Women who can’t get to the salon cut themselves ‘pandemic bangs’ during lock-down – but celebrity stylist warns they’re likely to turn out ‘crooked’
- The trend sees people cut fringes into their locks themselves while self isolating
- It started in America this week and many Britons have now jumped on the idea
- Women across the world have took to social media to share their results
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Hair salons worldwide are shutting down in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, leading to a flurry of last-minute bookings and panic-buying of hair dye.
Now those who are separated from their regular stylist are taking matters into their own hands by cutting themselves ‘pandemic fringes’ to update their look while in lock-down.
It started in the US this week and Brits have now jumped on the idea, with fans taking to social media to share the results.
A woman from Wales admitted: ‘Just told my hair lady that I’ve cut myself a fringe and she told me if the coronavirus don’t kill me she will…..happy Monday.’
A staff member at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection also confessed on Twitter that during day five of her self isolation, she cut a fringe into her hair.
Millions of people are having to stay at home to help prevent the spread of coronavirus – and to combat their boredom, some women have given themselves ‘pandemic fringes’. A London-based writer shared a black and white photo of her new look (pictured)
A woman, believed to be from the US, showcases her hair before and after (pictured left and right) giving herself bangs
The woman posted the images with the above caption, which read: ‘What to do, what to do… #pandemicbangs #thebangsareback #whathappenswhenyouhavefreetime #diyhaircut.’
‘Yesterday I chopped my fringe. Today (day six of working from home and self isolation) I actually put make up on and normal clothes,’ she said.
A London-based writer shared a black and white photo of her stunning new look, with the caption: ‘Me two years ago: I’ll never cut bangs again …this happened #pandemicbangs.’
Meanwhile, sharing a snap of her new ‘bangs’, an American woman said: ‘#pandemicbangs baby! Why the hell not?! Who’s with me?’
Another added: ‘What to do, what to do… #pandemicbangs #thebangsareback #whathappenswhenyouhavefreetime #diyhaircut.’
Sharing a snap of her new ‘bangs’ – which is how fringes are referred to in the US – one American woman said: ‘#pandemicbangs baby! Why the hell not?! Who’s with me?’
A woman (pictured), from Minneapolis, Minnesota, shared snaps of her new DIY haircut, before and after the transformation. She captioned the images: ‘On whatever day it is of the coronavirus, we cut our own bangs.’
A Mississippi State University student (above) gave herself bangs while stuck at the institution
A woman, believed to be from the US, shared the above picture on Twitter with the caption: ‘#coronavirus quarantine made me cut my own bangs’
A woman believed to be based in Scotland reveals she successfully cut her own fringe ‘without looking like a child did it’
Others took to social media to admit that they had cut their hair themselves during the coronavirus outbreak
Meanwhile, a woman from Wales admitted: ‘Just told my hair lady that I’ve cut myself a fringe and she told me if the coronavirus don’t kill me she will…..happy Monday.’
Yet while many people are rushing to join the pandemic fringe trend, LA-based hairstylist Justine Marjan, who has worked with the likes of Ashley Graham and the Kardashians, said people should avoid it.
Taking to Instagram, she shared a video which showed her about to cut her fringe with a pair of scissors before thinking better of it.
She captioned the short clip:’I don’t know who needs to hear this, but this is not the time to cut your bangs at home.
‘The twist method doesn’t pull up the hair with even tension or distribution from both sides, so you will likely end up with crooked bangs.
‘It’s also risky to trim your bangs yourself as the hair usually jumps up quite a bit as you pull it, especially when it’s wet. I recommend waiting to see a professional to avoid a hair mishap.’
Yet while many people are rushing to join the trend, LA-based hairstylist Justine Marjan, said people should avoid it in a recent Instagram post (pictured)