Do you dare this slightly kitsch hair trend that buzzes?

If you were born in the 90s, you certainly didn’t miss out on the glittery hair phenomenon in your teenage years. At the time, it was on the hairspray for the hair that we counted to make the hair sparkling to perfection when we did not prefer them the famous mascaras for the hair which draws colored strands in our lengths. Another way to wear them: the shimmering synthetic locks were also in the game. A trend that we could have thought lost forever in the limbo of our memories of beautistas, but which returns this year in the hair of influencers on TikTok. Blame it on a particular attraction of generation Z for the trends of nineties, who never ceases to appropriate past beauty trends. This surprising hair trend is that of tinsel hair, literally “garlands” of hair, which are actually metallic, glittery hair extensions to attach to your natural strands.

The tinsel hair make sparks on social networks

Pinterest, Instagram, and last but not least, TikTok: no matter your favorite social network, you’ve probably already seen this daring beauty trend of sporting sparkly locks in your hair. Gold, silver, a flashy color or even multicolored, the hair glittery tinsel hair is indeed establishing itself as one of the major hair trends of the moment on social networks.

Adapted to all natural hair colors since they are not, these sparkling extensions can also be found more or less numerous in the hair according to your tastes, which allows you to give it only a touch of color. sparkle and fun that is easy to handle. The result is a result that reminds us of Beyoncé’s hair at the 52nd Grammys in 2010. Remember?

We admit, although very original and a bit kitsch, this hair trend that puts glitter in our lengths to seduce with such a model. Why not adopt it for an event or a party?

Obviously, the look becomes more difficult to assume on a daily basis when the strands multiply in the hair, but since it only takes a few extensions to get on the page, it’s not really a problem. You just have to dare!

How to embrace the trend of tinsel hair ?

As you will have understood, the trend is not for hairspray which is sprayed over the entire hair to give it delicately glittery reflections, but rather to iridescent and sparkling strands which appear between our natural strands. With the trend tinsel hair, everything is therefore based on the extensions with metallic reflections that create a glittery effect in the hair. The good news is, these hair accessories aren’t expensive at all. You can find them very easily on the Internet for only a handful of euros, that is to say! Another plus: these hair extensions tinsel hair are sold in lots which does not require us to repeat the purchase quickly if we ever fall for their effect glitter.

Once the tinsel hair in your possession, it remains to put them in place.

• Take a glittery wick, then fold it to make a loop with the metallic thread that will come pimp your hair.
• Then take some hair where you want to hang the extension, then fix the sparkling wick on the thin section of natural hair selected, at the level of the roots, by passing the two ends of the wire previously folded in two in the loop that it forms at the other end.
• Pull on the ends of the string so that the shiny wick tightens a bit around the natural wick and you’re done!

And since pictures are sometimes better than words, discover the right actions in video:

• It only remains to cut the excess length of the extension if necessary, then repeat the operation for each garland of hair to be fixed.

The only downside to these glittery extensions is that they are generally more suited to smooth, supple hair than to curls since they are not curly. But never mind, rest assured if you have curly or even frizzy hair, it is quite possible to wear it and bet on a hairstyle that perfectly integrates these sparkling extensions without the difference in texture being blatant. Braids, another big trend of the season, are the all-purpose ties to highlight your glittery hair without having to straighten your hair first. Instead, see for yourself:

And when the time comes to remove them, all you have to do is hold the roots of your hair and gently run the loop that fixes the extension along the natural strand to which it is attached, to remove your hair. tinsel hair.

And you, are you seduced by the trend of glittery hair?

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Elodie Le Gall

Passionate about writing and beauty, Elodie swaps her lipstick for her laptop to find the best in makeup, hairstyle and skincare trends, and professional tips …