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It's the small triumphs in life *g*
I finally learned to updo my hair with pencils!
Okay, yes, I know it's a silly thing, but I've had long hair for most of my life and had always assumed that doing up a bun with pencils/chopsticks was a) quite difficult and b) would be prone to falling out.
But it's neither! I found a video on Youtube that shows how to do it, and tried it, and -- it's super fast and every bit as secure as a ponytail with an elastic band. I'm actually really surprised at how securely two pencils can keep all my hair in place. I've had it like that for a couple hours now, just going about my normal day's business, and it hasn't shown the slightest sign of slipping.
(The video is this one, except that I tried what she does at the end, and it doesn't work for me AT ALL -- falls right out. But if you stop right before her final step and, instead, shove a second pencil through at right angles to the first one ... voila, it's solid as a rock. At least, it worked once. *g* Maybe I should make sure that I can repeat the effect before I get too cocky.)
Okay, yes, I know it's a silly thing, but I've had long hair for most of my life and had always assumed that doing up a bun with pencils/chopsticks was a) quite difficult and b) would be prone to falling out.
But it's neither! I found a video on Youtube that shows how to do it, and tried it, and -- it's super fast and every bit as secure as a ponytail with an elastic band. I'm actually really surprised at how securely two pencils can keep all my hair in place. I've had it like that for a couple hours now, just going about my normal day's business, and it hasn't shown the slightest sign of slipping.
(The video is this one, except that I tried what she does at the end, and it doesn't work for me AT ALL -- falls right out. But if you stop right before her final step and, instead, shove a second pencil through at right angles to the first one ... voila, it's solid as a rock. At least, it worked once. *g* Maybe I should make sure that I can repeat the effect before I get too cocky.)
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