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Fall Hair Accessory Tips

10/15/2017

Inspirits Arts Sheer Handwoven Headwraps

Inspirit Arts Sheer Handwoven Headwraps

Fall is upon us and soon the leaves will be changing colors! The changing of seasons also brings an opportunity to dress our natural tresses with hair accents. For Fall accessorizing, I recommend the three H’s – Headwraps, Hair Cuffs, and Headbands!

Head Wraps

Headwraps are excellent fall accessories! With the cooler temperatures, there’s a need to protect our hair ends. Headwraps are a way to keep your ends covered and protected from the Fall air and breeze.Inspirit Arts Short Closed Net Headwrap

The softer the better – When styling with headwraps, it’s important that you chose the right type of fabric to style with. Whether you use a scarf or an actual headwrap, chose a fabric that’s not coarse and is soft to the touch. Soft fabrics will minimize the friction with your textured hair and lessen breakage.
Avoiding headwrap headaches – Headwraps that are too tight can cause pain known as external compression headaches. These headaches are caused when continuous pressure is placed on your forehead, behind the ears, and base of the neck. To avoid pain when styling with hair accessories, I recommend you loosen your wrap and head wrap knots.

To learn more about styling with headwraps click here.

Hair Cuffs

Many naturals choose protective styles for the fall season to protect their hair during cooler months. Hair cuffs are hair jewelry that can be worn on twists, braids, or locs. Hair cuffs are a great way to add subtle detail to a protective style.

Closed loops are good loops – If the hair jewelry you’re styling with has loops, make sure the loops are closed to avoid getting your hair tangled in the accessory. Also, check wire or metal designs for nicks to prevent additional hair snags.
Follow care instructions – To prolong the life of your hair jewelry, follow care instructions for the design. Depending on the type of wire used to create the jewelry; most care instructions recommend that you remove your hair cuff during tasks and activities involving water.

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Headbands

Headbands are one of the most common hair accessories. They’re a stylish way to hold your hair away from your face or cover-up the frizzy edges of an old protective style! They can also be worn slightly behind your hairline for a bohemian style around the forehead.

Proper fit is key – When styling with headbands, make sure your headband is a proper fit. Your headband should not cause any pain or headaches. It should be a comfortable wear. Most adjustable headbands allow you to control tension and avoid headband headaches.
Save your edges – As naturals, we must also be mindful of protecting our hairline when choosing hair accessories. Too often, naturals try to flatten their hair and edges by using tight ties or bands, all along causing damage to their hairline. I recommend using hair care products to lay down your hair and edges; not hair accessories.

Read a review about Accented Glory’s Paisley Adjustable Headband here.

I hope you find these Fall styling tips helpful! If followed, these tips will help minimize damage to your hair and avoid headaches. For more information about styling with hair accessories you can purchase my styling guide – 3 Things Naturals Should Consider When Styling With Hair Accessories.

What other tips would you recommend when styling with Fall hair accessories?

Tonya Cross - Accessory Designer

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HELP...My Headwrap Is Causing Problems!

3/22/2017

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Our visionary has answered another question from "Ask Our Visionary"! Check out her recommends to a fellow natural that's experiencing problems with her headwrap. Click AOV to submit a question to her and she'll answer your question in a blog post on Accessory Diva!

Too often hair accessories get a bad rap and are accused of causing hair damage and pain. As a hair accessory designer and a natural, I embrace opportunities to educate other fellow naturals on what to look for in hair accessories. So for the record, it's not the hair accessory per se that's the problem, but the misuse of it, bad fit, and materials used to create it is the culprit. As naturals, we must be mindful of protecting our hair and avoiding pain when choosing hair accessories.

When styling with hair accessories, the first thing I recommend is making sure your hair is properly moisturized before applying accessories. I know, I know headwraps are our go to for bad hair days! I get that but, that doesn't give you a pass on caring for your hair. Moisturizing your hair protects it from dryness and breakage. It also acts as a safeguard against fabric of headwraps.

So, how do we know if our hair accessory is a proper fit? It doesn’t hurt; our headwraps should not cause pain or headaches. Many people experience headaches, because their hair accessory is too tight. Headaches caused by accessories are known as external compression headaches that are the result of continuous pressure on forehead, scalp, or behind the ears. To relieve the pressure I recommend loosening the headwrap; find that line between snug and comfortable. Also, lessening the amount of tension from headwraps protects the hairline from stress. If you're concerned about your headwrap slipping, you can secure it with bobby pins.

Naturals need to also avoid headwraps created with fabrics that will cause friction with textured hair and dry out hair. Often times naturals use scarves as headwraps. Most scarves are designed for warmth and are created with coarse tight woven fabrics. Course fabrics such as tweed and wool can cause friction and lead to breakage. Some cotton fabrics has a tendency to dry out hair. Many naturals already struggle with dry hair and there is no need to further contribute to the dryness. Softer lighter fabrics like linen or cotton gauze (a "good" cotton) are better suited for naturals because they don't cause friction or dryness. They are also open weave fabrics which allows airflow and the scalp to breathe under headwrap.

We should always moisturizer our hair before wearing any hair accessories; this minimize damage to textured hair. You control the tension of your headwrap so, lessening the tension avoids pain and also protects your hairline. Be mindful of the fabrics you use to wrap your hair with; all scarves and headwraps are not created equal. To sum it up, your bad hair day don't have to mean bad news for your beautiful natural tresses!

Tonya - Accented Glory Visionary

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How Do You Do That?

3/4/2017

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Accented Glory kicked off "Ask Our Visionary"! Below is our visionary's third answer. Click AOV to submit a question to her and she'll answer your question in a blog post on Accessory Diva!

I have received my first video request! I was asked to create a video tutorial of a head wrap style.

Tonya - Accented Glory Visionary

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