Lately, I've been wearing my hair up with hair sticks. I'm obsessed with hair sticks. Only the hair sticks are holding my hair and nothing else:
Sometimes I use one hair stick and other times I use two. I also position them differently like horizontally, parallel, etc.
Pencils are pretty fun to use too, lol. Just insert them as if you're inserting a hair stick:
Side bun using Goody Spin Pins:
Hair comb:
I also use hair combs, Ficcares, and Flexi 8's but I really like hair sticks now. I vary the placement of my buns, leave tendrils out, make braided buns, wear headbands, etc. My styles are simple. I love hair sticks.
Hair sticks are easy to use. The secret is just to weave the end of the stick through the hair catching scalp hair and hair in the bun. I *heart* hair sticks. They make the best protective styles along with Goody Spin Pins.