How To Use Bobby Pins And Hair Pins Correctly
- Posted on 08 June, 2016
- Color Lace Wig
- By Anonymous
Bobby pins and hair pins are one of the most commonly used hair tools out there, but do you know how to use bobby pins the right way? Do you know how to use hair pins without having them slide out?
In this video tutorial, we're going to demonstrates the correct way to put bobby pins in your hair. We'll also talk about when to use short bobby pins or long bobby pins.
If you use hair pins to keep your updos in place, you're going to love this hair trick that we share in the video that is guaranteed to keep hairpins from sliding out!
Remember to give this video a thumbs up and share if you found it useful. Also, tell us how you place your bobby pins so they stay in all day by sharing your secrets in the comments box below.
What'S important is understanding your hair pins, let's work with a long hair grip. First, when you look at a long hair grip, it's long, but it's long for a reason. I'Ll explain that a moment, but it's got a toe that kicks up it's that toe. That goes on the bottom, and it's interesting when it's a toe, you see, you don't have to open it up, because it's already open, you'll slide it in and it'll catch the hair. I always used to put it in this way. This is the way it goes, but here's the interesting way I'm going to start with the toe on top. First, where we hold this, where we pin I go up and down up and down now, once I've done that I come in and I twist the pin so now the toe is on the bottom, and now I push in and now that's not going to be Sliding out just a simple little trick to know: let's go with a long, hair grip or excuse me, a long hair pin with a long hair pin these tend to slide out, especially if you're working with hair, that's very heavy in an up style. What we want to do is encourage you just do a small fish hook on the end, and when you place a pen in normally like you, would it's not going to be sliding out? Please be sure you tell the clan that there's a fish hook in there. They have to bend this back when they pull it out now. Watch when I come through, you simply come through with the fish hook, and you simply place it in just like you normally would so where we hold. That is where we're pinning now, when I go in that, pin slides in normally now it won't be sliding out, but remember it's a fish hook. We Bend it when you take it out. Let'S take a look at a short grip short grips. If you look at it, it's got a little wave Ridge on top it's a little Ridge that does this a little waving pattern. It'S that pattern that goes down and the smooth part is on top. Once again, it's got a toe that opens up. That does this. That'S what catches the hair so there's never really a need to open it up. Member the wider. We open up a hairpin to put it in the more that it's going to have an opportunity to slide out so keep them closed when you put in so I'm going to turn once again, where we hold this, where we pin I'm going to keep it with The ridge, the wavy Ridge on the bottom and once again weave them when you put in and where you hold, is where you pin so just some simple little tricks in terms of when you're going through and you're working with long grips, hairpins short, hair, pins, long Grips remember where your wave, where your wavy Ridge is and where the toe is and remember, use a fishhook when you feel that the hair pins are going to slide.
Comments
write-minded: You’re not supposed to open the pin?!!! *this changes everything*
Sten Cain: Thank you so much! I know it sounds stupid, but I actually never learned how to use bobby pins or style my hair in general. I never really had the money for hair products or anything, and I just sorta settled for a ponytail if anything. I’m trying to learn the basics, and I’m really happy this video exists! Thank you!!
The Demi Surgeon: Thank you for this! As a mortician, we often have to do the hair ourselves, yet they never teach this it in mortuary school. This simple tutorial is a game changer for me lol
BC TN GAL LIVIN' IN OH: It just occurred to me where every teen girl or woman can learn about this. The next time a client sits in one of your chairs, explain that you'd like to teach her one little thing that she can take home and use for a lifetime - then explain the proper way to use bobby pins! (Of course, in advance hire a hair decoration artist to provide the shop with an array of beautiful decorated bobby pins and have that display right by the cash register... Just an idea... I do love the "upsell!!")
YuBeace: I have really thin and sleek hair, so everything always slides right out! Thanks for these lil tricks!
Arlene S: Simple. To the point. LOVED this tutorial! Thank you!!! <3
veshmah Lalwah: thank you for taking the time and effort to teach us what you've learned along your journey.
Claudia Riston: This video was simple, easy to understand and very well explained. Perfect! Thank you !
Larissa Wieferich: I saw you for the first time at the Chicago Hair Show and you literally changed my entire thought process on braiding and updos. I used to hate them and now I love them! <3
Mandy Atkinson: I literally just redid my bun following your instruction. Worked so much better! Thank you.
QQ Z: lol I've been using pins in wrong ways all my life...
M G: Absolutely fantastic tutorial! Thank you
Jen Aguila: Sir Sam.. I have got to say that you are the master of explaining things!❤️ please don’t change one bit of what you’re doing! Love you!
Sarah S.: Wow! This is life changing Seriously, I have struggled using bobby pins wrong. Thank you soo much!!! It totally worked the man is a freaking genius!!!
Gummybear Helle: Hmm, but when u have a decorated pin, the stone is always on the wavy side wich means if that side is supposed to go down, u would cover the decoration. =3
Nicole Woods: i told every girl in school to watch you because your the only one that makes since on everything u teach ...am going for my master instructor license and already have a job at the school i work so hard and appreciate you for helping me ...our other teacher was not doing nothing and you been there for me through my schooling. your videos have been my safety net thank u sooo much
Ramon I: Thank you sam seriously needed this tutorial. I just started cosmetology school and every little thing helps step up my game when I practice.
Martha Fearon: Genius video. Looking at my pins differently now. Thank you ♥️
elaineser: Very informative, never knew any of that. Been doing it wrong for years.
Salad King: My hair is at that awkward stage where it isnt long enough to tie so this moderately helpful. As a guy who's never used hairpins before, this definitely raises more questions. Lol
Cary Stone: great advice! going to do this for my sister's hair for her wedding! thanks for the video!
M K: I know this video is older but in a perfect world, it would be super helpful to start off with an infographic that shows all the different pin types that you're going to cover in the video. It's hard to see them when you hold them up in your hand without a solid background. But this info is still fantastic, thank you for sharing!
Elly Luquen music: I was hoping you did this video and here it is. Thank you! Such helpful tips.
grace p: I'm used to be very boring with my hair style, thank you to you now I know a new way of how to do it, Thank you!
daph74 Anmlvr: I loooove that texture in the hair! So eye catching and different! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing talent!
Maheen Em: This video is so clear! Thank you!
gina rose: Oh .my gosh! Just this quick video has totally changed how I think about hair pins!!! Thanks so much for the tips. Can you do a video for very thin long hair, tips on pinning?
cheese mm: This tutorial is so good the Bobby pin is now stuck to my hair and I lost it lol *help*
Michelle: I’ve been doing it wrong all my life lol. You say you learn something new every day well am glad I know now
Emily H: Ahhhhh, the things they don’t bother to put in the cosmetology textbooks Very VERY helpful to know!!!
Joan Belmont: I have been using them wrong my entire life! ♀️
Diana - Cristina Mladin: amazing video,I learn something new today,thank you for teaching us new tricks ❤
Isabella Arriaga: thank you so much for this!! hairpins were really hard until now!
Cheryl Fee: This is so good! Thank you
zendaya love: you're so professional!! I love it, thanks for another great video!! :)
Vanessa Dyer: Any recommendations on brands of pins? The ones I finds either have burs on the coating or twist when I try flip or push them into place .
J Romeo: Awesome. Never knew how to properly use them until now. Thanks!
haircbc: Awesome tips Sam! Thanks for sharing!
Xie Zhen: Learned a lot from your videos and those are really helpful.
foua: awesome tips! i shall use this for my next updos!
aliciabrillante: Very helpful, thanks!!!!
Gicele Ferreira De Oliveira: Sensacional!!!
StyleByZaza: I just adore you and your tips!!! Thank you for sharing!
Sunder Kaur: One question, how do you take out the pin you have fish hooked? I've curly hair and I don't want it tangle, tug at the roots or break my hair. So, do I un-fish hook them before or after I pull them out?
Sunder Kaur: One question, how do you take out the pin you have fish hooked? I've curly hair and I don't want it tangle, tug at the roots or break my hair. So, do I un-fish hook them before or after I pull them out?
Betsy Kallmeyer: This was very helpful. Thank you.
Judie Tallman-Deitchman: such great tips! thanks, Sam!
M K: Brilliant. I wish someone, ANYONE, would have pulled me aside for 5 minutes in my youth and taught me this. So much time & stress I've wasted over the years due to bad hair days & constantly re-pinning my hair as my up-do slowly melts down my head during the workday. Ugh. It almost feels like the women in my life have let me down. They havent--- my mom didn't know the correct way to use bobbypins either, until I recently showed her-- it's just hard to believe that during both of our lifetimes, neither of us picked up on this basic girl survival/having hair 101 incredibly helpful tip. No wonder I've always hated up-do's. It's like trying to do division when you haven't yet learned how to multiply.
cerise333: well I would have never guessed this on my own, EVER! I guess I've been using hairpins wrong my entire life XD
Tenacious: I was taught to just bend one side of the pin..you don’t need two bends!
LaDivinaLover: This was surprisingly helpful... :)
Nicole Poliskey: I never knew I needed a video so damn much! Been opening the bobbies forever!
Alina Naaz: Thank you So much Sir! Video was really helpful!
Michelle Maria: I love your videos Thank you
Pei Pei: great explanation and tips.. gonna try them!
I am milan: Wow. Had no idea hair pin knowledge was this deep.
Prisca Nemger: This is an awesome tutorial! I have so much hair that I use the pins that hold rollers. I can't find large pins with ridges anywhere!
Doro: Helpful. Thank you.
yerro: Ty! I accidentally got the wrong pins, and I was wondering what they were for!
Mothinajamjar: My whole life is a life!!!!! Thx u I needed this. I have really thiCC heavy hair and even if I put 30 pins in, they never stay quite right
Francisca *Kika* Weber: Bless you!! Here I am...53 years old--how did I not know this??? Thank you!!
Mindy: Omg... i been needing this video for my whole life ive been using bobby pins wrong
nandini: U r awesome. I love the way u explained
JABGLANGLBAKGN: I was like: "I thought that lady was real." "No wait that's a mannequin." "Wait she blinked!"
ZiggyLu 2022: Thank you. I seriously didn’t know how to use these. Lol
Max Suarez: oh wow... I Owen everyone one of those and I am Just now figuring out how to use them LOL. I know how to use them and I know the tricks its just videos like these that remind you how to use them. I like the toe lesson, thanks for sharing
Dvinder Mand: Very helpful video for beginner
joseline martin: you my friend earn a subscriber. i love the way you explain.
User not found: the woman looks like she's dying inside
Justin Seagul: Thankyou so much this was so productive for me because when I try to put it in it will slide out and my hairdo will be ruined ....So I am soo thankful
Miia Diaz: Smh. I have been using Bobby pins wrong for over 20 yrs. Thank god for YouTube. The things I have learned on YouTube is amazing.
Polykinetics: This is great! Thank you!!!!!!!
Fernie Andong: thank you for sharing your knowledge, love your Videos
Jen Aguila: Genius!❤️❤️ Thank you Sir Sam!!!!
Naheed ansari: its really helpful. thank u sooo much.
Leah Watkins: This is the video I never knew I needed.
Abigail Ocean: thanks a lot !!for these tips,in always used to struggle with it.
Shorty Nat: Wow, I finally found it!!! Thank you, I swear some of these videos the people in them talk to you like you're an idiot! This is what I was looking for!
Big Amateur: I am so frustrated with my hair since I decided to grow it out again. I have no experience with styling hair, whatsoever. I have had it cut short when I was in gradeschoo and I tried growing it out a few years back but I didn't know what to do with it so I cut it off again. Now that I want to actually do something with it, I can't. It's at a leght that makes it tricky already and it curls at the ends constantly and I am so very afraid of hair streighteners. I bought one, but I just don't know how to use it. Today I stood in front of the mirror, the necessary things all at the ready and I ended up so upset and frustrated. It doesn't do what I want it to do and I can't use the streightener because I'm so afraid of it. It makes me want to just cut it off again.
Anjum: I learnt it and subscribed to learn something more.. thank you
Red: I have long thick layered hair. Where can I get the best bobby pins or Hairpins four a messy bun?
83'Jude: MIND BLOWN! The ridges actually go underneath?!...Wow I've been doing this all wrong.
Jodie Ratcliffe: Thank you for this information. Now I know.
Uraia Tarai: Thank you for the helpful tips ...
Jiosel Roberts: Great tips thank you
avery: No one taught me how to use Bobby pins so ty
Pooja: Great explaination
Alex Honda: Can you show us how to use those “magic grip” hair pins. If you e done a video already please post the link. Thanks
Jen Johnson: short and sweet thanks!!
Scarlett Theobald: YOU ARE MY FAV CHANNEL!!! I want to be a hairdresser when I grow up!!!!!!!!!
Farah Azhar: Thank you for sharing but it would've been better if you could've shown how to take the fish hook out too.
zella chan: 2:18 Me when I don’t understand life
Jackie ONasty: Where can I find the fish hook Bobby pins you showed??
ooXChrissieXoo: ah thanks! I'm having a lot of trouble with bobby pins.
Kelly Wolfe: I'm so glad I have your videos to look back on
Sharon La Tour: Thank you Sam!
A K: Great vid! Also her hairs beautiful with the crimps!
syeda arwa: thank you for explain these
-: That looked painful
Adrianna Vega: Sam Villa is a hair god