Don’t you hate when you fall victim to trends? I am pretty sure everyone I know is getting bangs these days.
Bangs. Yes, the short little annoying pieces of hair that lay on your forehead and drive you bananas! Those bangs.
So, like any 30 year old woman trying to be “cool”, I thought I wanted bangs too. I mean, come on….EVERYONE’S doing it!
Let me give you a glimpse in to my not so brilliant brain.
Monday (as in 3 days ago): I decided I wanted bangs.
5 minutes later I scheduled an appointment at a salon in town. Not my normal hair lady that has been doing my hair for 10+ years, but at a WHOLE new salon. One that I had never been to.
You see, I figured MY hair stylist would have quickly talked me out of it. Rightfully so. My theory was…if I go to someone new, they won’t have any reason to talk me out of it.
Appointment scheduled for Wednesday at noon. Happy dance in my head.
Tuesday: I hey tell some of my friends asking their opinion. They all give me the big thumbs up! I knew my idea was ingenious!
Wednesday: I wake up COMPLETELY excited that for the first time in 10 years I am going to CHANGE my hair style! I may be a new woman in a few hours. I didn’t even tell my husband because I didn’t want him to talk me out of it.
Noon. The appointment.
I convinced the new hair stylist that I needed bangs. She didn’t try to talk me out of it. I wasn’t on the fence though…I was dead set on leaving the salon with bangs.
She begins cutting them. I begin panicking. I just kept watching in the mirror thinking “OH MY GAWD what I have I done to myself!”
Suddenly, my brilliant idea was turning in to a freak out moment.
She styles my hair. I smile and act like I am loving the new hair.
I leave and get in my car spending at least 7 minutes trying to “fix” them in my car mirror. No luck. The tears begin to flow. I quickly talk myself out of the ridiculous crying.
Thoughts in my head: “Just wait till you get home Mandy. You can fix them yourself and it will probably look fine.”
I spend the rest of my Wednesday wondering how long it will take me to grow them out. Maybe I could just wear a paper bag over my head until then?
I try to focus on the positive…I like the color. I like everything else. It’s just these d*** bangs that are about to make me want to shave my head. Whoa would that be an EVEN worse idea.
Thursday: I wake up a 5:30am EXCITED to get in the shower and see if I can work my own magic with these stupid short pieces of hair. Pathetic that I was so stoked to get in the shower. But this was my chance. My chance to see if I was going to hate looking in the mirror for the next 8 months or if I would get over it.
So….I fixed it myself. I must admit it looks much better than yesterday. I don’t blame the new stylist in any way. I mean. She was only doing what I MADE HER DO!
I am at least feeling like they are tolerable today. I don’t HATE them. HATE is such a strong word. And yes, yesterday, I hated them. Today…I am indifferent.
I am hoping once I am use to them that I will like them.
By the way, the next time I get some bright idea to do something drastic PLEASE talk me out of it. Or at least tell me to think about it longer than 5 minutes!
ps I dislike all you adorable girls with cute little bangs that made me think it would look good on me.
I think they are cute! It is always hard when you go for a change.
Ohhh Mando. You are a copy cat. lol. I hate mine somedays, love them others… you just going to have to move them around… to the side to the front, try pulling your hair back and leaving them out. There are many things to do with them. Today I have them all the way back in a fat 60s like headband. One day I like them,other days I do not. I still go back and forth whether I should keep them or grow them out. It’s a love hate relationship. Work with them a bit, I think they would look cute, she may have cut them too short, maybe they are a tad too long… but I understand 100% of what you are going through. I’m still self conscious about them and I’ve had them for a month!
I love them!!!
You look so cute!!!
Girl!!!! I have a love hate relationship with my bangs too & I have had them for months. You look adorbs & they really take some getting used to. There are days I clip them to the side or use a headband cause they d*mn things wont lay the way I want them too! A tip my stylist gave me was to dry them in the opposite direction you want them to lay for the “side swept” look. You are still one hot Momma…so put the paper bag away & just keep on smiling 🙂
Aww, hang in there – you may find it takes a while to really feel like your self with bangs. I always HAAAATED mine for nearly a week after every bang trim. They just have to grow in a bit and I can *almost* promise you will start liking the versatility. Either way, I think you look super cute 🙂
You are being too hard on yourself, you look cute! But I know what you mean, I have done this atleast three times in my life! I want terribly to have cute bangs but every single time I cut bangs, I’m like what the heck did I just do, I look ridiculous with bangs! So funny! But seriously, you look cute!
They are so cute! I think they look really great on you. 🙂
I actually cut in bangs 2 weeks before my wedding. How dumb was that! I still have them and like them, but there are days that they drive me crazy. I’m a big fan of the fancy pin-back, where you use bobby pins to pin them back to look all cute. I would say I pin them back at least half the time! This video is a great tutorial!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtiRhwgrUx4
ha ha ha! oh my gosh, mandy, i totally understand! i have cut my hair super short more than once holding on to some ideal in my mind that doesn’t actually exist. but, i will say, in about a week, you’ll feel different about them. you’ll get used to them and learn how to fix them better and they’ll calm down from being chopped off. and then, you’ll probably want to keep them!
can’t wait to see them in person!
oh, and for the record, i think they look cute!
They look great! Give it some time. Bangs are always a bit wonky when you first cut them. I’ve had them for years and years now. You’ll learn to style them differently. Now I feel naked without them 🙂
you’re crazy and I really LOOOOOVE your bangs! also- what do you have behind you with handbags hanging? I need something like that in my walk-in 😉
I think you look super cute! As my mom always says…”The good thing about hair is that it grows!”.
Hi Mandy! I have been reading your blog for awhile now and I just could not resist commenting today. This post just made me laugh out loud! 1. Because it’s hilarious. and 2. I DID THE SAME THING YESTERDAY! I am not impulsive. I’m a psycho planner and mull over decisions until I have them carefully thought out. I also am extremely particular when it comes to my hair and since moving to Illinois, I schedule my hair appointments around my trips back home to Charlotte. I KNOW. So yesterday, I’m complaining about my split ends and how I cannot wait another moment for a cut. One thing lead to another and I found a picture of the most adorable bangs ever, I made a hair appointment at a new salon and BOOM! I got in the car and cried, then spent the next hour in my bathroom rearranging my hair so that I looked like myself again. Yesterday I did hate them but today, we are getting along much better!! Cheers to bangs!
Okay let me tell you about the bangs! I have side bangs and I CANNOT be without them. Let yours grow out just a touch and they will fall into place perfectly. They never do right right after they’re cut. And bangs grow super fast so you’ll be in the clear in no time. Also! Put a little volumizing mousse in them or something. Bangs tend to get flat because of the oil on your forehead so they need a little something to stay lively throughout the day. AND! I blow mine straight forward with my round brush and THEN sweep them to the side. If I blow mine to the side from the get go they always look bad.