Hair toy help

[soleluna]

Hello, I wanted to buy myself some new hair toys.. I just went through a horrible breakup and shopping helps!!
I was tempted by the flexi8: but I found out they are nickel plated.. and I am allergic.

Any suggestions for websites (that ship to Italy and accept credit cards?) I found this one: http://www.argusdesigns.com/index.html
Any of you have ordered from it?

Plus: how do you use hair forks/prongs? And what size should I get (thick wavy hair, lots of it: pictures in my album) I have trouble with hair sticks also.

Thank you

[k_hepburn]

Sadly, Argus Designs has recently gone out of business, as discussed in this (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=1034) thread.

Maybe Ron Quattro (http://stores.ebay.com/Quattro-Originals_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkm) has something that you might like. He accepts paypal - a system that is very easy to sign up to using your credit card account (and free for private users). I contacted Ron once, and he assured me that all of his metal hair toys did not contain any nickel - though it would pay to contact him and get that verified again before you order a particular model.

Best wishes - hope will will soon be feeling better!

katharine

[soleluna]

Thank you! didn't know about argus!!

I hope I'll feel better soon: the guy left me after a year of long distance relationship (he went in the Uk for work, he promised he would come back after the first 3 months, then after 6, then 9, then a year: and after that he said he was not coming back bcause he had a great job and that long distance is too hard -but that if he had stayed here we would surely be together since we are great together- so he broke up with me, without warning, after giving me 2 months before a ring and saying he would have married me tomorrow if he could.. anyway, it's complicated)

I like the products from the store you linked, but I would like not to buy from ebay if possible, but from a regular store: seems safer, isn't it (have never ordered anything online, except ryanair flights!)

[Calista]

What kind of hairtoy are you looking for? Sticks, forks, barrettes, slides...? Wood or metal?

[prosperina]

Wow, sounds like the ex didn't know what he wanted, he just kept stringing you along, and making you wait and wasting your time. I hope you feel better soon, and sometimes a little retail therapy can help.

There are many good sellers on etsy.com. I like Nightblooming, yourcrowningglory, etta mae, and amadlife, and a couple others I'm forgetting right now.

Ficcares are also wonderful clips ficcare.com Pricey, but amazing and pretty too.

And Ketylo, treasures from the trees make nice corkscrew-like hair sticks. This would all be stuff from the US, but I'd take advantage of the weak dollar if I were you! :)

[soleluna]

The one I'm most interested in is a fork (never used one) either wood or metal, but metal has to be nickel free..

I would also like something to hold my french twist (are those called slides? something like this (http://www.argusdesigns.com/products/hairchitecture/hairtec_sq.html))

Thanks!

[soleluna]

Ficcares are also wonderful clips ficcare.com Pricey, but amazing and pretty too.


I have a Ficcare Maxima, bought it in the Uk when visitng the x.. love it, but the L doesn't hold my french twist since I have thick hair.. I love it for buns and take it with me when studying (hate hair in my face) for a quick updo on the go.

Yeah, my ex has the Peter Pan syndrome.. I told him so, and he agreed. we split up in a nice way, I was very classy, so he doesn't have anything to say to me and has just to feel GUILTY because he behaved like **** :demon:

[Guenever]

Wooden forks you say?^^
I just ordered one from 60th Street on Ebay - beautiful work and very fast shipping! :) It's a suggestion since you specifically asked for forks..

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZ60thstreet

ETA: You asked about what size to get?
Well, if you make a bun and you have an idea of how much of the fork you want to be visible on either side, you can measure it.. I used one of my sticks to see what the diameter of my bun was.. and found out that 4,5 - 5" total length is perfect for me when it comes to forks =)

Sorry about the hard break-up btw :/

[soleluna]

are the things you find on ebay and etsy new or used? thanks so much!

[prosperina]

They are new. On etsy at least, and I would assume most on ebay are new as well. If not, they'd say.

[Guenever]

You're welcome^^
Well.. I'm sure that you can get used stuff on Ebay as well..
But the sticks/forks from e.g. Graydog, Catstyle, 60th street etc are new.. In these cases the Ebay sellers are also the artists..

[soleluna]

Thanks a ton!!

[Calista]

I just placed an order with Martha Baerreis (http://www.hairsticks.net) to replace a fork I´d grown out of. She´s a pleasure to deal with and offers really superb craftsmanship.

Or try Monkthemonk on eBay. He does wonderful work, although most of his stuff on eBay isn´t especially noteworthy these days. You could do a custom order, though.

[soleluna]

Thanks! how many prongs would you suggest? BTW: I just managed to do my first french twist with one hair stick!! i'll add the picture to the album tomorrow but I am so proud of myself!!

ETA: also, any suggestion on length from baerries?

[Calista]

I love three- and four-prong forks, but Baerreis does regular two-prongs mostly. Length? No idea. I ordered 4.5 and 5 inches, and I´m at waist, medium thickness. I bet you need more.

[soleluna]

In the end I got this (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10515343), this (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9725653) and this (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10515365) from quecraft! I'm so happy!!

[Stacy_E]

Those are some very beautiful pieces, Soleuna! I'm glad your searching was so fruitful!