Was sitting here at the computer, about to tighten up my scrunchie, when a little voice said, “Rilch, that ponytail is tired. If you want your hair off your face, why don’t you put it up, like you used to?”
Dug out the bobbypins and, after three unsuccessful attempts, remembered how to “fold” my hair. After that, it only took four pins to anchor what is a very tight bun, and would be a beehive if it were a bit higher. Amazing! Why did I ever stop doing this?
Oh, I remember: working on set, where I had to do too much running and lifting to allow pins to stay put all day. Nothing stopping me now, though, and Mr. Rilch can have all the scrunchies.
My hair is down to my backside. I can put it up in a bun and it will stay 3 or 4 hours with no pin. If I want it to stay all the work day I use one bobby pin from top pointing down.
I am so envious… My hair refuses to obey. Waist-length, thick, curly mop o’ mine just has its way with me, daily. The last time I attempted a bun, it took 27 bobby pins, and it only lasted a couple of hours.
No. I also can’t figure out those accessories like the wooden-stick-through-the-leather-patch, or the donut thing.
Abby: Dang! How, I mean seriously, how do you do that? Fold it in a very intricate manner? If so, what is that?
gypsy: I don’t want to trade permanently, but can I borrow it for Christmas? You’ll get the advantage of straight auburn hair that looks good with green, and I can finally wear white.
You grab the hair into a ponytail about midway up the back of your head. Now, start twisting, and keep twisting until your hair starts to double back on itself. Following the direction your hair is already going, pull the ends around the double-back part, just like a bun. Hold that tight with your non-dominant hand. Now, take a pencil in your dominant hand - use one with a blunted point, please - and, starting at the top of the bun (scalp-side), push it into the bun slowly, pulling the eraser end forward and backward a little bit (sort of weaving it into the bun hair) until the pointy end comes out the bottom.
It may take you two or three tries to get the hang of it, but once you do, you’ll ALWAYS be able to get your hair out of your face without having to hunt for pins.
I’ve never been able to figure how to get my hair up in any way. (A little past shoulder-length, dark-blonde-dyed-crimson, and each individual strand is very fine but I have lots of hair so my ponytails end up very thick.) Sometimes, I can put my hair up and hold it in place with two pencils or a pair of chopsticks, but never with just one, and I can’t figure out how to do it with bobby pins or barettes or the like. (Barettes don’t work because of the amount of hair I have; they’re always too small.)
I, like gypsygirl, have a mop of long curly hair, so usually putting my hair up takes a ponytail holder, several bobby pins (more than 10), and lots of gel/spray.
I’m another one with long thick curly hair, and I can generally get it to stay up in a bun with just one elastic (well, ponytail holder. An actual elastic band would have to be cut out.) Basically I use LifeOnWry’s method for putting it up, then wrap the elastic around the base of the bun at the scalp, and a second time kind of around the middle of the bun.
Incidentally, after a couple of tries, I’ve got my hair up with a pencil right now!
Yep, sure will! Or knitting needles. If you’re the creative type, get some aluminum double-ended knitting needles, and cover one end of each with a polymer clay (Fimo or Sculpey) bead. Bake it according to the polymer clay package directions, let cool and voila! Custom-made hairsticks!
Could someone tell me how to do a French Twist? I can do the chopstick thingy but, for my life, everytime I try to do the twist with the large comb I end up with a bun.
BTW, my hair is long, fine, curly (well frizzy today) with LOTS of body. I typically wear it back from my face with a hair band that leaves it loose in the back.
It works, it works! I never thought that I’d be able to do such a thing, but it WORKS! Even with a ball point pen, it WORKS! I’ve never been able to put my hair up in a neat bun, not even with a gazillion bobby pins, hair pins, and other assorted gadgets. This comes along right in time for summer weather too.
DeVena - I don’t do French twists (and I think you have to call them freedom twists now ) but I’ve been thinking about this and it MIGHT work. Like the pencil trick, gather your hair into a ponytail at the middle back of your head, and put an elastic in (just as you would normally for a ponytail.) Now, slide the elastic to the ends of your hair. This’ll keep the ends together while you do the twisty part. Grab the elastic (and the hair in it) and roll it inward, toward your scalp. You’re going to have to put a couple fingers into play here, to keep the top and bottom of the roll from getting away from you. When the roll is tight against your head, slide the comb in from the “open” side.
OK, I am trying this now…
Well, it’s pretty close - my hair is not all one length, so that probably explains the escapee bits, but in theory this should work on hair that is one length or close to it.
This is me, except mine’s as straight as Pat Boone. I had to up-do for a wedding, and it took a french braid held up with 120 bobbypins to do it :eek: I looked like a drunk Klingon in satin. Qa’pla!
Dang it, LifeOnWry, my arms are too short. Gonna try it again tomorrow if I can convince my husband to help me.
Concerning the straight hair: After years of neglect, I recently started getting my hair cut (just trying to get it healthy again). The first time I went to this new hair stylist, she asked how I fixed my hair, and I told her I just combed it and let it air dry most of the time. She interpretted this as drying it straight. So out comes her elixirs, potions, paddle brushes, and special dryer. She spent more time styling than cutting! And I left the salon with “Marcia Brady” hair - long, smooth, straight. It was gorgeous! I wish I had taken a picture; my hair will never do that again!
Everybody knows that your hair goes into a bun better the second day after shampooing, right? Those with slippery hair might have better luck waiting a day or faking it with hair pomade/wax/mud. My friend Becky never could get her hair to stay up until we learned that little trick.
Ooh! I almost forgot the pony tail-bun. You put your hair up in a pony tail and then wrap the tail around and then pin into place. Done correctly, the bun hides the elastic. Maybe the whole world knows these, but I felt smart when I figgered 'em out on my own.
) but I’ve been thinking about this and it MIGHT work. Like the pencil trick, gather your hair into a ponytail at the middle back of your head, and put an elastic in (just as you would normally for a ponytail.) Now, slide the elastic to the ends of your hair. This’ll keep the ends together while you do the twisty part. Grab the elastic (and the hair in it) and roll it inward, toward your scalp. You’re going to have to put a couple fingers into play here, to keep the top and bottom of the roll from getting away from you. When the roll is tight against your head, slide the comb in from the “open” side.