When I made the conscious decision not to dread my bangs, I believed it would help soften the hairstyle and allow something to frame my face. I suppose I thought it made the style look more feminine on females. Now, I am mostly glad I have bangs so that I can play with different looks and styles with my locks. I am able to do a little poof on top of my head, have side-swept bangs, or even have a decently slicked back/sleek ponytail. |
- If you'd rather not maintain the loose hair of bangs, you can still recreate bangs with dreadlocks. By securing your locks on top of your head in a bun, you are able to take the loose ends of your locks and pull them just over the edge of your forehead to mimic the idea of a bang. A cute headband in place and no one would ever know the difference. #4 on Brit.co's "10 Super Beautiful Ways to Style Dreadlocks" is a great example and a cute pin-up style, at that! http://www.brit.co/ways-to-style-dreadlocks/
- If you've already dreaded your entire head of hair, it's not too late to get bangs of loose hair. You just have to be willing to chop off a few locks and withstand a few hours of combing them out. Check out the video below if you'd like to see this process more in depth...
- Before you take the steps to dread your hair, be sure that you don't want bangs. Sooner, rather than later, is far easier to try to create bangs. Creating an organized section of designated bangs will always look best.
I have had only two issues with bangs and dreadlocks living together. Due to close proximity, my dreads have tried to eat up the loose hair I had set aside for bangs. Though I still have a good amount of loose hair, the section has decreased and becomes harder and harder to separate over time. The second issue I have noticed is the question of when to cut bangs shorter or let them grow. I know the time will come when I'm either going to go through the short fringe bang phase again or want to have all the same length hair. Typical woman.