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Beauty School: DIY Sticky Bobby Pins

Jan 14, 2013 at 4:00am by Michelle Phan

 Hi everyone,

Picture this: you’ve created a fabulous hairstyle with bobby pins, you step out the door, and suddenly the pins have fallen down to your chin. Sometimes plain old bobby pins aren’t enough to get the job done. But there’s an easy way to fix this: DIY sticky bobby pins. All you need are bobby pins, hairspray, and paper towel. Adding hairspray to the bobby pins is like adding a small amount of glue so that your hair has something to stick to other than the metal.

Here’s what you’ll need to do:

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1. Place a handful of bobby pins on top of a few sheets of paper towel.

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2. Spray the bobby pins in a generous layer of hairspray.

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3. Fold the sides of the paper towel up toward one another, and shake the contents to evenly distribute the hairspray amongst the bobby pins.

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4. Take the bobby pins out, and style away! Don’t wait too long to put them in your hair otherwise the hairspray will dry completely.

Thanks to this clever and easy DIY, gone are the days of fiddling with bobby pins all night. These also work particularly well for people with short hair who are struggling with updos because the hairspray helps all those small strands stay in place.

What kind of beauty DIY do you want to see next? Let me know in the comments section!

<3 Mish

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    • Ashley Burke
      Ashley Burke
      May 29, 2013 at 8:07pm
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      Such a great idea. SO trying this one!

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    • Brittany W.
      Brittany W.
      Feb 5, 2013 at 11:13am
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      I seen this on Pinterest awhile back too, my hair is so straight naturally pins just slide out. A blessing at times and others not so much!
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    • hayley canning
      hayley canning
      Jan 26, 2013 at 6:06am
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      What a good idea! my bobby pins are always falling out cause of my thin hair http://liveabeautylife.blogspot.co.uk/
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    • Monica Zhang
      Monica Zhang
      Jan 25, 2013 at 10:34pm
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      Cool idea

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    • Heidi Tuominen
      Heidi Tuominen
      Jan 20, 2013 at 12:10pm
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      Thank you for saving my bobby pins lives! :D

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    • frida Flores
      frida Flores
      Jan 17, 2013 at 7:24pm
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      Hey this is so cool! thanks Mish! :) and when the little rubber at the end of the pin fades away, you can put a little silicon and let it dry, and then it won't hurt when you put it onto your hair :) xo
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    • Debbie
      Debbie
      Jan 17, 2013 at 2:01pm
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      how about U shape pin next time

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    • xnina17
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      Jan 16, 2013 at 11:39pm
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      that's an awesome idea! i always have frizzy hair to tame down with bobby pins and they take forever to do so :)

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    • Natasha
      Natasha
      Jan 15, 2013 at 12:03pm
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      that's such a great idea, will definitely use it :)
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    • Happy Chinadoll
      Happy Chinadoll
      Jan 14, 2013 at 8:13pm
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      That is a neat idea. I would love to try this
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    • Anita Hartono
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      Jan 14, 2013 at 6:36pm
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      Wawww! What a great idea! Will try on! Hehe thanks for d tips, mish

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    • Sai S.
      Sai S.
      Jan 14, 2013 at 6:13pm
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      Definitely will try that when I can! Thanks for the tip Michelle! Um... beauty tutorial. Maybe how to make sure your line is straight when using liquid liner since i can NEVER make a straight line when lining close to my lash line.
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    • Hitomi Neko
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      Jan 14, 2013 at 2:14pm
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      that’s a pretty net and easy idea! love it! xo

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    • Raquel Goncalves
      Raquel Goncalves
      Jan 14, 2013 at 1:45pm
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      Do a DIY make up brush holder with a candle jar and your creativity!
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    • Kreative Ken-Z
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      Jan 14, 2013 at 1:22pm
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      Awesome! That's a really good idea. I'm gonna go try that right now lol
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      Jan 14, 2013 at 12:59pm
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      Such an awesome idea! I dont know why I didnt think of that! I use these all the time anyway!


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    • Ana Silvia
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      Jan 14, 2013 at 11:09am
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      Great Idea! thank you michelle:)

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    • Lorien OBrien
      Lorien OBrien
      Jan 14, 2013 at 10:25am
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      Brilliant idea, one I wish I'd thought of! Thanks so much!

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    • Valeria Alvarez
      Valeria Alvarez
      Jan 14, 2013 at 9:12am
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      Great trick!!

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