Splurge or Steal? Headband Edition

June 17, 2009

When it comes to hair accessories, price tags can be surprising. Take, for instance, the hair bow that originally retailed for $575 that could be duplicated quite easily with a trip to the fabric store and about five minutes of gluing and tying. While you might not have nearly 400 bones to fork over for a little white bow (and let's face it — who does?), can you spot which headband is the splurge and which one's the steal? There's only one way to find out . . .

14 Comments

Nelly M 3 years 46 weeks

4/5 ;)

Nelly M 3 years 46 weeks

4/5 ;)

tksinclair 3 years 47 weeks

Oh my gosh...I really blew that one!! I just returned a headband I bought at Nordstrom's after finding a similar one at the drugstore for about a third of the price!

rgrl 3 years 47 weeks

5/5 but I didn't get my final result. :? Ayway, I like a few of the expensive ones like the patent Miu Miu. The prices are silly, I would search for a lookalike if I really wanted one of the expensive ones.

sparkleluvr 3 years 48 weeks

4/5, yeah! Just goes to show you that you can get items that cost less and still look just as good, if not better. I love the look of Burberry items, but they are so expensive!

3 years 48 weeks

I make my own feather headbands with supplies from michaels and they look waay better than ones I've seen in stores, and way cheaper too...it's fun and DIY, try it out :D

DeppObsession 3 years 48 weeks

4/5 ... the most I would spend on a headband is 10 bucks!

ModernGraceKelly 3 years 48 weeks

4/5! A couple were easy, it was the same model. So I figured she kept wearing the expensive ones. That first one threw me off, it looks horrible. Better be the best bird feathers in the world for that price!

kiwichibi 3 years 48 weeks

...how come the expensive ones don't look as good? @.@ Comfort is another thing that would come into play though.

oni1 3 years 48 weeks

5/5, i love headbands but i'd never pay those outrageous prices

doogirl 3 years 48 weeks

I don't like headbands, they always hurt my head! Plus, paying these outrageous prices for something that is trendy for a minute is just dumb!

bastylefilegirl 3 years 48 weeks

5/5, but what kills me is that the more exspensive floral headband doesn't even look as good as the one you can get from Free People/Urban Outfitters.