Hair jewellery

Mission: to hunt the high street for pretty hair bling that will a) camouflage my hideous fringe and b) distract from the aforementioned.

Hair accessories at the minute seem to be all about bandos, bow alice bands and corsage type flower clips. Damn. I don't want decorative pieces to adorn my locks, I need purely practical ornaments that can help support my fringe through its challenging growing process.

Left: Triple wire pearl and crystal alice band - Monsoon Accessorize
So beautiful and delicate, bound to take the focus of the dodgy fringe. Slick fringey bits back, carefully place hair band on top and voilà - fringe? What fringe? Very princessy as well. I like.

Right: Triple crystal flower grips - Monsoon Accessorize
A more jazzier version of ordinary hair grips. Perfect for clasping shorter sections to the side.


Left: Crystal flower clip - Monsoon Accessorize
A simply splendid way to fasten annoying strands out of the way.

Below: Pearl and crystal flower hair clips - Claire's Accessories
Bear in mind that it's a shop designed especially for young girls so it is quite rare to find something that an adult woman can sport. Step away from the cheap and cheerful, and there are a few treasures to be discovered.




Below: Crystal hair grips - Claire's Accessories
Another fab find to garnish hair with.








Below: Black lace bando - Claire's Accessories
No, I haven't come over all 1920's flapper girl just yet, am going to improvise with this lace creation and utilise it as a headband to push the fringe back into obscurity.















Left: Ethnic bangle cluster - Next
It's for the wrist, not the hair, just in case you thought I would manage to somehow adapt it to my hair in some weirdly, unique fashion. People are more than welcome to step forward and demonstrate if they possess such an exceptional ability but I choose to accept bangles as they were primarily intended - it's not Vaseline you know! Anyway, I couldn't resist this exquisite mix, it's rather Bohemian and is certain to add an earthy, organic tone to any outfit.



Right: Scoop neck puffball dress - Krisp
I like the dress but I must admit that it's a tricky one to carry off. Pear shapes should probably steer well clear - a white and puffy bottom half is like garlic to a vampire for gals with well-endowed hips and a juicy butt. It, however, is probably ideal for athletic and straight, rectangular body types who seek to create curves. The puffball skirt is rather fussy, you do need to play with it quite a bit in order to settle it down in place but overall it's an individual take on the whole monochrome style. A sexy party dress with a Grecian feel that looks dazzling with silver accessories for an absolutely glitzy look.

And that pretty much sums up my non-event of a shopping trip. Dissapointing and then some. Why is it that you spot so many delicious items online but they fail to exist when you pop into the actual store? Are they just a manufacturing hoax? Hopefully my next shopping adventure will be wildly successful with many delectable gems detected and captured.