Life with Bangs

by Sandy Joe Karpetz | Apr . 10 . 2017 | Beauty, Hair

Life with Bangs

“Should I get bangs?” is a question that many ask or in my case, do without considering the consequences. In the fall I made a bold decision to cut my bangs. It’s the age old tale of having a personal crisis and taking it out on your hair, I too am susceptible to clichés. Though it looked incredibly cute, I quickly discovered that bangs are just not for me. Did I become the girl who cut her bangs meme? Yes. Read on to find out my trials and tribulations of life with bangs…

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SHOULD I GET BANGS?

Before cutting bangs there are things to consider – most of which I didn’t. First of all, I run at a high temperature most of the time which means moisture which means sweaty sticky bangs. Ugh. Secondly, one gust of wind and it’s all over. I found myself constantly combing them straight. Lastly, you must always blow dry them and guess what? I’m too low maintenance on my hair to even consider that a feasible lifestyle choice.

MAINTAINING BANGS

Here are a few products that made this experience more manageable for me.

DRY SHAMPOO

Big shout out to dry shampoo! Without it, I would have had to blow dry my bangs many more times than I cared to. My two favourites right now are and .

HAIR PERFUME

I’m all about layering of scents and that includes my hair. I’d top off the dry shampoo with a little or hair mist from Herbivore Botanicals for good measure.

BRUSHES

These are the real magic makers when it comes to bangs. The was useful when my hair was still damp. I would brush my bangs to the left and then to the right under my until they were mostly dry. I would follow that up with the Kevin.Murphy to give them a bit of curl – see below photos for an example of my wicked technique. The is the one I would carry around to straight or adjust any mishaps that happened during the day. If my hair started to do that attractive separating act like it does when it’s a bit greasy, I would back comb those bitches back into place.

SHAMPOO

With the amount of blow drying I was doing, the frizz that came with it was inevitable. I needed a little extra help in the smoothing department. Thank goodness for Kevin.Murphy’s Smooth.Again wash and rinse.

GROWING OUT MY BANGS

This is a cautionary tale. It’s been nearly 7 months since I cut them and I’m still growing them out. Would anyone be interested in seeing the different hair styles I’ve been wearing during this painful grow out stage? I would be happy to share. Maintaining this is almost as daunting as my Morning Skincare Routine.

photographs + illustrations – sandy joe karpetz