3 Ways to Tie a Headscarf & Coping with Hair Loss
3 Ways to Tie a Headscarf & Coping with Hair Loss
I went through 5 months of chemotherapy after my cancer diagnosis and like many people who undergo this treatment, I lost my hair a few weeks after my first treatment. I had a few weeks to come to terms with the idea of losing my (ahem, quite long) hair and thought that I was going to be a mess when my hair actually started falling out. But, for some reason, I just shifted into “figure it out” mode and started to experiment with tying headscarves. As a life-long lover of fashion, I just knew that I could find a way to make my new reality work for me. I did some research on YouTube and spent hours experimenting and trying to replicate the looks that I liked best. I also bought myself some pre-tied scarves from Etsy and a new makeup palette as a treat. At the beginning of this process, a little retail therapy really helped me cope!
Below are some of my favorite methods for tying a headscarf. Now that it is summer here in NC I have not been wearing the 2nd and 3rd styles below since they require the use of 2 beanies. But, the classic style still works great. If it is too hot outside, you by no means need to use the beanies that I am using in the video!
Classic Style with Beanies for Volume
Large Bun Inspired by YouTuber Glory Okings
Small Low Bun
The Experimentation Phase
Below are a few selfies that I took while I was in the experimentation phase. At some point when I had lost enough hair, I decided that I needed to cut my losses (literally) and at least preserve a ponytail of hair so that I would have a record of my natural hair color in case it grew back all gray! At that point, I took the opportunity to see what a pixie-cut might look like on me. I took some selfies of a long pixie style, which was a totally happy accident, that was just the right length after the ponytail was cut off. Then I did a very bad job of cutting it to the length of a short pixie-cut just to see what that might look like. All the while I was texting my favorite photos to friends. This process really helped me to feel better about my situation and helped soften the blow of losing my hair.
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