How many of you have a fringe/bangs?

I don't personally have a fringe.
I've seen many ladies posting on long hair forums about getting or keeping them.
I think if you get the ones that you like there's nothing wrong with them.

The ones shown in your shorter picture look nice on you.
I think it's good to experiment with things like that. Yes it can take a while to grow them out if you don't like them, same with layers. But you just don't know if you like them until you try them.

Good question Rini. :)

Have you had other styles of fringe before?

I keep cutting a fringe and growing it out. I just cut one last week, I can also have mine straight or sweept to one side. I love my fringe when i have my hair up 
They grow out so if i get tired of them i just let them grow.
I have also been thinking about this subject, and what long haired people think of fringes/bangs.

 I do!  well...I did...I haven't gotten a trim in a while so they are pretty long.  Next time I go to get a trim (thursday...keep your fingers crossed they won't do a hack job!) I'll get my bangs back.  I loved my bangs!

I don't have a fringe but I've considered getting one. A fairly long side swept one Just not sure if it'd look good or whether it'd be too sharp a contrast with the rest of my hair. I admire it on other people but they mostly have shoulder-bsl hair and it isn't such a contrast. The few people I've seen with long hair and a fringe or layers or whatever, it's always looked a bit odd to me. Interesting to hear of so many fringies...

I've got a fringe.  I was wondering just last week why we call them bangs.  I looked it up in an online encyclopedia and it sounded like they were guessing!  Something about them being cut "quick like a bang" which sounded pretty ridiculous (as well as not necessarily true...takes longer to get the bangs straight than it does my hair!).  I'm going to call them fringe now, at least it looks like a fringe. 

I just cut mine a few weeks back to hide my wrinkly forehead.  I look much younger!  I wanted my hair all one length, thinking I'd look like a hair monster with both bangs and very long hair (down the line), but oh well.  Bangs are also irritating because they get oily fast and I have to wash them every day, while only washing my hair every other day...again, oh well.

Purplebubba, it's funny but the pics in my sig I would consider to be "fringe-less". I didn't really have a fringe, and the shorter bits at the front I would just pin back with a bobby pin.   I cut the fringe recently because I feel it's more flattering and I'm not so self concious about  having curly hair and a straighter fringe.....the fringe isn't dead straight anyway and it's always kind of swept off to one side.

When I was younger and used to straighten my hair (SUCH curl denial!) I had a straight across fringe which I thought looked quite good too.   But I'm over the straightening phase, so I'll stick with what I've got

Ladyfrog and Susan, I know what you mean about the contrast in having a fringe and then really long hair.  I think it looks odd too. But I think that when the time comes (and it WILL) that I have really long hair, then I may decide to let my fringe grow out. It will only take a year or so to get to a decent length.  I am really enjoying having a fringe now though. It DOES make you look younger

One thing though (and I wonder if someone can advise me?) I tend to use a bit of hairspray just on the fringe to keep it in place, but I've noticed that I'm getting little white flakes on the fringe hairs that are very hard to remove.  I've used ACV (neat on those hairs) and shampooed well, and they do come clean, but it's a bit of work.  Is there a hairspray I can use that won't do this?

Well I have used both.  I have a "natural" pump spray, but don't like it as much as the aerosol as I can't get the droplets as fine.  So I usually use an aerosol.   Should I stick with the pump???

Rini, your hair appears fringe-less to me.

There's no fringe on my head.

LOL Susan :)

I think I will do a little experiment: use only one type of hairspray for a week and see if it is the one causing the flakes.  Simple right? I'm hoping I can find one that doesn't make flakes though....I NEED that little bit of hairspray!!!

Thanks kimberlily! I think that's a great idea.  I did a search and here's what I found:

SUGAR WATER HAIR SPRAY

Ingredients
1 tablespoon sugar
1/3 to 1 cup hot water (less water for a thicker spray)

Dissolve the sugar in the hot water. Pour the mixture into a spray bottle, and spray on the hair. (You’ll need to soak the spray nozzle in hot water to dissolve the sugar crystals between uses.)

Caution: Don’t use this hair spray when you will be outside and could attract bees and wasps. If you have a teen at home – or if you are a teen – pay particular attention, because you may just find out how it is that some people can make their hair stand straight up on end for a whole day of school, and this technique doesn’t even take toxic chemicals to accomplish the feat!

 

I'm definitely going to give this one a try