How to Do a Hump With Bangs

Eva Mendes sports hump hair at a red carpet event in Los Angeles.
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Hump, pump, pomp or bump, this upswept hairstyle boasts high volume with a classic kick. Although inspired by the tall, cascading puff of curls that French King Louis XV's mistress Madame de Pompadour popularized in the 1700s, the modern pompadour is no costume drama 'do and requires no wigs, hair pieces or wire framework to wear. Instead, return to the rockabilly greaser look of the 1950s for a face-framing hair hump that flatters, with or without bangs.

  • Mousse
  • Hair dryer
  • Large flat brush
  • Hair gel
  • Comb
  • Round brush
  • Paddle brush
  • Teasing comb
  • Bobby pins
  • Elastic band
  • Hair styling clips
  • Styling cream
  • Hairspray

1 Slicked-Back Bangs

2 Wash or dampen your hair

Wash or dampen your hair, then let it dry partially. Work a dollop of mousse through the strands.

3 Blow dry the sides

Blow-dry the sides of your hair toward the back of your head with a large flat brush, if your hair is short or going into an updo. Gel the sides to hold them in place.

4 Bangs

Comb your bangs into the hair at the crown of the head to create a single section. Wind the section around a round brush and blow-dry the section away from your face.

5 Tease the underside

Tease the underside of the hair at the crown, near the roots, with a teasing comb to create volume. Comb the top side of the hair smooth.

6 Apply gel to your

Apply gel to your bangs to hold them in place. Secure the top section at the crown with bobby pins.

7 Pull your hair

Pull your hair into a loose ponytail or bun or leave it hanging. Coat the style with hairspray to hold.

8 Side-Swept Bangs

9 Or dampen your hair

Wash or dampen your hair and let it dry partially. Create a side part with a comb.

10 Brush your hair back from the crown

Brush your hair back from the crown, leaving your bangs free. Clip the bangs out of the way with a styling clip.

11 Blow dry the sides of the hair toward the back of the head

Blow-dry the sides of the hair toward the back of the head with a large flat brush, if hair is short or going into an updo. Gel the sides to hold them in place.

12 Bangs to the crown of your head

Separate a top section of hair from just beyond your bangs to the crown of your head. Wind the section around a round brush and blow-dry the section away from the face, toward the back of the head.

13 Tease the underside of the dried section of hair for extra volume

Tease the underside of the dried section of hair for extra volume. Place bobby pins at the crown to hold the top section in place. Pull the hair into a ponytail or bun for a sleek look, or leave it hanging for a casual look.

14 Dampen your bangs with water and comb styling cream bangs with water and comb

Dampen your bangs with water and comb styling cream through them.

15 Directing the air flow from roots

Direct the nozzle of a hair dryer downward, directing the air flow from roots to tips, to straighten the bangs.

16 Finger-comb

Finger-comb your bangs to the side and leave them free or tuck them behind your ear. Spritz the style with hairspray.

  • For straight bangs, leave them out of the bump and style them as usual.
  • For fine hair, set hair with hot rollers before styling to create extra volume.
  • If the volume in the bump is too low, increase teasing at the crown for extra height.

A writer with a Bachelor of Science in English and secondary education, but also an interest in all things beautiful, Melissa J. Bell has handed out beauty and fashion advice since she could talk -- and for the last six years, write for online publications like Daily Glow and SheBudgets.

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