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cherubcheeks
post 12/11/2012, 05:26 PM
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Hi all

I am going mad trying to keep my DD's hair looking tidy all day.

She has quite fine hair, so it easily slips out of hair ties. If she goes off to school with a pony, by the time I pick her up, half her hair is falling down around her face.

Any tips or styles to keep her hair looking tidy for the day?

TIA
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RatbagBob
post 12/11/2012, 05:30 PM
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DD's school has hairbands in the school uniform fabric with elastic at the bottom. I've found this really useful in keeping DDs hair looking at least semi neat when it's in bunches or plaits. If your school doesn't run to that, a plain black lycra one would work just as well.
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MyButterflyGirls
post 12/11/2012, 05:31 PM
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My DD's hair is exactly the same - looks messy almost as soon as I've finished doing it. wacko.gif

She's starting school next year so I'll be watching to see if anyone has any neat tricks (pardon the pun Tounge1.gif).

The only things that sort of work for us are doing a half-up half-down and then pulling that back into a pony (even doing this three times IYKWIM) and also putting it up while wet and then lots of hairspray! We do this for ballet but not usually day-to-day.
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post 12/11/2012, 05:36 PM
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If she doesn't have a fringe, try this: I grab the front middle section, pull it to one side and do a small plait, tied with one of those tiny coloured rubber band type hair ties. Then I pull it all back into a pony, including the plait which is to one side.

If I just do a pony without the plait, all the front tends to fall out around her face. And if the pony does fall out, at least the hair is not completely in her face as the plait stays in thanks to the tiny bands.
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post 12/11/2012, 05:43 PM
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My daughters is the same I part the top half of hair into two pony tails on top of her head. Using the little snagless hairties from cheapie shops Plait each then make a pony tail put of bottom half of hair adding plaits into ponytail at back keeps it pretty tidy
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post 12/11/2012, 05:44 PM
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Use those really small elastics ( the size of a 10 cent coin ), they hold fine hair good and then you just cut it out if you can't slide it off each night as they are really cheap and are only used once
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post 12/11/2012, 05:54 PM
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I have very fine hair as well, it can be really hard. Nowadays I keep my hair short so that I don't have to do much with it!
If that's not an option for your daughter (I know I wanted long hair at that age) then pigtail plaits work heaps better for me than pony tails.
Elastics without the metal join have been great for me, since my hair would always wrap itself around the metal part and get stuck in it.
Headbands are good, but I know when I was younger they gave me headaches, so soft fabric headbands that are the right size were the only ones I could really wear.
These types of hair clips also seem to work really well in my hair: http://www.diva.net.au/shop/hair/set-of-6-...hair-clips.html
Hope that helps!
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Julie3Girls
post 12/11/2012, 06:03 PM
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Pigtail plaits, with the elastics without any metal in it (small size).
Light spray of hairspray can help too (and is says to be a nit prevention technique as well)
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post 12/11/2012, 06:12 PM
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hairclips or bobby pins as well as the hair band.
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post 12/11/2012, 06:42 PM
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Hair spray!! Also, if she can get away with it, don't wash it as often.
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