BEAUTY

Pick Your
Shape
Ask for wispy ones that are shorter in
the middle and longer from the
arch of your eyebrows out. “It’s the
most universally flattering,
easiest-to- maintain style,” says Anh Co
Tran, stylist and co-owner of
Ramirez Tran Salon in Beverly Hills.
The thick, blunt kind, on the
other hand, requires a trim every
two weeks. On that note...

Trim Them
Yourself
It’s all fun and games until you can’t
see. In a pinch, comb the area between
both brow arches straight, then
sandwich hair ends between your
fingers (ideally, where you want the
new style to stop). Holding sharp
scissors vertically (brow-shaping ones
work well), cut up into your bangs,
making small snips from side to side.
“Leave your longer, outer pieces
to a pro—they’re tricky,” says Tran.

Switch Up Your
Styling Game
Thick serum and cream stylers are
officially off-limits. They make fringe
flat and greasy. Instead, mist
damp bangs with a lightweight,

No-Regret
anti-frizz spray (Infusium Repair +
Renew Leave-In Treatment, $6, target
.com, is great). Then blow-dry,
brushing hair to the left and right (in
an X shape) to smooth roots and

Bangs—for
cowlicks. Finish with texture spray (like
Garnier Fructis Style Texture Tease
Dry Touch Finishing Spray, $4, drugstores).

Embrace
Hats
T I M A S H T O N . S T Y L I S T: E M M A R E A D.

Real! On extra-rushed mornings, skip the

styling sesh and just comb
down damp bangs over your forehead
(its natural curve acts like a roller),
and lock them down with a baseball
cap. Once bangs are dry, tousle
your roots with your fingers.

TIP Take Them for a Test-Drive

Bangs are badass but definitely a B to grow out. Convince yourself before
committing by using a set of clip-ins. (Stylist Anh Co Tran gets his from The Hair
Shop, shop.hairpiece.com.) They go on easily and “grow out” in a snap.

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