These Y2K Hair Gems Are Giving Main Character Energy

Though an object of nostalgia for those who have lived through Britney’s era, most of us haven’t come in proximity with hair-gems yet — but that’s why we’re more intrigued than ever. The idea of bejeweling our tresses with resplendent, light-catching spangles is tempting. Accessorising your hair with them is simple, and you can do it in different ways to capture different aesthetics — from clustering your scalp with sequins to punctuating the length of your spirals with these diamantes, there’s so much you can do to play up your hair. Ahead — a guide.

Hair Gems Is The Latest Y2K Trend On Instagram’s Radar

A Masterclass In Acing The Trend

All you have to do is staple sections of your hair with a hair-stamping tool like this, and there you have it — a rhinestone glistening against your tresses. If you don’t have a stamper, you can apply a pea-sized amount of lash glue on the area you’d like to attach the gemstone to before fastening it to your tresses.

Nodding My Head Like Yeah — Because Look At These

Slicked-Back Bun

Notice how Alexa Demie’s temple-grazing studs extend into her hair before dripping down to her sideburns. This one’s going down as iconic. If this aesthetic is a little too heavy for your taste, you skin skip accessorising the face, and focus on encrusting the hair with rhinestones instead.

Braid Bonanza

Sonam pulls her hair into a braid and crowds the length of her hair as well as the crown with pearly-white gems. This one’s angelic and soft, and it’s ideal for those who like twisting their tendrils into plaits.

Jazzed Up Hairline

Katherina Langford’s jazzed up her hairline for her 2019 AMAs appearance without downplaying her fiery-red eyes. This look is just as wearable as it is replicable.