It doesn't make any difference to me which style I use, though I find that the square sticks don't hold my hair as well as the round ones do... but they used to hold it better!  Don't ask me why the change, tho length might have something to do with it.

Since I create designs with fancy sticks, I always want the ends to show a bit... that's the whole point (pun intended ;)

Oh, the square sticks are just as pointy as the round ones.  Some people swear by 'em, and I used to love them but now for some reason they don't seem to hold my hair as well anymore.

I have many styles of hairsticks.  They are a part of my personality similar to some people having different earrings for different moods, styles, or outfits.

My hair is very fine and slippery so I find the sticks with some texture work best.  I particularly like spirals and carved sticks.  I also have some that have a "bump" turned into the center of the stick that holds very well.  For a more creative/fun look, I have recently discovered swizzle sticks with plastic sticks.  I have cut the ball off the end and rounded the tip so that it glides through my hair.  The plastic is usually a bit soft so I either use several of them together or use a wooden one to stablize the bun and use the swizzle sticks just for decoration.

Needless to say, I am a hairstick junkie!

It sounds like you could use some casual ones to wear during work!  Maybe a pair from Claire's Accessories with nice dull points incase a little one grabs them?  :)

At last count I think I have 14 pair of LongLocks hair sticks.  I'm an interiod designer and I'm in paint, wood, paste and any number of other messy things on a daily basis....When my days are going to be realy challenging and I don't want hair that day I put mt hair into a pony tail on the back of my head, braid it,  wrap it around itself and secure with a pair of my hair sticks.  They are a big part of my wardrobe these days....My clients are always interested in which pair I am wearing

If you are going to have a vice pampering your hair with pretty things is a good one...It works for me!!

I can try to explain one way to wear them so the dangle shows at the front of your hair more like the Asian wear, if you like.  It's one of my fav ways to wear single sticks.  It's very easy and quick to do, looks great AND gets your hair out of the way all at the same time. 

I'm going to assume the world is right-handed here, adjust accordingly ;)

1. Bend at the waist and grab all your hair in a ponytail with your left hand at the top and slightly to the left of your head.

2. Holding a hairstick in your right hand, place it centered in front of the ponytail at the base, touching your head or just above it (practice will tell you which gives you the right tension) and the point facing down toward your left shoulder.

3. Wrap the ponytail around the hairstick once (if you want your hair shorter when you are done, you can wrap it more often) pulling it forward over it and then under it toward your left ear.  Keep the hair pulled taught and don't let go of the ponytail. 

4. Pivot the top of the hairstick in an arc up and over to the left so your right hand is over and slightly in front of your left hand.  Push the hairstick through your hair toward the back and right and let go.  Voila! You have a cascade of hair down the left side of your head, nice lift at the top, and a great way to show off some dramatic dangles (but works with "regular" sticks too!). 

You might also want to check the Customer Gallery at http://www.longlocks.com/gallery.htm, there are some pics in there of styles using GeishaStix :)

I have both round and square sticks and my hair stays just fine with either one so I have no real preference...just as long as they are pretty

I found a single hair stick in an antique store just before the holidays and I had to have it (I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it being it was a single)  I have found that it will hold my hair.  I put it into a braid on the topish of my head and wrap the braid around itself into a bun and slide the stick through and it stays all day.

Ginny