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Jun 25^th, 2005 at 2:22am

Hi everyone!
I just wanted to introduce myself - my name is Cynde (pronounced Cindy) and I'm from Santa Barbara, California. I just stumbled upon the forums today, and can't wait to read it! It looks like there's a bunch of great people with great tips here. :-D

So the short story of my long hair: I've had straight, long hair up until I was about 17. I never really styled it except to pull the sides up into a holder at the top and spray the heck out of my bangs, as was the hip thing to do in the 80's. At 17 I cut my waist-length hair to an a-line bob. I never changed the style for over 10 years but I never got tired of it. It is still my favorite cut.

About 2 years ago I had back surgery, and after 3 months of recovery my hair was down to my shoulders. So I thought "what the heck, I'll just grow it. If I don't like it I can cut it again." The in-between stage was grueling. I did layers, lightened it, but I never really liked it.

But now my hair is almost to my waist again. A couple of weeks ago I started experimenting with updos. I used the cheapo version of the Bandostick that Scunci makes to secure my hair. (A bandostick, if you don't know, is a single hairstick with an elastic holder on one end.) It worked but somehow it felt like cheating! So I started practicing with chopsticks.

It was frustrating to learn how to secure the styles, but since my boyfriend LOVES pull my sticks out (how annoying!), I got a lot of practice. My favorite so far is the French twist. Just today I got it down from 3 sticks to 2.

Thinking I deserved better than chopsticks, I found LongLocks.com and ordered my first set of REAL hairsticks a couple days ago. I can't wait for them to get here!!!

So that's my story, and now I'm off to read the forums. TTYL!

Cynde

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Autumn Emerald Offline I love Long Hair! Posts: 380 Los Angeles, CA Gender:	Re: hi! Reply #1 - Jun 25^th, 2005 at 5:58am HELLO & WELCOME, glad you're here!
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khrome Stardust Offline 1bM/Ciii Posts: 1035 santa barbara, ca Gender:	Re: hi! Reply #6 - Jun 25^th, 2005 at 9:17pm Thank you! Such a warm welcome. I'm very glad I've found the board! :-D
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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Re: hi! Reply #9 - Jun 28^th, 2005 at 6:31pm Khrome, you can do a french twist with hairsticks?? :::Bow:: BOW:::: bow::::::: You styling goddess, you! Welcome to the boards and many blessings Anais
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khrome

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Reply #10 - Jun 28^th, 2005 at 11:10pm

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Khrome, you can do a french twist with hairsticks??

yupyup! And I'll post pics when I get my 'real' sticks in the mail. I found out the sticks I ordered are 5 inches or less, so I've been practicing with the very tips of the chopsticks only. I've finally been able to hold a twist using 4 inches of 2 sticks.

It was the one 'do I HAD to learn. So I guess it's true - if there is a will there is a way! I still need lots of work on the other styles though.

Cynde

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khrome Stardust Offline 1bM/Ciii Posts: 1035 santa barbara, ca Gender:	Re: hi! Reply #11 - Jul 1^st, 2005 at 2:22am As promised, here are the pics of the LL sticks I got yesterday - "Blush Simple"! They are beautiful - thanks Susan! BTW, these are the first set in my new-found obsession. http://www.loopfree.net/gallery/khrome (then click on Hair Stick Collection) Cynde
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: hi! Reply #12 - Jul 1^st, 2005 at 10:14am :::clap, clap, clap, clap::: Beautiful! Your french twist is FANTASTIC!!!! So smooth and perfect. The sticks are the perfect accent for you. Thank you for sharing! [being slightly snoopy ....... I love the fairy pics - especially the ears!]
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khrome Stardust Offline 1bM/Ciii Posts: 1035 santa barbara, ca Gender:	Re: hi! Reply #13 - Jul 1^st, 2005 at 7:15pm Thanks so much!! blush The twist was a little off IMO, but I was too excited to get a picture taken. I'm glad you liked my elf ears! They were very fun to wear around. Cynde
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gabi Ex Member	Re: hi! Reply #14 - Jul 1^st, 2005 at 8:15pm Belated Howdy here! Fabulous, I'll go practice now snork. Welcome - another Californian (Oakland) ...gabi
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