Review (4/5): They stay in place
It was kinda hard getting my hair through the hole. Mostly because my hair is very curly and it kept catching on the little spikes on the inside. Once I got it through though, it stayed in place all day. It wasn't loose but it wasn't as tight as a ponytail and I kept having the urge to tighten it, which of course I could not do. It did not however work well at all for my daughter, 5. It started out ok but had completely come undone by the end of the day.