Random hair update II - LHC Swap hairtoys and braided buns

PhD work and other things mean I haven't updated this blog since December 2016 :S xD, so here is another random post with some pics from the last couple of months - Featuring braided buns with parandas, and new hairtoys from the LHC 2016 Winter Swap :D

In the last LHC Winter Swap I got, among some other things, such as lots of chocolate :D and a handmade lip balm, this gorgeous three-prong Jeterfork and a couple of metal bun pins with green stones. Both work great to hold my (slippery) hair and I've been wearing them non-stop for the last fortnight :D

I've also been wearing a lot of braided buns with my newest blue-and-purple paranda, sometimes with side lace-braids, and usually using my new metal bun pins:

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Hairtoys: Flexi-8s

*EDITED from time to time to update my collection. Last edit: 15-3-21*

Decided to make a separate post about Flexi-8s (before it was part of the 'hairtoy-rest' post) because lately I've been using flexi-8s more and more for braids, half-ups and updos, and my collection is slowly increasing as a result xD

 So far, I have 9 flexi-8's (from top to bottom in the image below): An extra-large 'Lúthien' one (don't know the name), Crimson Joy (large), Sapphire Joy (medium), Blue Flitter (medium), Trinitee (medium), Autumn's Delight (medium), North Star (medium), Starlight (medium), and an XS Elven flowery one (don't remember the name whoops):

 

Former pics:

 My first ever flexi-8 from Lilla Rose was the October flexi of the month back in 2014 ('Autumn's Delight'). I got a medium judging on my fine-textured, highly compressible hair, but I have to say I was delighted to find that a medium flexi hardly holds even my most compressible cinnamon bun without additional help, so my hair is definitely thicker (and longer) than I thought :D xD!  It works great as a ponytail holder and an updo accent, but for updos I need a large (half-up, half-down) or extra-large (full updos).

The next flexi I got was the Crimson Joy (the December 2014 flexi of the month), as part of the LHC Winter Swap. This is a large flexi, and it works with half-up, half-down updos (length shortening updos), as well as a braid accent/holder:

Next came my first ever extra-large flexi as part of the 2015 LHC Winter Swap. Don't know what this one is called, but it has a really Lúthien-y aesthetic to me, so I call it the 'Lúthien' one :) I can wear this one in compressible updos such as cinnabuns.

Then came the January 2016 flexi of the month, 'Starlight'. This one has Missy vibes to me :)

My next flexi was the 2016 November flexi of the month, 'North Star', plus three decorative pins. I can never say no to anything starry (the troubles of being an Astrophysicist? xD), plus I thought they would look cool as part of Elven hairstyles:

Next was Trinitee, the Saint Patrick-inspired Celtic flexi of the month for March 2017. As a lover of all things Celtic, as well as copper and green, this has become my favourite one alongside the Crimson Joy;

Next was blue flitter:

Another medium, Sapphire Joy, the blue version of Crimson Joy, I got as a gift as part of the 2019 LHC Winter Swap :D:

And the last flexi for now was my first mini, with a flowery Elven look, back in 2019 as well (I don't remember the name of the flexi, though!). This one is great for half-ups and accents!

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Hairstyles - The Chinese bun

Today's hairstyle post is about the Chinese bun, the first updo I tried when I learned about hairsticks on the Long Hair Community (LHC) back in 2010. Back then I used to wear the 'classical' variation of this bun, but it isn't the most secure bun for my slippery hair, so I usually go for a variation which I personally call the 'one-coil' Chinese bun. 

 

✨For the braided variation of this bun, go here.

• Video tutorial:

And pics:

• Classical variation:

As you can see, I don't have many pics of this variation xD!

• One-coil variation:

Variation with an accent braid:

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Couple of cinnamon buns

A Jedi cinnamon bun from yesterday :D :

And a random cinnabun that I hadn't uploaded yet:

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LHC Winter swap 2015 action shots

Action shots of the gorgeous hairtoys from this year's LHC Winter swap!

-TARDIS fork:


Lúthien flexi-8:

-Hairsword:

-Hairsticks with red toppers:

-Hammered copper fork:

-Harry Potter finishing pins:

-And some non-hair stuff: Harry Potter buttons and the awesome glass bottle with maps of Middle-earth and Gallifrey:

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