Every time I see a Hollywood starlet with bangs, I find myself faced with the conundrum of wanting them for myself. The thing is, is that I don’t have the face shape for bangs (thanks, genetics). My forehead is either too small or my face is too round. Basically, I’m not Rachel McAdams. She has the best forehead for bangs. She looks sultry, mysterious, sexy. When I have bangs, I look like myself from the second grade, only taller. In other words, not cute. Honestly, I think bangs is probably the best hairstyle in the world, but they are very disastrous. They could go either way, so I’ve compiled a list of pros and cons of making the tough decision to get bangs.
1. PRO: When you wake up, your hair is already styled for the day
Honestly, what could be better than rolling out of bed looking like a million bucks without any effort at all?
CON: If you sleep on your stomach, your bangs might not look as brilliant as you were originally hoping for
And once bangs are messed up, they’re messed up forever unless you get them wet and restyle them.
2. PRO: In the wintertime, you'll never have to worry about your forehead getting cold
(Clearly, an everyday concern.)
CON: If you live in an especially humid place, you’re more than likely to be sweaty as hell under all that hair
This could easily result in acne, which is literally the bane of my existence and probably yours too.
3. PRO: You never have to put on your eyebrows again
CON: If your eyebrows are especially great, then you might feel the need to show them off
4. PRO: They look super chic no matter how you style them
If you like to look little neater, a blunt cut works best for you. If you like to look edgier, then get a more ragged cut.
CON: Bangs never truly stay styled the way you want them to be
One gust of breeze can blow those suckers out of style faster than you can blink.
5. PRO: When you first get them, you’ll feel like a new person
You’ll LOOK like a new person.
CON: People you know might actually, truly not recognize you
Then you’ll have to awkwardly explain to them how they know you. It’s a tragic scenario.
Essentially, if you decide to go bangs, you have to be 100% all in. I’ve been questioning recently whether or not to get them again, and you’d think from my own past experiences that I’d learn not to. Thinking back at my failed attempts with bangs in the past in comparison to the stellar way in which other people have pulled them off should make it clear to me that I should vote no on Prop Hair. Even as I was writing this list I was convincing myself not to chop those suckers off because I know how much of a pain they are to grow out. But this time could be different than the last; I could rock them better this time! I’m more aware of myself and my style! (Narrator: She could not rock them better, and she was no more aware of her style than she was two years ago.) I’m still on the fence, but since history is doomed to repeat itself (and because I am a dumba**), I’ll probably end up getting them within the next eight months.
