Bang Blocker

     I decided on a whim a few months ago to give myself some bangs.  They're so cute, but I didn't consider how much of a pain putting on my makeup, washing my face, etc would be once I had them.  I tried using headbands to pull my bangs out of my way, but the end results were reminiscent of Alfalfa.  It took more effort than I was willing to put in to make my bangs behave after I had gotten them all wonky with my headband (which, by the way, never seemed to stay where it belonged).  The worst part, though, was that sleeping with my bangs on my face was starting to give me forehead breakouts.  I needed a change.

     Enter Dariya's Maegami Tomeru... Front Hair Stopper.  No.  Bang Blocker... Hmm... Fringe Foiler?

     The smiley face on the package claims it is perfectly suited for keeping your hair out of your face while applying makeup.

     Talking velcro and lame translations aside, these things are great.  They're basically large strips of velcro that you stick to your head.  They come in different shapes, but the most popular ones are square.  I intend to get some bow shaped ones next.  These look a little silly, but work beautifully.    You don't have to worry about them sliding off while you sleep, you don't have to worry about your bangs getting creased, you don't have to worry about anything.  Yay for small miracles!  It is unbelievable they're not popular over here.  I like this product so much that I've decided to upgrade to a cuter bow shape (if I can find it) this weekend during my Chicago beauty haul.  

     I've seen these for sale in hyaku-en stores, which are the Japanese equivalent of dollar stores.  I was lucky and got mine as a complimentary gift when I ordered some circle lenses.  You can get them online for about 1 to 3 bucks, assuming someone isn't trying to fleece you.