Does your little girl's hair look like this?
This is my 18 month old baby with a full head of hair gone wild!
So why don't I just cut this girl some bangs, right? I mean, I do cut hair for a living!
I have vowed to not to cut the dreaded, thick baby bangs on my daughters no matter how frustrated I get with their wild and crazy hair. Read on....
Think back to your youth and that awesome bowl cut you sported! (Please tell me that wasn’t just me.) Those bangs I had definitely started from the center of my head. Sorry mom, I know you loved that 'do. The grow out process was challenging to say the least. (See awkward picture below.)
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| My signature 'do. 8 yrs old. |
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| 1989-growing out the bangs and the year my now-husband fell in love with me. Go figure! |
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| All of Ivy's hair grows forward from the swirl at the top of her head. |
To avoid having to grow out the thick bangs later, you must refrain from cutting what you THINK would be bangs. Check out the video, starring me and Ivy Jo, for more detailed info.
Baby Bangs Video!
If your baby won’t wear hair clippies, neither of my girls will, then try for the top knot. The clear rubber bands work great and don’t hurt when you take them out. Better yet, they are about $1 for 100 at Sally’s Beauty. www.sallysbeauty.com.
Your child may have to sport this top knot until her hair grows in enough to start combing it down and to the sides. Then, you’ll see some baby hairs growing in and THOSE my friends are the real bangs!
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| Check out the "real" bangs that are growing in! |
Now maybe, just maybe our daughter's won't blame us for the awkward years...yeah right!
haha I LOVE this! Great post Mia. . . my favorite by far :)
ReplyDeleteOh no! It's too late for Addison! Maybe I will start growing it out but this is what we'll need: A learning session for daddy's who have to do hair in the morning. You should start a workshop :)
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the baby bangs video! I've purchased so many different kinds of ponytail holders (that won't stay in) to try & keep Sage's bangs out of her eyes. Off to Sally's!
ReplyDeleteI found your post through a desperate Google search. My daughter just turned five and has gorgeous red/brown hair, but it grows FORWARD! I have no idea what to do with hair, much less hair that grows forward. It was about midback length recently and I did a layer cut with the shortest mid cheek and longest about chin length. I had hoped well...I don't know...just for some improvement more or less :) I definitely have to clip it back now because when I (force the) part on the side (no natural part I can see) the hair swoops down into her face. She has tactile issues she gets therapy for so she can't stand having hair in her face or in front of/over her ears. I obviously have no idea what I'm doing! Please share some insight here! Thank you :)
ReplyDeletei am so glad i watched your video. i have 18 month old twin girls that hate wearing any kind of clips. and one of them has amazing ringlets that i hate to cut! so i will stick with the bands & be patient!!! i cut my older daughter's bangs when she was a toddler & never loved how it looked so i really don't want to do that again!
ReplyDeleteDo you (or anyone) have suggestions on this issue with boys? I want to avoid the dumb and dumber bangs, but also don't want him to look too feminine. Hair gel? I'm not sure what to do.
ReplyDeleteTen years on and this is still the most helpful post on the internet for those of us with forwards-hair babies!
ReplyDeleteThank you!