Short
These are strong hair pins. Straight pins like these are the only thing that will hold up my waist-length, thick, coarse, curly hair. Bobby pins and open pins, along with pretty much any others that you find in a drugstore snap in half in my hair. These do not even bend. I could not be more happy with the hold. The ends look sharp and kind of dangerous, but really slide right into your hair. You would have to be pushing with great force to stab your scalp.<br /><br />The only complaint I have is that these measure 2&#34; rather than 2 1/2&#34; as the description claims. I ordered these and the 3&#34; pins from the same company at the same time, and they are both 1/2&#34; short of their listed size. I measured them with a standard ruler, so I have no idea with what the company is measuring. It's not a huge problem at all, I just wanted to give a head's up.
Rating: 4 stars