With big events coming up this summer such as weddings, graduations, garden parties or just wanting to feel confident and stylish in the office, hair accessories are one way to make sure your outfit is complete and you feel fabulous.

Stone Bridge – style with hair accessories

Hair Accessories by Stone Bridge was started in 2006 by Melissa Hill. Her goal is to help her customers find their dream hair clip. There is nothing worse for a woman than a bad hair day, and she aims to find a clip or hair band to help you style your hair beautifully and easily every morning.

“I started Stone Bridge in 2006, mostly so I could revel in my personal Aladdin’s cave of fantastic Italian and French handmade hair accessories every morning, and to ensure my hair could be suitably dressed for those black tie functions that keep popping up in my diary”.

Stone Bridge want to bring hair accessories to the professional woman. When clips and slides from Claire’s Accessories or Accessorize just wont cut it in the boardroom, the law courts and at the cocktail party.

Melissa brought her range to the home of LadyM and we had a fun afternoon matching styles of hairbands, clips and slides to face shape and events.

Hairbands

Catoga, haling from Canada make a fabulous range of hairbands in tailored satin with the cutest bows that are not too Lady Gaga and look fabulous day or night. The alternative to a flat hairstyle, these hairbands give texture and add definition.

Stylish Bow hair bands from Stone Bridge

• Minou Silk Bow Skinny headband
• Cannes Couture Bow Hair Band

For real luxury, you will love the genuine crocodile leather headband made from Caiman Fuscus crocodile leather with beautifully stitched edges. Lightweight and comfortable, the leather interior of the band will give a secure and gentle hold for even slippery hair ensuring this headband stays exactly where you want it without damaging your hair.

Caiman Fuscus crocodile leather headband from Stone Bridge

The gorgeous textured finish and rich colour will, like all quality leather, improve with time and use. An amazing headband you will love for work and weekends.

Ficcare Clips

There are a small number of factories in France and Italy that specialise in manufacturing the best quality cellulose acetate hair accessories. Most have been run by the same families for generations. Working with cellulose acetate (a form of plastic derived from cotton, not petroleum), getting the pigment and design set just right and then polishing off by hand, is a highly skilled profession. These products go through a ten day finishing process that must be done by hand. As such, the best hair accessories cannot be mass produced.

Ficcare Clips from Stone Bridge come in a range of colours

The Ficcare clips are simply divine, and perfect for this summer’s colour blocking trend. Coming in a range of classic styles such as tortoise shell as well as vibrant colours they are just perfect for a summer “up-do” and so comfortable to wear. Melissa from Stone Bridge will analyse your hair colour, thickness and length to get the perfect size and style hair clip for your hair.

Ficcarre Maximus hair clip from Stone Bridge

The Ficcare Maximas clip  has developed a cult following around the world among women with long hair. Ficcare is respected for its high standards of quality, using excellent materials and strong mechanisms. The superb workmanship extends of course to the gorgeous hand finish, so that your hair is held securely as well as beautifully. The shape of the clip curves very comfortably around your head, ensuring a snug, elegant hold. An all-around wonderful clip to wear.

Ficcare Hairbands

Ficcare Double Swarovski Crystal Headband was worn by LadyM for the BBC Radio Kent Royal Wedding coverage and was superbly comfortable and stylish. Compliments flooded in for the sparkly but subtle headband and it was perfect to add a touch of glamour to a well put together outfit. A versatile style that is perfect for lunch, a smart wedding or a black tie do.

Ficcare Hairbands from Stone Bridge

Beautifully hand made from the iconic American design house Ficcare, this skinny metal headband will be one of the most comfortable and durable headbands you will ever wear. This design is very slender, at a dainty 3 millimetres wide, ensuring your hair looks elegant and understated.

Stone Bridge source couture hair accessories from specialist designers who are regarded as the very best in the business. Their pieces are virtually works of art, beautifully designed and meticulously hand finished. Whether you wear one of their designer hair flowers or headbands to lunch or to meet the mother-in-law, you can be confident that your hair will look effortlessly elegant and groomed. Buy online from Stone Bridge website and fill in their online questionnaire to get expert advice.