bangs when they start to get oily and then clipping them back on the day before wash day if they are too oily. If you want them to be less thin, cut them farther back. That helped mine a lot. I especially didn't like that any amount of wind would blow them around, but getting them cut farther back helped the problem.

**schweedie** · December 14th, 2011, 02:19 PM

I have a thin side fringe:

Yeah, it gets greasy quickly and can be a pain, but with my face shape I need it.

**CarpeDM** · December 14th, 2011, 02:36 PM

Me! I have very thin hair in the front. Hardly any really, most of my hair grows from the back for some reason. Bangs have never been my friend, they got oily within an hour after washing, they were thin and sparse and they made my face look rounder and wierd. Every time I thought about getting bangs and then went through with it, I regretted it the next day and immediately started growing them out, and oh my gosh what a long painful process that is!

**UP Lisa** · December 15th, 2011, 05:58 AM

Well, when I decided to grow mine out, I said never again would I have bangs. They just weren't worth it. Also, if I cut them further back, I'll have less hair that is long.....

**kwaniesiam** · December 15th, 2011, 06:51 AM

You could get some clip on bangs and wear those when you want them.

**UP Lisa** · December 15th, 2011, 07:39 AM

Well, I never thought of that!

Originally Posted by kwaniesiam

You could get some clip on bangs and wear those when you want them.

**CarpeDM** · December 15th, 2011, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by kwaniesiam

You could get some clip on bangs and wear those when you want them.

Yes! This is an awesome idea, I've thought about doing this myself just for fun!!

**kwaniesiam** · December 15th, 2011, 08:07 AM

Do you henna? From the color in your sig I'm guessing yes (or you are blessed with a gorgeous natural red). You can find a shade close to your natural color and henna the bangs if they're human hair to get an exact match or you can try to find ones pretty close. There are a few places that will pop up if you google clip on bangs.