\u00a9 2021 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. Be careful using scissors near the face and eyes. wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. Sideswept Bangs. Check in the mirror and by placing strands of hair side by side to see if they are even. Work slowly and carefully, especially if this is your first time cutting hair. It's important that your bangs don't have any wave to them, because you want to be able to get them as even as possible on your forehead. Congratulations—you just cut your own bangs like a boss. wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. This just pushes the hair tighter together, so you can just make one or two cuts. For curly hair: when cutting each curl, hold your scissors at a 45-degree angle, such that you'll make the hair on the outside edge of the curl longer than the hair on the inner edge of the curl. 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