Updos without the headaches?

[Nilithyana]

With summer coming and bringing the hot weather with it, I'd love to know some updos that do not cause headaches.

I usually put my hair in a pony and wrap the rest around the base to make a bun, but after a while I get a headache. Do I simply have the ponytail to tight? Or should I forgo the pony entirely and do something else with it?

All suggestions are loved!
Thank you!

[spidermom]

Anything that starts with a ponytail causes a headache for me. I have a couple of non-twisted buns that I secure with a hairstick or fork, also 2 or more braids distribute the weight well as long as they aren't pulled too tight.

[deviantkitten]

Exactly what Spidermom said!
I am still able to do all the styles I used to start off with a pony, and more! I simply forego the initial pony and secure the 'do with sticks, forks, or pins. My current favourites are Elizabethan hair taping, hypnobun, and lazy wrap bun.
The hair taping does a loooovely job of distributing the weight of the hair, and it stays for at least a couple days if I want it to, while still looking nice. The only reason I ever redo my taping is if I am concerned about the wispies

[Nilithyana]

I'll have to invest in some hairsticks.

I'm wonder if banana clips would work, or it they would be too much like a ponytail...

[deviantkitten]

tutorial for Elizabethan hair taping- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqbAdvL8kME
hypnobun- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFeNYl-OK6Q
LWB- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4X1wLf5_RM

Taping tutorial done by fellow member Torrin Paige
Hypnobun invented by our own hypnotica!

[Nilithyana]

Exactly what Spidermom said!
I am still able to do all the styles I used to start off with a pony, and more! I simply forego the initial pony and secure the 'do with sticks, forks, or pins. My current favourites are Elizabethan hair taping, hypnobun, and lazy wrap bun.
The hair taping does a loooovely job of distributing the weight of the hair, and it stays for at least a couple days if I want it to, while still looking nice. The only reason I ever redo my taping is if I am concerned about the wispies
I'll have to find out how to do some of the dos you describe. I always thought I'd do all this neat stuff when my hair is long, and I do nothing with it but leave it down.

[deviantkitten]

I'll have to invest in some hairsticks.

I'm wonder if banana clips would work, or it they would be too much like a ponytail...

Chopsticks make great starter sticks. Just be sure to sand them down a bit so they don't snag the hair. You can also paint them with nail polish or whatever to jazz them up a bit if you like. Try pointing the ends a bit with a pencil sharpener as well so they will slide into your hair better.....just not too pointy! LOL And you can cut them down to size if they are too long. From the length of your hair now, I would say at least 6"......maybe more like 7" or longer even

[Nilithyana]

Chopsticks make great starter sticks. Just be sure to sand them down a bit so they don't snag the hair. You can also paint them with nail polish or whatever to jazz them up a bit if you like. Try pointing the ends a bit with a pencil sharpener as well so they will slide into your hair better.....just not too pointy! LOL And you can cut them down to size if they are too long. From the length of your hair now, I would say at least 6"......maybe more like 7" or longer even

Hmmm, sounds like Japanese style chopsticks would work well (they are the ones with the pointier ends), and I have those!

Thank you sooo much for posting those videos. I absolutely adore that first one, and it looks like she has a ton of other things to look at as well.

[deviantkitten]

Hmmm, sounds like Japanese style chopsticks would work well (they are the ones with the pointier ends), and I have those!

Thank you sooo much for posting those videos. I absolutely adore that first one, and it looks like she has a ton of other things to look at as well.
Yup! There are tons of tutorials out there, but hers are my fav. She is a lovely lady with lovely hair, and a lovely friend!
Hypnotica also has allot of great videos too! She rocks!
Oh yeah, japanese or chinese chopsticks would work. Japanese are more pointy, but chinese chopsticks are easily pointed with a pencil sharpener.
Etsy is another resource for some of our fav hair sticks and hair forks
And that, my friends, crosses off "enabling" from my list of things to do today LOL

[Igor]

I do this:


You need

One wide toothed comb (Red)
One fine toothed comb (Green)
Two different sets of elastics (I use 2 elastics in each set because one elastic alone can’t carry my hair without slipping or pulling)



Start off my putting your hair up in a ponytail using the wide toothed comb to put it in place
Secure with the first set of elastics (Blue)
http://22757575.dk//ida/photo/images/Baseponytail1.jpg

Now use the fine toothed comb to “rake” your scalp hair back so everything is smooth (Red) It will leave some “bumpy” hair at the base of the ponytail (Yellow)
http://22757575.dk//ida/photo/images/Baseponytail2.jpg

Take the wide toothed comb again and use it to pull out the “bumpy” hair and the first elastic down to the tail (Green) Do not start pulling the first elastic out!
http://22757575.dk//ida/photo/images/Baseponytail3.jpg

Hold the now-smooth hair in place at the base of the ponytail and use the second set of elastics to secure the ponytail (purple)
http://22757575.dk//ida/photo/images/Baseponytail4.jpg

Now you may remove the first set of elastics and detangle the tail. Then you can continue the updo you had planned. If you make a stick or fork updo, you get unrivalled stability if you can get one stick through the load-carrying elastic