By BR Kellie
Every ten or so years I get a hankering for a fringe. It starts with taking my hair, standing in front of a mirror and placing it on my forehead just to get a 'feel' for how it'll look. I'll have it dusting my eyebrows, sitting above, I'll attempt a faux side-sweep. Then, next thing you know I'm in the chair at the salon and my locks are being lopped off. For one day I'll think my fringe is the bees knees. Then I'll wash it. And realise I have made a big mistake. Again.
So what's a girl to do when she has herself a fringe fail? Check out our top five hair hacks to get you through the growing pains!
1. Headbands are about to become your best friend. Take your headband and slip it on so that it brings your fringe backwards with it and no one will know you've butchered your do. Recently I read that the old flexi comb headband is coming back into fashion - so not only will you be squirreling away your style, you'll be in style. Win/win!
2. Twist it. Braid it. Get busy with your fingers and create an intricate look that will pull your fringe away from your face while making it look like you're making an effort with your hair.
3. Sidesweep it. Once your fringe has grown out of its awkward stage you can then do the supercute side sweep style and pin it back with an old-school 90s butterfly clip (I'm mostly joking about this. Mostly) or a geek-chic metal hairclip and you're good to go!
4. Pretend it's meant to look like that. This is for the ballsy among us. It means pretending that you fully intended for your fringe to be that short. Or that you wanted a curly, fluffy fringe. Step out with attitude and people will be too busy admiring how fashion forward you're being to realise you're hiding a great big faff up.
5. Finally... Swear to yourself. Swear on whatever you care about most in the world. Swear black and blue that you won't do it again. Tattoo it on yourself as a reminder if you have to. Then the next time you're standing in front of that mirror with your hair placed on your forehead, remind yourself how you couldn't style it to look good the last time. Remind yourself how it prickled at your eyes because you kept forgetting to pop in to see your stylist for a trim. Remember the pain of growing it out. Then put your hair away, and delete your hairdresser's number until the feeling has passed.
Hairdressers cut fringes believe it or not for $5 Maybe $10 and then there's no regrets, but who has the time for that? Then live with regrets if you don't, there are also fast cut hairdressers that can do it in shopping malls if you can spare 5 mins...