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We love bangs of all shapes and sizes — short, long, side-swept, you name it. But, it takes a certain type of person to pull 'em off. (We've got some serious hair envy for those ladies who get it right.) Yet, with great privilege comes great responsibility. From shaping to trimming, we know keeping one's bangs in tip-top shape can be a full-time job.

So, when we came upon a kit that promised to turn our semi-weekly snips into a no-sweat experience we could do at home, we had to give it a try. We called in Neha, resident R29 bang expert and executive editor of features, to give it a go. Will this handy hair tool become her must-have? Or, will cuticle scissors continue to reign supreme? See for yourself, above.
Transcript
00:07Today in Beauty Test Lab, I am testing out the Bango, which is meant to help you trim
00:12your bangs a little bit straighter. There is a blunt side and jagged side. I'm gonna
00:18go with the blunt side and it's basically a clip that lets you grab just the right
00:25amount of hair and not go crazy and get crooked. So let's give it a shot. I'm gonna
00:30take a small section of hair just over here on the side of my head where my
00:36bangs start to taper off. I'm gonna try just a little bit. It comes with scissors.
00:44I'm a little scared. I'm having trouble getting all of these pieces just right.
00:53Let's see what happens when I take this off. I guess it's not bad. I'm gonna move on to
01:00the next section now. Maybe I can correct later. All right.
01:10All right. I'm gonna unclamp this, see what happened.
01:14Hmm. Yeah, the problem is when you do it this way you're missing a couple pieces
01:19because you can't really get all the way in there. I suspect that this thing coupled with
01:24better scissors might work, but as it stands, I'm a little skeptical. I'm gonna do the next section.
01:37So ultimately, I think this is not the product for me. It doesn't work that well if you're trying to
01:44get precise and want like a clean line.
01:46I think the teeth are too far apart and the scissors it comes with aren't sharp enough.
01:51But if you're looking to just take some length off and want a little bit more of a jagged sort
01:57of messy look,
01:58it probably would work. It like lets you get to the right place and measure how much you're cutting.
02:02But again, accuracy isn't really something you're gonna improve with this product.
02:06Perfect.

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