A bit scraggly, amirite? To be fair, I hadn't gotten a real haircut since the pandemic started, so it's kind of just been doing its own thing for a year. I was excited to get that dead 3-4 inches chopped off, along with a more face-framing effect that the curtain bangs would give me.
Since my color clearly needed a refresh as well, I asked Hill what people should keep in mind when getting color along with the curtain-bang cut. "You have to be careful when getting highlights with curtain bangs, because you have to know how much bang you're going to be getting. You don't want the highlights to go back too far. I always advise people to get their bangs cut first, and then get color. You want to make sure you get the highlights in the right spot and place them very strategically."
Hill said you also want to think about how much upkeep you want to deal with — not just with the cut itself, but also with the color. "Ironically, people think if they don't want to go to the salon very often, they should take the bangs up shorter. In fact, you want them to start out softer so they grow out softer."
