

Keeping your eyes framed and unobstructed per usual may help maintain some semblance of normalcy over the next few weeks (months?!). It’s a good time to learn how to cut your own hair and how to trim your bangs, if you have them.

We’ve lifted our paywall on all essential news and updates about the coronavirus.ĭue to the coronavirus pandemic, it looks like we’ll be holed up with inanimate objects ( beans, clothes, our own hair) for the foreseeable future. COVID-19 news and recommendations change fast: Read the latest here to stay up-to-date. Holding your razor upright in your other hand, move the blade down on the strand to trim the edges of each piece.Please note the story you’re reading was published more than a day ago. Working from the middle outward, comb out strands of hair about a third of an inch thick and hold them taut between your fingers. If you have thinner hair, be very careful with this step so you don’t make your bangs too sparse.Ī razor: For a more textured look, use a razor on damp bangs. Pulling small sections of hair out between your fingers, point the cuticle scissors at an upward angle into the hair and gently trim just to clean up the ends. Bonus Tips!Ĭuticle scissors: If you don’t have kitchen scissors, or just want to do some maintenance, using cuticle scissors will help thin your bangs out. Resist the urge to make the cut perfectly symmetrical, so you don’t accidentally end up with baby bangs - unless that’s the look you’re going for. Try not to snip off more than a quarter of an inch of hair at a time.

If any strands stick out or look too blunt, pull them out and trim them a bit, holding your scissors at the downward diagonal angle. Once you’ve finished the initial trim, brush out your bangs.
