Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by SAYA Designs. All opinions are mine alone.
How gorgeous are these Mini Palm Hair Sticks from SAYA Designs? I have been in communication with Victoria (the owner and founder) for the last couple months and she has been amazing to work with. She sent me these little beauties to review and I have to admit I was a bit intimidated to use them at first! However, I'm happy to report that with a little bit of practice these have become my go-to for throwing my hair out of my face.
In the photo tutorial above, I show a quick one minute way to throw your hair out of your face and how I used these hair sticks to hold my updo in place! This particular hair style can be done in about a minute so it's perfect for anyone who may have a busy lifestyle or doesn't want to spend more than a minute doing hair in the morning (; I gathered inspiration for this look from SAYA Designs tutorials! It honestly took a bit of practice since I have so many layers in my hair but I think I finally have the hang of it. My best friend Kandice also recently taught me how to french braid my hair and I am so excited to come up with new ways to use these hair sticks in the weeks to come.
I don't know if many of you have noticed over the years but I tend to hide behind my hair. Even a month or so ago I wouldn't have been caught dead posting a photo of myself on here with nothing but lipstick on and my hair completely out of my face. I have always had an insecurity of having a chubby face but sometime during 2016 when I was pregnant with Adrien that insecurity got worst and lead to me rarely wearing my hair up. It got to a point that I found myself always either wearing my hair down, even to the gym! I would rather sweat and have my hair down covering my cheeks than pull it up, haha.
Earlier this month I decided enough was enough and that I was going to slowly work on wearing my hair back and out of my face more. I have only been doing this for the past three weeks and I'm happy to say that I feel more confident in my skin. It has been nothing but liberating to get up in the morning and just throw in some braids or pull my hair back in a ponytail. I don't know why I have been so hard on myself all these years but I'm happy I broke that silly insecurity now than later (: