Saturday, September 26, 2015

Bobby Pins

“No matter how many you buy… they always disappear.”

-Anonymous

Bobby pins are a dancer’s best friend. Bobby pins are a hair tool that make securing, tightening and smoothing of the hair 100% easier. They can be used to smooth out fly aways around the frame of your face, tighten excess around a bun or secure back a poof, braid or intricate hairstyle. I don’t know a single dancer who doesn’t use, love and appreciate them. As long as the color of bobby pin matches the shade color of the hair, they are a great tool for dancers to use.

One time, my dance friend Emily was at my house and asked me for a bobby pin, but then about five seconds later she picked something up from my floor and said, “I found one!” She also made the comment that she shouldn’t have even asked, because dancers are full of them all over their rooms. Hashtag dancer probs, right?

Bobby pins are extremely important in smoothing away your fly aways. No hairspray around right before you take the stage? I bet if you look on the ground you can find at least five bobby pins on the floor. Typically when putting your hair up it’s not completely smooth. You tend to get a few bumpies or an accidental snag that results in a random piece flying up on the center of your head. Girls with bangs also have the problem of several hairs flying around in their face, it become distracting and irritating. To fix the problem it is an absolute necessity to use bobby pins. You wouldn’t want hair in your face while you’re dancing, so many people pin them back with bobby pins. Bobby pins assist in getting the hair flat to the head, all while blending into the hair color, making it unnoticeable from a distance.

The easiest way to secure a bun to your head is by the use of bobby pins. Buns can have tendencies to become loose quickly, especially if you use the twisting method. The twist bun method relies on bobby pins to secure it the head, giving the look a professional, unmovable finish. On the other hand if you use a snap bracelet bun maker, it helps to secure it, but more so helps with fly aways that appear from between the crease endings. Hairs stick up with the snap bracelet bun maker, to tighten the bun to your head one must place the hair inside the bobby pin, pull down and tuck it under the bun maker. Finally the use of a donut bun maker requires a more sophisticated bobby pin, which is the butterfly pin. A butterfly pin is open at the ends instead or clasping, allowing it to grab more, but requires a higher forced push into the bun.

Bobby pins also help to make poofs, braids and other complex hairstyles. Bobby pins in this instance are used to secure back any imperfections made when completing the look.

Life is so much better when you have bobby pins around. Bobby pins are one of the most resourceful hair tools for a dancer. They may seem like a small part, but they help in finishing the look into a professional clean cut finish. It is very important to have many on supply, because they seem to frequently be lost, so if you’re headed into the dance community take your time in investing.

 

~Julia
 

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