I'm hopeless with hairtoys!

[BowTie]

My hair has broken two hair sticks from Claire's. Well, I can still use them but it'd be nicer if my hair didn't do that.
Barrettes are dangerous as sometimes I accidentally lock it in the wrong way...:rolleyes:
Big jaw clips are probably the safest option for me. My hair doesn't break them and they don't break my hair:p

[bunzfan]

First off the sticks in claires are plastic as are claws that's why they brake easily you need a nice flexi 8 which wont brake http://www.flexi8.com/ and when long enough a wood hair fork you could wear ficcares easily enough in a French twist my enabling for the day is done :p

[livelycurls]

I love flexi8's

[Applegirl84]

I'm still getting the hang of my Ficcarre, but my flexi8 is really easy to use. My layers make hair sticks tricky sometimes, but a disc bun holds extremely well.

[heidi w.]

You pushed too hard, that's why it broke.
I have a house filled with hair toys, and I've shown lots of people how to decorate their hair. You need lessons. This is easy. Watch what your fingers do when, and note especially the thumb.
heidi w.

[Anje]

Mine's eaten a few plastic sticks, too. A lot of those were just stress fractures, too -- they tended to give me a few months of good use, and then the material just couldn't take the stress anymore and would snap, sometimes in the middle of the day without any warning or handling.

To a point, making sure that your updos don't put a lot of torque or pressure to curve on a stick can help, and it's usually a good idea to make sure updos aren't quite that tight anyway. But plastics are often weak and limited-lifespan.

Put them on your hair's Kill List, paint an appropriate symbol for each one your hair takes out on the back of your brush like you're a fighter pilot, and try try again.

[browneyedsusan]

*snip*
Put them on your hair's Kill List, paint an appropriate symbol for each one your hair takes out on the back of your brush like you're a fighter pilot, and try try again.

Brilliant!
I'm all over it!

[Spindle]

Maybe you could have a go with antler? Mine is really solid compared to sticks :)

[DweamGoiL]

I have a bone to pick with the EVIL temptress who discovered these Flexi-8 things. I just ordered 4 of them. Ouch, my wallet is hurtin'!

[BowTie]

I love sticks though. They hold my pretty thick and slippery hair very well. Just need to buy hetter ones..:D

[Johannah]

I broke so many sticks, pfoew. And then I bought I ketylo. Problem solved.

[niky45]

what about metal sticks? like, those hair swords, or stainless steel chopsticks?

... I LOVE steel, because no matter what, it will last....

[freesia]

The first stick that I broke (because of a way too tight bun) was a wooden one, which I liked so much that I could not throw it away...
It snapped right in the middle, and finally I fixed it with some strong glue. The tiny glue bubble hides in my buns, so it's as good as before.
Now I'm extra careful with the tightness of the up-dos I try, and I have this hair stick to remind me :o

[Long_hair_bear]

I love sticks though. They hold my pretty thick and slippery hair very well. Just need to buy hetter ones..:D

Try Eaduard Hairsticks on Etsy.... budget friendly and waterproof :)

[caren]

Try Eaduard Hairsticks on Etsy.... budget friendly and waterproof :)

Seconded. The acrylic is really, really strong, besides the fact that they are just gorgeous.