Thanksgiving Style – Faux Bangs Tutorial

Before
After

Here’s the recap with tons of pictures on how I styled my hair with faux bangs this Thanksgiving. (Excuse my blank stare in the “After” picture LOL I was getting tired of taking pictures and ready to go eat…that’s my “I’m hungry” face).

Front without bangs (picture taken without camera flash)
Front without bangs (picture taken with camera flash)

The first step is deciding where I want the bangs to start. I make a part that is slightly angled to match the shape of the faux bangs for a more natural blended look.

Front with bangs (picture taken without camera flash)
Front without bangs (picture taken without camera flash)

Next, I clipped on the bangs and gently finger comb to blend with my real hair.

Bangs installed with bang hair straightened 

The bangs were not blending as well as I wanted. Mostly because they were straightened and the bantu knots left my real hair wavy. So I decided to add waves to the back half of the bangs and slightly curl the front half. I curled the faux bangs while they were installed in my hair to ensure optimal results. I didn’t bring my hair tools, so I borrowed my aunt’s conical curling iron.

Bangs installed with bang hair curled

At the end of the night, I removed the bangs without any damage to my real hair. The bangs were lots of fun to wear, but I was very happy that I could just unclip them and go back to my normal length.

Curled bangs after I removed them
My real hair after I removed the faux bangs

Have you tried faux bangs? How did you wear your hair this Thanksgiving?