It’s finally here! Graduation season.
You’ve probably noticed your mailbox filling up with
invitations (and your wallet shrinking from the checks you’ve got to send the
graduates) or maybe you are a lucky enough to be a graduate yourself. If so,
congratulations!
We at Believe hope
there are lots of parties, good times with family and beautiful photos to
commemorate the occasion…but if you’ve been wondering what to do with your hair
under that mortarboard, we have a few suggestions for hairstyles and tips that
will look good through those endless speeches and when you finally get to make
your escape:
Straight behind the
ears: Pulling your hair forward will give you too much of a boxed-in look,
so wear some simple earrings (not too dangling, your robe will pull your whole
look down enough) and flat iron your hair so it goes smoothly behind your ears
and spray in place.
In a low ponytail:
Pull your hair sleekly back and through elastic set low on your neck. Spray the
whole thing so when you pull your cap off (to throw in the air?) your hair will
stay in place.
In a bun: Sculpt
you hair into a loose bun, looped back under an elastic band. After the ceremony
you can pull out your hair, give it a shake and be ready to party.
Braid it: A long
braid in the back or even two loose braids (with or without ribbons woven
through in your school colors) will keep your hair neat under your cap but let
it fly free (and wavy) for dancing afterward. Braid it dry for minimum wave or
wet and by the time you get your diploma, it will dry into a mane of waves.
If your ceremony is
outside: Make sure to use anti-frizz products like Chromastics Repair Extreme so that the heat
and humidity doesn’t make your hair stick straight up or hang on with static
electricity to your cap when you take it off (Hint: Rub a dryer sheet around
the inside of the cap to keep hair from sticking and another sheet rubbed all
over the inside of the gown and/or --heaven forbid--any panty hose you have to
wear will keep the gown from riding up or showing off your figure in ways you
don’t want.)
Moms &
Grandmothers: Remember, you are going to be in all the photos, too, so take
a little time from the hectic getting-ready period at your house before the
graduation and tend to your own hair. Wearing a bun or French braid isn’t a bad
idea to beat the humidity and use voluminizer like Aestleance Volume Spray (without alcohol) at the crown of your
hair so the weather doesn’t beat your do down as flat as a board. Give it a
little extra height and spray like crazy. Photos are more about what your hair
looks like (and less about how touchable it.)
Don’t forget to plan
for sun: Remember the sunscreen for everybody whose attending the
graduation! It is best if you use waterproof (you are bound to get sweaty) and
tear-proof (getting sunscreen in your eyes can ruin the whole day) and you may
even want to take a page out of the Miss Universe Playbook—run a gentle ribbon
of antiperspirant on your brow and upper lip---no extra “glowing” will then
show up in those photos. It’ll keep any bangs dry, too.
Gift Giving: We
all know money is the favorite present for every new grad but a personal touch
never hurts. Gift that graduate with a beautiful start to this new chapter in
the lives, stop by Believe for a
gift certificate to redeem for a new style, cut and even color or some
fantastic products from those we carry at Believe to take on summer vacation or hoard for college. Such a gift will tell them you
love them. We ALL know how proud you are of them—and we are too.
Congratulations to all grads from all of us at Believe.