lickthestar....I don't see a monkey anywhere, I think he's adorable.
Schatzie's bangs are long enough to hang over her eyes and just a tad short to get pulled up with the other hairs in her top knot bow.
Any kind of hair gel works well and I also have a top knot bow gel that is used (human hair gel is much cheaper)...
I think it's a waiting game for the hair to get long enough to do what you want. For instance the hair around the eyes, once long enough it will lay down on it's own. Schatzie's is just now getting to that point.
I tell myself daily, "her hair will grow, her hair will grow"....so we wait., patiently at that!!
