tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post8624574075508237589..comments2024-02-13T05:20:46.558-05:00Comments on A CUP OF JO: How to cut your own bangs Joanna Goddardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109285188206811042noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-57626939566565360312014-10-23T16:31:40.605-04:002014-10-23T16:31:40.605-04:00Beautiful woman. :)
I just cut my hair to make ba...Beautiful woman. :)<br /><br />I just cut my hair to make bangs. LOL! This is my first time cutting my hair AND I haven't had bangs since I was 9, so THIS is a new hair style for me as a 22 year old. <br /><br />Hahaha, such a fun, exciting, laughable, and fresh experience. :D<br /><br />Thanks for blogging this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14420766905491151776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-46218900380313528662014-09-17T08:30:59.222-04:002014-09-17T08:30:59.222-04:00she looks great! I'd love to do this but I fee...she looks great! I'd love to do this but I feel less daring about taking a pair of scissors to my hair myself :'(<br /><br />~Bipasha http://sunnydistrict.wordpress.com/Bipasha Sarkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09086034717380214499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-73882702043961248222014-06-01T16:47:10.289-04:002014-06-01T16:47:10.289-04:00Hi Jo!! I officially lost count of how many times ...Hi Jo!! I officially lost count of how many times I read this post and hold a pair of scissors in front of a mirror! But I'm still hesitating! I've been growing my bangs for 2 years now, waiting for it to even out with the rest of my hair. And now that it's finally even... I want to get bangs!!!! I was thinking about side bangs first... Can you do another tutorial?! I'll be in NY in a month, I can be your model if you want ;)<br />By the way, Ambika looks gorgeous with and without bangs!!! <br />Bisous from France, chère Jo!Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199723129870487345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-56587673071833018122014-06-01T16:46:46.745-04:002014-06-01T16:46:46.745-04:00Hi Jo!! I officially lost count of how many times ...Hi Jo!! I officially lost count of how many times I read this post and hold a pair of scissors in front of a mirror! But I'm still hesitating! I've been growing my bangs for 2 years now, waiting for it to even out with the rest of my hair. And now that it's finally even... I want to get bangs!!!! I was thinking about side bangs first... Can you do another tutorial?! I'll be in NY in a month, I can be your model if you want ;)<br />By the way, Ambika looks gorgeous with and without bangs!!! <br />Bisous from France, chère Jo!Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199723129870487345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-73331166394702037972014-05-31T15:27:51.096-04:002014-05-31T15:27:51.096-04:00Consume protein! Not just our outer surface delib...Consume protein! Not just our outer surface deliberations, massages and sophisticated masks are paramount, additionally, on the off chance that you truly need to have thick and wonderful hair, watch what you consume! Did you realize that nourishment can have a gigantic effect in how quickly your hair growths? Protein gives a building material to your hair grow faster, look healthier and be stronger, so incorporate in eggs, nuts, fish, chicken, red meat, and so on. <a href="http://www.lionesswomansclub.com/gazettes/19/hair-affair/" rel="nofollow">how to cut your own hair</a>Devendra Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297160642017497652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-6741690077043355292014-05-15T13:00:40.663-04:002014-05-15T13:00:40.663-04:00Great tutorial! However as a hairstylist, I have a...Great tutorial! However as a hairstylist, I have a couple of tips to add :) <br />1) Do NOT pull down tightly on the sections you're cutting! Hold the hair loosely between your fingers without any tension and still cut just below where you think you need to. Any cowlicks, wave, or simply drying will cause it to bounce up quite a bit after you let go. (As my dad would say-- Measure twice, cut once!)<br />2) The "11 o'clock" shear angle is a good tip, but it may be unclear as to how to cut after that... you want to make several tiny notches. It's much harder to mess up a quarter inch snip than a big horizontal slice with the scissors. The section should look like this on the bottom: <br />/\/\/\/\/\/\/\<br /><br />Hope this helps anyone brave enough to try it! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849694364996329577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-28751655334180666022014-05-15T12:59:29.282-04:002014-05-15T12:59:29.282-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849694364996329577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-20035007210357120862014-04-29T07:04:14.297-04:002014-04-29T07:04:14.297-04:00Took the plunge also and cut bangs using this tuto...Took the plunge also and cut bangs using this tutorial - had a great evening gingerly trimming them down, but looked alright in the end I reckon! I keep on getting compliments on them, so they can't be too bad :P By the way Ambika, you're gorgeous, your smiling face totally convinced me to do it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-75889116826854552492014-04-27T05:47:44.707-04:002014-04-27T05:47:44.707-04:00This is the best How to cut your bangs I have ever...This is the best How to cut your bangs I have ever read !I cut my bangs myself (and it's rather tricky, in fact) so I can tell you that this How to is full of very good advices :) I am going to share it right away ! Thank you Joanna,Reagan,Ambika an Alpha Smoot ! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094841883705143936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-80137597741063071932014-04-26T23:42:43.459-04:002014-04-26T23:42:43.459-04:00I cut my own bangs regularly! I simply don't h...I cut my own bangs regularly! I simply don't have time to go to the salon for touch ups. So long as you're patient, and cut in little diagonals then you'll be great.<br /><br />As for thinning hair, I highly recommend Baptiste's dry shampoo! They have colored dry shampoos and it's perfect for making hair look fuller! My hair started going silver when I was 12, and it grows VERY quickly. Silver roots with dark brown hair means an optical illusion of bald patches. Spray a little colored dry shampoo though and I can wait a little longer before coloring my hair, and it means that when I do fun braids, I can hide my scalp and make my hair look much fuller. I also use it for ponytails with bangs. Just a little spritz so make the bangs look more plentiful. It's a great trick and I highly recommend it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-60140942543877685542014-04-25T10:13:36.351-04:002014-04-25T10:13:36.351-04:00Uauuu!!!! She looks amaging!!!Uauuu!!!! She looks amaging!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182680555324803588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-22349225209500898702014-04-24T19:24:28.764-04:002014-04-24T19:24:28.764-04:00This story is true to my heart this week... my 8 y...This story is true to my heart this week... my 8 year old daughter really wanted "side" bangs...and got them this week. She loves them!!! I keep catching her looking at herself in the mirror. She has loved the attention, and I have loved her boost in self esteem...but I don't like how much more grown up she looks. Hair is fun!<br />karypicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711884055394870136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-48801220286534700292014-04-24T14:49:36.784-04:002014-04-24T14:49:36.784-04:00This is amazing! So brave of you! I wish I could p...This is amazing! So brave of you! I wish I could pull of bangs as well as you, my silly cowlick won't allow for bangs without some serious effort!<br /><br />@shopwhiteplumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-2593788220393538292014-04-24T11:55:05.460-04:002014-04-24T11:55:05.460-04:00Hi! Ambika is beautiful and looks to be so fun! Co...Hi! Ambika is beautiful and looks to be so fun! Could you start a "real-girl" beauty forum (you know how you have Motherhood Mondays, and the wardrobe uniform?) well, some us readers are in our 20s and slightly younger than you and the moms. Your blog is great because it's like I have all of this great life inspo and role models in one blog... but it's still fun to read about real girls' beauty routines. I like Ambika because her skin color is like mine, and she has basically no pores! Thanks, this was a cute post. AND SHE LOOKS GREAT WITH BANGS! If my hair wasn't so thin and wavy, I would use this tutorial! But I am so lazy and don't like to blowdry my hair-- and I think I would have to do that for bangs in the AM in order to look polished. Thanks for reading, have a great day! La bohème or something like it.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10622430608962433786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-32056075870143029212014-04-23T21:56:31.332-04:002014-04-23T21:56:31.332-04:00Love this post, and the babes on the floor - great...Love this post, and the babes on the floor - great! What is she wearing? Can there be a follow up about how to style bangs? I have cowlicks, and so although bangs would flatter my face, I"m always hesitating about having them because it may take too long to blow dry or iron. Also, as some mentioned, sweat etc causes one to need to style bangs more often. I have a longer cut which doesn't take much time. But maybe there are some good styling tips. And maybe dry shampoo for bangs in between hair washes? Beautiful model and result: love the triangle tip. makes so much sense. Susan M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11123059669016032513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-8435146691792469562014-04-23T18:25:00.019-04:002014-04-23T18:25:00.019-04:00Yours looks great. Don't know if I'd be th...Yours looks great. Don't know if I'd be that brave though lol <br />L x<br />Http://workingmumy.blogspot.comThe Working Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969483704912006674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-9469383391448798112014-04-23T12:36:12.861-04:002014-04-23T12:36:12.861-04:00I've had side bangs before, but I've grown...I've had side bangs before, but I've grown them. I wish I could get bangs like hers, but I go to the gym 5 times a week, and it'd be a hustle to style them all the time! I barely have time in the morning to comb my hair:(S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10855206180025857554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-50532177617852676572014-04-23T11:58:08.138-04:002014-04-23T11:58:08.138-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263802717068463964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-76189705660215798512014-04-23T11:57:14.204-04:002014-04-23T11:57:14.204-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.MarkedMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388024554786925350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-42385156376436144922014-04-23T10:44:43.358-04:002014-04-23T10:44:43.358-04:00Noooooooo don't cut your own bangs. I did that...Noooooooo don't cut your own bangs. I did that for years and it was always a hot mess. If you want bangs, just have a professional cut them and GO FOR BANG TRIMS. A good salon should offer at least the first trim for free (plus a fiver for your stylist). It's seriously worth it, huge huge difference.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719373869414959938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-30864369960403520392014-04-23T09:28:25.273-04:002014-04-23T09:28:25.273-04:00That light is so pretty - I can't tell if the ...That light is so pretty - I can't tell if the photographer lit it or is that your natural light in your apt??<br /><br />I still hope to shoot for you some day, Joanna :) :) :)<br /><br />She looks very pretty - I love bangs (my husband does not, unfortunately)JennRosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03896460678503301136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-59873707561540223352014-04-23T09:15:21.472-04:002014-04-23T09:15:21.472-04:00i totally took the plunge this morning and cut my ...i totally took the plunge this morning and cut my own blunt bangs! and they look amazing! it was just the change that i needed. this is why i always love your blog!Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710607966581246933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-28285561289615176652014-04-23T08:50:21.215-04:002014-04-23T08:50:21.215-04:00How awesome! What a sport :) How awesome! What a sport :) irony.of.it.allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041044345384857089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-55257973383894802492014-04-23T08:18:27.910-04:002014-04-23T08:18:27.910-04:00These haircutting tutorials are GREAT. You gave me...These haircutting tutorials are GREAT. You gave me the courage to cut my daughter's hair after the last one. I would love to see a tutorial for how to give long, all-one-length hair a trim.Amanda aka MamaRobothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05471592321403617900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-2097319226343302352014-04-23T07:23:46.426-04:002014-04-23T07:23:46.426-04:00She's so beautiful! I love how the bangs look ...She's so beautiful! I love how the bangs look with a ponytail. Kendrianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516484036531428568noreply@blogger.com