Hairstyles - Hairstick bun with side braid

 This is a style I wore for a concert outing back in 2016, with a side French braid and my one-coil variation of a hairstick bun which is typically called the 'Chinese bun' in hair forums (not because of the hairstick per se, I don't think, as there are many buns and updos that involve hairsticks. But I'm not sure as to what origin the forum name for the style actually has, and if it's a similar example to a braid being referred to as 'French' or 'Dutch', or if the origin is more stereotypical in nature :S Just in case, I now tend to call this a one-coil 'hairstick bun' in a more neutral way).

For this one-coil bun I used my Hairjems cobalt hairstick with detachable dangles, using just the short detachable dangle around the bun, as well as a star hairpin I got during a 2012 trip to Vienna.

 

 

Tutorials and associated blog posts:

-One-coil hairstick 'Chinese' bun. YouTube tutorial included, also here:

 

-French braids

-Side braids

YouTube tutorial will come sometime in the future, for now here's a couple of clips showing the style:

 

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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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Random December hair update - Elven cosplay and Gimli axe

• Got the November Flexi-8 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:

                     

Front of the 2017 variation of this style:

• Hair-colour pic! On my way to see Fantastic Beasts, I realized that my ends looked really red, so I snapped a pic because I'm a hair-colour nerd xD Natural colour at last, after all the Manic Panic fading!

• One-coil Chinese braided updos: 

-First one is after coming home from a cosplay convention (Elven ranger cosplay, thus the ears xD), I just bunned-up a high braided ponytail with paranda and two side braids:

-And the second one from today - Made a new paranda yesterday :)!

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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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Hairstyles - Multibraids

Pic overload today! Multibraided styles, featuring side braids (lace, French and three-strand) braided into a simple three-strand; and smaller three-strand braids braided into a bigger one:

• Lace side braids braided into a three-strand braid:

• French side braids braided into a three-strand braid:

• Three-strand side braids braided into another three-strand braid:

• 3+ three-strand braids braided into another three-strand braid:

-Three braids (one at the back of the head, one at each side) braided into another braid:

-Left: Two accent braids at each side forming one braid at the back of the head, plus four braids at nape-level (total of four accent braids and five braids), all braided together into one braid (might do a tutorial of this one in the future).

-Right: Three braids at nape-level braided into another braid.

• Two three-strand side braids looped around a fishtail braid (Elrond cosplay):

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