Show Me Your Barrettes!

**wendyg** · December 30th, 2008, 03:47 PM

"wider look" - yes, that's another thing I do like about barrettes. Fine hair really packs down. In an elastic I'd have like a pencil hanging back there.

darkwaves: try the Barrette Baron (www.barrettebaron.com) - he does XL barrettes that are quite capacious.

wg

**Darkhorse1** · December 30th, 2008, 04:20 PM

I LOVE barrettes. I'm a barrette addict. Tabitha, where did you get that purple barrette in your first photo??? I LOVE IT!!! It'd go great with my outfit I wore at Christmas

I use spring load barrettes, but also the kind that are slide metal ones? I find the snag less in my hair. I've growing out the majority of my bangs, so I use them to clip those back. I also use those little snap clip barrettes, but they don't always hold my hair up.

Barrette Baron...I'm scared to ask because I LOVE shopping for hair toys.....

**Darkhorse1** · December 30th, 2008, 04:20 PM

Oh no! Wendy supplied the link......must....resist...urge.......

**Pinga** · December 30th, 2008, 05:58 PM

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']I have a lot of barrettes that are mostly of the drug store variety.

I'll be looking for more "hair friendly" designs since I've had more than one of the spring-type, grab onto a few hairs and won't come out -ouch! I do have some French barrettes that seem to be of better construction but they are definitely not as pretty as Wendy's.[/FONT]
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[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']I use the large barrettes for mostly for folded braids. I find that if I take the moveable "center" out of the spring-type barrettes, they are able to accommodate more hair and still be secure. When I wear my hair down, I sometimes use the smaller barrettes for half up styles.[/FONT]

**Pinga** · December 30th, 2008, 06:00 PM

Sorry for the oddity in the previous post, I'm new and copied and pasted from Word since the spell check wouldn't work for me.

**sapphire-o** · December 30th, 2008, 09:34 PM

I almost never use any barrettes. They slide down my slippery hair and most can't hold all my hair anyway. Sometimes I envy those of you with fine non-slippery hair, your hairtoy options are limitless.

I leave my hair down a lot in winter, sometimes tucked into the coat. Keeps me warm without additional hats.

If I wear it up I use Ficcares, I can still put hats or hood on easily with those.

I do have a few nice barrettes, mostly reserved for half-ups in warmer days.

**sahiba** · December 30th, 2008, 09:58 PM

I just love them , no updo is complete without them. Visit my album and see for yourself

. I'll be back with pictures soon.

**joyfulmom4** · December 31st, 2008, 01:21 PM

I love barrettes, but have not found any large enough to use for a ponytail in my hair. I tend to use them as decorative only. My favorites are my 1928 brand ones, which are a costume jewelry brand that's made to look like vintage jewelry. I have a bunch of pics of my collection in my hairtoys album. Unfortunately, they are poor quality pics. I have some more 1928 barrettes coming in the mail soon from Ebay. I can hardly wait!