There are some great hair tips online with videos to help with keeping accessories in your hair. Here are some of my favourite ways to keep a wedding veil in your hair whilst fashioning a down do. Please don't be offended by my really bad hair styling, I am not a hairdresser and thank goodness for all those brides out there. But this will show you how easy it is to do.
Take the top section of your hair and tie it up out of the way.
Next take a small section of hair in the centre of your head and put it into a tight ponytail and twist it through, using a very small hair tie, the same colour as your hair (I have used a black one so you can see). Then flip the top section of your hair back to its normal style, covering the ponytail underneath.
The ponytail you have created (hidden under your hair) is now the anchor point for your veil comb. With this hidden under the rest of your hair, you can have a beautiful down do and still be able to wear a veil without any issues.
We would always recommend using pins to secure the comb if your veil has a slight weight to it regardless of the hair do. This helps to keep the comb nicely in place and stop it from slipping.
For a down do, you can take sections of hair from underneath and plait them, across the underneath of the head. This is a great way to secure the comb, and really sturdy.
Use volume as your friend. Back brushing sections of your hair underneath the top layer of hair and spraying this with hairspray can create a rough surface for your veil comb to grip hold of, also giving volume to your hairdo. The great thing about metal combs is that they are malleable so you can bend the teeth of the comb to get more grip.
Hopefully these ideas will help you to create a wonderful wedding hairdo that will make you feel amazing!
Summary:
Most veils will stay in up dos pretty well but if you plan on wearing your hair down there are four options that work particularly well:
- Back comb - lift the section of hair where you would like to wear the veil and back comb the section underneath. Drop the top layer back over the backcombed section and smooth the hair over the top. Fix the veil into the hair using two bobby pins through the loops for extra security.
- Pin curls - create two pin curls where you would like to secure the veil- to do this grab a finger section of hair and twist it into a curl, fasten it into place with a bobby pin. Once the pin curls are in place fix the veil into the pin curls.
- Bobby pins - lift the top layer of hair and just below where you want the hair comb to sit secure two bobby pins in an x shape. Drop the top layer of hair and fix the comb of the veil in the x shape. You may need more than two pins if your hair is very thick or super silky!
- Pony tail - take two sections of hair on either side of where you would like to wear the veil and create a mini ponytail that you secure with a mini elastic band. Insert your veil into the ponytail.
- Mini pony tails (good for short hair) - lift the top layer of hair and in the section below secure tiny ponytails with mini elastic bands. Drop the top layer of hair back down and secure the comb into the hidden ponytails.
It is always a good idea to use bobby pins that match your hair colour and test out your planned method before the big day to make sure it works with your hair and feels comfortable!
Finally for added security and for a pretty finishing touch you can pin a vine over your veil comb as below.
