Where do grown ups buy hair clips etc?

[museumum]

Help, am 37yrs old and don't want to buy hair clips that are plastic pretending to be metal from Claire's. Where do grown ups but better quality things? I'm looking for a couple of things to hold a messy twist in thick curly hair - one of those leather thingys with a pointy stick that goes through and a big sort of antique silver look clip.

Thx.

Stone-bridge.co.uk. Very nice clips for grownups .

Anywhere on the high street I can actually see before buying (to judge if they'll take all my hair)??
John Lewis? Boots? (It's a schlep into town to discover they don't do them).

accessorize? a big boots would have stuff as well.

Accesorize they do loads, ive just bought 3 hair grips from there.

Etsy, Accessorize, Boots. Try spin pins, they are brilliant in thick curly hair. Get mine in Boots.

Boots. I buy Kirby grips and metal free hair elastics.

H&M & Claire's -if you look past all the neon crap.

Stories.com www.stories.com -expensive shipping but usually lovely stuff.

Babyliss clips are usually in Home Bargains for 39p each -loads of different styles. I had a beautiful mallard green clip from there that I've lost , at 39p I should have bought all of them!

Poundland and 99p stores often have random clips in, I saw an antique silver looking clip in Poundworld two weeks ago.

I miss the big brass hinged clips that you used to be able to get in chemists, they don't seem to make them anymore.

I got some nice bits from primark the other day... not clips that you're specifically after but some nice jewelled headbands that don't look childish, and some ribbon/scarf like material with some flexible wire inside it - looks good as a hairband or for putting my hair up in a messy bun.

If you are near London then Alexandre sell in Harrods and also have a shop on Sloane Street. They also have a website www.alexandredeparis-store.com/?changelangue=EN

Some of the fashion designs are vile but their essentials are classic and beautifully made. Harrods used to always have a big bucket at sale time which is where I got mine, no idea if they still do. However I've bought a couple at full price as some of the originals are in their second decade and look and behave like new so seems worth it to me.

I bought the best kirby grips ever from Boots.A hair stylist's brand.

They don't rip my hair apart when I put them in/ take them out because they are mostly smooth but have lots of rubber on the end for proper grip.

I'm not explaining it well - I bought more and chucked out all my old cheap grips.

nameless I loooooove Stone Bridge!!!! All most tempting!