hair toys?

My hair is very thick and silky so I always struggle with hair accessories. The only thing I manage to use are these clips

http://www.claires.co.uk/decorative-floral-hair-comb/shop/fcp-product/19179

it looks really nice from the back and its very easy to use. The only problem is that I have to re adjust it every few hours as it slips down my hair a little.

I sell a ton of hair toys 🙂 no hair sticks or forks though (never heard of a hair fork...)

When I had longer hair I'd just jam my hair up in hair grips in random curls on top my my head and put on a headband or hair clip. Sometimes a sparkly brooch. Now I do the same but without the curls!

I use hair sticks occasionally (I rarely wear my hair up tbh) and have found the nicest ones on Etsy. I am more likely to use a pencil though lol.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Hairjems?ref=shopsection_shophome_leftnav

I use brushes, I have an old art brush that has a long handle so it keeps all of my hair up. I generally put my hair up only when I'm home so I don't really buy any fancy-looking items.
Oh and chopsticks work pretty good as well! I was gifted a nice pair of chopsticks last year, they have pretty cherry flowers on them. I'm not sure they are safe to use with food since they are colored and all so I use them for my hair

i have about a million plastic claw clips that i use all the time.  even though my hair is about waist length and pretty thick, i can manage to get it all tied up with just one or two tiny ones.  i like them because they cause less mechanical damage than elastics.  but... they're not pretty, lol.  i want to start using sticks and forks, so i bought a few to try... i just need to learn *how*.

ive gotta check out your etsy, janine!

I have all sorts of clips and bandannas and headbands ... I like putting fun things in my  hair.

My favourites are Janine's bats, though.

Hair sticks and forks, oh my ! My favourites are glass ones from emergent glassworks (I have a pair of venus flytraps and an octopus) and the hand knapped arrows from Eadward hairsticks like you can see on my avatar (both on etsy). I have pics if you want !

i was worried glass would break!  have u had that issue, muza?

so far ive been buying wood, dymondwood, and even a set of antler forks... and from a lot of different places.  im trying to get a feel for what i like.  havent bought from ead yet, but i most likely will once i decide to venture into acrylic sticks!

Antler forks? Like you look like you have antlers? Why have ai not heard of these; I want some!

intemp- the ones i have are basically two prong forks made out of antler.  they're not what i think you think they are.  but i have seen ones on etsy that more prominently feature the shape of the antler and would probably give that effect!  check out hairaroundnature on etsy.

eta- the picture is upside down, for some reason, but it's my pair of antler forks.  the reddish topper is made of wood.  see how they dont look overwhelmingly antler-y?  also- its not easy to get a picture of the back of your head, especially when you are wearing an infant in a sling.  see his head? haha!

Oh, haha, that makes sense!  I really love the idea of antler-shaped ones, though, so I think I'm gonna have to go on an etsy hunt.

I'm impressed that you managed to get a picture of the back of your head while holding an infant--I struggled to do it with no distractions!

I've seen some actually! https://www.etsy.com/listing/198613787/natural-antler-hair-accessory-stick-pin?ref=listing-shop-header-2