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Permalink Reply by Shy Anne on August 23, 2013 at 12:40pm

post as much as you want!!  I would really just add them to anything, lots of ladies incorporate bows into their hairstyles. With the big ones I would either make them a centerpiece on the side of your head (like you would with a big flower) or just put it on the back of a bun for a little less of an attention grabbing look 

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Permalink Reply by Nikki on August 24, 2013 at 10:14am

Hey thanks Jess! What is your tumblr url? I'll have to check yours out!

Thanks for the advice! I will have to check your shop too. I always have a hard time wearing a huge bow on the side of my head for two reasons... One they are on french barrette style clips so they don't slide on very easily. And two, I guess I'm just not used to the style and attention that comes with it!

Anyways thanks again!

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Permalink Reply by Desilu on August 30, 2013 at 3:39pm

Ok, I'll do a couple of things with hair pieces - because I don't always wear a single big piece, but often a group of (smaller) flowers or bows. I'll post pics to this reply the next time I do this... but, I agree with Jessica; when I do my barrels or V-rolls or even pincurls (a la Lucy), I tend to have them going to one side, so to even things out, I'll put a group of flowers on the other side or a large bow, or the WV fetish mask that I just got from Brandi! Also, I will occasionally take the front section of my bangs - which are really long - and just pull them back with a little oomph, doing kitten rolls or barrels on the sides. With this, I'll put the hair accessory in the center, so it ends up being framed by the rolls.

And re-reading this shows how much I definitely need to post pics to this to make it understandable, so I will do as soo as possible!

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Permalink Reply by Nikki on September 3, 2013 at 8:17pm

Haha, I understand! It can be so hard to write out something that you could much more easily show! Thank you for your advice. I love all those ideas (from what I understand, at least :)).

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Permalink Reply by Emmy Stone on August 30, 2013 at 4:49pm

Hi Kitten :) If using a plain bandana - you could maybe use a bow to secure the scarf as opposed to bobby pins? I know you mentioned you primarily wear your hair down, but a cute ringlet/curled styled ponytail with a ribbon and/or bow secured above it is very 1950's preppy.

Otherwise, if you want to use your bows in ways other than just in your hair, it's fun converting them to accessories. It wouldn't take a lot of effort or skill to convert them into a brooch, or even shoe clips for example! Plus you could add lace or pearls onto backing to change it up a bit if you wanted.

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Permalink Reply by Nikki on September 3, 2013 at 8:18pm

That is a great idea! I hadn't really thought about adding them to accessories. Thank you. I love 1950's preppy.<3

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