To get your curly hair to behave well as bangs, you’ll have to do a bit of convincing. You can style bangs so that they look sleek and pulled-together, no matter how curly your hair is; all you need is the right tools and a few tricks of the trade. You’ll need a few products (straightening cream or serum, and a tiny bit of hairspray), some basic equipment (a comb, a paddle brush, and a blow dryer), a little bit of time (less than ten minutes once you’ve mastered the technique), and the directions in this article. Read on, and learn how to transform your curly hair into straight, sleek bangs that softly frame your face.
While Your Hair Is Wet
Start out by applying a straightening cream or serum to sopping wet bangs. The product will coat each strand, protecting your curly hair against heat damage, and helping create extra definition in your finished look. Squirt a small amount of the product into your hand, and rub your hands together for ten to fifteen seconds to evenly distribute it across your palms. Then, run your hands through your hair from root to tip a few times. Follow this with a gentle comb-through to make sure every hair is coated. Then, grab a paddle brush and a blow dryer, and move on to your next step.
Blow Drying Tips
To get curly hair to hang smoothly as bangs, you’ll need to blow your hair straight using heat. To get sleek strands with gentle lift, try this professional trick. Moving slowly, use one hand to brush your hair flat against your forehead at a diagonal angle, so that your brush sweeps from the top edge of your bangs down to the opposite ear. Use your other hand to follow the brush with a blow dryer, blowing downwards onto your hair. Once you’ve made a single sweep, switch sides so that you start at the other top edge of your bangs, and move towards your opposite ear. The alternating diagonals will zap curls and cowlicks, and enhance movement and body. Keep going until your hair is absolutely, utterly, completely dry. If your hair is even slightly damp, it will start to revert to its natural coils, so keep going. When your curly hair is dry and sleek, it’s time for a few finishing touches to help pull things together.
Finishing Touches
Blow drying curly hair into straight bangs can leave you with a fringe that looks artificially blunt, flat, or sharp. To make your bangs look and feel more natural after they’re straightened, try a few finishing touches to soften things up. Once your hair is fully dry, start by running your fingers through it a few times. This separates your locks and adds a little bit of variation in how they fall, so that they don’t seem artificially identical. If your previously curly hair still looks too blunt, muss it up a little. Lift your bangs up with a paddle brush, and spritz a touch of hairspray at the roots. Then, let the hair fall, and tousle it a little bit with your fingertips. This will help add a little bit of volume and interest to your bangs, but will still leave them sleek, straight, and totally transformed from your naturally curly hair.
