I want to have side-bangs, like Lauren Conrad from MTV's "The Hills," but my hair will never stay to the side. I’ve tried to straighten it and blow dry it. I don't know if I need a special product to help it stay. When I try to do it, it gets all piece-y and looks bad! HELP!!!
-Lauren
Hey Lauren! So you want side-bangs like your namesake, huh? Well, sure! They can be tricky, but if you follow these steps, you'll have bangs so gorgeous your friends will be askin' "Where's Audrina?"
Step One: Start with damp hair. Whether you take a shower or throw your hair under the faucet for a quick-rinse through, it's easiest to tame hair that's a little wet. Run a towel through your locks to soak up the extra H2O, and you're ready to go
Step Two: Squeeze out a nickel-sized portion of styling liquid. Then, with your head bent over, hair upside-down, run your glazed fingers through your locks concentrating on the front.
Paul Mitchell's Thicken Up Styling Liquid
Step Three: Keep your head down and use your blow dryer to get hair half dry. Then, flip up to face the mirror. Shake out your hair until the bangs fall to your face and you can grab them easily.
Step Four (a.k.a. the most important step): Using a large, round brush, blow dry bangs to the FRONT until they're completely dry. It may sound strange, but before you blow your bangs to the side, they need to sit nicely towards the front.
Step Five: Next, with your blow dryer on a low setting, blow your bangs in the direction they naturally fall (or the direction you'd like them to fall toward!). Guide them along with the top of the round brush. Keep hairspray handy to spritz in while drying. At this point they should have some volume, but be comfortably set to the side.
Step Four: Continue drying the rest of your hair, but be careful not to mess with the bangs. Finish off with some hairspray and you should be good to go!
-Laura Tomaselli
BY JIAE K. ON 5/1/2008 12:00:00 AM 80 COMMENTS