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**elise.autumn** · April 12th, 2021, 06:41 AM

Question about helixes: What types of buns do they work best with? Would they work with braided buns? They look absolutely stunning, I'm just not sure if I'd use them much.

**Finda** · April 13th, 2021, 02:24 PM

Elise, I just bought my first helix second hand. It's on the way. I had and still have the same thoughts. Looking around, I found this video by milday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjhgSXLkVRI

**elise.autumn** · April 13th, 2021, 02:34 PM

Finda Thanks for the video! That bun looks epic. My hair is substantially thinner than Milady's, so I wonder if it will have the same sturdy effect. Once yours comes, if you try a braided bun, I would be very interested to hear your thoughts!

**Finda** · April 14th, 2021, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by elise.autumn

Finda Thanks for the video! That bun looks epic. My hair is substantially thinner than Milady's, so I wonder if it will have the same sturdy effect. Once yours comes, if you try a braided bun, I would be very interested to hear your thoughts!

I will give you an update

**Suortuva** · April 14th, 2021, 04:46 AM

Hmm, I'm not that into braided buns, because my hair compress a lot and I have this idea that braiding makes the situation even worse, but your question made me experiment a little and now I'm in love with how well my antler helix works in a braided cinnabun. A new favourite, absolutely.

**Finda** · April 15th, 2021, 02:08 PM

This is my newest find and first helix. I love it. It might become my main accessory to do an lwb with, it's that stable, like a giant scroo/spinpin.
And because you screw it in it doesn't look as massive as I had initially thought.
Elise, I haven't tried a braided bun yet, my hair is not very cooperative today

**Finda** · April 16th, 2021, 06:10 AM

Elise, a braided bun wasn't working for me. I got it to hold, but it looked a bit weird with the parts of the helix that were visible

ETA: maybe with more rounds it would be possible to hide it better, like with this cinnamon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXs3di4zWH4

**Suortuva** · April 16th, 2021, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by Finda

Elise, a braided bun wasn't working for me. I got it to hold, but it looked a bit weird with the parts of the helix that were visible

ETA: maybe with more rounds it would be possible to hide it better, like with this cinnamon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXs3di4zWH4

I think that has to do with what kind of helix you have. Yours seem to be chunky one? My antler is a slim one, so despite the fact that I don't have that much hair, only the ends and tip are visible in my braided bun, not the part that's going through the bun. I have a big chunky helix too, and I'm not gonna even try it for a braided bun, because I'm sure it would just swallow my bun completely.

**Finda** · April 16th, 2021, 08:48 AM

Suortuva Yes, that sounds about right.

**Suortuva** · April 22nd, 2021, 02:24 AM

I guess I'll have my helix within a week. It's been in Sweden some days already and today I received a letter about how to pay the custom and handling fees (urgh...) and I did it immediately.

Now it's a really long hair toy time out for me...