To make the time more interesting and engaging, Dern interviewed her mother. So, every day – sometimes over Ladd's protestations – the two set out on a 15-minute walk. Ladd, who is also an actor, thought she had six months left to live - but the doctor said taking walks might help her increase her lung capacity. Nearly four years ago, Laura Dern's mother, Diane Ladd, was diagnosed with lung disease. They are pictured above in Los Angeles in 2015. In total honesty, this routine was at complete odds with my do-less 2020 mood, but it did result in an improvement on the rare days that I felt like doing it.Laura Dern, right, and her mother Diane Ladd have adapted a series of their conversations into the new book Honey, Baby, Mine. Curtain bangs look way better styled.Īfter one week pinning The Mid-Flight Seagull (my nickname for my disaster of a cut) back with bobby pins, I finally gave in and asked for Marjan's styling tutorial. Coupled with my laziness and reluctance to use heat tools or even a brush in the morning, this did not bode well for my time with bangs.

My hair does air-dry with a slight natural wave, but it's the type that made my curtain bangs resemble two awkward seagull wings perched on my forehead. “Unless you have naturally very wavy hair, they will take some styling for them to look the way you want.” “Make sure you are ready to style them,” says Marjan. Yes, they're more low-maintenance than blunt-cut bangs, but they still require some level of effort. I was deeply mistaken when I fell for the chill, easy vibe that curtain bangs exude, and thought I'd never have to lift a finger to make them look good.

Curtain bangs are more low-maintenance with curls and waves than they are with straight hair. This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Spoiler alert: I did not come out of this experience looking like J.Lo. It's a shakier premise when you find yourself in front of the bathroom mirror late at night, spontaneously hacking away at your hair with a pair of kitchen scissors you've just used to collect some balcony chives for your omelet dinner. “They're long enough to grow out or pin back if you want, but they can also be cut into a shorter look.” This is entirely true when you work with a professional to design the exact version of curtain bangs your heart desires. “ Curtain bangs are the gateway to bangs, because they're super versatile,” says Emily Heser, stylist at Cutler Salon in New York City.

When done right, it provides the coolest enhancing touch to any style, from curly shags to high ponytails. After seeing celebrities like Ariana Grande and Jennifer Lopez rocking the cut, I had visions of myself in similar cheekbone-grazing, face-framing splendor. Of all the dumb beauty decisions I could have made this year, trying to learn how to cut curtain bangs myself proved to be my downfall.

How to cut my own curtain bangs