Bangs

Apparently bangs are "in". And long layered hair is boring wiht out them. Read the article if your interested: http://women.msn.com/52271.armx

"Who wouldn’t want bangs? They’re flattering, sassy and versatile. Amy Farid, stylist for Bumble and Bumble, encourages getting bangs to add some flair to your hair. “They’re ‘instant style’ for any hairstyle. Bangs are a great fashion statement, and they add style to people who have boring long, layered hair and don’t want to get it cut. It adds new freshness and makes a bold statement,” says Farid. "


Personaly I wouldnt run off and cut some bangs. In a year or two no bangs will be back in and those who are trend followers will take a long and frusterating akward time to get them to grow out again.

If you like bangs, keep um. If you dont why would you want to cut them?

And who wouldnt want bangs? I wouldnt. Doesnt suit me.

"...bangs are the new hairstyle of the season, and they’re making headway in an industry that rarely sees one trend rise so squarely above the others, front and center. "

And what is THAT supposed to mean? Where they just trying to make a cute pun or were they serious that trends rise rarely so "squarely above the others, front and center" It doesnt make sence to me as anything other than a stupid sounding pun.

i have bangs which i like but they can be a pain! my cousin has curly long hair. she one time was thinking of cutting bangs. i told her in my opinion no it would be a pain for her. she decided agaist it.

If an article or so called expert tells you what the style is and you follow it like a lemming, you will end up like a lemming. Off the cliff with the rest. Have a backbone ladies, just say no to the laughable fads.

I'm with you all the way, Erinlynn.

To me, the article reeks of one thing: HYPE!!

The article's author writes, "Who wouldn’t want bangs? They’re flattering, sassy and versatile."

I could say, "Who wouldn’t want the no-bangs look? It’s flattering, sassy and versatile."

Why should her words have any particular merit? She's merely a professional writer. Nobody died and put her in charge of defining what's flattering, sassy and versatile.

She also writes, "The boldest look in bangs—at least this very nanosecond..."

That's the sort of statement that should induce even the most die-hard trendoid to want to wait to see what trend develops in the next nanosecond.

Stylist Elie Camoro is quoted as saying "the best candidate [for bangs] is someone with gorgeous eyes." Quelle surprise. The fashion/beauty industry relies upon using beautiful women to imcrease the appeal of all sorts of otherwise questionable looks... the current trendy bangs, included.

The stylist is also quoted as saying, "They create tension on the upper part of the face." Say what? Hello? Earth to Elie! Bangs create nothing. Bangs are relatively short sections of hair near the hairline of the forehead, period. From what I've heard from some people, the only thing that bangs create on the upper part of the face is pimples.

The author writes, "The exaggerated bang, which hits the cheekbone squarely, grows out beautifully, providing the scared-shearless a safety net."

Right. A safety net? Grows out beautifully? Pure rubbish. Anybody whose hair is around waist-length and growing out bangs knows that it's a multi-year process.

Sure, I'll grant that the article was cleverly written. But the message is so unappealing it needs such nifty writing to have any hope of selling it. Well, no thanks. I'm not buying it.

except for laine i think you guys are kind of bang bashing. like i said i have bangs. not because a fashion magazine told me it was ''in''. it's a decision i made myself.

princessmonica wrote: except for laine i think you guys are kind of bang bashing. like i said i have bangs. not because a fashion magazine told me it was ''in''. it's a decision i made myself.

Actually, Monica, my comment was not about bashing bangs... I was bashing the "hype" method of the article.

You have bangs, you like bangs, so more power to you. Especially since it was not promoted by a fashion magazine.


And Viktoria, of course you are right that the article is consistent with the purpose of such magazines... that doesn't prevent the expression of contrary opinions.

Amanda,
I have to agree too with cutting them myself. I have always cut my own bangs, except when I go for an overall trim.

I think that I look better with them too!!!

And to everyone else..hehe
I personally think that most Fashion magazines are all junk. Most of the clothes in them I wouldn't ever wear, and some of the makeup/hair styles are attrocious! (spelling) But, to each his own, and thats all I have to say about that...

I used to have bangs and I found I was spending too much time trimming them etc. One of my girlfriends sleeps with a tiny roller so that when she wakes up in the morning its fluffy. My other girlfriend spends a lot of time fluffy her bang also.

ON the right person I think they are great. ON the wrong person I find it makes someone look outdated. The problem that my friends seem to have is to find someone that actually knows how to cut straight.
Its fun to see what is in with hairstyles.

I just don't think that one size fits all, but I do agree that this article was just an opinion, but do understand exactly what you're saying Erinlynn. Someone will decide a certain style is 'in', and that people should 'try the look'. I'm growing my bangs out, but I do think bangs do look good on some if not most people. I also think one length hair looks great, so I'm trying to achieve that look (and it can be an irritating process!)

Now, there is a certain bang look I'm not so fond of. The sausage curl, and I think I sported one in Jr. High.

Kris

Who are they to call people's hair boring, anyway? Half the time these people have awful hair that is as plain and non-descript as it gets. I would be offended if someone I knew called my hair boring, a why should an expert be any different. Looks like we need to campaign for a change of the Human Rights laws : People should have a right to wear their hair in whatever style they want to.

Who's with me?