3 Ways to Wear an Ear Warmer (2024)

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Last Updated: January 14, 2023

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   Consider the color. Your ear warmer should be a fashionable accessory that works with the rest of your clothes. When choosing an ear warmer to wear, select one that will match the colors you're wearing. While picking the same colors works, it's not the only way to coordinate your colors. Make sure that your ear warmer and clothes stay within the same family of tones. ^[2]

   • If you wear earth tones, make sure that your ear warmer is also earth toned.
   • If you like loud and fluorescent colors, make sure that you get an ear warmer that matches it.
   • Families of color include pastels, earth tones, or jeweled tones.
   • Another easy way to coordinate your colors is to look at a color wheel and find a complimentary color, or a color that lies as a direct opposite on the wheel.
     • Opposites on the color wheel include greens and pinks, yellows and violets, and reds and blues.
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   Pick an ear warmer that matches with your outfit. Consider the look you are trying to embody and choose an ear warmer that goes along with it to keep your overall look cohesive. For instance, if you are trying to go for a sporty look, a sports headband ear warmer would probably look best with a sporty outfit. If you're going for a casual or chic look, a knitted ear warmer in earth tones will work best.^[3]

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   Keep your makeup subtle. Ear warmers draw attention to your face and give you a more casual look and style. Put on subtle wintery makeup hues and keep your makeup as minimal as possible. Things like flashes of white highlights and minimal eyeliner will work best with an ear warmer.^[4]

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   Coordinate your wear warmers with hats and other winter accessories. Wearing a scarf, beanie hat, or hood can help compliment your style when wearing ear warmers and will also give you better coverage over your head and neck. Wearing these things together will trap in heat and keep you warm, even when it gets cold out. Think of how your ear warmers coordinate with the rest of your clothes, like your winter jacket and gloves.

   • Shawls look good with knitted ear warmers.

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   Brush your hair. Brush your hair before putting on your ear warmer to remove any knots. Use your hands to fluff out your hair and to give it volume. If you have curly hair, you can use your hands instead of a brush so that it keeps its natural form. People with shorter hair can part their bangs on one side.

   • Longer hair or hair that tangles easily are styles that are the most prone to get messed up by wearing ear warmers.
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   Put your hair in a bun or high ponytail. If you are wearing a headband-style ear warmer, putting your hair up in a bun will make it easier to fit the ear warmer over your head without messing up your hair. Use a hair tie or hair clip to give yourself a high ponytail or bun before you put on your headband ear warmer.

   • You can also use a jaw clip to put up a portion of your hair while the rest of it hangs. This will give you a more bohemian look.
   • Putting your hair up is not required, but can help prevent messing up long hair.
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   Stretch out your headband and put it around your neck. Stretch out your headband ear warmer by pulling it apart from both ends. Hold it above your head and lower your hands so that it slides down and is around your neck. Once it's around your neck, position it so that the front of the head warmer pointing towards the front of your body.

   • If your headband attaches via a button on the back, you can skip this step.
   • Most headbands will have a embellishments or logos on the front side.
   • Knitted headbands are typically thicker in the front and smaller in the back.
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   Pull your headband up. Finish by pulling your headband up over your forehead. Your ear warmer should be at an angle and cover both your forehead and your ears. If your headband attaches by a button in the back, instead of pulling your headband around your neck and up onto your forehead, you can simply attach the headband to your head on an angle and button the back to secure it. If you've put your hair up, then make sure that the back of the ear warmer falls below your bun or ponytail.

   • If you put your hair in a ponytail or bun, you can let it down over the ear warmer or just keep it up.

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   Choose an earmuff that won't mess up your hair. The traditional earmuff has a large band that fits over the top of your head and is likely to mess up your hair. Other options work better like earmuffs that have a band in the back or no-band earmuffs. If you care about how your hair looks while you wear them, consider getting a style that won't interfere with your hair.

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   Pull the earmuffs apart with your hands. Take the part that will go over your ear, and lightly pull them apart with your hands. Do not pull hard or you may break your muffs. The goal is to open them wide enough to fit over your head.

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   Place the earmuffs over your ears. Keep the band of the earmuff either behind the back of your head or over your head depending on the style of the earmuff. If you have long hair, you can put it up to fit the earmuff over your head. Some earmuffs can also be adjusted by pulling or pushing the band, so it becomes bigger or smaller.

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   • If your earmuffs are loose, then push or tighten the band on your earmuffs.
   • If your earmuffs are too tight, then loosen or pull the band on your earmuffs.

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