Want to Grow Out Those Bangs? Here's How

by Deborah Dunham (Subscribe to Deborah Dunham's posts)
Posted Mar 30th 2010 at 9:00AM

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Now that you've got bangs, what do you do? Grow them out, of course! Granted, this is not a process for the patience-challenged, but with a few simple tricks, you can turn those short sprigs into longer, flowing locks again. Here's how:

Even them out. Sometimes bangs can be shorter in the middle and longer on the sides. If you trim them up evenly, you'll be able to do a lot more with them as they get longer. Plus, they won't look so shaggy.

Accessorize! Cute little clips, bows, barrettes and headbands are now your best friends. Stock up on these because you will need them to pull the bangs out of your eyes as they get longer. Just remember to have fun with them. Try new twists, mini braids and other ways to pull the hair off your face.

Blend your bangs into the rest of your hair. As they get longer, be sure your stylist cuts them into your style -- especially if your hair is long. You don't want to end up with two different looks.

Find a good gel. When pulling bangs off your face with clips or a headband, start with a styling pomade to smooth them out first. This will also prevent flyaways and hair falling back onto your face throughout the day.

Try a side part. This is a great way to conceal longer bangs. When your hair is still wet, apply a strong gel to your bangs. Then push them to one side while drying. Finish with some hairspray or styling wax to get them to stay. You can also experiment with a center part and use a pair of fun clips to make the bangs stay put, or use some gel to slick them straight back off the forehead for a hip, no-part look.

Wondering what to do once your bangs are grown out? How about this hot new look?

And if you're looking for a quick and simple way to add length to your fringe, click through the gallery below for celebrity hair stylist Danielle Caputo's step-by-step instructions on how to wear clip-in bangs!

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Filed under: Cuts & Style, Hair, Hair How To
Tags: bangs, growing bangs out, GrowingBangsOut, hair basics, HairBasics, hairstyles, long hair with bangs, LongHairWithBangs

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Brappa, 4-02-2010, 8:05PM

boring article

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ennui, 4-02-2010, 5:56PM

I REALLY WANT TO THANK AOL FOR PUTTING THIS HIGHLY IMPORTANT TOPIC ON THE TABLE...INDEED IT IS A TOPIC CRITICAL TO OUR EVERYDAY EXISTENCES....IT IS A TOPIC FOR OUR TIMES!

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Jennifer, 4-02-2010, 6:53PM

Ennui, you are reading this short blog about growing out bangs on StyleList. What were you expecting? Iraq war coverage? Sound advice on surviving the current economy? Just because you're not interested in it, and just because the well-being of society as a whole doesn't hang in the balance of whether or not this article has any meaning, doesn't mean some people don't actually want to know how to grow out their bangs and are happy to see this advice here.

If you want depth, I'm sure there are plenty of places you can go. Please go to one of them and leave your uncalled-for comments elsewhere.

Jess, 4-02-2010, 7:10PM

Agreed. Go complain somewhere else or get a life. I really like the clip in bangs and would love to try them out before I risk cutting my actual hair but I never see these in any of the stores by me and don't want to risk buying them online and having a color that is very different from my hair. Does anyone know of any stores in Central NJ on the Coast that have this? The only thing I ever see are the full clip in hair pieces.

ennui, 4-02-2010, 7:37PM

dear jennifer and jeff....what i want you both to do is take a deep breath....feel better?...now go get some cookies, and milk and listen to what i have to say....you are both vacuous morons who need to forget about your bangs and look at yourselves....i would go on, but a wise person once told me that to argue with glopheads like yourselves, is to educate them...class dismissed...now go off....your scrapbooking awaits you.

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ennui, 4-02-2010, 7:38PM

oops...did i say jeff instead of jess...my gender error...but my evaluation of your intellect stays put.

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Tiffany, 4-14-2010, 12:13AM

Ennui, it's people like you that make the rest of the world so miserable. There are actual informative and important articles on Aol, you're just not looking in the right spot. This particular article was intended for the Beauty section. The writer's audience is obviously not going to be similar to the audience of a business/money author. Perhaps it's time you look at yourself, eat a cookie, and leave your crass comments to yourself. (PS-you write like a rebellious teenager with your horrible grammar and annoying use of capslock.)

shelly, 4-02-2010, 8:23PM

Yeah right. I'm 50 years old and I'm going to put butterfly barrettes and flower-pins in my hair. I don't think so. Regarding the bangs: Go ahead and buy them online, but get HUMAN HAIR that is close to your own color. Then, take it to the hairdresser ( or do it yourself, if you dye your hair at home ) to match the color exactly. With bangs, if you go a little lighter than your own color or have some mini-highlights pulled through, it's very attractive and can take years off your face.

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