"Undiscovered" Hair Stick Artists

**nueinsel** · April 7th, 2009, 07:58 AM

Wow, those are really gorgeous.

**chloeishere** · April 22nd, 2009, 09:13 PM

I have been seriously drooling over the beetnik505 sticks since I first saw them posted by ClareDee. But, I'm focusing all my spare cash onto paying off my student loans, so I ignored the urge... happily, my birthday was a few weeks ago, and I thought of something to ask my brother for!
These will be winging their way to me after they're shortened to five and a half inches:

I love vivid colors, especially in interesting combinations, so this is right up my alley. It's heat processed purpleheart with green turquoise inlay.

I had such a hard time deciding what to get, even after I settled on beetnik! I went with an inlay pair because I have several different styles of spirals sticks (and many pairs) but no inlay pieces at all. I used to be able to always put up my hair with a single stick, but as it has gotten longer and heavier, sometimes I can't get it up except with a pair, so I didn't want any of the beautiful singles she has up right now.

I can't wait!

**Cinnamon Hair** · April 22nd, 2009, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by Sha-na-na

Did anyone hear of Stix-by-Feather? Super swirly spiraled hairsticks and the prices are super cheap. I can vouch for superior quality for the price! They slide VERY nicely into a bun, and they hold super well!

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/stix-by-feather

Hate them! Sorry, but her sticks are toothpick thin and unbelievably delicate. Notice in the photo that the stick looks smaller than the bead cap? That's because it is! Thankfully I was able to send mine back. I bought a carved out spiral pair, not the more round one you linked to though. Unless your head is the size of a barbie doll's and you don't plan to torque the stick at all, I don't recommend them.

**heidi w.** · April 23rd, 2009, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by Monchhichi

Do you know the hairsticks from http://www.haarakrobatik.de ?

The sticks are made out of hard rubber, so they are a little flexible, which is a big advantage for certain styles.

VERY CLEVER!
heidi w.

**maria_asa** · April 23rd, 2009, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by chloeishere

I have been seriously drooling over the beetnik505 sticks since I first saw them posted by ClareDee. But, I'm focusing all my spare cash onto paying off my student loans, so I ignored the urge... happily, my birthday was a few weeks ago, and I thought of something to ask my brother for!
These will be winging their way to me after they're shortened to five and a half inches:

I love vivid colors, especially in interesting combinations, so this is right up my alley. It's heat processed purpleheart with green turquoise inlay.

I had such a hard time deciding what to get, even after I settled on beetnik! I went with an inlay pair because I have several different styles of spirals sticks (and many pairs) but no inlay pieces at all. I used to be able to always put up my hair with a single stick, but as it has gotten longer and heavier, sometimes I can't get it up except with a pair, so I didn't want any of the beautiful singles she has up right now.

I can't wait!

Those are gorgeous! I've been looking for purple sticks for some time now and those are the perfect colour for me. Thanks for posting!

**ClareDee** · April 23rd, 2009, 10:22 AM

Chloeishere they're beautiful

The bright green with purple is funky.

I want to get some custom purple sticks from her next, but I can't decide on what inlay to ask for... I might just hang around and wait to see what she lists. Her colour combinations are always good.

Monchhichi, those haarakrobatik sticks sound really interesting... off to take a look...

Edit: Can't really get my head around why the flexible stick has an advantage (it'd be great if that site had action pics) but they look great. Have you tried them? I'd love to hear a review

Edit 2: Just spotted their action shots, and still don't get it!

**lapushka** · April 23rd, 2009, 10:42 AM

Origami hairsticks:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id...ion_id=5929213

**Sam-I-Am** · April 23rd, 2009, 11:43 AM

Holy cow, lapushka, those are so cool!

**LadyEliza** · April 23rd, 2009, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by KnightsLady

ElvenHair

Both had very good customer service.

Now, I'll have to join those who are sitting back watching others purchase for a while.

Kewl! I hadn't seen the picture of it in your hair!!! I'm glad you like it

**chloeishere** · April 26th, 2009, 01:41 PM

The beetnik sticks arrived yesterday, which was unbelievably fast-- I don't even know how she managed to trim the sticks and get them shipped out, she had to have done it in one day!They are gorgeous, thick, and sturdy, but light. The shape holds really well, for me. The color IRL is very very close the the color in the auctions, which I'm happy with.

The color looks a bit more burgundy in the pictures, due to flash, but they are a true eggplant color in real life. I wanted to show the detail, and non-flash pictures were very blurry, so...

I followed KnightsLady's example and did a lazy wrap bun for the picture... I really like the way it turned out, might be a new avatar!

I'm very happy with this purchase, and I'll definitely be getting more (either via gifts, or if I ever pay off my student loans).