Bumpits! (You Know You Want To)
Granted, they were purchased for my "Big Love" compound-girl Halloween costume (I like to start early), but still. I own Bumpits! And apparently, I'm not alone. Bumpits are everywhere! And people are using them!
What started as a campy TV phenomenon (don't you love how exasperated the model is with her limp hair?; a whole can of hairspray won't fix that!), has infiltrated retail chains -- I got mine at Claire's -- and drugstores everywhere.
So it was only a matter of time before people (even super-jaded NYC fashion folks) gave in a tried them out.
Because really, they're kind of perfect for creating splashy, editorial hair styles. I got to thinking about it recently when I was on a photo shoot and watched as the hair stylist mercilessly teased the model's fine hair so he could sweep it into a sexy, volumized updo. You know what would have made it easier? Bumpits!
Suddenly people started coming out of the woodwork as closet Bumpits-fans. The most surprising revelation was when I was at a fancy-shmancy magazine party and overheard the beauty editors from the publication talking about how they secretly use (you guessed it!) Bumpits.
Bumpits come in three sizes; the big one is my choice for "Big Love" hair, and for the life of me I can't figure out what to do with the tiny one. So the medium-size one seems to the best choice for non-cheesy updos or if you want to do a retro, Betty from "Mad Men" look in short hair.
Yes -- that was an entire post about Bumpits. You know you're going down to Claire's to get one right now! So busted.
Filed under: Cuts & Style, Hair
Tags: big-love, bumpits, claires, hair-styling, hair-trends, mad-men, updo
Tags: big-love, bumpits, claires, hair-styling, hair-trends, mad-men, updo
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Ladybug, 10-22-2009, 11:03PM
I have not yet received the bumpits that I purchased for my daughter, but I'm already disgusted with them. I've called them and can't reach a live person. I've received a purchase from another company called Buying Club that is affiliated with them, but can't tell me anything about Bumpits. I'm trying to figure out what is p&h? They charged me a shipping and handling charge and a p&h charge totaling 15.95, which is more than the bumpits. A person is better off waiting til it comes out in the stores.
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