See www.dreamweaverbraiding.com . Crown braid is a braid that goes around your head looking like a crown. Very beautiful and very difficult to master- at least on yourself.

I will certainly continue practicing it- right when all my hair time isn't spent in trimming splits.

I received an email that told that my hairstick order has been shipped. Now starts bouncing! I'm so excited. Of course, I just had to peek to boutique site and there's a lovely pair of hairsticks. I hope (against all odds) that nobody else likes them and they will still be there when I have the chance to shop next time.

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I'm going to have to do that tomorrow.  We went out yesterday, and are again tonight (truly bizarre for us!), and although it is great to catch up w/ friends I had forgotten how awful the cigarette smell in my hair/clothes gets.  Hopefully leaving it up helps some.

As I revealed secrets of my style in other thread, I thought to share with you my LL shopping list- things that I should get as fast as I can spare money for them.

I already have one pair of pink GossamerStix and two pairs of BridalStix and one pair of silvery SpiralStix are on their way. So I still need...

One more pair of white hairsticks. Because neither of my BridalStix is all-white. *nodnod*

Two pairs of brown sticks with some simple crystals. I wear brown nearly every day, so these are a big necessity.

One pair of black sticks, perhaps in SterlingStix style. Or with some gorgeous lampwork beads. Black I don't wear daily...that's why I need just one pair. For now.

One pair of DecoStix. Just because they are so gorgeous.

One pair of green sticks. In any style. Because I like green.

One pair of FuturiStix. The style is too cool.

One pair of violet sticks. Violet is a good color too.

That's my plan for the starters. *wonders how long it will take to collect all this*  But as you can see, I absolutely need these.

Thanks for encouragement!  I think you're right...I have this nagging feeling that everything I need was not included in the list  . But I guess I recognize the missing ones when I see them.

And then to the big news. I received my new hairsticks! I was mentally prepared that they wouldn't come before next week, and was so surprised to find that they had arrived. The shipping was even faster than last time! 

   I put one pair aside, to wait for Christmas Eve. Then I opened the two wrappings. And stared. Touched the sticks to make sure that they were real. And then stared some more. I had tried to imagine, what they would look like, but when I actually saw them, I realized that I had managed to underestimate them both.
   Silvery SpiralSticks just slip into my hair, and suddenly I have a securely attached bun. Nothing short of miraculous with my slippery hair. Their color matches with everything and anything and the beads with silver foil inside look just amazing. I guess that these are going to be my most used hairsticks!
   BridalSticks are even more beautiful, so beautiful that they really don't match with everything I wear. But they match with my plentiful white shirts, so they aren't going to gather dust either. Opaque white aurora borealis crystals are among the most beautiful crystals imaginable...a still photo doesn't do them justice at all. If you imagine freshly fallen snow shaped into a crystal you'll get some idea of what I'm talking about. Perfect winter hair ornaments!

Getting pictures might take some time since I haven't yet got a digicam of my own. I always plan to buy it, but my budget is a limited student budget and when I have money to spare, there's always something more urgent to buy...like hairsticks 

I have still trimmed split hairs daily by dozens. But I really feel that the situation is improving: it's harder to find new splits than before, and many of them are hairs splitted from high, so they are harder to notice.

Otherwise, my hair looks and feels really good, and I don't ever remember it being this soft except right after hot oil treatment at hair salon. I've got rid of static- I just started using more rosewater. Or then my hair has just got accustomed to winter.

I had to move my stylist appointment until next week. Positive thing is, that now I get some extra time to deal with splits hair by hair, and the less she finds them, the less she wants to cut. 

yes those spiralstix certainly were a great invention ... they are on my list for sure!!!
do you have a special strategie in putting your bun net without a ponytail holder. i bought one as well but my bun always feels too loose after having struggled to put the thingie!!   

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I know that feeling!  This trick works pretty well (I have friends who smoke and hanging around campus is enough to get my hair smelling of it... yuck)  I mix a spray bottle with water and my favorite essential oil... spritz it on my hair, and the ciggy smell is gone...

Just thought I'd share!

Can't wait to hear of your sticks when they arrive, styg!

The problem with my French Twists is not the length- I've been trying to make it for a while now. But my hair is just too slippery for the style, I just can't make it last (half a liter of hairspray would probably help, but I don't think it's worth it). So these days, I'm more concentrated to braids and buns. I hope that as my hair grows, I'll be able to do something new.