dressing up your look

[inthepink]

I'm wondering what tips people may have for dressing up their protective hairstyles. The only things I can think of are:

*cute earrings
*maintained eyebrows
*cute glasses

Any more ideas? Not sure if this is considered off-topic but wearing my hair back all of the time, I feel a little plain

and wonder what I can do to jazz myself up a bit. Make-up tips as well as hair adornment suggestions are all welcome....anything...anything! You guys are so creative, I know there are lots of ideas out there!

 

[Lucia]

different lip gloss, new make-up colors, or new hair sticks.

 

[ThursdayGirl]

I typically wear a french roll

... because my hair is too short for a bun (just beginning to creep over my shoulders in the back)... if I want to dress it up ... I add some hair chopsticks ... barrettes (nice adult looking ones) or a hair pick...some kind of accessory. Today I had butterfly/dragonfly (not sure which is it) barrette (silver butterfly shape in marcacite with purple instead of black stone) on my roll... I got a few compliments on it.

Lately, I have been browsing ebay looking for new accessories... I also tend to keep an eye out for new barrettes and clips (hair friendly of course).

 

[NAY007]

i think all protective styles are very classy elegant styles. if your hair is healthy and shiny these styles always look good. i usually wear different hats, glasses, earrings, well any accessory pretty much. but i don't think that the protective styles are plain. it really depends on how confident you are with it if you already think, oh my i look boring with this same ole bun, then people will look at you and see exactly how you feel. but when you feel confident it's a whole different story.

nay

 

[mocha105]

Well i normally wear my hair in a bun but i just switch up the positions...one day it'll be hugh, the next day at the nape of my neck, another day to the side. HTH

 

[Spagirl]

Here is a site that shows how to use a hair stix as an accessory...I personally don't know how to use them properly

...If this isn't right please "Help A Sista Out" with proper how-to instructions. TIA!

1 of the ways for using hair stix

 

[inthepink]

Spagirl,

Great HOW-TO guide! I'll have to try that! Looks like a nice protective style, too.

 

[Spagirl]

I came across this when surfing a site posted by Katrine under a thread entittled "Where to buy nice hair accessories". I hope it works out for you.

 

[Xcellence2]

I think another great plus is having your eyebrows waxed. It definitely REFINES the look!

 

[msprettyeyes]

I think adding a rinse to your hair will jazz it up. Rinses are very good for your hair. they are cheap ($8 for a bottle of jazzing) and you can do it at home.

 

[sweetcocoa]

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Spagirl,

Great HOW-TO guide! I'll have to try that! Looks like a nice protective style, too.

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Ditto!

 

[Allandra]

I like using pretty accessories to dress up my look (aka bun).