4 Undercaps to Create Any Shape
- Julie Diana
- Oct 27, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: May 24, 2024
The following 4 undercaps add flattering volume in the back of your look, and subtle lift around your face.
Underlayers are rarely the most exciting pieces in your headwear wardrobe. However, they play unseen, supporting roles. Just like many of you.
Keep reading for 4 of my favorite underlayers for headscarves, beanies, turbans, berets, and snoods. You'll learn how to tweak them into all different shapes, including high and low buns.
Let's jump in!
1. The pleated volumizer
The most youthful direction is up.
Both your hand-tied and pre-tied headscarves benefit from the uplifting, soft fullness of this pleated volumizer.
Volumizer cap: Amazon
This head shaper's lightweight back padding and stitched-down pleats do just that. I find that this cap also creates a beautiful effect underneath turban hats, as shown here and here.
How to create a high or low 'bun'
In the video above, I'm wearing a brown velvet grip headband. It does a great job to keeping this volumizer comfortably in place.
2. The beanie undercap
This cotton-spandex undercap adds subtle volume underneath a headscarf, turban, or beret. It's made of a single layer of fabric, with a rolled-front edge.
Before putting this cap on, smooth back baby hairs around your hairline. I love to use a gentle, natural boar bristle brush.
Add fullness under a beret or snood
When wearing a beret or snood, let the cap's back fullness drape downward. It creates soft, flattering fullness in the lower back of the hat.
3. Folded-front caps
2-pack of layering caps: Amazon
These cotton-spandex come in a pair from Amazon. I love that the wide front band doesn't have a visible stitch line, but rather a crisp fold that lies flat.
They quickly create a flattering silhouette underneath headscarves and turbans.
4. The ruched shaper
Ruched undercap: Cardani
This soft bamboo rayon-spandex undercap has been rocking my headscarf routine for a long time. It has a soft, silky texture, and no tag inside.
I wear it set back from my hairline for subtle volume at the top back of my head, with a grip headband underneath to keep it in place. This cap adds flattering volume under both turbans and headscarves.
For a close fit under a snug-fitting hat, pull it forward toward your forehead. You may also want to try wearing it by itself, perhaps with a narrow sash tied above or behind the cap's front edge to softly frame your face.
Below, I'm wearing the 'olive neutral' hue. It comes in several other colors.
Before putting on the headband and undercap, reign in stray hairs along your hairline. This gives a smooth, tidy effect to your headwear.
Begin by spritzing water with this small continuous spray bottle. The bottle will blend right in with the chic skincare containers stored on your bathroom shelf.
I have been using this Spornette brush for years. While it's not as gentle as a natural boar-bristle brush, it has a stronger grip to reign in stubborn strays, especially at the nape of the neck.
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