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6/7/2020

For You Guys: How to wear bandanas around your head

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How to wear bandanas around your head
Think of 80s rock gods like Axl Rose and Bon Jovi, and you’re likely to remember (if you’re old enough!) them wearing bandanas with almost everything. It takes a certain amount of attitude to carry off a bandana around your head—it’s a bold look that won’t suit shy and retiring types. This is the style for rock and roll types, musicians, and creatives - anybody that loves to dress a little differently and stand out in a crowd. If you’re a battered leather jacket and ripped jeans kind of dude, wearing a bandana around your head is going to suit your style perfectly. A bandana around the head works great with long hair, too, as it helps keep it out of your face while looking rockin’. This is also an excellent look for a music festival, gig or concert, but you need to ensure you find the perfect bandana to wear. 

Opt for a cotton bandana and make sure it’s big enough to fit around your head! You can choose neutral shades like black or gold or a more vibrant color, or a bold black and white bandana for a classic rocker look.
How to tie a bandana around your head
It’s essential to get things right when tying a bandana around your head so that you don’t look like you’re trying too hard! 

​Be confident and laid back, and you’ll carry off this look effortlessly. Here’s how to tie a bandana around your head:
  1. Lay your bandana flat
  2. Fold it lengthwise a few times until you have a long rectangle
  3. Tuck in the loose edges 
  4. Tie around your head
  5. Rock on!
Bear in mind that this is easiest with a larger bandana, and cotton is the easiest fabric to work with here. Silk and satin fabrics look great but can be more difficult to tie and hold in place.
How to wear a bandana with long hair
We think bandanas with long hair are rockin’ and most 80s celebs would agree with us— as well as a fair few movie and music stars nowadays. 

​There’s nothing quite like a man who’s confident enough to pull off long hair, a leather jacket, and a bandana. If that’s you - make sure you choose a bandana that matches your style.

When it comes to how to wear a bandana in your hair, there’s no contest - the best way to wear it is tied around your head. Just bear in mind this isn’t always appropriate for every occasion. If you’re attending a vital job interview or heading to a wedding, leave the bandana at home, or opt for a satin or silk one worn as a pocket square or around your neck (you can still choose a bold, edgy pattern).
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Make sure your hair is smoothed out underneath your bandana - although this is a rockstar look, your hair shouldn’t be sticking out all over the place unless that’s the vibe you’re going for! As an added bonus, a bandana will help keep your hair out of your face when you’re at a festival in windy weather or driving around in your rockstar convertible.

This and other ways to wear a bandana with style can be found on Soxy.com.

6/5/2020 0 Comments

Hair-Scarf Ideas That’ll Take Your "Quarantine" Style to the Next Level

Head scarves offer incredible versatility.  With so many colors, patterns, and styles, you can create exactly the look you want to compliment your outfit.  Tying scarves and bandanas takes a little practice so you'll want check out these tutorials. ​
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How to Tie a Head Scarf
Magicians make colorful scarves disappear and reappear with crafty sleight of hand. Movie stars and celebrities wear designer scarves with great panache. Scarves are perhaps the most versatile and magical fashion accessory in a woman’s wardrobe. If you are suffering from hair loss, knowing how to tie a head scarf will likely be as important to you as making it disappear and reappear is to Merlin. Scarves are available in fabrics, colors, and patterns that are as varied as the farthest reaches of the imagination. You can tie square scarves, bandanas or rectangular scarves to create stylish fashion statements.

Selecting Head Scarves for Tying
Head scarves come in many sizes and shapes. Choosing a shape simply comes down to preference.  To determine your favorite look, it's helpful to browse these head scarves on the model and see which ones appeal to you. Here are some more tips:

Square Head Scarves are the easiest to work with and the most popular. They offer many styling options and are more manageable than oblong scarves for most women. For a cancer scarf or head covering, you are going to want to achieve full head coverage. To do so, you will need a scarf that is at least 28 X 28 inches. For those who prefer to have a generous amount of fabric hanging down their backs (giving the illusion of hair), we offer oversized square scarves.
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Rectangular Head Scarves (also called oblongs or long scarves) are also a good option for women who like the look of extra fabric hanging down in the back, similar to a ponytail. The dimensions allow the wearer to tie the scarf to resemble a headwrap, giving a truly unique look. Oblong scarves take just a little more practice, but they offer additional styling options. You can achieve the looks you can get with a square head scarf, but the dimensions also allow you to create an intricate headwrap or turban more easily than a square scarf.

Here are some favorite ways to tie a head scarf.
How to Tie a Square Head Scarf
How to Tie a Rectangle Head Scarf
How to Tie a Bandana
Scarf Tying Infographic
How to Wear Head Scarf Accessories
Tying Pre Tied Head Scarves
How to Select Head Scarf Styles & Fabrics

Click here for the full article with tutorials and "how to's"

​Here are a couple other articles I found for Hair-Scarf Tutorials.

10 Hair-Scarf Tutorials That’ll Take Your Summer Style to the Next Level

Ten Very Cool Ways to Tie a Headscarf
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6/1/2020 0 Comments

As the Chair Turns - June 2020

What day is it?
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How are you doing?  You doing alright?  As days have turned in to weeks and weeks in to months I hope you are staying healthy, not just physically but mentally well, too.

This month, again, I’ve tried to focus on stories and articles that are relevant to the current times we’re living through.

You should have received a couple emails from me last month in addition to my monthly newsletter.  In one I let you know that Bay Area salons and barbershops would be reopening in Phase 2c with a target date of July 13th.  The other one outlined what to expect once the salon is back open and that we would be working with limited schedules.  I’ll be working Sunday thru Wednesday when we reopen.  I have opened my schedule if you want to start scheduling appointments after July 13th. There are links throughout this newsletter to help you with that. 

Hair is getting out of control and not everyone has been able to get a “covid-cut” or color their hair at home.  While baseball caps might work for some, I thought I would recommend another option, head scarfs and bandanas.  I found a few sites for you with tutorials and “how to’s” if you’re wanting to try a different look for that Zoom meeting.

I’ve talked about stress and hair loss quite a bit.  Almost 3 months into this pandemic you might be noticing a few more hairs on your pillow or in your hair brush. This is normal under the circumstances.  Being mindful of your activities and mental state will help offset some of the stress and fatigue you may be feeling.  Yoga with Andriene has received some national attention so I have links for you. Meditation is another great way to feel centered.  Check out the link with podcast recommendations.

On a more serious note and please do not take the following personally.  It’s just something I need to say.

I have been asked if I would make house calls. The requests have come from clients and friends alike.  As much as I would love to see each and every one of you, this is asking quite a lot from me.  From the very beginning of this lock-down I made it very clear I would take every precautions necessary to ensure my own safety and well-being, as well as those around me.  I have no control over the behavior of others, but I can at least be mindful of my own environment and surroundings.

COVID-19 is a secret predator. The nature of my work is very intimate and breaches the 6-foot distancing recommendation, now 30 feet in some situations. This means even stricter protocols are necessary.  By asking me to come in to your home you are asking me to break the Stay-at-Home order and put a few things at risk.  First would be both your and my heath, safety, and well-being.  We are not of the same households nor have we been self-quarantining together.  Next would be my license and career, basically my livelihood.  I have invested too much to foolishly risk having that taken away.

Someone put it this way: “Asking a hairstylist to do your hair right now, when it’s clearly prohibited to break stay-at-home orders, is like asking a doctor friend to write you a random prescription for narcotics.”

I have been very vocal about other hairstylists and salons that have disobeyed stay-at-home orders and are “secretly” (some not so secretly) doing hair.  I understand the need to support yourself and your family, I do, but at what cost?  At the cost of spreading a very highly contagious virus?  Reopening the salon, even with the highest cleaning, sanitation, and disinfection protocols in place, has its own risks.  I get it.  But at least in the salon, we are doing our best to protect you (and ourselves) in somewhat of a controlled and hopefully safe environment.

I know this may seem harsh, but I’m not going to lose my license, jeopardize my career or my health for you.  Please, respect my profession and my career and know I’d never ask the same of you.

Whew...

I am available by email, text or phone if you have any questions or concerns.  Or just want to chat.

I think that's all for now.
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What’s Inside This Month

The “New Normal” (for now)
Hair-Scarf Ideas That’ll Take Your “Quarantine” style to the Next Level
Is Your Hair Falling Out During the Pandemic?
√ Barbicide Disinfection Certification
Experts Say Hair Salons are a “Medium Risk” Activity
Do Blow Dryers Actually Spread Coronavirus?
‘Caution Fatigue’: What Is It and How to Fight It
How to Clean a Hairbrush and Why You Should Do It More
What is Hair Density and Why Does It Matter?
A Man’s Guide to Brushes and Combs
How to Cut-Throat Shave at Home
Quarantine Fitness: Yoga with Adriene
“Follically Challenged”
   * Does saw palmetto help with hair loss?
Homemade Hand Sanitizer
Episodes: The Best Meditation Podcasts
Amy Schumer Learns to Cook
    * Chicken Wings with Honey and Soy Sauce
The Story of Hair: Egypt’s Hairy History
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