are hair claws nice or not nice

[mercurymaze]

i just bought a few which are quite nice and quite expensive but i still feel like i'm at the hairdressers or just got out of the bath when i wear them. are they naff or nice?

Very dated.

What's a hair claw?

Really? I wear them all the time.

What's it like and what is your hair like?

They're damaging, but if you like them who cares? :)

If they're plastic combs connected by a spring then I wouldn't be surprised if they were back with a vengeance soon. ASOS was full of scrunchies this summer.

If you like it and it works then go bananas.

They were everywhere when I was around 12ish. And those tiny twisty gems, butterfly clips and chop sticks.

How else do you put your hair up?

I still wear scrunchies so I might not be the best guide.

I didn't know they ever went out. I just thought they where a handy hair clip. Loving the return of the scrunch

Do you mean like a double sided clip with a spring in the middle? They are handy but not very stylish. Personally I don't care but if you want to look smart and done they probably aren't the right accessory

After seeing a whole wall display of them at M&S one day (about 10 years ago), it struck me that the little grips either side of the spring look like spread labia.

Put me off wearing one on my head forever.

What else can you use to put your hair up then? (For Office wear)

so handy. couldn't give af whether they are considered passé or not. although i do just use those basic hairdressers ones that come in packs of 10 so i'm not really trying. my baby thinks they are really fascinating!

The 90’s look is back so it doesn’t surprise me that these are a thing again. I don’t think I’ve worn one since the early 2000’s.

I like them for work, but I can't seem to own them for longer than 2 weeks without breaking them.

I use them for work as they are easy to put your hair up quickly. They aren’t chic though.

So what do stylish people put their hair up with then?

They are extremely 80’s.
I think they’re great!
There were so many to choose from in ‘87!

Yes, how do the fashionable people put their hair up? I would like to know too!

I didn't know scrunchies had gone out of fashion. Oops.

So what do stylish people put their hair up with then

raffia

I use a hair bobble/elastic. Pull hair into a ponytail, wrap round itself, secure with hair bobble, pull tendrils out. It looks like this:

here

I'd be too scared I'd stab myself in the head with the pencil if I tried that.

Does anyone remember a really long double comb type hair clip from 80s? Banana clip perhaps? They’re due a comeback I’m sure

i miss banana clips, my hair is really curly and i loved putting it up in a banana clip as i only had to scrunch it a bit