In search of a new default hairstyle…
Hello! I have hip-length curly hair (see above) and I am looking for a new default daily wear hair style. I like my hair completely out of the way, so I almost always wear it in a simple twisted bun fastened with a single hair stick. I normally use just a plain thin brass stick, though I have some fancier and heavier sticks that I wear sometimes. (See above) It’s perfect — out of the way, easy, fast, comfortable, and relatively chic.
The problem is… I have a baby now, and I’m often holding him over my shoulder in a way that makes me afraid I’m going to poke his eye out with the hair stick. I would be so devastated. I’m really afraid I’m going to hurt him, but I don’t know what to do. I would love to learn a new (but similar) hair style, OR find a hair stick (or clip?) of some sort that wouldn’t be hazardous.
ALSO, in addition a default daily style, I’m also looking for a way to fasten my hair while mountain biking. It must be completely contained, as something like a braid could easily get caught on tree branches (or the bike), which could be terrible. Currently, I do the same bun/stick as above, but just really low on my skull (so my helmet fits) and further secured with two hair bands so that the stick doesn’t get jostled out on trails. This mostly works, but I like to bike on fairly dangerous trails, and I am a little worried about having a metal spike attached to the base of my skull during a crash… It seems like I should secure my hair in a safer way…
So, any ideas for either the everyday hair style OR my mountain biking style?
Thanks!