The Cosmetics
Secrets behind Pretty Hair Bows
We cannot apply Avon and Loreal cosmetics in this context but let's find out what Aleene, Beacon and Drits can help to ...
Style Your Bows
Some ribbon materials just don’t stand, so you need to give them some booster, like hair stylist apply hair spray on your hair!. It helps to keep your bow in shape and look great.
... Stiffening Spray
These are higher end stiffening spray. They dry fast and dry clear. So you can keep moving on and moving fast with your works without worries.
Use them sparingly. They come in bottle with little spray head. The whole idea is you must spray little by little. In any case if the spray head is blocked and you need to switch to bigger spray bottle, you will need to dilute the solution. Mix 3/4 starch with 1/4 water or even 1/2 starch with 1/2 water. Too big and too much a shot will make your bow real stiff!
Like hair spray, they'll be washed off in water. So, please do hesitate before washing the hair bows.
Spray your hair bow with hair spray? Buzzz! Big spray and never block! It does work well as stiffener but your bows tend to be sticky and attact dirt. So you may find your bows dirty for this reason.
The cheaper version of Stiffen Stuff are these...
... Spray Starch from the laundry aisle. Dilute 3 part with 1 part water and spray layer by layer. Leave dry between layers. The only caution is it may leave you white spots on dark colors if you spray too much.
You may also ...
... make your own Liquid Spray Starch
Put 2 tablespoon corn / potato starch in a cup. Fill up with 3/4 cup cold water and stir well. Transfer them to a glass bottle and add 2 cups of boiling water. Shake well and you are done!
Stop the fray
There are a few ways...
... Liquid Fray Check
This is a colorless plastic solution that stops fraying on cut edges of ribbons. It dries clear, but its traces are clearly seen on light color ribbon.
... Wood Burning Tools
This is a powered hand tool that cut off the ribbon and seals the fray at the same time. The tip heats to red hot at the touch of a button and melts synthetic threads and silk so that they don't come apart. Unlike liquid fray stop, hot sealed fray stop would not leave any undesirable traces.
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