Ooh, I have admired both of these on Etsy!
While searching for a fine-toothed wooden comb, I stumbled across this seller. She had some gorgeous forks and I really struggled to pick one. But, I picked up this cute cat comb in red and this cat fork in black. I admit that I was a bit nervous buying from a new shop and Chinese things have a stigma about being cheap quality. But, when I got the fork and comb, they were even better than I expected! First, they survived a horrible shipping experience. My landlady literally saw the worker throw the package onto the porch. This is what it looked like!
I was worried that my new pretties would be ruined before I even used them. But, she packaged them really well in bubble wrap and cardboard so they were without a scratch. It came all the way from China, was treated roughly, and is just fine.
Now, on to the actual products. I was surprised at how solid they are. The fork was thicker than I thought but it fits really well into the palm of my hand. I feel like I'm trying to sell them since I'm gushing so much but I'm super impressed by them. It has fairly fine teeth but it's super smooth and doesn't catch my hair at all. I also like how the cat's head is the purrfect curve for my hand while combing.
The fork is a tad short, which I expected, at ~13 cm but it's super solid and smooth just like the fork. I plan on using it for decoration mainly but I can just use it in a regular bun and I have already used it in a Madora-type bun. At some point, I'll probably request a longer version of this fork and 10/10 would buy something else from this shop again. I'm seriously tempted to buy more pretty combs even though I don't need them.
Lady Meikyo of the Cerise Blade
Ooh, I have admired both of these on Etsy!
Putting it in my signature because I have to say it so often:
Do what works for your hair, not what other people say is "right" or "wrong." If it works for you, it's not wrong. If it doesn't work for you, it's not right.
I like them both a lot, but I LOVE the cat comb. That is just adorable! And your hair looks so shiny and beautiful!
Putting it in my signature because I have to say it so often:
Do what works for your hair, not what other people say is "right" or "wrong." If it works for you, it's not wrong. If it doesn't work for you, it's not right.
LOL! I also already have a couple sandalwood combs, in addition to one I had given my mom... and I almost never use combs on my hair, either!
That shop has some REALLY pretty stuff I'm always drooling over... I wish I wore my hair up often, and was pretty enough to wear that kind of stuff, and had dressy occasions to wear it to!
Putting it in my signature because I have to say it so often:
Do what works for your hair, not what other people say is "right" or "wrong." If it works for you, it's not wrong. If it doesn't work for you, it's not right.
I've bought multiple sticks from this shop and loved them. I was also very pleasantly surprised with the quality given that the pricing seems pretty inexpensive (I did sand down the points of a few sticks that were not quite the shape I wanted, but much closer to the shape I wanted than other cheap sticks I've bought in the past, and these sticks feel sturdy too).
This was the shop I found after I started watching Word of Honor, which includes a beautiful carved chrysanthemum hair stick in the first episode and it all went downhill for my self-restraint from there. Looks like I have a picture of one stick already uploaded to share:
[Description: a half-up disc bun held with a slender hair stick carved into a stylized cloud at one end]
"A green glass-tipped hairpin dropped onto her shoulder and then the floor. Drat. She had never been good at putting up her own hair." Provenance, Ann Leckie
Lady Meikyo of the Cerise Blade
@Shorty,
lovely hair fork and I guess the comb is very smooth to use too.
@LizardWife,
your stick is also very classy.
I have some hair sticks from JaneetJack too:
Last edited by Fornarina; December 10th, 2023 at 07:18 AM.
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