Now Is The Time To Give Yourself Bangs
Amid the panic-inducing daily updates on our tanking economy, the rapid spread of COVID-19 and parents learning Tik Tok dances in quarantine, there is a beacon of hope: now is the perfect time to give yourself bangs.
Giving yourself bangs is truly a genius way to lead your growing anxiety astray. The moment you see your own hair falling into the sink, your worries will transition from all things coronavirus to, “OH FUCK WHAT DID I JUST DO TO MYSELF?”
We could not have asked for a better time to try out experimental haircuts — this quarantine could continue until summer. That is plenty of time to grow your hair back without your friends or coworkers having to see (just wear a beanie during your video calls).
Maybe you’re going for a short, Audrey-Tatou-in-Amélie type of bang, or a classic Zooey Deschanel fringe. You really can’t go wrong at this point. Others might say you indeed can go wrong, but this is 2020.
As someone who has been cutting her own bangs since age five (typically right before a major event like a wedding or graduation), I consider myself a bit of an at-home-bang-cutting aficionado.
Here are some tips on successfully giving yourself bangs during quarantine:
- It doesn’t matter which scissors you use. Nothing matters anymore. Your…
