Tulipwood

Isn't it gorgeous?? This lovely tulipwood Jeterfork arrived today, and it came all the way from Australia! It's part of a swap, so my VotePalantine fork is currently on the way to Australia. I hope it arrives soon! Sending stuff always makes me nervous, I'm so afraid it'll show up broken, or just go missing.

I had to do a sectioned nautilus to prevent is from completely disappearing in my hair. I wore it in a regular nautilus to school today and I felt pretty fabulous with my new, pretty fork in my hair. Then I got home and realized that the bun had eaten the fork. Couldn't see it at all, it was just a huge mass of hair.

Morning

Good morning! I got up early with the dogs today, and for once I actually bunned my hair right away, rather than leave it down until my morning coffee(s) had been consumed. I decided to try a nautilus bun with one of my XXL Flexi-8s, since the XL is too small for that bun. It fits perfectly! I had to start the bun with a ponytail base for stability, otherwise it would pull and be uncomfortable.

The view was beautiful today, so I'm including a picture of that too.

Click it to see a bigger picture ;)

Opal

Finally! A comfortable Ficcare bun! Haven't been able to use them for months now, so I'm pretty thrilled that I made it work today. Please ignore the visible pins and scrunchie. ^-^

Drowning in hair

I did a sectioned bun with one of my XL flexi-8s today, and.. it's almost too small. Granted, the sections I took out weren't that big, but this flexi could hold all of my hair a few months ago. ALL OF IT. And now it's drowning in a sectioned bun. When did this happen? I didn't think I'd "outgrow" the XL so soon. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Does this mean that I'll have to use the XXL if I want to make a regular nautilus bun? Will that be neck-breakingly heavy? Do I really want to find out? How come I have 3 tangle teezers and none of them are clean? Do I need another one? (yeeeeees!) So many questions! 

My last posts have been very short and fairly pointless, but don't worry, something more interesting is coming soon.. A new First Impression post! I tried a new product today and I'm very excited about it. 

Oh sweet Flexi-8, how comfortable and gloriously beautiful you are! I feel like I may be going on a flexi-8 binge again soon..

Double Flexi-8 buns

Ah, double buns.. How on earth did I survive without them? I wore them with size L flexi-8s yesterday and today, which I hadn't done before. I tried it once a while ago, and failed miserably, and thus concluded that double buns with flexis just didn't work for me. Clearly I was very wrong. These buns are so awesomely comfortable, that I did something very silly. I ordered two Fairy flexis, Aurora Borealis and Pink, both size L. I never really liked the Fairy design until I saw it in action LHC, simply because it seemed too childish and cutesy. I guess it is sort of childish and cute, but not too much. I think it will look really cute in double buns. I don't always make much sense.In fact, I rarely make sense. You should never ask me for directions.

Picture time! Yesterday I wore Black Nickle Sapphire and Roman Stone, and today I decided to go crazy and wear mismatched flexis. Behold, Cat's Meow and Daisy!

(I'm not balding, it's just my very light roots)

Ficcare Innovation Bamboo

I officially have a new obsession. The Ficcare Innovation clips! I received my first one from a trade, and I love it so much. It's pretty, the spring is so strong, and it's incredibly light! I hope Ficcare brings back the Innovation clips, preferably with the new enamel colours. Imagine Jewel Innovations.. *Swoon!* ^-^

Here it is in a sectioned nautilus bun. Love it! <3

Daisy

My Daisy flexi-8 in size L arrived this week, and it's so pretty! Here are a few (only slightly photoshopped) pictures of it. :)

Roman Stone Lite Sapphire

My newest custom flexi-8 arrived today, and it's wonderful! Lite sapphire and clear AB beads.. <3 
I put off ordering this one for so long because I couldn't figure out how to make it more "me", but at last I got it. I'm glad it took me so long, because otherwise I would probably have gotten it in XL or XXL, which means that I wouldn't wear it much right now. L is currently my go-to flexi-8 size, because it's perfect for sectioned buns. I've also discovered that it can be used to secure nautilus buns. Flexi-8s are obviously magical!

First I made a nautilus bun and secured it with the Roman Stone. Then I re-did the bun and secured with Roman Stone and Emerald Dream. I figured those two would look pretty together. The bun is comfortable and secure with just one flexi, but it's even nicer with two. Also, it's much more flashy and blingy, and I like that!

Ugly bun

I wasn't sure what to call this post, but the bun isn't particularly pretty, so it fits. I had a few lazy days at home this week, and I discovered that my claw clips are brilliant for securing lazy buns. By lazy buns I mean any kind of loose, sloppy, ugly bun. I mostly use them for nautilus buns. The claw clips distribute the weight more evenly, and the entire bun doesn't rest on just one spot. Very comfortable. 
I love being able to throw my hair up with these when it's my turn to do the morning walk with the dogs. I can't always be bothered to detangle, section, bun, wrap, and pin my hair, and then take several action pictures before I go (because my bun will most likely be pretty messy when I get back). 
I bought the clips in a Chinese store in Portugal, and I regret not buying more. If only I had known that 7-9 months after buying these, I would finally figure out how to use them.. There's always Ebay, but I feel pretty 'meh' about most of the clips there. 
I guess I could have called this post "Claw clips".

Something pretty..

.. to start the weekend with. I used my L Ruby Bouquet yesterday, because it's so pretty. Size L is perfect for half-up buns, so now of course I wish I had more than just 4. Ah well, maybe the next FOTM will suit my tastes? Or I could always just make do with what I've already got. ^-^

New bun method

Last Saturday I did a sectioned bun for the very first time. I'm not the first person to do this, but it's so new and wonderful to me, so I feel like a genius. I made a high nautilus bun with two thirds of my hair and a XL flexi-8, divided the remaining hair in two, wrapped around the bun and secured with spin pins. It was marvelous! I've never been able to do anything other than low buns because my hair is so thick and heavy, but this worked so well. It felt great to secure the bun in a different spot for once, as I was getting a bit sore where I usually secure it. I suddenly started wanting more XL flexi-8s, but I'm holding off for now. It's almost April, which means a new FOTM will be released. If it's pretty, I hope to get one in XL. 

Buns

Here's a bunch of buns I've done during the last month. :)

Jet Black

  
Pearlized Jet Black, one of my first enamel Ficcares. I love it. I'm starting to get a hang of doing buns with Ficcares, it's completely different from sticks, forks and flexi-8s.

Snake Jewel Fuchsia

My first Ficcare, hopefully there will be many more. Size L. I like this one :)

Moss

My newest TT stick arrived yesterday. Chloe, 6 3/8" long, very pretty!

 

Harvest time

Today I'm wearing my hair in a simple nautilus bun, held with an XL Harvest Freestyle. I wanted to do something some elaborate and flashy, like a braided bun with one of the larges, but the neutral and understated flexis need some love too. 
For the record, this is the third toy I'm wearing today. The weather and light was quite nice, so I took some action pictures of my TT sticks. I even made a separate page for them. I have a moss stick on the way, and I really hope it will get here before Christmas.

Purple flowers and pearl essence

My very first custom Timberstone Turnings stick. Chloe shape, 6 1/2" long, and very pretty! It's difficult to get good pictures of it. I purchased another stick too, a Chloe with moss and pearl essence. I wonder if it will get here before Christmas..

Antler

I purchased an antler stick from JCMcCairn a few weeks ago, and it arrived today. Here's the original listing. This is my first ever antler, and I'm very happy with it. It's smooth, light, and slides through the bun very easily. It'll take some time getting used the curve of the stick, and I'm a bit paranoid about the dangles causing tangles and breakage. I wore it today and a few strands got stuck in the dangles, but I managed to untangle them. I think it'll be fine.