> I had a book signing recently. In preparation, I pinned my hair up in a bun, > only to have the whole mass fall out of its pins soon after arrival. Do any > of you have any sure-fire suggestions as to keeping ones hair in a bun until > the owner of the hair wishes to remove the pins, and not the hair itself?
A lot of it comes down to getting the pins at a certain angle and it is so very difficult to try and explain rather than just do! I have extremely fine hair that has always been prone to being oily which is one issue and now tends to dry, which is another issue though makes it equally difficult to do other styles;) My hair is to my hips and a number of different lengths which also can help or hinder different styles. I tend to prefer to use a couple of chop-sticks but the trick is to start with the stick perpendicular to the top edge of the bun push it through bun and when it hits the scalp scoop some hair while turning the stick on a slight angle (say from right down to left) and then wiggle it to pick up hair either side of its path and then turn the end up to emerge out the other side of the bun. Then take the other do the same but try and anchor the first stick (pick up hair in front and behind the stick) and it's best to have it no more than 45% off angle of the first stick. It also helps to try and anchor hair and sticks and hair elastic. Same issue with pins. I take some hair from the top of the edge of the bun then scoop the pin forward and then under to pick up more hairs so there is a less tension on a wider area of scalp. You do need to experiment and experiment each time you do your hair because you will occasionally pick up a single hair in one spot which will hurt like heck! Also if you are using bobby pins get some really good salon quality ones! http://www.m-osaka.com/en/exhibitors/189/products.html These are used by professionals and I just got a 250gm container of them. Supper strong and with a long plastic tip that really will not come off. Their grip is very strong but they are cut very nicely so won't shred your hair. I was introduced to them as an extra on Xena et al. and spent ages trying to track them down. Luckily my mother is a hairdresser so she can get them at trade price:) Michaela de Bruce http://glittersweet.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
