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A Comb Collector's Journal
Sep 12^th, 2006 at 6:37pm

Hi Everyone,

My name is BarbaraAnne, and I work as a moderator for HabboHotel, an online community game for kids. I've been doing communities for 12 years, but I am also a passionate hair comb collector.

I just received my first longlocks geisha stick, and I'm hooked! It's so gorgeous! I'm so thrilled! I have one beaded set and one special order geisha stick on layaway, and I can't wait to get them and start building my collection.

On the left is how my beautiful geisha stick looks with my updo!

Also, perhaps some will be interested in my ebay hair comb blog.

http://blogs.ebay.com/websociology

It notes hair combs sold on ebay that, to my eye, were especially beautiful. It also has some pieces of my personal antique comb collection.

Another site I like for antique combs is The Tadema Gallery in London. http://www.tademagallery.com ; They specialize in art nouveau jewelry. My favorite comb from that store is a Plique-a-jour Swallow Comb.

And my favorite comb artist of all time: Rene Lalique, the orchids.

http://www.museu.gulbenkian.pt/obra.asp?num=1211&nuc=a11&lang=en

Even with LC Tiffany and Faberge making combs, Lalique takes it with these. I guess for me, it's enough to know that he existed. I think my favorite combs are from Early Edo Japan and from Rene Lalique.

Nice to meet everyone!

BarbaraAnne

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Sakina Stardust Offline August 2O1O @ the Louvre Posts: 3399 Arizona Gender:	Re: A Comb Collector's Journal Reply #1 - Sep 12^th, 2006 at 6:58pm Welcome to the boards, haircombdiva! I hope you'll post some pictures of you wearing some of your combs. I really love the GeishaStix, too. I must have 6 or 7 of them myself by now. How long is your hair?
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Re: A Comb Collector's Journal
Reply #2 - Sep 12^th, 2006 at 7:01pm

Welcome!

My, you certainly do have an interest in combs! Gorgeous! Do you own many yourself? Your avatar pic is quite nice with the Geisha stick, I'm sure your hair would also be stunning with any of the combs I've seen on you links! I know Susan has quite a collection of antique combs - have you chatted with her about what she has?

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Re: A Comb Collector's Journal
Reply #3 - Sep 12^th, 2006 at 7:30pm

Thank you so much Sakina and Bikerbraid for the lovely welcome. Grin

My hair is just below shoulder length. It used to be in the middle of my back, but when I moved to south Georgia, everyone wore their hair in this updo. I really liked it.

You gather your hair at the nape of your neck as if you were going to start a pony tail. Then you twist twice and put the "tail" on the top of your head, letting the curls fall on top. For the curls to fall nicely, your hair can't be too long, so I cut it.

I don't really wear my antiques, but maybe I could take some pics. Good idea.

I haven't had a chance to chat with Susan about antique combs yet. I'm sure I'll get to do that as my addiction to her hairsticks grows. Wink

Thank you again for the warm welcome.

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Lisabelle Stardust Offline Kami wa onna no inochi - A womens hair is her life Posts: 2797 Southern Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: A Comb Collector's Journal Reply #4 - Sep 13^th, 2006 at 9:40am Hi haircombdiva, Wow what nice combs! Nice to meet you and thanks for sharing! 8)
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haircombdiva Amethyst Offline In Memoriam * New York City * 9/11/01 Posts: 7 native New Yorker Gender:	Re: A Comb Collector's Journal Reply #5 - Sep 13^th, 2006 at 11:41pm Hi Lisabelle, Thanks for writing! I love your hair journal. Avocado, banana and honey... ooo. Must try that. I'll let you know how it goes. Best, BA
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Lisabelle Stardust Offline Kami wa onna no inochi - A womens hair is her life Posts: 2797 Southern Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: A Comb Collector's Journal Reply #6 - Sep 14^th, 2006 at 3:12am Heheh! Thanks! 8)
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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: A Comb Collector's Journal Reply #7 - Sep 14^th, 2006 at 7:03am Hello haircombdiva! Thanks for sharing the websites. Those are very beautiful combs, definitely works of art! Oh, and you made a very good hair stick selection, it looks wonderful!
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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: A Comb Collector's Journal Reply #8 - Sep 14^th, 2006 at 3:11pm Hello and welcome to the boards! You sound like a true lover of hair combs and have beautiful ones! Enjoy the boards and your new beginning of LL hairsticks!
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Re: A Comb Collector's Journal
Reply #10 - Sep 26^th, 2006 at 1:10pm

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for the great welcome! I can't post as much as I'd like. Cry

BUT today, I got heart palpitations. A Rene Lalique comb is up for auction at Sotheby's. Shocked

It will be sold in Hong Kong on Oct. 8. 2006. I posted about it on my blog.

http://blogs.ebay.com/websociology/home/_W0QQentrysyncidZ47783017

I am wondering if Susan can make a reproduction of this. What blows my mind is how Lalique envisioned designs like this when all he had to look at was Victorian jewelry. I cannot believe one of these is actually coming to auction.

I also have yet to try that honey-avocado hair pack. I'm too busy spraying stuff on my roses to prevent black spot -- another obsession of mine.

I think when we get to middle age, we just go insane. There is no way to control our emotions anymore, so why even try! Cheesy

Cheerios, peeps!

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: A Comb Collector's Journal Reply #11 - Sep 26^th, 2006 at 2:24pm That comb is fantastic! Such a naturalistic and simplistic design that has such class. It will be interesting to see what it ultimately sells for. If Susan can duplicate it, it would quite the accomplishment.
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Re: A Comb Collector's Journal
Reply #12 - Oct 4^th, 2006 at 11:52am

Hi Bikerbraid!

Susan hated it! LMAO.

I also received my first two hair stick sets with glass beads. The Harvest Blossom Sugar Stix and the Enchanted Woodland PearlStix. OMG! They are more gorgeous in person than in the pictures! So I asked Susan if any of the glass artists wanted to make matching earrings with a dangle. Think of it, I said to her, you could have 3x the email you have now! Wink

Go away ;P she said. LMAO LMAO!!!!!!!!

At any rate, I am thrilled with them. I have a special order of the October Comes Geisha stick on the way, and I just put in a special order of the Twisted Cherry FoilStix on Layaway.

Display case will have to be bought soon. Wink

ANYWAY.....

I did some posts on my blog. For the birds is about birds in hair combs all around the world from 1870 - 1920. Rats and Bats has my friend Myrna's ivory rat comb! And H Combs in Medieval France is something I wanted to do for a long time and finally got to it.

Hope you enjoy!
http://blogs.ebay.com/websociology

And I still have to try that honey-avocado hair pack! I just don't want my husband to see me in it. ha ha

C'est la vie!

Barbara

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Re: A Comb Collector's Journal
Reply #13 - Oct 4^th, 2006 at 5:54pm

Hi Barbara, I am also a comb collector. I have been trying to get my husband to do a photo of my hair all spread out with some of my combs on top, sort of like Susan's hairstick photo. But I can't get him to take it. He says to get one of my friends to do it. Maybe one day.

I love the photos. I regularly check out the combs on ebay. I had to stop buying for a while, though. I bought three from a dealer in South America, but she only shipped two. My favorite was missing. Of course she refunded my money, but I wanted that comb!

I am always looking for hairstyles to use for my combs. I do the "spanish lady" one with the inverted ponytail and the comb in the middle often. Sometimes I braid the tail, sometimes not. Do you have any great hairstyles to share? Welcome to the boards.

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Re: A Comb Collector's Journal
Reply #14 - Oct 7^th, 2006 at 12:14am

Hi Kathy!

Oh wow, you look like you're wearing an antique kingfisher ornament! Beautiful! I love Chinese ornaments. Japanese, too.

That's fabulous that you also collect combs.

I look on ebay all the time. There are some nice things on there. I couldn't afford an ivory bird Chinese comb that went for $350. Then there was a shell and 14K gold comb that went for $300, which I didn't get. Now, there is an American Sterling silver one, also with a reserve, which I won't get either.

sigh.

And ye, some dealers are bad. And you could spend your entire life savings on collecting. The addiction is so bad.

Hmmm, hairstyles. I do this updo, which i have in my picture because my hair is just a little below shoulder length. Sometimes I do Heidi braids. I'll have to think about it.

Thanks so much for writing.

Barbara

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