How to Wear a Headscarf in the Summer

on June 24, 2009 at 7:48 AM

I love wearing scarfs as headbands in the summer! They're great for keeping hair back and out your face on those hot days, and they do wonders for a bad hair day.

To get this cute look you can either buy a headband hair scarf like this one from Garlands Of Grace on Etsy.com ($10.99). Or you can make your own using a light, summery square scarf. Here's how to do it:

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Style hair as desired—up or down is fine (mine is usually in a tangled ponytail/bun mess).
Fold square into a triangle.
Roll scarf from long edge of triangle end towards the tip of the triangle so it becomes a long thick rectangular band. Vary thickness of the band depending on the day: If it's a bad hair day, I usually go for as thick as possible so most of my hair is covered.
Place center of band at forehead.
Tie a knot under hair at the nape of neck.

How do you wear hair scarfs in the summer?

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Comments (6)

jayrvt

on Jun 24, 2009 at 9:46 AM

thanks for the info. i am always looking for new ways to fold scrafs. i sell jewelry for a direct sales company and use scrafs as a door prize and like to show new ways to wear them. there is a great way to fold one into a small purse.

use a 22in square scarf and two bangles

step one

;ay the scarf face up. slip two adjacent corners through a bangle from the front and pull the ends out to opposite sides

step two

wrap the corners around t the front of the bangle and tie the corners in a square knot.

repeat steps 1 &2 with the otherside of the scarf and second bangle. tuck billows inward and pull on the scarf to "inflate it".

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sstepph

on Jun 24, 2009 at 10:14 AM

I usually wear mine that way. I have long thick hair, so anything that helps keep it up and out of my face is awesome :) its great to wear at the beach too!

aurorabunny

on Jun 24, 2009 at 1:17 PM

Head scarfs are so cute and I'm jealous of anyone who can pull them off. My hair is too flat and my head is too small...when I wear them they just slide off the back of my head and I look like a messed up pirate.