Tiara Tips?

You might try the tiara headband route! Much easier to keep on short hair plus you can pin it in easier. I have seen many women wearing tiaras at WDW. I think Norway at Epcot even sells some really pretty ones in their shop.

There was a young woman wearing a tiara on our last trip to DLP, we met her on ToT, she took it off for that and put it back on after the ride. Hers didn't have a comb or anything but she had long hair. I might get myself and the girls one each to wear in some fun shots at our family photoshoot with Randy Chapman.

I wore one at MK that my hubs had got me in my Princess package. My problem was on the big rides with it. The others, I simply took it off and held it during the ride and then back on. The big rides, like Space Mountain, I find in order to "hold on" , I was squishing the tiara and bending it. So I didn't wear it in the other parks as I didn't want to ruin it. Now granted, hubs bought me a pretty big one.

I have really thick hair, so I can't help with the other.

Is it possible for you to pull your bangs or front hair back and pin them up like a little poof? That would give a comb one something to hold on to maybe? I've never worn one but seems like that could help... Maybe?

Whoo hoo! Now you're talkin' my language! My girls and I have a whole tiara collection. I even subscribe to a "tiara a day" newsletter.

I have fairly short and thin hair, in addition I wear glasses, so I understand all about how hard it can be finding the right tiara to channel your inner royalty. Because my hair is both thin and fine, I have a great deal of trouble keeping a tiara on my head. Combs don't really work for me, neither do barrettes.

How much does a costume tiara cost? They can range wildly based on the materials used from the $1 store plastic deals to a $2,000,000 sparkler from Tiffanys. I'm going assume that you're not interested in a "good" tiara, and just want something fun to wear to the parks during vacation that won't break the bank. Most of our tiara have cost between $20-$30 and were bought down at the local mall. Great inexpensive tiara shopping stores in the US: Claires, Icing, Charming Charlies. Charming Charlies is my favorite as they often have a wider selection all year round, not just at prom season.

The pictures below are of my favorite tiara, my Daisy Bandeau. It was bought at Charming Charlies for about $10. Let me explain why I love this piece.

1) It's small and adds sparkle, but doesn't scream "Look at me I'm wearing a tiara!" For a woman of my age, it's subtle enough that I don't look like an idiot. The bandeau is no more than 1.5" high in the center and tapers down on the sides. It's a simple classic design that goes with anything I want to wear, and it's easy to find accent jewelry to compliment it.

2) The side wires of the daisy bandeau are wrapped with another wire (see detail picture) that helps it to grip my hair. Even if it's only on my head for a second or two that wrap wire is grabbing into my hair and helping the piece not to slip around.

3) The other design perfection in this piece is that the ends have ball caps on them. This allows me to sit the bandeau on my head in more than one way. I can wear this piece like a headband, or more at the front/top of my head as a proper tiara. The ball caps are totally comfortable and don't dig into my scalp at an odd angle. They also don't interfere with my glasses.

4) The flexibility of the wire band allowed me to shape the piece to my head. Not all tiaras and heads are created equally, and if you want to be comfortable wearing yours, it's best to find one that you can bend slightly to fit your head vs. the factory norm.

When you head out to go tiara shopping, plan on spending some time. Try them on, look at a bunch. They all have different personalities. My girls like different things than I do in the pattern design, but we all agree on comfort points. Let me know if you have questions! I'm always happy to talk tiaras.

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Kristen - that is so cute! I have never in my life even contemplated wearing a tiara - (tomboy, short thin hair (and grey to boot now!) - but I may change my mind if I ever see one like this.

I suggest going to the shop on Main Street (I think it's the glass blowing shop?? I should know the answer to this...) that sells tiaras and trying them on!! They have all shapes and sizes (and prices!). I found a couple of cute ones that would fit well with a ponytail (my go-to Disney hair do!). I am looking forward to getting it when I go down for Princess Half weekend!

We just had a Charming Charlie open

Yep! We have an Arribas Brothers Tiara in our collection too. They also have a shop in Epcot in Germany.

I usually roll a pair of jeans and them wrap them around that.