How To Cut Your Own Bangs, According To Brad Mondo | Beauty At Home

Brad Mondo, So don't go straight across though., Caroline Aghajanian. Ah I know I cut a lot there. Brad. Let it go. Let it go. Wait! Stop let it go. Hi, Caroline Hello, hi Brad. How are you Caroline I'm doing? Well, how are you Brad, Great.? Caroline? Thank you so much for coming on here and teaching me how to cut my bangs. Brad. Yes, thank you for having me I'm excited., Caroline Yeah. I am so nervous.. I feel like I'm gon na mess this up. I've seen people recently on like TikTok like doing this thing and cutting it. Like no. Brad Yeah. I wouldn't. I've been seeing that too and I'm like mm, it's a cute idea, but it never really works out in the way you want it. To. [, laughs, ], Caroline Yeah yeah.. Where do you usually work out of And just tell us a little bit about? Yourself. Brad Sure. I've lived in New York City the past five years. Six years, almost. I've worked in several very high-end salons around the city and worked on my own private clients, and now I'm a YouTuber. I have my own hair-care company.. So I have quite a lot going on and it's really exciting. Caroline, Yes, XMondo hair. I love it.. I just wan na show you where my hair is right. Now.. It is like medium length., My bangs, the last time I cut them. It was probably like December. So I mean my hair is like this now. Like that. Brad, They're, long., [, laughs, ], Caroline They've, gotten long.. So I have a few brushes with me and I have a few scissors.. Do you have a preference Brad? We don't need really the teasing brush, but the comb in the middle, the black one is probably perfect.. We don't need the other one either., Just the black one's fine., Caroline OK., And then my scissors.. I have these giant ones from the kitchen. [ laughs ]. I also brought this one from the kitchen too. Brad. Those are like the widest scissors, possible., Caroline, It's pretty wide., And then I mean I have these like kind of ... Brad, Oh OK., Those look, better., Caroline OK. Brad. Typically, I would say try to find a pair of you know, cutting scissors to work. With. I mean they are made a lot different than you know. Office scissors., But you know people might not have that at home. So I totally understand.. These are proper hairdressing, scissors.. Caroline OK. Brad, So they are quite skinny and very sharp.. They cut through the hair so nicely and they leave the edges very blunt without like shredding them at all.. You can get a little bit of like shredding going on when you have to like continuously cut the same piece over and over again in order to get it cut.. But in this situation it's not like the biggest deal in the world.. It would just make it easier for you. Caroline. What is like the biggest mistake you see, people make when they're cutting bangs or generally cutting their hair at home. Brad. Definitely going too short, too fast., Normally in the salon. We'D probably cut on wet hair., But when you're doing it on yourself, you really wan na make sure that you're cutting the right length right from the start. And when hair is wet it's a lot longer than when it's dry and styled.. So you want to see it exactly how you're gon na wear it and then cut from there.. Another thing I see a lot is people just go straight across and we don't wan na do that. Like we definitely wan na, do point cutting, which is when you go upwards instead of horizontally., It's kind of like upwards, with a little bit of slant., Caroline, Like That kinda. Brad Yeah. That'll give you less of a blunt edge. It'll, be like a safety for you just in case. Like you cut too short, you can always kind of like feather it down a little bit. Caroline. My bangs currently are here. Brad. So I'd like to definitely part the hair, where you're gon na normally part it., And if people say that they don't normally have a part, then we would do the middle. Just comb it back for me., Caroline, Oh yes., Brad And kind of see where it falls.. Caroline OK. Brad Yeah. I think we should work on that part. That'S right! There. You're! Seeing that! Do you mind if I get a mannequin and like show you what to do? Caroline, I don't mind. That would help. Brad OK., Caroline Yes. Brad, Here's, my client. [ laughs, ]. On one side, we are taking just that little triangle: out. I'll, show you this section.. So like it's kind of like a slant, down. Caroline, Oh now I see what you mean. Brad And then we're gon na match it again on the other side., So that you're getting this kind of larger triangle. Caroline. It goes ... that [ Brad laughs, ] Close.. Caroline, It's bad. Brad. Let'S try that side. Again. Yeah perfect, now go all the way down and then part that out. Perfect.. Ok now put that behind your ear. And then why don't you just pull a tight ponytail back with that hair. You have., I think sectioning is pretty hard., It's not flawless, but it really isn't. Gon na make a huge difference., Caroline OK. Brad. I find that a lot of people don't know how to use a comb. Properly. Yeah., I mean it's normal people, don't know how to like, lay a comb down on the head and get a section clean.. I'Ve noticed that through, like teaching my brother, how to do stuff and like teaching just normal people how to cut hair.. Nobody knows how to use a comb, because people don't really use combs that often at home. We're gon na take out just a small section from that whole section you have just in the middle. So like it doesn't need to be perfect. Just like a smaller bit down the center., Caroline Like this Brad, Maybe just a little bit smaller than that. All right. So this is gon na, be our sort of guide right. So let's get this one: right. [, laughs, ], Caroline All right.! I got it. Brad! Ok, so we're gon na start off cutting. We're gon na cut it very long first., So you don't actually have to hold it.. So I would just let it do its thing., So you're head's gon na move a little bit forward and you're gon na start right on the side, just taking a little bit out at a time. Right around like let's just start off at your eye. Level. Yeah.! Caroline, But not ... Brad, So don't go straight across though. Pull the scissors a little bit more ... yeah perfect., Caroline, Like this Brad, Not horizontally, just a little bit off. Caroline. Here they go Brad Yeah, perfect., You're doing so good. Let'S go a little bit shorter! Now that we have the technique down., Let's take off just a little bit more.. We can work our way. Up. Yeah, you don't have to hold the hair., Just keep cutting into it.. This way the hair is laying exactly where you're gon na wear it.. If we hold it with our hand, it's gon na end up bouncing up a little bit.. So we don't want that to happen so we're just gon na cut it in its natural position., Caroline Interesting., And you wouldn't recommend like holding it in the brush either Brad. Oh, you totally could, if you feel comfortable with that. Caroline I might.. Ah, I know I cut a lot there. Brad. Let it go, let it go. Wait: stop., Let it go.. Ok that looks like a good length right. Caroline Yeah yeah. Brad That you just cut so let's not go any shorter than that., So just follow that piece across with the rest of the hair.. You got this girl. You're, killing it. Caroline! Thank you Brad. The other thing you can try, maybe it'll, feel more natural for you to take the hair in your fingers like this.. It'S like you're, making a scissor with your finger. Yeah.. Caroline, Oh, like this., Ohh. Brad, Just don't pull on it too much just yeah. And you can move your fingers up a bit further. That way you can see more. Caroline There, like that Brad Yeah, perfect yes.. These look great, so far., Caroline Yay Brad, All right! Well, we can move on to the next step and we can just take a little more hair out from those sections on each side., Like maybe half of that. Caroline Oh., Like ... Brad A little bit more.. So you see that line you made with the bang. In the front, Caroline Yes. Brad Comb, everything down., Perfect OK., Now you're gon na slightly go down with your cutting., So you're gon na follow that line you already made and kind of round it out a little bit. Caroline. Can I hold or no Brad? I would just let it fall naturally.. Just don't cut your eyelash. [ laughs, ], Caroline Yeah, I know. Brad, So you can actually on this side, start from the longer side and go up and you can meet it.. Caroline, Oh, no, not the brush. Oh., I'm so! Sorry. I ... Brad, It's OK., No you're, fine, you're fine.. Ok, let me see it. All right, yeah, just that longer piece needs to go and then I think we can connect that., Be careful around your eyes.. It'S making me really nervous.: Caroline, Oh sorry., Brad, OK and now we're gon na do the same thing on the other, side. Brad. So follow that line you already made. Yeah start on the inside. Right. There. That looks good.. Ok, stop there. All right! Let me see forward. That actually looks good.. I mean we're just missing another piece on the other side.. I think we took a bigger section on the other side, so it's fine. Take off that little side: yeah. Caroline Cool., Brad. Ok now, let's brush the rest of the bangs forward, get that section we didn't finish yet on each side. And what we're gon na do is just comb it down on one side., Caroline Comb, one side, down. Brad, So where we finished that last section just slowly. Chomp at that hair a little bit and just give it a little bit of roundness like what we've been doing, but just don't you don't have to take a lot. Off., Perfect., Beautiful And let's work on the other side, and you can do the same thing. If you feel comfortable with that. That looks good. Now just connect the bottom a little bit, more. Good. I think that's really good.. So now, let's get into styling them, so we can see how they're really laying down. All right. So do you have anything to wet your hair with or like kinda wet your comb and maybe wet your bangs a little bit? Caroline Yeah! I have some water here. Brad, Perfect yeah. Let'S just you can like dip the comb in. If you are OK with that and like ... Caroline Audience, I'm not gon na drink out of this after I do this. There, we go. [, laughs, ], Brad, Perfect. And just get right at the root with that water. And now, let's grab the round brush and A blow-dryer. Do you have a blow-dryer Caroline, I do. Brad And let's just do a simple round-brush blow-dry on the bangs. Caroline. Sometimes my hair dryer has like ... it's janky as well.. Ok, just like roll it down and brush OK. Brad. Let down the rest of your hair for me., Caroline Ooh, [, laughs, ]! Well, that was supposed to be glamorous., [, laughing ] Brad And then give everything a brush and then see that long piece at the ends: Caroline Yes. Brad. Can you cut that off? Caroline? Like this off entirely Brad Yeah just cut it off., OK, perfect., OK! Now let that go. Perfect. Caroline You caught that from 3,000 miles away on a virtual webcam, and I couldn't see it with like four cameras set up in front of me. Brad. It looks so good, I'm so happy. Caroline! Thank you. I love it.. I absolutely love it.. I like that they're long., I'm pretty sure. A week later, I'm gon na probably have to go in and like shorten them, but for now I like how it's just like subtle., It's fun and it's like framing my face. Brad And for your first time I don't think we should try and go any shorter. Just in case, like things, go wrong. And then the better you get at this, you can definitely go shorter and shorter if you feel comfortable, but I think this is a great place to start for you.. It looks fabulous., Caroline Yay. Thank you so much. I absolutely love them.. I guess I just wan na hear from you like. What do you recommend people do right now to support hairstylists and brands and just anything that people can do to support you guys Brad, You can work with them virtually. You know. People can teach you how to do hair through webcam, like I am., Especially supporting like indie brands, is really important. Right. Now., You know tell your hairstylist, you miss them.. It means a lot. You know We love our clients and we love to hear from them.. Caroline. Thank you, again. Brad. Thank you so much for having me.. I hope you love your bangs.. Caroline, Look at all that mess. Merp. Merp merp.. I did such a great job.