Style Your Hair with Beautiful Handcrafted Hairpins by Christina Nicole

Wisdom from Christina Nicole:

So many of you have asked us for a step by step, how to’s and styling inspiration for our hair pins + hair sticks. So, here it is! A peek into how we love to wear hair pins and hair sticks. Form + function matter to us, we’re utilitarians at heart so we’re thrilled to have designed a small series that actually do what they’re designed to do- hold your locks all day. For those of you with THICK, long hair, this is for you, too.

Allie the intern takes us through a step by step on how to twist, twirl and slide our pins + sticks into those locks. Allie has thick, long hair (about 11/2 in diameter ponytail) but the same process applies to all thicknesses.

1. Gather your locks and twist into a long ponytail.
2. Twirl into a soft but tight, rounded bun and hold.
3. At the top of your bun, (or at 12′o clock), weave a hair stick (or hairpin) from top to bottom so it feels snug but not pulling too tightly.
4. Take a second hair stick and at 2-3 o’clock, repeat with the weaving pattern and adjust both ends of the sticks to feel balanced in how far they stick out from the bun. The second pin should feel tight and secure. 5. Slightly spread center of bun with fingertips for a more relaxed look. The bun should feel gently snug, but not pulling too tightly. Play around with it a few times until you get the feel for it, you’ll know when you get it.

Use the same steps from the messy bun how-to but start with a half ponytail instead of full ponytail. The half bun is a little trickier since there’s less hair for the pins to hold. But, play around with it and you’ll get it in no time!

To learn more about Christina Nicole take a look at our interview with her here.