Tip 16 Caution With Cutting

If you ever want to wear your hair and a natural state, be cautious when deciding to cut bangs. If I had a dollar for every time I heard a bang-cutting horror story, I'd be set. I was actually reminded of this while reading a magazine. Bangs are a commitment. Once you do it, you're going to be stuck with them for at least a few months. Bang-remorse is even a common sentiment felt by women with straight hair. There may be some exceptions, but the majority of women that I know of who have cut bangs on natural hair, deeply regret it. I'm not going to tell you what to do. I believe inventiveness and creativity often happens when we are breaking the rules. If you're craving bangs, consider your shrinkage and be very light-handed with those scissors. You can always fake bangs using pins and clips, rather than making a long-term decision to cut and end up regretting it.

I am speaking from experience here. I didn't cut bangs, but whenever I did my big chop, I cut way too much off in the front. Those layers still don't look quite right and it's been two years. Now, I love layers. I don't think my hair will ever be all-one-length, but sometimes I get overzealous clipping off the shorter sections especially when I straighten my hair.


The lesson here is to be very careful and conscious when you're cutting your hair when it's straight and when it's wet. What seems like a small amount on straightened hair or wet hair will look like a big chop with shrinkage on hair in a natural state. Same thing with cutting while your hair is wet, be very careful and very conservative when cutting or you might spend the next 6 months to a year of your life filled with remorse and hiding it while it's growing out.