Hook 'em while they're young.... The Enablinator Strikes!

**GRU** · February 15th, 2011, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by chopandchange

P.S. I'm curious - which bun did you do?

I think it most closely resembles a Nautilus? It's the one that I do without thinking about it... I don't even know if I can describe it -- I wrap my hair around my hand once, kind of flip my wrist/twist my hand around, flatten the wrapped part down on my head, and insert the stick just inside one wrapped part, down [meaning towards my skull, not towards my feet] and behind the twisted part, and back up just inside the other side of the wrapped part. Does that make any sense?

Does that sound like a Nautilus? I really need to learn all the different names one day -- I've been here over a year after all!

I just know I can do it start to finish in less than ten seconds, it only needs one stick to hold it, and it holds like concrete.

**Kitteh** · February 15th, 2011, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by GRU

I think it most closely resembles a Nautilus? It's the one that I do without thinking about it... I don't even know if I can describe it -- I wrap my hair around my hand once, kind of flip my wrist/twist my hand around, flatten the wrapped part down on my head, and insert the stick just inside one wrapped part, down [meaning towards my skull, not towards my feet] and behind the twisted part, and back up just inside the other side of the wrapped part. Does that make any sense?

Does that sound like a Nautilus? I really need to learn all the different names one day -- I've been here over a year after all!

I just know I can do it start to finish in less than ten seconds, it only needs one stick to hold it, and it holds like concrete.

I'd like to know which one is this, too! I learned to do it when I didn't have internet, just kinda wrapped and pinned - at first with two sticks, then realized I don't need the other one.

Actually, I'm lying my big a** off. I was saving half of the sticks to build my chopstick/hairstick cabin. Tee-hee!

**Angel_099** · February 15th, 2011, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by Kitteh

Try chopsticks! Shorten, sand down, lacquer or leave au naturel, hotglue decorations and you have a gorgeous, unique one!

If you are not good with crafts, I can make you one free

Buuut... You pay for shipping from Europe. I'm not that nice

Thanks for the sweet offer, Kitteh!

I do happen to be crafty though so I will just have a project to look forward to!

**Kitteh** · February 15th, 2011, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by Angel_099

Thanks for the sweet offer, Kitteh!

I do happen to be crafty though so I will just have a project to look forward to!

You're welcome, Angel! Great, glad to see another pair of able hands here on LHC

**spitfire511** · February 15th, 2011, 01:29 PM

Hurrah for enabling the youth!

Thanks for sharing this cute story. It gave ma a much-needed grin this afternoon.

**Angel_099** · February 15th, 2011, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by GRU

Angel 099 -- welcome! For how to use hairsticks, check out the styling articles. For how to blow mind-numbing sums of money on hairsticks, check out the Hair Accessories forum where there are threads for specific hairstick artists and also an entire thread of different "new" artists on etsy,

Thanks for the welcome and the links...must steer clear of the hair accessories forum!Don't need to spend anymore money for a while.

Well...maybe just a peek...

**Anywhere** · February 15th, 2011, 01:40 PM

How cute.

You darned enabler, you.

**Pyvsi** · February 15th, 2011, 02:17 PM

I read this story and immediately searched some hair stick tutorials on YouTube. And that's it. Okay, I'm a super shortie, but as soon as my hair is long enough to do two mini buns with hair sticks, I'm jumping on the bandwagon, doggone! And my six month old daughter is in for it...just wait...

**Nae** · February 15th, 2011, 02:22 PM

Look at you! Such a bad influence in such a good way!!

That must have been fun! Plus you got to check out how to do a bun in a totally different texture of hair! That is exciting. I always have a great time doing my nieces hair because theirs is so different from mine or my twin girls.