How to Buy Hair Beads

Hair beads can be a creative and fun accessory to any hair style, particularly braids and cornrow. The following is a guide to help you buy hair beads.

Things You'll Need

• Money
• Time
• Internet

Instructions

1. Go shopping. One great place to look for and buy hair beads are beauty supply stores. Sally Beauty supply is a great resource for all hair accessories and also carries some hair beads. Depending on the location, Sally's selection may be limited. Beauty supply stores in African American neighborhoods will probably have a better selection. Also beauty supply stores that cater to an African American clientele can be a useful resource to finding hair beads.

2. Check out salons that cater to an African American clientele and specialize in hair braiding since hair beads are a popular accessory at the end of braids. Hair salons and beauty shops usually have a pretty good selection of colors and styles of hair beads.

3. Shop on-line. If you do a search on your favorite search engine, type in key words and phrases like "hair beads" or "beads for hair", many different and useful sites will come up. Some great sites are: http://www.gmbshair.com/ andhttp://www.artbeads.com/hair-accessory.html

4. Consider art supply stores. If you are not close to a beauty supply store or hair salon, or they do not have quite the selection you are looking for, you can go to an art supply store or bead shop. A place like Michael's has a vast selection of beads and, although they may not be intended for use in the hair, most beads can be placed in the hair. However use caution when looking for beads, because some may not be appropriate to put in your hair. So definitely use discretion. Veer away from beads that are too small or sharp.

5. Get the look. Once you have looked for, and found, the right beads, you are ready to accessorize your hair and look fabulous.