You know how you start losing your hair from about 3 months to 6 months postpartum? Then they grow back in like teeny tiny doll hairs; those new mini hairs are your baby bangs.
If you’re a baby-girl-mom, you might already be experimenting with hair accessories for the little one, but baby-boy-mamas, we deserve fun hair clippies too!
I love wearing hairclips and can remember picking up the habit when I was a new mom. For one, wearing a little flowery big was a spot of fun above my enormous breasts and saggy belly (“look into my eyes people and stop staring at the jugs!”). Plus I convinced myself the barrette made my baby bangs look intentional.
Felt flower hair clips by Swanky Bambino
These felt hair clips by Swanky Bambino are handmade in Oakland, CA for $4 a pop. I purchased a few for my own stocking last Christmas (at a sample sale at Studio Grow) and have gotten many compliments. I recently found their website and ordered four more (for less than $20 including shipping. Yeehaw!).
I tried to find a few pictures of me wearing these hair clips or other similar hair clippies. Unfortunately, I’m almost always wielding the camera, and when I take self-portraits, you can’t really see how cool the hair clips are (just a goofy smooshed-face grin taken from up above to make my chin look defined). So, here’s another reminder to get in the picture yourself! (I think if you watch any of our recent TV spots, I’m wearing one.)
There are a few other hair solutions I’ve tried for camouflaging baby bangs: the headscarf and wearing sunglasses as a headband (but you can really only get away with that in the summer, ya know?).
I’m open to any other hacks and tips for solving this problem with a little flair.
A friend of mine swore by wide hair bands. I have yet to find a way to camouflage mine. I have wavy hair, but tend to wear it straight. Those little baby bangs sure don’t stay straight! I end up with a curly fringe all around my face. Somehow most of the moms in my baby group missed out on the baby bang phenomenon.
I use sunglasses. I think they are a permanent part of my head now, and my son thinks sunglasses go on your head, not in front of your eyes…. Doh….
These are cute!
OMG I thought I was the only one. Currently 5 mo. pp and afraid my hair is going bye bye.
Sarah, years ago, I saw that Katie Holmes had them after birthing Suri and I just thought, “yes! she did have that baby! and this happens to Everyone.” In my case, the hair grew back but the hairclips stayed around. Treat yourself to a cut by a sympathetic stylist.
Hello Heather, I just wanted to tell you that you actually bought GIDDY GIDDY hairclips (www.giddygiddy.com) at Studio Grow’s Sample sale last year. We’ve been the only hair clip company there in the past. We are the original felt hair clip company based in Oakland and sold the clips to you! So you cited a company that actually ripped-off GIDDY GIDDY.
Can you please correct this in your blog entry? Thank you!
Kenny, I looked at your goodies at giddy giddy and they are hecka cute; but I also checked with Lisa (from Picnic Blog) who organized the Nest event at Studio Grow and she confirmed that my hair clips were from Swanky Bambino purchased at the 2008 event.
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