Chop sticks or hair sticks

[gn1g]

I love the look of chop sticks in hair. I bought some and now I don't know how to use them, so let me ask you:
1. How long was your hair when you started to use them?
2. What hairstyle do you wear when wearing the hair sticks?

 

[Cichelle]

I'm really looking forward to any replies on this one because I want to know too...

 

[balisi]

Hair sticks look great when worn with a bun or other updo. You can also use them when your hair is in a half up, half down style. I used to wear them when my hair was longer (and relaxed). Now that my hair is natural I have yet to try them. I think as long as you can obtain a full puff or bun, you can use them. You don't want to use them with a skimpy bun.

 

[esoterica]

This should help
http://www.dressytresses.com/hair-styles/default.asp

 

[Cichelle]

This should help
http://www.dressytresses.com/hair-styles/default.asp

That's a great link! Now I have some new styles to try....

 

[Jewell]

I use them with a bun. I would like to try them with the style blaxalrose posted, and som of the styles on the site asphyxxia posted. My hair was right above bra-strap to past bra-strap when I started using them, which was back in high school when I discovered them.

 

[gn1g]

My hair isn't that long YET. I guess I need to wait a little while longer.

 

[Neroli]

My hair isn't that long YET. I guess I need to wait a little while longer.

Hey, my hair is a few inches past shoulders and I do the bun thing every now and then and although my bun isn't big like the photo, I still get a good effect with chopsticks/hairstick, just get them a bit shorter, like 3 to 4 inches instead of the 6 or 7 inch ones. I use decorative combs, chop sticks, hair forks, etc. from www.hairboutique.com and my favorite sticks are from www.bellahairsticks.com where I bought just two sticks (the short black ones) and different *toppers* that screw on the sticks to change the look. . .

My small bun always looks elegant . . .

 

[luvmesumhair]

Bumping.....

Does anyone have any updated links that they can share regarding different ways to use chop stick in AA hair? All of these links do not work anymore.

TIA

 

[lushlady]

I don't have any links off hand, but I use hair sticks on a regular basis. I've purchased hairsticks form the dollar store, amazon.com, and etsy.com (mostly etsy: quecraft and eaduardhairsticks are my favorite vendors on etsy). Here are a few pics of me with hair sticks.

 

[luvmesumhair]

I don't have any links off hand, but I use hair sticks on a regular basis. I've purchased hairsticks form the dollar store, amazon.com, and etsy.com (mostly etsy: quecraft and eaduardhairsticks are my favorite vendors on etsy). Here are a few pics of me with hair sticks.

Thank you sooo much lushlady. I really appreciate you doing this. But do you also have any pictures showing hair styles using 2 chop sticks at one time with hair wrapped around the sticks some way in a bun? I vaguely remember seeing those as well.

 

[lushlady]

Not at the moment I don't, although I wear my hair like that as well. Her is a thread that helped me when I started. It is a very long thread on this topic, so hopefully some of the links still work. https://longhaircareforum.com/threa...l-about-hair-sticks-pictures-included.501326/

 

[luvmesumhair]

Not at the moment I don't, although I wear my hair like that as well. Her is a thread that helped me when I started. It is a very long thread on this topic, so hopefully some of the links still work. https://longhaircareforum.com/threa...l-about-hair-sticks-pictures-included.501326/

Ok. Thanks again.

 

[Bibliophile]

ugh...I didn't realize this was an old thread.
I use both chopsticks and hair sticks. The chopsticks are usually longer and more affordable than the hairsticks.

I'm natural, 4B hair texture. My hair was shoulder length stretched when I started using hairsticks. The sticks were from wooden hair barrettes I found at the beauty supply store. They look like this:
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I use them for buns and French Rolls. Here are pictures of some I own. The first two display one of my hairsticks “in action". The third is a set of chopsticks.
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I get the chopsticks from antique shops. The hairsticks are from etsy (Lamplighter Jewelry, MelMcKaylinDesigns, NightBlooming)

 

[luvmesumhair]

ugh...I didn't realize this was an old thread.
I use both chopsticks and hair sticks. The chopsticks are usually longer and more affordable than the hairsticks.

I'm natural, 4B hair texture. My hair was shoulder length stretched when I started using hairsticks. The sticks were from wooden hair barrettes I found at the beauty supply store. They look like this:
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I use them for buns and French Rolls. Here are pictures of some I own. The first two display one of my hairsticks “in action". The third is a set of chopsticks.
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I get the chopsticks from antique shops. The hairsticks are from etsy (Lamplighter Jewelry, MelMcKaylinDesigns, NightBlooming)

Beautiful!

 

[Bibliophile]

Beautiful!

Thank you.