How To Create An Embellished Headband With Pearls

From special events like proms and weddings to a fun night out on the town, adding accessories to your hairstyle is a great way to upgrade your look without making a big change. “If you’re looking for a quick and easy style for an event, either for yourself or guests, this hair headband with pearls is great. And it can easily be taught to a client…because we can’t always be there for them,” says Ellen Devine, Sam Villa ArTeam Member @ellendevinehair. Devine ordered the adhesive pearls in multiple sizes from Amazon and used a Sam Villa Pro Results Single-Waver to create the fun texture.

How To Get the Look

Hair Headband

Take a diagonal section behind an ear with a tail comb, brush vertically with a Sam Villa Artist Series Finishing Brush to smooth and make hair slick and tight. Rub Cult + King Balm in hands and apply to smooth flyaways and add grip for the pearls.
Tuck section over ear, spray with soft hold hairspray and hold with a Dry Sectioning Clip.
Repeat on other side.
Join both ends and secure together with an elastic under the neckline to create a band of hair.

Fun Texture

Spray hair with Redken Thermal Spray 11 and comb through.
With the Sam Villa Pro Results Single-Waver Iron on 320° to protect haircolor, take horizontal and diagonal sections throughout the head and compress down the hair strand. Larger sections will form a looser wave.
Let cool and soften waves with the finishing brush and texturizing spray.

Pearl Placement

Remove a pearl, tweezers can be used for the smaller ones, place in two diagonal lines on one side, and then fill in the gaps to make a zig zag pattern. There’s artistic freedom here, so get creative.
Repeat on the other side.
Make sure to press pearls into hair so the product and adhesive on the pearls set.

“It creates the illusion of a headband, but it’s more modern and youthful than just wearing a regular headband,” says Devine.