Ultimate Solution for Bobby Pins

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Ultimate Solution for Bobby Pins

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Started 2 years ago by ProAmorLegis
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ProAmorLegis
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Bobby pins-- you love them, you hate them, and unless you have a cute Aubrey Hepburn haircut you probably use them. They also probably fly all over your bathroom, in the drawers, on the counters, in the cabinets.

I wanted to share with y'all the perfect cost-effective (free, for me) way to store bobby pins in a way that's easier to get at them without just keeping them all in a big bowl.

Empty McCormick spice bottles! The holes are the perfect size to shake bobby pins out; load them open side down into the bottle and shake away anytime you need a pin.

(see photos on my flickr:)
1. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/4398983182_725593720f_m.jpg
2. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/4398216061_c5cc70b1fe_m.jpg
3. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4398214721_1799eeab59_m.jpg

For some reason this method actually makes me put my bobby pins away rather than using a bowl. Also, if you leave the lid off, you can easily get bobby pins out if you have one hand stuck to your head holding up your hair.

Posted 2 years ago #
charmed2482
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Nope no Audry Hepburn hair and no Bobbie pins. I just put it a pony tail and go. But I don't work in an office or anything, just retail.

Posted 2 years ago #
bandicoot
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i am a freak who has never even owned a bobby pin in my life.
i just don't have the relevant kind of hair.
but the spice jar is a great solution.

actually, now i think about it, my hair is very uncluttered.
i use shampoo and conditioner, a single comb for wet and a hairbrush for dry.
i have the same hairbrush twice....one for home and a smaller one for travel....and i've owned them for over 20 years.
i don't use any product or a hair dryer and i've got dead straight hair that sits in it's graduated bob in a well-behaved manner, when it is cut properly.

Posted 2 years ago #
opadit
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That's a great idea! I keep ours in a teacup that has cracked a little too much for me to want to use it in the kitchen any more. But the spice bottle is portable!

Posted 2 years ago #
startsmart
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I use small glass bowl from the kitchen for my hair clips. Hair ties are on a ring and that's what I use regularly. Never tried a spice bottle though!

Posted 2 years ago #
Laetitia in Australia
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I seem to have hair similar to bandicoot's. I recently got it cut, aiming for an Audrey Hepburn style but with a few modifications to suit my head shape and hair type. Interestingly enough, one of the pics of her that I took to the hairdresser's was from "Sabrina" where she is using clips at the side of her new short style.

I do like the spice bottle idea though. Next time I buy a spice bottle I might remember to collect my old pins to put in there for the next time I have longer hair (I get sick of my current style about every 18 months or so).

Posted 2 years ago #
bandicoot
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i loooooooved her hair in sabrina!
my face isn't small enough or cute enough for it though.
more power to ya!.
what a lovely simple style to keep looking just perfect at all times.

Posted 2 years ago #
silkee1213
Member

I have big and little bobby pins. My solutions for the large pins is an old pharmacy bottle, and the little ones came with their own case from Sally Beauty supply.

Posted 2 years ago #
nellieb
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I use a small rectangular food storage container (with lid) for bobby pins (always need a few for when putting up one's hair) and also barrettes.

Posted 2 years ago #

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