Monday, August 23, 2010

Friday Hair Day vol. 3: Wilber Pan


Yup I already know this was suppose to be last Friday's post but I was super busy and didn't want to skip a Friday's post. Wilber Pan is an American-born Taiwanese singer and actor. He was born in West Virginia, United States but then moved to Taiwan at the age of seven. You may recognize him from the Taiwanese drama Miss No Good, the song Bu de bu ai, and other music videos and commercials. Okay enough about his background, let's get to his hair!

The above image is a great representation of the heavy textured and "piecey" look that I love. It's very simple looking with the sides short and close but with the top just long enough to achieve short side swept bangs and enough "play" to give a textured look. The style also doesn't make his head look overly round, instead it promotes his jawline.

What to tell your stylist:
1.) You want short side swept bangs, so leave the front long
2.) Keep the sides very close near the ear but gradually lengthen it but keeping a very straight shape
3.) Clean up your side burns and temple area
4.) The top will need to able to hold a lot of texture that falls forward, thinning shears may help in this case but a skilled stylist may simply use "point cut"

How I would style it:
1.) Before styling I have found that wearing a beanie after your hair dries from a wash really keeps the hair close to the scalp (more on this later) and not washing the hair for at least two days will help in achieving the side swept bangs
2.) Get your product and try to evenly go "around the world"
3.) Push the sides in towards the front very firmly, you can also piece out the sides after they look alright
4.) For the top get some more product using both hands go in and deeply go in opposite directions one hand at a time
5.) Piece up the op while also pulling it forward and towards the scalp
6.) The side swept bangs should be easy to do with your fingers acting like a comb
7.) Piecing it out is key to the top and depending on how many days you haven't washed your hair it maybe easy or too puffy

Some more photos for reference and enjoyment. Take care!

 

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