In hindsight, I am grateful for my numerous at-home haircuts, aka. Even celebrities are no strangers to hair-hacking. That being said, take some time to a few tears and wallow in self-pity and this fragile time, avoid mirrors, cameras and reflective surfaces. But try to remind yourself of the silver lining- the 'look' is not permanent!
Hair will grow!! Headbands, bobby pins, clips and anything decorative is fair game. Use a variety of headbands, elastics, and 'up-do' styling tools! If your concern is uneven bangs, or super short hair on the sides, you can use two bobby pins to secure your hair back and crisscross them on top of each other and secure with some hairspray. Anthropologie and BCBG have some sparkly accessories that can distract from the chopped fringe. A glittery headband and a ponytail can save the day!
Trust me — now is not the time to go searching for your scissors or watch any DIY haircut tutorials! Curls look good on layered hair and will make it look more voluminous plus they are incredibly forgiving to really bad cuts and perfect for masking DIY projects gone terribly wrong. Want more tips for hiding a bad haircut? Style them using a hairdryer and a round brush in case you want to wear them down but have no desire to look like Ugly Betty or tease and hairspray them well and through and put up in a pompadour!
Even the shortest of bangs can be pinned up or fluffed to look good if volumized properly so give it a go and do share your results! Still wondering how to deal with a bad haircut? Give yourself a DIY blowout, see how your hair looks with a side part, grab a styling pomade or a mousse and give beachy waves, faux hawk or flicks a shot!
From headbands and scarves to hats and even bobby pins — there are tons of ways to update any cut, even a bad one! Oh and should I even note how important cool accessories are for both styling and hiding a bad haircut? Well-meaning friends suggest adding extensions or a wig until it grows out. We're just mortified and can't stand the idea of doing FaceTime or Zoom, let alone leaving the house.
Well, as a beauty editor who should know better , I have been there too many times to not have a few solutions up my sleeve. Here are 11 ways to survive a bad haircut. Maybe it's not as bad as you think. In fact, sometimes a dramatic change is just what we need to reboot your look — and outlook.
For example, a year ago, you might never have considered wearing lug sole boots, a hoodie or joggers. Check out celebrity photos and start thinking of this situation as your new temporary role. Find something to love or at least like about it — the swingy shape that flatters your jaw, the eye-emphasizing bangs, the edgy look of layers or a tousled pixie. Once you can get past the shock, this may be all it takes. Or, instead of a cut, you could get a mini lesson from a stylist and learn how to use your natural texture to blur a cut's shape or how to use products differently to vary the look.
The original salon where the cut occurred should comp you for this. Both are universally disastrous for mature hair. Some of us love the tousled look of layers but not when a scissors-happy stylist delivers a shag instead of the one-length cut you wanted.
If you have thin, fine hair, layers can make it look even thinner. Waiting for layers to grow to one swingy length again is easier if you keep trimming the bottom only. Do not touch the rest! Even dusting the ends — a salon term that literally means a half-inch trim — matters.
The faster you get to an overall blunt look, the better you'll feel. If you already have bangs as part of your new bob, lob long bob , crop, shag or pixie, lucky you. They'll actually make the grow-out more bearable by providing an eye-framing focus, so that the attention is redirected away from a botched cut.
On the other hand, adding any sort of forehead fringe to a bad cut see tip number 2 can save hair in trauma. Here's what works best: Long sideswept bangs and center-parted curtain bangs are easiest to add and blend into the rest of your hair, ultimately without additional stress. Full straight-across bangs are a good choice to keep a short cut looking cool and to restore structure to badly layered medium-to-long hair. Even feathery, wispy tendrils at the hairline, ears and nape can soften a crop cut and take only a month to get started.
For a great temporary fix, you can curl, wave or crimp your hair instead of wearing it smooth. This really helps disguise a cut you dislike, as well as uneven or unblended layers and unwanted bangs if you're not a fan of fringe on hair of any length or style.
Try a side part with one ear tucked in to get a clean shape, or twist the bang section up, or just set, dry and brush out loose casual waves. You can't replace length overnight, but you can give hair a fatter, fuller look.
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