Hair styling device

A device for raising and shaping hair atop a user's head comprising:

• an annular body having a cavity;
• a resilient first end portion contoured to define a plurality of elongate slots adapted to allow a user to insert said hair through said cavity;
• and, an outside surface having a gripping means for engaging said hair;
• wherein said opening and said gripping means can be used to secure hair to said device and hence to secure said device to said user's head, and wherein said hair is generally shaped by wrapping at least a portion of said hair about said outside surface and by passing at least a portion of said hair through said opening.

A method of shaping hair into a raised hair-do atop a user's head comprising:

• (a) providing a device having:
• (i) a tubular sleeve element having a radially inner surface defining a cavity, a radially outer surface having a gripping means to removably receive at least a portion of said hair, an open top end and an opposed open bottom end;
• and,
• (ii) a hollow tubular core element located within said cavity and slideably engaging said inner surface of the sleeve element, and having an upper end portion contoured to define a plurality of flexible tines forming a plurality of slots therebetween;
• (b) adjusting the device to obtain a desired hair-do elevation by sliding said core element relative to said sleeve element into a plurality of positions between a fully retracted position wherein said upper end portion of the core element is substantially flush with said top end of the sleeve element, and a fully extended position wherein said upper end portion protrudes from said top end to elevate said openings above said top end;
• (c) gathering said hair into locks;
• and,
• (d) stuffing said locks through said slots and arranging said hair until a desired hair-do is formed.