something you need: french bobby pin

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My good friend Courtney hooked me up with a bag of pureology shampoo samples (hooray!) and as she was handing me the bag, she said "And there's a french bobby pin in there!"  Having no idea what it was, I just said "Awesome!"  When I got home, I dug that french bobby pin out, more curious than anything.

You guys. You need one of these. Or, you know, a whole box.


I have seriously thick hair.  When I try to throw my hair up into a knot, the idea of using bobby pins like most tutorials say is laughable.  There's no way it will hold all of my hair up.  

But the french bobby pin does.  Seriously.  All you need is a hair band, the pin, and three minutes for the perfect messy bun.

1. Pull your hair into a ponytail, as high as you want your knot to be.

forgive my awkward face.

2. Take your hair and wrap it around the ponytail.  Make it messy.


3. Take the pin and slide it in sideways.  I jiggle it up and down while I'm putting it in so that it grabs more hair and is more secure. Some little pieces will probably fall out, but I like it that way.



So far this is the only style I've tried, but I can't wait to experiment more!
You can get your own french bobby pin here.

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how to: messy bun

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Yes, I know, there are approximately 82 billion tutorials for messy buns online.  Which is funny, to me: isn't the whole point that it looks "undone?" Much like no-makeup makeup, it takes a whole lot of effort to look like you didn't make effort.
Anyway, back to what I was saying - yeah, there are tons of these tutorials out there, but I was never able to make one work for me.  My hair was either too short, too long, too layered, too brown... you get the idea.
This is how I've been making a messy bun, ever since I discovered it last week.  It was a feeling akin to finding the holy grail.  It works great on my hair, and it's pretty secure, so I would assume it works well for layered hair.  Its also pretty easy to tweak if your hair is super long.

Start by parting your hair straight down the middle:



Take the two sides of your hair and tie them in a knot, like you're starting to tie a shoe.



This is where you tweak it if your hair is super long: tie two knots.  
Take the loose ends of your hair left after you tie the knot(s) and put a hair tie around them, like a ponytail.


After you add the hair tie, mess your hair around the knot and pin.  You can pin it however you want and make it as messy or sleek as you like!




This looks nice and messy, but its actually very secure and stays in all day.  You can make it fancy by adding in some braids on the sides if you like.  As always, this stays in better if you have a little texture in your hair - hello, third day hair excuses!

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