Gems for blonde hair
The Renaissance and Middle Ages saw people opt for all kinds of ways to make their hair as blonde as it could be. That was because angels were often shown with blonde hair, and people wanted to look as angelic as possible in real life. People across Scandinavia and Germany soon settled on a way to make their flowing hair glow: wearing opals in their locks.
The gems were thought to be lucky as they showed all the colors. People believed if they pinned the gems into their hair, then it would retain the golden color and add extra shine. To top it off, people often thought that opals were magical and that wearing one in their hair would protect them from wind, rain, and other winter weather.
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