Review (3/5): Cute, but pulls my hair
You know the look: deep indentation on your wrist from the hair tie you took out of your hair, stored in your wrist for convenience, and accidentally forgot about. Or what about that fashion statement I make when I purposely put it on my wrist at the start of my day so I have one handy when I need it? When I saw these, I was impressed that someone saw the need for a hair tie that really does look like a bracelet and then met the need.
Pros:
Certainly, as a bracelet, these are nice enough and fit just right. They are not so loose around my wrist that they fall down and hit my keyboard as I type. Thankfully, they are also not too tight, so my hand doesn’t turn purple from a lack of off circulation. The links look like metal and I would actually wear these, especially stacked like I’m wearing them in my photo.
As a hair tie, the diameter is perfect for people like me, with hair that isn’t very thick OR very thin. They’re also classier than run-of-the-mill elastic hair ties.
Cons:
Unfortunately, I won’t use these as hair ties very often. The silver links aren’t quite closed all the way, so when I took the ties out, strands of my hair were ripped out when they got caught in the crevice where the links should close (the circled area in photo show the part I mean, along with some of my hair!).
I these are cute and I wanted them to work, so I tried to solve the problem by closing the link with pliers. That’s when I realized that the links are plastic and not metal—plastic isn’t pliable, so the link broke and the hair tie is ruined. I should have realized they were plastic right away, but just didn’t think about it. Still, using plastic makes sense because metal links this size would be too heavy to stay in the hair, but it could be designed a better.
Finally, upon further searching, I see these are really not a good deal at this price point. They seem overpriced. For example, I found six (instead of three) of the exact same product in two colors for less than half of the price.
My bottom line:
Although the remaining two ties hold my hair securely in a ponytail as intended, I am afraid regular use will damage my hair and painfully rip out strands of it. I will probably only use the two I still have left as a last resort. I’d buy something similar for less if it didn’t have the open ends on the links.