Bobby Pins...

Bobby pins...
Lots and lots of bobby pins.
What would we do without bobby pins?

Hey there,
Right so today we are looking at, guess what?
You guessed it, bobby pin or hair grips whatever you feel comfortable calling them.

Why a post on bobby pins you may ask, well surprisingly not many people know the variety of bobby pins out there available to them, nor do they know how to use them or in what circumstances to use them in.

The essence of bobby pins that many people know of are that they will simply hold back hair or help hold down fly aways. That is correct however there are a few other things to bobby pins that maybe some won't know.
For example did you know when placing a bobby pin in your hair you place it straight part up and not with the bumpy side up which is what most people do.

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When I first found this out I was extremely surprised by the amount of people that also did not know this. After changing the way I placed my bobby pins I noticed that they stayed in place for longer and were a lot more secure. 

There are many lengths, widths and colours of bobby pins. Some to just accessorising the hair, others to hold down fly aways, and what (I personally think) they are used for the most is to help secure a hairstyle. 

As well as bobby pin there are also hair pins which in word explanation is a open version of a bobby pin. Here is an image showing what the difference between a bobby pin and a hair pin is.

           

Hairstyles that will include both types of pins are usually updos majority of the time, or a more complex half hair updo (an example of half hair updo, is a previous post on a hairstyle where the inspiration images uses pins to create flower petals). An updo I recently created and done on myself and used both pin types was an elegant low chignon (or low bun in other words).

A bobby pin will hold down the hair more securely especially if they a crossed over each other, what a hair pin does is it keeps the hair in place 'softly', what I mean by that is they help keep the hair in a certain place which does not need to be held down securely. Its harder to explain in words what I am trying to say, but if you try it out for yourself you will understand the concept. For example, in the image above I used hair pins on the sides to tuck in the hair and hide the bun maker that's helping make the round shape of the look.

And that is it for now. I hope you enjoyed the post and that it was a little helpful. 

If you'd like to see a pic-by-pic on the hairstyle I have shown in this post please let me know and I will try and get that done for yours soon as possible. 

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Hair Essentials

So it has been well over a month nearly two since my last post, being a university student doesn't help with trying to run blog at the same time, in addition to that starting work full time, makes me procrastinate even more. I am very sorry for those waiting for a new post but no need to wait any longer  because I am back. WooHoo!!! As promised I would post as soon as my student life was out of the way (for now). So here it goes...

As the title already says, this post will be all about those key hair essentials that nobody can live without!

That first key hair essential is the hair brush. We cannot go a day without brushing our hair, it is essential that your hair is brushed at least twice a day, in the morning whilst getting ready and at night before bed. Keeping the hair de-tangled not only makes the hair look smooth and soft, but it also helps the hair stay healthy as no horrible knots are created that could cause the hair to break. One of my favourite hair brushes is the Tangle Teezer, it works with any type of hair and de-tangles the hair very easily.

Secondly we all need hair band/elastic band (well majority of us that have hair long enough to pull back). It is a quick and easy way to get your hair out of the way of your face. I personally recommend having a large supply of them as there's always that friend that asks to borrow one and ends up never giving it back and the unfortunate event of the hair band/elastic band snagging.

And last but not least hair pins/bobby pins. These small little things help out a lot, be it for pinning up a fringe/bangs or holding down fly aways or used in a hairstyle. There are a variety of hair pins/bobby pins, the closed ones in different lengths and opened pins also in different lengths. The closed ones are the most commonly used and known of, in further posts I will be explaining the different ways in which these pins are used.

And it has now come to the end of this post, hope you have enjoyed the short explanation of what I think are the hair essentials anyone should have. Sorry it took so long for this post to come but it is finally here!!!

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in contact with me, I will do my best to answer all your questions and queries as best as I can.