SAYA Designs Handcrafted Hair Sticks & a Silly Insecurity | Dearest Lou

SAYA Designs Handcrafted Hair Sticks & a Silly Insecurity

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 (: 

16 comments

  1. you’re so pretty! and your hair always looks so awesome at the gym even when you wear a hat your cute hair looks fab coming out of it. i havent seen you for the last few weeks cuz i’ve been away from the gym but high 5 to your up style! i����

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  2. Mini Palm Hair Sticks looks like a propeller and truly unique. I hope it is easy to use and won't cause hair drop.

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  3. You are pretty i don't know how you manage it girl. So lovely and awesome yet so simple I must say.

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  4. What a really nice way to tie hair in an easy way. I love this idea, thanks for sharing it.

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  5. You look great in your hair. That really suits you. This is so lovely! How I wish I was as talented and could pull off such a look.

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  6. Ha! Those sticks are like magic!! My hair is way too short for them unfortunately.

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  7. what camera and lens are you using? totally loving your portrait shots, the focus is great and photos looks crisp and sharp :)

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  8. How you style your hair is very pretty! And those pins seem really easy to use!

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  9. These are so fun! I'm wondering if they could hold my thick hair but seem to be doing well with yours!

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  10. I'm always looking for ways to throw my hair up. These are so cute.

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  11. These hair sticks are lovely! So amazing that they are handcrafted!

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  12. Wow, that wood hair stick is so pretty and I would love to have but I am not sure if its fits to my very long hair I hope it can be fit to any length of hair.

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  13. That is so pretty and it looks really doing well into your hair. I would love have that for me and for my sisters.

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  14. I love these hair sticks they are so super cute! I love how easy they seem to use too, great for on the go when you just want to get your hair off your face!

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  15. These are cute and practical, I always have my hair pulled up so I should order one!

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  16. I need these. They are adorable, easy, small. But best of all they make you look like you spent more than 2 minutes on you hair.

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