Flowers in your hair

I've always loved the thought of wearing flowers in your hair. During my sister's wedding, our stylists wound fresh flowers in our hair and the pretty floral additions lent our outfits a very fresh, youthful vibe. No wonder ban.do, founded by two Los Angeles native stylists with a great eye for color, is at the top of my go-to list when seeking gorgeous hair accessories. One of my faves is this eye-popping fuchsia silk flower attached to vintage silk netting. It's so versatile that you can tie it in a myriad of ways for different looks. I like the way it's styled on the model. The enormous flower--so pretty, so whimsical!--rests on the side of her head, as if she'd just plucked a fresh flower and pinned it to her hair. Beautiful!

A hippie-ish peacock hairclip

I usually wear my straight hair down--nothing special, nothing fancy. But that hairstyle totally bores me and I always find myself wishing I could dress it up a little bit, make the daily routine a tad more interesting. That's why I'm attracted to this whimsical peacock hairclip by Ra Creations. With a single eye-catching peacock feather in radiant emerald green and blue, an African-beaded thread, and a gold-plated charm, the pretty hair accessory easily clips onto a strand and cascades down your hair. The hairclip gives off such a great hippie vibe too--it'd mesh well with a pair of ragged denim shorts and a tie-dye T-shirt at some music festival a la Woodstock! For a more modern day take, I'd pair the peacock feather with a girly summer dress and fringed boots, in keeping with the earthy '70s theme.

Designer Spotlight: Made in Shoreditch Somewhere headbands

Like so many other viewers, I'm getting anxious waiting for the next season of Gossip Girl to begin. So I started watching reruns of the show and was reminded of how much I had admired Blair Waldorf's headband in one of the episodes--an enormous red bow headband by Valentino that only the Queen Bee herself could pull off! As Valentino's version is probably costly (and unavailable to boot) and I haven't been able to find a decent similar version, I was thrilled when I came upon a label called Made in Shoreditch Somewhere.

The designer, Jennie, originally hails from Brooklyn but now resides in London and creates the most amazing hair accessories, wristcuffs, and brooches. One in particular that caught my eye was a giant bow headband in fuschia pink, the closest to Blair's I've found yet. Browse through her selection of headbands and you'll find unique blends of lace, charms, beading, chains, and other fanciful embellishments that give off a fun, whimsical, rock and roll vibe. The designer handcrafts each piece with a heavy emphasis on quality and detail.

There's no online store just yet, but I'm hoping they sell and ship to the United States somehow because I am definitely a fan!