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Hey everybody, it's Kristin from Fashion Style Beauty,
hope all is well, and I am here to teach you how to
avoid the world's craziest conundrum
for those of us who love accessories...Hat-head, uh!
So what is commonly referred to as "ring around the head" which
is something nobody ever wants, or frizz or crazy static where
you take your hat off and your hair just kind of looks like
you were, you know, struck by a light socket.
We don't really want that.
So, here are some tips to avoid hat-head.
First thing is you have to make sure you pick a hat that fits
your head, which means that it can't be super tight,
it can't feel like it's pressing against your forehead,
you need to make sure that your hat fits.
If you've never been fitted for a hat, get fitted for a hat.
Actually take a measurer and measure how many inches
your head is around and that's your hat size.
Look for hats that are your size.
For those of us who have abnormally large craniums,
like me, and I'm not kidding, I wear a ridiculously large men's.
I have to usually wear men's hats because
my head is big and, whatever.
Wonder what that means about me...hmmm.
So you want to make sure that your hat fits.
You want to make sure that it literally slides over
the top of your head.
Now, the other thing you want to look for is the fabric
and the make of the hat.
Make sure your hats are well made.
It's worth it to spend good money on a good hat because
it will last you longer and it won't mess with
your hair as much.
In the summer, look for hats that are straw.
I'm a particularly big fan of this hat.
This is straw and breathable which means that your hair
will be able to breathe underneath.
In the winter, I'm a big fan, this is actually a cotton blend
hat, and it's amazing and I love it.
So, this is my, one of my favorite little hats for winter.
So look for fabric to make sure that it's light and,
you know, not as heavy.
Like, heavy hats will tend to weigh your hair down.
Here's a really interesting tip.
If you have chemically treated, relaxed, or otherwise processed
hair, try to avoid wool hats.
Wool hats will tug and pull at the fibers of your hair.
If you are an African American woman and you have relaxed hair,
do not, do not use wool hats, because they will tear away
at the fibers of your hair and they will cause breakage.
As somebody who has experienced this multiple years in a row,
I will tell you to avoid wool.
Go with cotton hats.
Okay?
Now the second thing is, prevention is
the best trick, right?
So step two.
If you have long hair, the best way to do it is slick your hair
back into a ponytail or up into a knot and then put the hat over
that, and then it should keep your hair completely great.
The trick is you want to keep your hair dry.
If your hair gets wet or humid, it's gonna be like
any other time when it would get humid.
It's gonna be frizzy, it'll cause --
it'll take on whatever shape is around it.
It's hair.
So keep your hair dry.
If you, you know, long hair, ponytail, you know,
definitely high bun, put the hat on top.
If you have short hair, you can always rake your hair back,
and then put the hat on, and then reshape your hair
once you take the hat off.
You know, and then you're done, right?
With fedoras and sharper styles you might want to, and this is
another trick if you are -- if you have chemically processed
hair, relaxed hair, color treated, even, you can actually
do something kind of chic, and I love this personally.
You can actually use a scarf.
If I could figure out which way it went, right?
You can actually use a scarf to cover your hair under the hat
and give it kind of a retro-glam feel.
Like that.
And that way your hair is protected underneath, it's dry,
it doesn't get, you know, the line around the crown,
so consider a scarf.
Number there, if you have already gotten hat-head
and you need to get rid of it, the one thing I have to tell you
not to do, don't brush your hair.
Don't brush it.
If you have lines around your head, if you have frizz,
if you have any kind of indentation,
brushing it will set the style in.
Don't brush your hair if you have hat-head.
If you have hat-head, don't brush your hair.
Take a little bit of gel, a small amount, run it through
your hair and restyle your hair with your fingers
because it adds air.
Your fingers will add air, a brush will just
keep pushing things down.
Use your fingers.
If you, basically, and here's the best trick on Earth --
and I'm actually gonna give you a little trick, if you have
frizz or static, actually, if you have static on your hair,
a clean dryer sheet will take it away.
You're thinking that's crazy.
No.
I have girlfriends who have amazing jobs
and in their multi-million dollar desk drawers,
they have Bounce fabric sheets.
A dryer sheet will take away static cling.
So, those are your tips for avoiding hat-head.
I'm Kristin from Fashion Style Beauty and I'll see you later.
Bye.