Accessorize for Spring with Spring Colors

Try pastel head scarves and head coverings this spring

Finally!!! Winter is now over – or should be, and Spring has sprung!! For some reason the word Spring somehow makes me smile. Just thinking of the sun shining and flowers sprouting, birds chirping and the sound of children playing gives me the warmth I’ve been waiting for a whole Winter long. Just imagining the soft light Spring colors relaxes me. The word spring just makes me want to dance and sing! It makes me want to Spring into the new season we’ve been waiting for so long – or at least I’ve been waiting for so long! So no time to lose – let’s spring into Spring before this season is gone with the wind.

Of course the BIG question is “what color to wear in Spring?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!”

Well, don’t jump ahead of yourself  – Spring IS NOT  summer! Spring is Spring and Summer is Summer. So of course in the Spring, it might still be a little chilly or breezy; you might not want to dump that jacket just yet , however you night decide to wear a lighter weight jacket. Now there’s no need to start wearing summer clothes or summer colors yet – we’ll save that for summer time, but you can definitely start wearing spring colors!

Now, we all know that Spring colors are those light and soft looking pastel colors. For example: light pink, light green, light blue or light orange. Light yellow or peach or even white. Now if you’re not the “light” kind of person – don’t fret! We’ve got the perfect idea for you! You can still wear those dark color clothing that you love and just dress it up with some lovely, light, pastel colored hair accessories, women’s berets or head coverings. It gives the perfect look, makes the perfect outfit and of course the most perfect you!!

So let’s try to imagine this to ourselves. All black with a light green and gold necklace with a light green head wrap. Or how about a soft pink necklace with a soft pink beret?! It’s all in your hands – the sky is the limit when it comes to hair accessories!

Now, If your just edging to wear those colors already, your just sick and tired of all the dark colors; the best hair accessories will probably be the darker ones since you don’t want  to look too summery either. You can try a light weight beret in a darker shade, a banana clip, head band or head wrap.

It’s up to you! There’s so much to do with hair accessories, head wraps and headscarves- it’s a world of its own. So spring into it and dive right in before it’s too late!!

The French Legend of the Beret

Where did the Beret originate?

It’s been around so long that it’s not really clear where the beret was first invented. In fact French legend gives credit to Noah for its creation. According to the legend Noah used wool to insulate the the ark. With all the animals trampling on it for 40 days and 40 nights it very rough and turned into a tough material or fabric. That fabric, according to the legend was felt. Noah then used that felt to make himself a cap – or the first felt beret!

There is another opinion that it was shepherds who first created the beret. Why shepherds? Because they wore these knitted wool hats outside every day and due to the weather conditions it swelled and became solid felt. And thus, they had a beret.

Most probably though, the beret originated in Greece 2,500 years ago. The Romans then adopted the beret and thought very highly of it. It became the style for man, woman and child. Berets were seen everywhere in Rome. So, therefore the beret is known as a Greek – Roman hat.

From 2,500 years ago the beret has definitely come a long way, here are some of the more popular uses berets have been put to since the 1900’s.

- In the early 1900’s berets were mostly worn by the French (in France). Of course, Belgians also wore them for France set the trend for them. In France and Belgium, berets were worn only by men, either for uniform or style. It was also worn by younger boys for style.

- In the 1920’s the womens beret became very popular in America for women and girls. It was designed and decorated in a more feminine manner and was a very fashionable head covering.

- In the 1930’s the beret was mostly worn by men and boys in France and Belgium. In America, it was now little boys who wore berets for style.

- In the 1940’s, the beret was adopted by many military groups and forces.

- In the1950’s, scouts outside of France decided to adopt the beret as a uniform hat. The beret made a great uniform hat for a scout for it was comfortable and sat on the head in any position. They also got the idea from the military. Since the military had adopted this hat for their uniform it was more of a prestigious hat. However, once the military and the scouts started wearing these in France, men and little boys were rarely seen wearing berets for style anymore.

So there you have it. The concise history of the beret. The beret continues to be a fashionable head covering for women to this day and Spring Trends 2012 will definately feature this versatile little womens hat!

A Note about Hair Accessories…From the Teachers Desk.

 

Hair Accessory Dos and Don’ts from the Teachers Perspective

I walk into teach my 7^th grade class on an early afternoon ready to start a brand new day and a brand new lesson; only to have five hands already raised.

“Could I go to the bathroom, I reeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllyyyyyyy have to go” they shout.

Although they just had lunch I let them go thinking that at least the class will be quiet.

They come back in with their side bangs perfectly swept and their soft wide headbands sitting perfectly on their heads.

So that’s what they had to go to the bathroom for. Not only that, but they keep on opening their desks every two minutes to look in their tiny little mirror to make sure it’s still in place. Well, of course within the next five minutes one hair actually did move out of place and all of a sudden they’re frantically crying that they reeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllyyyyyyy have to go to the bathroom.

“Wow, this is gonna be fun” I think to myself.

Don’t you agree with me that life would be so much simpler with some nice and stylish hair accessories that just let our kids live life?? Put it on once and you don’t have to check up on it till the end of the day.

The first step would probably be to drop those side bangs. Grow them in once and for all. Besides for being busy in the mirror the whole day making sure they’re perfectly in place and besides for constantly making sure they’re not oily (because they were touched the whole day), we teachers will actually be able to see your daughter’s eyes and face and she’ll be able to concentrate in class so much better. If she insists that she likes a cut in the front of her face why not try a middle part? The middle part cut is actually back in style in full force. And it keeps hair out of the way and we can actually see your child’s face that way too!

Another great way to keep her hair out of her face is with a headband. NOT a soft headband that slips and will probably fall off every three seconds, a headband with teeth that will actually stay on her head for a longer period of time.

Drop those bobby pins and go for the clips, they come in many different colors and are much more secure.

Next on the list is the back of the hair. The best way to keep it out of the way is to put it up. A banana clip can be an idea as long as it’s not loose and doesn’t slip out every two minutes. Otherwise, a butterfly clip, a jaw clip or a scrunchy could make the perfect fit. Stylish, simple and comfortable she won’t need to be all busy with her hair 24/7.

I can go on like this forever, but I think you get the point and I’m sure you agree with me by now that life and school would feel a thousand times more free and enjoyable without always having to be busy with hair accessories and what people will think if one hair is out of place because this way no hairs will be out of place.

For our part, on our side of the teacher’s desk, we will finally be able to have a class without any disruptions!

Really Bad Hair Days: Hair Accessory Tips and Tricks that REALLY Work.

Bad Hair Day...

There are not such great hair days, bad hair days and BAD hair days. Do you ever find that some mornings you wake up and nothing but nothing looks good? Your hair is frizzy, puffy or stringy and no matter what you try to put on to make it look good, it seems like there’s no hope?! Sometimes even your favorite hat or hair accessory can let you down on such a morning and it just makes you want to go right back into bed for the rest of the day. Well don’t do that yet, below are top ten ideas of how to prevent bad hair days and how to deal with them.

1.     To get your hair wavy and sleek, simply sleep with your hair in a braid. The more waves you want in your hair, the tighter it should be. If you simply want extra volume without getting your hair puffy or frizzy, make it a little looser. It’s a great trick that never lets you down!

2.     This may sound funny but if you simply want your hair to stay natural and not frizzy after you take a shower, simply either put your hair in a neat pony or let it loose and gently put it neatly into a pre-tied bandana either covering your whole head or half. What?!?!? A pre-tied bandana?????? Now how does that make a difference???? Well, it just keeps your hair in place throughout the night instead of it flying around and getting frizzy, puffy and drying in the wrong way. If you still don’t believe me, give it a try and let me know how it goes! Trust me, it won’t let you down!!

3.     For a neat pony with some volume or waves go to sleep the night before with your hair in a tight neat bun. Your hair will dry when it’s all twisted up in the bun and when you let it out in the morning it will be nice and wavy. If you want to give it that extra look you can add moose to your hair before you put it in your bun.

4.     Wake up with your hair all oily and just don’t have time to take a shower?!?!? Don’t freak out just yet. Run to the bathroom (or wherever you keep it) and pull out a BIG bottle of baby powder. Gently sprinkle some on your hand and spread it on your hair. At first your hair will be white but the more you brush it out, the sooner it will blend in. Since it is dry, it works wonders!! Once you try this trick baby powder will become your best friend and right hand man!

5.     Fizzy hair?! When it’s too late in the morning to start thinking of all the things you could have done last night to avoid it, just grab that banana clip – it makes all the difference!

6.     The best trick for puffy or frizzy hair is DON’T BRUSH IT!!! Yes, don’t brush your hair in the morning; it just makes it all that much puffier and harder to deal with. The only time you should brush it is after the shower to keep the knots out.

7.     If your planning on wearing your hair in a pony but it’s just wild today simply put your hair in the pony and run your hair iron through the pony, it takes two seconds and looks as if your whole head  is ironed. Don’t have a hair iron? Ask someone around you to lie your hair down on the ironing table (yes, the ironing table!) and go over your hair with a clothes iron. Make sure they don’t get too close to your scalp!

8.      Bangs are puffy or just not behaving?! Grab bobby pins and just put them up and out of the way – you might even start to like that hair style so much that you’ll want to wear it every day!

9.     When there’s no hope and there’s nothing to do about it just stuff all your hair into your newest beret and put on a smile ;-) it makes all the difference!!

10.   Can you share something that works for you??

Extras Extras Read All About It!…Hair Accessories that make the difference

Use Jaw Clips and other Hair Accessories for Women to spruce up your outfit.

Ever feel like you have enough of wearing the same uniform to school every day? That you’re wearing the same color outfit every day to work or even better the same outfit? Wouldn’t you like a change? Well, we’ve got the perfect idea for you! You’ll definitely be pleased with this one for it will give you that change you need without having to buy a whole new wardrobe. Hair accessories for women do the trick. They can miraculously “turn your world pink” and give that little simple outfit that finishing touch. The funnest part of all is wearing the same outfit twice yet changing hair accessories and watching how the whole outfit actually looks totally different.

For example, when wearing a school uniform at times it can get boring and you might be looking for change. So the perfect solution would be to get some really nice and funky hair accessories. If your uniform is more on the light side- like a light grey skirt with a light blue top; or something of that sort, the best thing to do would be to go with the lighter pastel colors so that it doesn’t look like too much. If the uniform is however darker like navy, black or maroon the most ideal thing to do is to wear the louder and darker colors because the lighter colors won’t give enough of the change and difference you’re looking for.

Now, there are many different hair accessories and once you get into its world you’ll be so ecstatic that you might want to wear them all at once. However, even though each hair accessory is beautiful on its own it doesn’t necessarily look that beautiful all on one head at the same time! For example, take a banana clip with gems or stones, a colorful snap clip, a funky scrunchy, black and gold bobby pins and a thin headband with teeth. Each hair accessory on its own is gorgeous but try putting them all on your head at the same time. Truthfully you’ll probably look like you have no hair left and something close to a clown! So, when wearing hair accessories, we have to learn to wear the least at one time yet still attract that different look! Try them, hair accessories are addictive, once you start you can’t stop!

What about work? You still want to keep that classy and put together look and yet give it the change it needs. Well. you can stick to the classier hair accessories for women such as pearl headbands, co-ordinating head scarves, simple banana clips and dark classy colored jaw clips. Although it is simple and dark and doesn’t look funky and colorful it will definatley give you the change you are looking for.