is something wrong with the shape of my head???!

**piratejenny23** · December 16th, 2009, 08:01 PM

i can NOT get scarves, bandannas, or even headbands to stay on my head. they all slowly slip towards the back of my head and pop right off!!!

i KNOW not everyone has to re-do their scarves every half hour...i've hung out all day with people wearing bandannas, etc, and they don't mess with them

the scullcap kinda works, but is not big enough to go over a bun. and i am NOT a hat person. i have a ginormous head; hats never fit me! snoods might work but i have pretty scarves that i would like to use sometime!

i cook at work and i would like to--sometimes, please, just sometimes--not smell like onions; keeping my hair covered helps to keep the cooking odors out. oh, and keeping my stray hairs out of strangers' food is apparently not looked down upon.

i have tried holding them on with barrettes & bobby pins; i have tried bunning or braiding my hair under the scarf so it had something to hold on to. staples? should i try staples?

does anyone else have this problem?

**Gvnagitlvgei** · December 16th, 2009, 08:05 PM

My scarves always end up under the covers, on the floor, down my shirt...someplace other than on my head all night. Maybe I toss and turn violently. But I know that I cannot wear most hats because my head is shaped funny and that my scarves do not stay on unless I tie them so tightly, I lose consciousness lol.

**ArienEllariel** · December 16th, 2009, 08:06 PM

I bought one of those stretchy round headbands and had the same problem! It just refuses to stay on my head... I mean, what, is my head too round??

**rags** · December 16th, 2009, 08:08 PM

Well, I've always blamed this on my fine, slippery hair, but you don't have fine hair. Hmmm.......
I'm about ready to go the staple route myself, so no help, but I'll be watching this thread in case a Scarf Guru comes along to let us in on the secret!

**Copasetic** · December 16th, 2009, 08:09 PM

I totally have the same problem. Elastic headbands slip off, and hard ones just don't fit right. There is always a weird gap between the headband and my head. I have given up on them. The only thing that kind of stays on my head is a scarf tied like this:

**piratejenny23** · December 16th, 2009, 08:11 PM

oh wait...i need to get a "buff"! or seven!!!

http://www.buffwear.com/pages/techni...ys-to-wear.php

ETA: Copasetic, do you know of a tutorial video or instructions for this style? it looks like it would work for me in the kitchen.

there's also this:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...&articleid=126
i dunno, to me it kinda looks too "mammy" ish...but it also looks very practical...

**rags** · December 16th, 2009, 08:16 PM

Buffs don't stay on for me either......

**Copasetic** · December 16th, 2009, 09:00 PM

This is pretty close to the method that I use: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKTRjQc1sTE

**dolcevita** · December 16th, 2009, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Copasetic

I totally have the same problem. Elastic headbands slip off, and hard ones just don't fit right. There is always a weird gap between the headband and my head.

Same with me! Don't worry, ladies, you're not the only ones!

**Xanthippe** · December 16th, 2009, 09:15 PM

My scarves always slip unless I make sure they are low enough on my forehead to begin with. When I'm really cold, I like to cross the ends of the scarf together under my chin for added security. Kind of like this.

ETA: Buffs are way too slippery for me too!