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Title: Spin pins
Post by bio_muse on Jun 13^th, 2010 at 5:39pm

Hi, all,

I saw a commercial today for Goody's Spin Pins. Has anyone tried these yet? Do they actually work as well as advertised?

Title: Re: Spin pins
Post by Curlgirl64 on Jun 13^th, 2010 at 10:59pm

I saw the commercial,too. Haven't tried them though. If you do,let us know!

Title: Re: Spin pins
Post by Enna on Jun 15^th, 2010 at 1:14pm

Saw the commercial last night - they do look interesting.

I'll be on the lookout for them - another hair toy for the collection ;)

Title: Re: Spin pins
Post by bio_muse on Jun 20^th, 2010 at 3:59pm

Well, I went to the store today and found the spinpins. They come in a set of two. For a regular bun, you're supposed to use them both -- one placed from the top of the bun and one from the bottom. The packaging also suggests a (vertical) double-bun style where you use one pin per bun. Just to play around, I put my hair up in two little buns. The pins are holding pretty well, so far. I can see this being a good option for when I want to wear one of my Geisha Hairsticks or my Japanese hairpin without extraneous pins.

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Title: Re: Spin pins
Post by Curlgirl64 on Jun 20^th, 2010 at 8:15pm

Nice job! Thanks for the review!
Are they easy to use? Do they tear or pull or your hair?

Title: Re: Spin pins
Post by bio_muse on Jun 21^st, 2010 at 10:29pm

They are actually really easy to put in your hair... just twist in in a clockwise direction.

The ends are coated in the same suff as regular bobby pins, so they don't pull or tear.

For me, the hardest part was taking them out. I had trouble getting hold of the pin to start spinning it counterclockwise. Once I got it started, though, it came out easily.

Title: Re: Spin pins
Post by Curlgirl64 on Jun 21^st, 2010 at 10:58pm

Thanks!

Title: Re: Spin pins
Post by melusine on Jun 21^st, 2010 at 11:42pm

I found them at Walmart and thought they looked very smooth and not likely to damage your hair. I didn't buy them, though, because my hair is very fine and the pins would show. I wish Goody made a smaller version.

Title: Re: Spin pins
Post by Curlgirl64 on Jun 22^nd, 2010 at 7:41am

I'm sending you a p/m.

Title: Re: Spin pins
Post by Drear on Jun 23^rd, 2010 at 4:46am

Very nice result. What do these pins look like?

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Post by Sakina on Jun 23^rd, 2010 at 3:08pm

Super cute!!! Did you use an elastic at all?

Title: Re: Spin pins
Post by bio_muse on Jun 24^th, 2010 at 4:44pm

Here's a picture of the spin pins. I used one for each bun. No elastic needed! :)

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Title: Re: Spin pins
Post by Angel on Jun 25^th, 2010 at 11:02pm

Saw these in the store today and I don't think they would work for me. Like Mel, I have extremely fine hair and the pins would be too big. Well, that and I'd have to use the blonde set instead of the brunette since I'm a caramel.

Looks like I'll have to stick with conventional bobby pins...which is ok since I only need 2-3 for a bun anyway. ::)