Review (5/5): Updos that defy the laws of physics? Here are your pins!
Most of my life has been spent on the ice either in the pursuit of tests and titles or coaching skaters in that same pursuit. Buns and other updos aren't just for their look... they protect our eyes and faces! Centrifugal force is merciless.
In all of these years, there has been one of many things I've lamented about updos - the tools available to us. Hair pins are a necessity for a perfect updo. Unfortunately, most hairpins are so weak that it feels like you need HUNDREDS of them in addition to an entire can of hairspray. Magnets and open flames cause new feelings of danger as you wait to take the ice.
HERE IS A SOLUTION WITH THESE PINS!!!
These pins are AMAZING! I feel like I could breeze through jumps and spins without a care about my hair - JUST AS IT SHOULD BE! Trust me when I say that we're not thinking about our hair while performing... unless it comes loose which is always a risk if you have long hair.
However, these pins are super sturdy. I was able to assemble a standard bun (think - good enough for a hard practice) with only SIX PINS.
SIX!! And, yes, I have long hair.
I have no idea how many different updos I've done in my career as a skater and coach, but I ALWAYS was armed at test sessions and competitions with the necessities to do a sturdy updo should a skater be in need which was something that happened more often than not. Bobby pins and hair spray? No complaints. Thick hair that needed two hair bands? No big deal. A synchro team all in need of buns? Each skater better have their own supply of hair pins because I'd run out halfway through bun number 2 because standard pins are WEAK and require copious amounts of them to withstand the forces of physics.
However, these pins? I could easily assemble at least 12 competition and test ready buns and only need ONE can of hairspray!
You can be sure that I'll be sharing this find with all my current and former colleagues.
These pins are the best I've ever seen or used!!!