Flexible Hair Barrettes: For Every Hair Type & Style

Result When Mall Stylist Played with Flexi8s

A decade ago (oh-my-goodness, that long?) I used to always wear hair sticks. You know, they have an “oriental” flair to them and look like fancy chopsticks? You could wear your hair in a twist or bun and hold it in place with the hair sticks. I loved them and it was well known in my office that you would see me parading around in them, it was just too easy to use.

Well, one company took that idea and came up with a way cool, flexible hair barrette that you can do a lot more with than just twists and buns. The product is called a Flexi8 and when I had some women at the mall do my hair up with it, they could not stop asking questions about how they worked, the sizes they came in and the website I found them on … and these women work with hair  8 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Why is it called Flexi8? Well, because the shape of all the barrettes is a figure 8. And that figure 8 part is flexible, so you can stick the clip portion through your hair and the 8 with ease. The “clip” portion has little notches on it so it will stay in place even with a chunk of hair in it.

You can wear the Flexi8 as a barrette, to hold twists, for buns, French Twists, pony tails, updos – really the sky is the limit. To the right is what the girls at the mall did with my hair. I had some extensions put in and then they used 2 Flexi8s to make my hair seamless with the extensions. I love what they did. Just a note, they only used 2 Flexi8′s to make my hair look seamless and they were having fun with the new barrette. One Flexi8 really would have been fine.

Updo with Flexi8

At home I mostly use the large to keep my hair in a bun or the medium to wear my hair in a twist or pony tail. I love how one type of barrette can do so much, taking the place of cheap, plastic claw clips, banana clips, hair sticks and traditional clips. I think once you try these, you will be sold on the concept.

There are various sizes to choose from – you can go as small as a mini to an extra large. Almost all women over-estimate the size they need. Flexi8 sent me 5 sizes – mini, extra small, small, medium and large. The large is good for buns, the medium is good for updos and the small, extra small and mini are good for regular barrettes and clipping small amounts of hair. I have a lot of hair – thick, Puerto Rican hair. When ordering your Flexi8 – don’t be shy and choose a few sizes for the various hair-dos you are going to want to try. And be sure to check out Flexi8′s sizing videos. The size you need will depend on texture, type, length and style. But the Flexi8 will bend to accommodate a few styles.

Thin short hair will probably need a small. Kids hair will probably need extra small and mini. Shoulder length, fine hair will probably want a small or medium. Thick, wavy hair will probably need a medium or large. But once again, watch the Flexi8 sizing video.

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