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Girls Butterfly Barrette

Our Price: £1.49

Great for party princesses, the Girls Butterfly Barrette is available in pink, lilac and silver-white colour options.

9cm Black Barrette

Our Price: £1.99

A classic hair accessory for mid-length & long hair, the 9cm Black Barrette is made from glossy black plastic & measures approximately 9cm in width by 2.5cm in height.

2-pack 6.5cm Small Black Barrettes

Our Price: £1.99

Each pack of 2-pack 6.5cm Small Black Barrettes contains one glossy black barrette and one matt black barrette. These classic barrettes are great for keeping hair tidy at school, or at the office.

Scünci Thick Hair™ Holds More Hair™ Auto-Clasp Barrette

Scünci Thick Hair™ Holds More Hair™ Auto-Clasp Barrette

Our Price: £2.49

Specifically designed for the needs of thick hair, this Thick Hair Domed Auto-Clasp Barrette from Scünci holds more hair™.

Large Satin Bow Barrette

Our Price: £2.49

The Large Satin Bow Barrette is a perfect hair bow to accessorize a ponytail in mid-length & long hair. Available in four colour options; red, navy, black and purple.

Scunci Fine Hair No Slip Grip All Day Hold Bar Barrette

Scünci Fine Hair™ No Slip Grip™ All Day Hold™ Bar Barrette

Our Price: £2.49

Specifically designed for the needs of fine hair, this Scünci Fine Hair™ No Slip Grip™ All Day Hold™ Bar Barrette comes in black and shell.

Scünci 4-pack No-Slip Grip™ No Damage® Barrettes

Scünci 4-pack No-Slip Grip™ No Damage® Barrettes

Our Price: £2.99

Designed for fine hair, this pack of 4 Small No-Slip Grip™ No Damage® Barrettes from Scünci's range of patented hair care products won't slip & slide from your hair whatever you're doing!

Scünci / BaByliss No-Slip Grip™ Bow Barrette

Our Price: £2.99

The No-Slip Grip™ All Day Hold Bow Barrette from Scünci and BaByliss is available in black & shell. It's 7cm wide, looks great, & thanks to its patented technology, this barrette really won't slip and slide out of your hair.

Shell Effect Barrette

Our Price: £2.99

The Shell Effect Barrette is a classic hair clip that you'll be wearing season after season. Measuring 9cm by 2.5cm, this barrette is available in three colour options.

Tartan Barrette

Our Price: £2.99

Create a funky ponytail in the flick of a clip with the gorgeous Tartan Barrette. Available in five fabulous tartans, this barrette measures approximately 9cm long and suits mid-length hair & long hair.

Barrette is the general word in French to describe a hair clip. Meaning little bar, the word barrette has been used for centuries to describe hair clips with a traditional 'bar and bump' clasp (examples can be seen in our Hair Clips section). However, in the

UK the term barrette is used

to describe a very specific type of hair clip with an auto-clasp mechanism like that pictured on the right. Also known as a French spring clip, this auto-clasp mechanism originated in the 1960s and is a relatively modern invention. The reason the barrette's auto-clasp mechanism revolutionised the production of bar clasps is that, for the first time, a 'bar' hair clip was able to adjust to the thickness of the hair being clipped thus ensuring a firm and secure grip in all hair types.

A barrette can be used to hold everything from a small section of hair away from the face in short hair, to a ponytail in long thick hair. The larger a barrette’s clasp, the more hair it can clip into place. If you are looking for something to keep hair off your face then go for one of the smaller barrettes; if you are looking for a barrette to hold all of your hair in a ponytail or chignon, then go for a larger barrette. For everyday use for those with thick hair, be sure to try the Thick Hair Auto-Clasp Barrette from Scünci^®.

For an all-day hold barrette, even in the finest of hair, look out for patented No Slip Grip^®barrettes and Non Slide^® barrettes. This barrette technology comes from the hair accessory gurus at Scünci^® and BaByliss^®.