15 Foolproof Ways Any Girl Can Pull Off Hair Accessories
Bonus: They're all under $10.
Styles For Pixie Cuts
Pixie cuts may be the lowest maintenance style out there, which means hair accessories can completely change the game. Headbands! Crowns! Headwraps! A hair accessory is a pixie cut's best friend.
1. Wear a crown and be the true flower child that you are.
Just let your hair peek out from the sides and you're golden.
Metallic Faux Rose Headband, $6.90, Forever 21.
2. Subtly hint at your fancy personality with a teeny beaded headband.
All you do is wrap it around your head and push back a tiny little bit. It doesn't get any easier, people.
Beaded Stripe Headband, $3.80, Forever 21.
3. Get cozy and classy with a gorgeous knit headwrap.
It's basically a fancy sweater for your head, and who doesn't love a head sweater?
Faux Stone Knit Headwrap, $7.03, Forever 21.
4. Go for a sparkly turban and you basically won't even need to touch the rest of your pixie.
It's perfect for the lazy girls who need to be fancy but have no energy to be fancy but still want to look great. (Everyone? Yes, everyone.)
Knotted Metallic Headwrap, $3.80, Forever 21.
5. Choose the chic way to wear sparkles in the form of a skinny glitter headband.
Huge bonus: Headbands like this won't give you a the head-pinching pain that can make you turn on your friends.
Remington Thin Glitter Headband, $2.50, Target.
Styles For Curly Hair
Every day with curly hair is an adventure, and adding in a few hair accessories can only make things better.
6. Play a game of peek-a-boo with tiny bows and your curls.
It’s as easy as twisting back one lone curl strand and clipping in the bows.
Edgy Faux Leather Hair Bows, $2.21, Forever 21.
7. Or you could give your curls the edge they need with a black leather bow.
Just pull back a few pieces of hair from each side and secure them in the back with a barrette. And don't worry, the bow will hide any bobby pins you needed to use in the process.
Faux Leather Bow Barrette, $2.90, Forever 21.
8. You might go for a little business on the right, party on the left with some jazzy pins.
Toss your curls to one side and hold your hair in place with cute hair pins.
Feelin' Jazzed Hair Pin Set, $7.99, ModCloth.
9. Get a bit geometric by making a ridiculously easy (but pretty!) triangle with hair slides.
It's so pretty it hurts! Just kidding. Having your hair look this cute in all of five minutes feels pretty baller.
ASOS Metal Gold Hair Slides, $7.58, ASOS.
10. Ask yourself one question: If you aren't wearing a velvet bow in your hair, are you even at a party?
The answer is probably not.
ASOS Velvet Bow Hair Comb, $9.48, ASOS.
Styles For Long Hair
Having long hair doesn't mean you can't have fun with a hair clip or two. It just means you have more options when it comes to styling.
11. If you're always throwing your hair into a top knot, you can easily add a touch of ~class~ with this patterned scrunchie.
Just sit back and watch as people barely recognize you with your cool new hairstyle.
Study in Sweetness Hair Tie Set, $6.99, ModCloth.
12. Or you can really amp up your ponytail wattage with this glittery scrunchie.
Then take things to a whole new level with a side pony.
Limited Edition Metallic Scrunchie, $9.48, ASOS.
13. Just try to wear a thin gold headband and not feel like the Blair Waldorf version of yourself.
You'll also feel like you beat the hair system, because it doesn't get much easier than putting on a headband and calling it a day.
ASOS Skinny Headband, $7.58, ASOS.
14. Place this delicate little chain piece atop your head and don't even bother with anything else.
This is your fair warning that you'll likely be the coolest person at the party if you're wearing pretty chains in your hair.
Triangle Pendant Head Piece, $3.90, Forever 21.
15. Or give party-goers something to remember you by with some hair pins at the back of your head.
There's no work required besides your usual ballerina bun, but you are literally covering yourself in gems with these hair pins. How can you lose?
Winning in Wings Hair Pin Set, $7.99, ModCloth.
Hairstylist: Katrina Glenn, Mizu Salon
Makeup Artist: Achelle Dunaway, e.l.f. Cosmetics
Models: Cyn Frelinghuysen and Natacha Jaraba, APM Models; Maitland Quitmeyer
Some products featured in this post were provided to BuzzFeed Life for review.