Maelyssa
March 9th, 2011, 09:25 PM
Thanks to some of our generous LHC members I have been watching videos of how to do updos using hairsticks/chopsticks since I would love to do these styles but have no clue.
I've tried practicing some of the buns...for example the lazy wrap...and I have a few questions that came up while experimenting.
*When wrapping your hair around into any of the buns (with the exception of the styles where a portion of hair is intentionally left loose) I'm assuming that the goal should be to have your ends at the top of the bun. Is that correct?
If that is correct then what happens if a nice, tight wrap of the bun keeps landing your ends at the bottom of the bun instead? Would it be better to do the bun looser thus wrapping it around less so ends can be higher up on the head or is it better to pull it super tight so the ends get as far to the top of the head as possible?
When I try it myself I"m doing a pretty tight pull the way it is & my ends keep landing at the bottom of the bun not the top like in the videos I see.
*When putting in hairsticks/forks/chopsticks I want to make sure they securely hold the style. I can see how the videos show the stick going in & out but can anyone elaborate on what's going on that you don't see? To clarify, when I put in a chopstick (practice stick) I suppose that I want the stick to go all the way through the bun to the hair that is lying flat against my head & then somehow I weave the stick through that hair then back up & out. Is that correct?
I guess I'm saying that I have no CLUE how to secure the hairstick properly. I've been looking through some of the styles in our 'articles' section up top but even in those style instructions it's assumed you know how to properly use a hairtoy.
Can someone please help?
I've tried practicing some of the buns...for example the lazy wrap...and I have a few questions that came up while experimenting.
*When wrapping your hair around into any of the buns (with the exception of the styles where a portion of hair is intentionally left loose) I'm assuming that the goal should be to have your ends at the top of the bun. Is that correct?
If that is correct then what happens if a nice, tight wrap of the bun keeps landing your ends at the bottom of the bun instead? Would it be better to do the bun looser thus wrapping it around less so ends can be higher up on the head or is it better to pull it super tight so the ends get as far to the top of the head as possible?
When I try it myself I"m doing a pretty tight pull the way it is & my ends keep landing at the bottom of the bun not the top like in the videos I see.
*When putting in hairsticks/forks/chopsticks I want to make sure they securely hold the style. I can see how the videos show the stick going in & out but can anyone elaborate on what's going on that you don't see? To clarify, when I put in a chopstick (practice stick) I suppose that I want the stick to go all the way through the bun to the hair that is lying flat against my head & then somehow I weave the stick through that hair then back up & out. Is that correct?
I guess I'm saying that I have no CLUE how to secure the hairstick properly. I've been looking through some of the styles in our 'articles' section up top but even in those style instructions it's assumed you know how to properly use a hairtoy.
Can someone please help?