We've all been there. Bangs. We scroll through our Pinterest feed in hopes of discovering our newest hair idea. You stumble upon a seemingly perfect picture of a girl with the hottest bangs ever. "Wow," you think to yourself, "Bangs really do look awesome! I could totally rock this." You take the picture to your stylist and she gives you the cut. It's everything you've ever dreamed of. What a change! Little did you know, that after the first wash, all hell will break loose. Here are 10 reasons why getting your bangs cut is basically the worst decision you will ever make.
1. The regret.
If you're going from not having bangs at all to full frontal bangs, you'll know what I'm talking about. Any change seems like a good change, but if you've never had bangs before, you will never know the work that actually goes into making them look nice. You're essentially going from doing nothing with your hair (the best) to spending every minute in the morning making sure it looks good. It's very tiring.
2. Breakouts and oily foreheads are inevitable.
No picture on Pinterest will show you how bangs really do wreak havoc on your forehead. All of the moments you touch your bangs results in harbored bacteria and finger oils that transfer to your forehead. Breakouts will inevitably emerge. The benefit of this is that you have bangs to cover the pimples, but this results in more pimples. Who wants to go through all of that?
3. Having to pin your bangs back when it's windy.
Driving in the car or even walking down the sidewalk is an absolute nightmare if you have bangs because they blow all over the place. Trying to pin them back is an even more frustrating endeavor because they never want to stay inside of the countless bobby pins you use. This ends up being an endless, rough cycle that leaves you wanting to go bald instead. Hey, it won't be that bad because at least you won't have bangs to mess with anymore.
4. Exercising is the worst.
Ever wanted to have your hair plastered to your sweaty forehead? I thought not, but that's what bangs do to you. They basically limit you from breaking any sweat because they will definitely stick to your forehead and end up becoming greasy. That takes us back to reason number four, and we all know what number four details...oh yeah, trying to pin them back and failing.
5. Over-obsessing about them being even.
The frustration of dictating if your bangs are even or not is terrible. When you style it, some parts seem longer than others and just don't look right. That motivates you to cut them...and cut them...and cut them again. All of those snips result in baby bangs that are finally even. Congratulations.
6. Growing them out is hell.
This is the absolute worst part of having bangs. First, you realize you're sick of them and never want them again, so you decide to grow them out, which is a grueling, never-ending process. Now you'll be stuck with something you abhor for what seems like forever. Never again, you tell yourself, never again...
7. Seeing more pictures of bangs as you're trying to grow them out and wanting to cut it all over again.
Unless, of course, you decide to go on Pinterest again and see more pictures of beautiful bangs. Once sucked into this whirlwind, you cut your bangs short again and repeat the process of hating them and growing out...only to cut them again. Break the cycle and save yourself the stress.
8. The amount of hairspray you go through is incredible.
In order to avoid having your bangs move at every windy breeze, you pack on the hairspray. More, more, more! Your hair turns into a rock, stiff to the touch, and pokes your forehead and makes it itchy. But it doesn't move, right? Even though it won't budge an inch, you're going to want to claw your eyes out because of how much it itches. How ironic.
9. Realizing you look like a toddler is so disheartening.
Sure, some girls who rock bangs look really good with them. If you're one of those girls, I'm rooting for you! But for those that got their bangs cut and realized they look like a toddler all over again, I feel your pain. It's such a disappointing and disheartening feeling. The good news is that hair grows...just don't feel tempted to cut them again!
10. Constantly having to use heat tools and then burning yourself.
If your hair is wavy and you decide to cut bangs, good luck to your burnt hands and forehead after having to use straighteners to make them lay the way you want them. It's such a struggle having to constantly use styling tools, especially so close to your forehead! Don't risk burning your face and breaking a sweat because of the heat all for the sake of bangs! Grow them out, you'll probably be happier when they're grown.
