So in preparation for the wedding I was growing my hair out so that I had lots of locks for the hairdresser to play with. This included growing out my fringe and layers so that they would tie back. As a result I have been experiencing a very love hate relationship with my hair. As any girl who has grown out her hair knows you get to that stage where you have no idea what to do with it, its too long for your old styles and still too short for what you are growing it towards .. thus you have to start getting creative. This can be a bit of a chore it you are also having to get ready for work and dont have much time to get ready. This is usually where I would just tie my hair back into a pony tail or fake bun where you don't pull your hair all the way through the last loop.
Well recently I have surpassed this stage and got VERY bored of my hair so started to try a few new styles. One of these was using a hair doughnut, my hair wasn't quite long enough to tie all of it up because of the layers but I found a solution. After putting the doughnut in place and securing my hair with a bobble I tied a short scarf loosely round the base of the doughnut leaving a little bow either on top or below the bun.
As my hair got a bit longer I was able to start tying my hair higher up. As for my fringe a bit of hair spray held most of it back and as I usually wear this style quite neat it stayed pulled back quite well once sprayed.
This style is all well and good but its very neat and sometimes you want a bit more life in your hair. Mine is quite curly when it dries naturally but unfortunately they fall out easily and go a bit fuzzy as the day wears on so I don't tend to leave it down like this. So I was trying to play around with messy buns but just couldn't get it to work very well not sure if my hair is still too short or if I was doing it wrong but it wasn't having any of it.
That was until I found these spin pins. I had seen them in places like Boots or Superdrug but wasn't overly convinced as to how they were supposed to hold your hair in place. Then I saw them in Poundland of all places and thought hey for a pound Im not exactly getting robbed am I. So I picked some up and had a quick google on how to use them, they had instructions but its was nice to see a video of someone using them.
Since then I am officially in LOVE. They are so quick and easy to use once you get the hang of them. Of course sometimes I still get annoyed as I cant get my hair to play ball but for the most part they go in first time. Some sites say to just twirl your hair up and put in the pins but I have found its just as easy to loosely pull your hair back into a pony tail then twist and secure with the pins. I have also found that with my shorter hair 3 or 4 work a bit better then just 2.
I have even started to play around putting my hair up a bit higher almost in a top knot. Once you have put the pins in you can scrunch the bun so that some of the hair loosens and it looks more messy. They really do do the job of 20 hair grips. Plus with them just spinning in, if your hair starts to fall out its a lot quicker to just untwist one and put it back in then with lots of pins or trying to tuck bits into a bobble.
I would definitely recommend any one who likes a messy bun or wants to try one pops to Poundland and picks some up.
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