Ok, since my hair got sadly chopped off (which I never wanted) I decided on the first day there was no way I was ever wearing it down until it grew at least to my shoulders. It's about 1-1½ inches above. So I finally figured a way to keep it up (or most of it anyway) and now I just need to know about what I should use to hold it up. It's going to be up for months, I just want to keep it healthy until it grows out.

I read on HairBoutique http://www.hairboutique.com/tips/tip100025.htm - '17 Ponytail Tips'  that ponytails should always be secured with hair friendly elastics or clips. That was #4. So instead of using just regular hair elastics/bands * http://www.mmhairfashions.com/images/Elastic_Bands_Ouchless.jpg - these * (without the little metal thing) should I use something like these? * http://www.sephora.com/assets/dyn/product/P34109/P34109_hero.jpg - click * The regular ones seem to leave a big 'dent' in my hair if I have them in for long peroids of time, the little elastic ones don't look as if they do that much. Plus, the little ones don't pull out any hair when I take them out like the big ones do.

http://www.sephora.com/assets/dyn/product/P34109/P34109_hero.jpg -  

You may not be so well off with either of those elastic varieties.

Honestly, I think scrunchies are the least damaging. They divide up the tension over more strappage.

Anais

Thanks for the advice.. were you talking about http://www.thesticklady.com/novelties/LongstrethScrunchie_big.jpg - these scrunchies though? I just think those would be awful looking in my hair, simply because my hair is so short. They may not even hold it anyway since they are kind of bulky.. I kind of just hate how they look. They just dont give a classy, stylish look.

Good point... those are kind of bulky. I hadn't thought about bulkiness of the scrunchie vs. the length of the hair.

But it is the least damaging. I think you'll have to choose one or the other.

Best wishes
Anais