Thread: Bump-its

Do they really work and more importantly, do they actually stay in place while dancing? Are clips/bobby pins/etc. needed to secure them in place? I'd hate to get them & then have one fly out mid-spin.

I have been wondering this myself. They look neat.

I bought them this weekend - Sally Beauty carries them. The mini ones need to be pinned to your head for every day wear - they are slippery little things. The bigger ones don't need to be pinned to just wear them around, but I think they'd need extra anchoring for dancing.

One thing to note is that you can see the teeth on them through your hair if you have fine, thin hair like me. You definitely need to tease your hair a bit to cover the bumpit's teeth well.

One of my students wears one, and dances in it. It stays really well, but she supplements with hairspray and a bobby pin or two.

She let me try hers, I LOVED the look and I was surprised how secure it was -- but my hair is so fine and thin it wouldn't hide the durned thing, even with a little teasing.

What on earth are bump-its? Must be something American.

Originally Posted by sagira

What on earth are bump-its? Must be something American.

You guessed it!

BumpIts enhance the height of the hair at the crown of the head. They're sorta capital "D" shaped, with the straight part of the "D" against the head and the arc'd part facing up.

To use, you lift the top layers of your hair at the crown out of the way and wiggle the straight part of the BumpIt into the remaining hair. Tease the lifted hair and lay it down over the arc'd part. Spray the heck out of it and, voila!, you have some height.

This post is really timely as I just saw an ad for it again on the tele an evening or two ago -- good to know it can be gotten from Sally Beauty. Bet you can find them at drug stores, too.

I hope I can use the small one!

Deborah

Oooh, I've been wondering about these as well!

www.bumpits.com

I just got some the other day in the mail, You definitely need to anchor it down with 2 bobby pins and avoid doing any zarring.

Originally Posted by phillyraqs

I bought them this weekend - Sally Beauty carries them. The mini ones need to be pinned to your head for every day wear - they are slippery little things. The bigger ones don't need to be pinned to just wear them around, but I think they'd need extra anchoring for dancing.

One thing to note is that you can see the teeth on them through your hair if you have fine, thin hair like me. You definitely need to tease your hair a bit to cover the bumpit's teeth well.

Good to know, thanks!

I called the Sally Beauty here & this one doesn't carry them in the store - only on the website. Guess I'll be ordering off their website. I was going to get Vidal Sassoon's "poufs" (3 small rats on 3 combs) but Ulta hasn't had my hair color in for a month now. ,r:;

I kept reading it like "bum" "pits"... ..l;,

Similar, old-school technique is to use a small velcro roller.

Originally Posted by Azhia

I kept reading it like "bum" "pits"... ..l;,

Similar, old-school technique is to use a small velcro roller.

haha me too.
"bum pits .com" can you imagine registering that?

also, this look can be done by stuffing a small piece of an old stocking and pinning it under your hair.

i would pin that bumpit thing very securely. can you imagine the damage if that thing launched at an audience member? def not for khaleeji!

Or stuff a hair net with yaki hair into a sausage shape.

Originally Posted by Azhia

I kept reading it like "bum" "pits"... ..l;,

Similar, old-school technique is to use a small velcro roller.

I'm probably showing my age here, but every time I read it, I get an earworm from the musical, "Gypsy," where the other strippers are giving the young Gypsy Rose Lee advice before her first dance. One of them sings, "If you're gonna bump it, bump it with a trumpet."

Originally Posted by sabrinabellydancer

haha me too.
"bum pits .com" can you imagine registering that?

also, this look can be done by stuffing a small piece of an old stocking and pinning it under your hair.

i would pin that bumpit thing very securely. can you imagine the damage if that thing launched at an audience member? def not for khaleeji!

..l;, Could you imagine? Sling your hair & a bump-it lands in someone's moussaka, or worse, knocks them in the head - no tip from them...

I got em and really like them, wear them often.

i've never seen those before. interesting! i'll have to check it out. it'll be a lot easier than trying to add volume to my long hair..so friggin difficult

Alternatively, you could keep all your shed hair for a few weeks (or months, depending on how long your hair is and what your shed rate is) and roll it up in a roll and pin it under your hair. It would match exactly and could be washed with shampoo.

I used a big ball of shed hairs to test henna once, and it sorta "felted" after all the washing, rinsing, and drying.

Originally Posted by ssipes

Alternatively, you could keep all your shed hair for a few weeks (or months, depending on how long your hair is and what your shed rate is) and roll it up in a roll and pin it under your hair. It would match exactly and could be washed with shampoo.

Now THAT'S old school! (My great grandmother used to do this. Seriously. ..l;,) Still, just because it's an old trick doesn't mean it's not a good one....

Originally Posted by ssipes

Alternatively, you could keep all your shed hair for a few weeks (or months, depending on how long your hair is and what your shed rate is) and roll it up in a roll and pin it under your hair. It would match exactly and could be washed with shampoo.

Wow! What a great idea!

And I'd probably be able to assemble my own hair roll in, what, a week? ACK!

Deborah

Just ordered them! I hope they work...I can't believe I actually am buying into it but I want the volume haha wish me luck !

cool thread i wanted to know about these as well. i'll check out sally first since it is just down the street
thanks
Nadirah

Oh wow, does this mean that "big hair" like the early sixties or the eighties, is making a comeback? When I was a girl I was so envious of the high school girls with their huge teased hairdos and their big boobs. I wanted to be like them! I got the boobs, but my hair is hopeless.

Originally Posted by dunyah

Oh wow, does this mean that "big hair" like the early sixties or the eighties, is making a comeback? When I was a girl I was so envious of the high school girls with their huge teased hairdos and their big boobs. I wanted to be like them! I got the boobs, but my hair is hopeless.

you know the old saying "what's old is new again" guess that goes for hair as well.

I haven't played with my bumpits much but am looking forward to. My hair is so flat on top-the length really drags it down!

Originally Posted by TailaDances

My hair is so flat on top-the length really drags it down!

Yep, same here, i've been trying to grow my hair out for years for belly dance, but i miss the volume..these sound great! that and my hair is thinner than it used to be -_-;;;;;

Ok..I think it looks a bit like the ancient Mayan practice of making babies heads look cone shaped. Its a bit alien looking to my eye unless you have a long 60s flip and a head band.

wow these are cool!

OOooh these look good and I'm going to order one in each colour to use for the makeover photography - we are always looking for more height and volume!

Bum-pits Azhia hahahahaha

Originally Posted by anala

Ok..I think it looks a bit like the ancient Mayan practice of making babies heads look cone shaped. Its a bit alien looking to my eye unless you have a long 60s flip and a head band.

Or the Coneheads from old SNL episodes. "France, France, we come from France!"

Do these work better than the semi-pliable, nylon mesh ones that are available for the same purpose? (I don't know what they're called, but they've been around awhile and come in light and dark colors also.)

-Devora

Originally Posted by Shalimah

I'm probably showing my age here, but every time I read it, I get an earworm from the musical, "Gypsy," where the other strippers are giving the young Gypsy Rose Lee advice before her first dance. One of them sings, "If you're gonna bump it, bump it with a trumpet."

OMG! I almost fell out of my chair reading this! Didn't think about it before, but now every time I see the commercial I'll also be imagining that scene! Thanks for the laugh, Shalimah!