Got full bangs? Step away from the round brush. Big round 1980s cheerleader bangs are so… 1980s. Get into modern beauty times by using a flat, oval brush with a mix of plastic and boar bristles instead, says New York City stylist Eva Scrivo as she demonstrates blowdrying technique in the video below. Scrivo is also the host of Beauty Talk on XM and Sirius satellite radio.
Scrivo’s good-bang blowdry tips:
- Starting from a middle part at the crown, section wet bangs into a triangle, with an outer points at each temple.
- Section off the front-most part of the triangle, straight across, and clip the rest out of the way.
- Use a blowdryer with a nozzle attachment to direct airflow at hair while pulling bangs smooth from underneath with your oval brush a couple of times.
- Then brush bangs in a criss-cross motion flat against your forehead as you blowdry — a key move if you have a cowlick to tame.
- Section a second part of the wet bangs straight across above the first, clip the remainder out of the way, and repeat steps 3 and 4.
- With the last section, repeat steps 3 and 4, then smooth entire bang from underneath with the brush, holding it so the back is flat against your forehead.
Heck, just watch the video. You’ll never have a bad-bang day again. Bad-bang hair day, I mean.
Learn How To Do Bangs like Eva Scrivo from evascrivo.com on Vimeo.
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Great vid! I think I want to cut my bangs again (the first time they didn’t look so great). You’d be surprised (or maybe not) on how many hairdressers just can’t cut my bangs properly. Also, a professional dryer makes all the difference too!
Tools are so important — as is the cut of course. What’s your hair texture? How come cutting your bangs properly is such a challenge?
Thanks, J! I’m totally trying out these steps to hopefully beat my curly/frizzy bangs into submission. Wish me luck!
why is the order of comments and replies wonky? grr. This reply was originally posted 8 May 2009 at 2:05 pm
Good luck, Liz! Sheesh, not that you need it, pretty lady :-)
I have wavy, thick, frizzy hair. But I usually blow dry it straight. Oh! And a cowlick in the front, perhaps that’s the reason for the bad bangs cut:0
If you have a cowlick, this is the PERFECT bangs how-to for you!
Is your hair coloured? Highlighted? There’s a salon treatment called X-Tenso that will help reduce frizz, cut your blow-dry time in half and keep straight hairstyles straight until you wash your hair.
Ooh, you might want to try Nexxus Sleek Memory, which with continued use makes a straight blowdry easier and actually relaxes hair structure so hair stays straighter even after shampooing/conditioning. Shoppers carries it; I think it’s under $20.
Wow! Where have these tips been all my life! Just tried this step-by-step and my bangs are PERFECT! I love it! Thank you so much for posting this.
PS. It really does tame my cowlick (more like make it disappear) :)
I LOVE a success story! I love even more that you took the time to report back via comment, Tara. Awesome. Thanks so much!