Frenchies Velvet Coated French Hair Pin, Non Slip Bobby Pins for Women, Premium French Hair Pins for Buns, Updos, Weddings, Extensions and Wigs, 20 Count, Blond

Love that the gray hairpins blend in perfectly with silver hair. Just two or three hairpins will hold my hair in an updo or partial updo, and they’re easy to use and stay put all day because of the flocking. It’s nice to have both large and small sizes - the small ones are great for stray strands on a windy day. They're super light weight, of course, and so work great for finer hair as they add no bulk. The flocking begins to wear eventually, but no complaints - these are still worth it.

If I could give this 10 stars, I would. Photo attached is after 5-6 hours - 3 hours of ballet class, putting winter gear on and off, commuting, etc. These pins are lifesavers. I can finally make a true ballet bun without 17 pins, 3 products, and despair. The grip is so good, and my hair felt extremely secure. The longevity remains to be seen, but I have high hopes for now. Context: I have the hair type that is very fine and very sleek. I haven’t had success with ANY type of pins or products for updos. I’ve had my hair styled professionally and it fell out within 2-3 hours.

I love these hair pins! Years ago, I discovered that bobby pins did nothing for my hair. I found some hair pins and they worked so much better. My hair pins got old or lost and I needed more. These hair pins are even better than my old ones!! They are thick and strong. I was kind of worried about the velvet getting scrapped off or damaged, but they haven’t been damaged at all. My hair is naturally straight and medium thickness. It’s either too heavy or slippery for a braid, bun, or other fun styles. Typically, I’ll use a hair elastic or two and then use the hair pins to make a bun. Honestly, with the way that the hair pins work, you wouldn’t need elastics or any other clips to hold your style together. I highly recommend them! My hair currently is down to my shoulders with layers and the pins are amazing. Most of the time, I use the smaller pins more than the larger ones only because the long ones stick out sometimes and the short ones don’t. Whatever length my hair is, the hair pins work great! I will definitely buy them again.

Part of me wanted to dislike these, because l felt they were overpriced for what they are, especially at around $15 USD for 20 pins…so that’s .75 PER pin. I could get other pins for about .02 each, so that feels outrageously expensive. However, I had difficulty finding French pins in the size I wanted that are similar to my hair color, which is sort of a golden-honey blonde. Gold and rose gold pins are still noticeable, but the “blonde” Frenchies are an excellent match, and disappear into my hair. If you are a platinum blonde or an ash blonde, they wouldn’t be a great match. These do also seem more comfortable than regular pins, because if they inadvertently touch your scalp, they are fuzzy instead of hard metal. If you have fine, straight hair, as I do, the flocking gives them a little more “grip,” and they are less prone to sliding out than metal pins. So I’m keeping them. And will probably order them again in the future when these inevitably break or get lost, but I’ll still grumble about the price.

These are a game-changer for getting my daughter's Irish Dance bun wig secured to her head. They go flawlessly into both her hair, the wig and the bun forms and hold securely. They are worth the price. I bought a pack for myself as well!

These are amazing! Held my daughter’s really thick hair in a low bun for a dance competition without needing any touchups (over 8 hours).

Flocked French pins have been around forever and these are of great quality. I ordered the gray ones and they blend in seamlessly with my gray hair. They are durable and the flocking has held up just fine with multiple use. My hair is almost to my waist, so there’s a lot of hair to put up a French twist. Yet these pins do a fantastic job of holding it in place throughout the day! Just three pins do the job of 10+ bobby pins. The flocking grabs the hair for a great hold. They come in various sizes for your needs and while a little pricy, it’s worth it because they are lasting a long time and are holding their shape.

I have incredibly fine, thin, wavy hair that breaks easily due to medical issues. I like to put my hair up in buns, but most things either require my hair to be twisted really tight, cause breakage when I take them out, or are too heavy and fall out because my hair simply can't support them. These pins are absolutely amazing! Just one of the 3" pins holds even a loose librarian bun all day, is so light and comfortable that I forget it's there, and even held without pulling, deforming, or poking when I forgot to take it out before bed. The velvety flocking has better grip than the rubber or silicone coatings on other pins that I've tried and has a bit of resistance when I take the pins out of my hair but doesn't pull enough to cause breakage (but I do take care not to just yank them out). I took a star off for sturdiness because if you damage the flocked coating the rest peels off easily and the star off from value is because I only really use the 3" pins. The 2" pins would be great if I had thicker hair and needed to secure strays, but as it stands I don't really have any use for them. I wish I could get 20 count packs of just the 3" pins but the only options available at this time are 100 count packs or the variety pack with only 10 of the size that I actually use.