The Secrets to Cutting Beautiful Bangs -
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Mini-Course, Part 2
Welcome to the second part of our
mini-course. This course focuses on learning how to decide
which bangs will best suit you and how to cut each type of
fringe. Today we will look at how to cut crescent shaped
bangs.
How to Cut Crescent Shaped Bangs
The crescent shape I refer to here does
not mean the shape of the bangs around your face, but rather
the shape of the area on your head that has been set aside for
bangs. The crescent shape is the most common one for the
bangs area. It is about 1 inch deep in the center of your
forehead and tapers to points on the outer edges.
To begin, comb your wet hair
straight back from your face. Starting in the center of your
forehead (about 1 inch back from your hairline), use your comb to draw
an imaginary line toward the left, creating half of a
crescent. Comb that hair forward. Part the second
half of the crescent to the right. Comb the hair within the
crescent forward.
Decide what length you would
like your bangs to be. If you are cutting your own hair and
your hair is damp, I would recommend holding a very small
section of hair, right at the center between the
pointer and middle fingers of your holding hang. Slide those
fingers down to the indentation of your nose that's between your
eyes. Snip a very small section of hair to act as your guide.
Gather all of the hair that you sectioned off into
your crescent. Use your comb to lift it straight up and hold
it between the pointer and middle fingers of your holding
hand. Your holding hand is directly above the center of your
forehead.
Slide your fingers to the ends of the hairs that
you previously cut as your guide.
Pick up your scissors in your cutting hand and with
small snips, cut across the hair that sticks past your
fingers. Cut above your fingers, not
below them. Use your fingers as a guide to cut in a straight,
horizontal line.
When the hair falls down, you will see that it has
a smooth, gently curving line that frames your face. Because
you held the hair straight up when you cut it, you now have a bit of
tapering. This makes it so the ends are not cut so
blunt. They have a soft edge.
