For the entirety of my teenage years I was wondering 1 question: bangs or no bangs. While I had facial dysmorphia about the long space between my eyes and nose (looked longer to me than it is, I mean), I’ve always believed that hair defined a person the most; one can’t change their face after all, so how one parts and cuts their hair is the most configurable human trait. Sure, people think they can do more. For example, wearing long painted nails, filling their lips, and tattooing themselves, but hair is always the most editable one (I’m using design words sorry… I forgot the words for it).
The impacts
While the eyes are the first thing someone looks at (maybe not anymore), among how healthy a person is and various other factors depending on the looker, I believe that unconsciously we note the hair first considering that it frames the eyes and sits on one’s head.
As a 3D designer, when modeling hair I see a vast differences between how I part the hair, the texture, shade, etc. So when it comes to examining my own, what suits me best?
Comfort first
People inherently know who they are, it’s when they want to be different that’s the problem. Everything has order after all, which shade of blue you like paired with a shade of another color is an indicator of you skin tone (not just physical coloring). So how I’m most comfortable having my hair: shoulder-length and bangs in spring, longer in winter, always a right side part, is what I should stick with.
Crown shape
The way our skull is formed has a bigger difference than we realize. For instance, a higher crown means the top back of the head sits higher on the scalp, making the hair appear fuller and the face more child-like. Whereas a low-crown sits lower on the scalp, causing the forehead to be smaller. A low-crown looks makes a person look older as well, and as a personal observation, tends to be more apparent in middle-east nations whose hair is very thick unlike european fine-haired and high-crowned appearances.
Hair type
There are key differences between thick and thin hair, particularly how the hair lays. Thick hair seems to lay naturally fuller, especially if it’s wavy, meaning it most likely doesn’t need much styling. Whereas thin hair- while it can be just fine laying straight, will frame the face better with soft layers (not choppy!). As for myself, I don’t want the upkeep, so I found a cool trick to cutting my hair in layers: cutting it upside and trim at a 45 degree angle. It’s that simple!
Takeaway
Comfort comes above all when making decisions about oneself. While identity involves how we are inside, it can also reflect into our physical appearances traits like confidence, charisma, kindness, though of course we shouldn’t “judge a book by its cover”, and those traits don’t mean everyone needs to reflect them. As for me, I’ve been more confident in what I look like now that I’ve taken the time to experiment during my teenage years and now having an annual routine. Nothing happens overnight after all!
Lastly, as for my hair care, I discuss my personal accomplishment in How I Keep my Hair Floofy
*Note: I kind of lost inspiration writing this, so I’ll be updating it at a later point.