Everyday Hair Accessories

I know what you're thinking - every time I see the title of a post saying something about hair accessories, I expect to see sparkly scrunchies and My Little Pony clips, but that's not what I mean.  Teaching children every day means I am constantly conscious of where my hair is - I definitely don't want any 'visitors' so I always tie my hair up and these are the hair accessories I usually reach for.
Although my hair is a little longer, there isn't really enough of it to create a nice-looking top knot.  It ends up small and kind of pathetic, so a hair donut is essential for me.  They're so easy to use, comfortable to wear and look so much better.  For work, I don't usually go for anything fancy but sometimes if I have a bit more time on my hands I'll add a braid too.  All I do is tie my hair up and slip the donut over the ponytail, wrap my hair around the donut and secure it with another bobble.  I tuck any stray ends in using bobby pins and I'm good to go!

When my hair isn't in a bun, I just go for a straight forward ponytail using my Popbands.  They look cute, they don't hurt or pull my hair and they don't leave a huge kink in my hair - perfect!

Because I tie my hair up all week, I usually leave it down on the weekend.  If I don't leave it loose, I'll pull a few pieces to the back of my head and hold them in place with this H&M Round Hair Clip or the H&M Gold Hair Pins.  I love using these in my hair, and they also make fab blog photo props!

What do you use to hold your hair in place?