The Best Claw Clip Alternative for Everyday Hair

The Best Claw Clip Alternative for Everyday Hair

By Aviva Jansen Perea

Claw clips are fast, but they're not always the best tool for the job. Here's what to reach for instead, and when.

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How to Create an Effortless French Twist with a Hairpin

How to Create an Effortless French Twist with a Hairpin

By Aviva Jansen Perea

The French twist looks complicated but the right pin makes it one of the fastest updos there is. Here's the technique I use on set.

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Bridal Hairpins vs Everyday Hairpins

Bridal Hairpins vs Everyday Hairpins

By Aviva Jansen Perea

Bridal hair has to survive a much longer day than most styling, and that changes what a pin needs to do.

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Meet the Hero Pins: For Detail Work and Flyaways

Meet the Hero Pins: For Detail Work and Flyaways

By Aviva Jansen Perea

Hero Pins do what bobby pins were always meant to do, just better.

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What Aviva Keeps in Her Kit

What Aviva Keeps in Her Kit

By Aviva Jansen Perea

A working kit tells you what actually matters, because everything unnecessary gets edited out fast.

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Hair Accessories That Do Not Pull, Snag, or Crease

Hair Accessories That Do Not Pull, Snag, or Crease

By Aviva Jansen Perea

The damage isn't usually the accessory itself. It's the mechanism.

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The Best Hairpins for a Sleek Bun

The Best Hairpins for a Sleek Bun

By Aviva Jansen Perea

A sleek bun is really about tension and pin placement, not gel.

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How to Choose Between the Power Pin and Petite Power Pin

How to Choose Between the Power Pin and Petite Power Pin

By Aviva Jansen Perea

These are our two best-selling pins, and they're not interchangeable. Here's how to know which one is yours.

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Hairpin Hairstyles for Wedding Guests

Hairpin Hairstyles for Wedding Guests

By Aviva Jansen Perea

Wedding guest hair has one real requirement: it has to survive the whole event, not just the photos.

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Hair Pins for Buns: The Complete Guide

Hair Pins for Buns: The Complete Guide

By Aviva Jansen Perea

Most bun problems aren't about the bun. They're about the pin, and where it goes.  

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Meet the Foundation Pins: Built for a Lasting French Twist

Meet the Foundation Pins: Built for a Lasting French Twist

By Aviva Jansen Perea

A French twist that survives a full evening needs more than one clip. It needs structure. That's what Foundation Pins are for.

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Hair Pins for Women: How to Choose the Right One for Your Hair

Hair Pins for Women: How to Choose the Right One for Your Hair

By Aviva Jansen Perea

Hair pins aren't one-size-fits-all, even though most of the ones sold to you are. Here's how I actually choose.

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Large Hair Pins: Why Size Matters for Thick Hair

Large Hair Pins: Why Size Matters for Thick Hair

By Aviva Jansen Perea

If your pin keeps getting swallowed by your hair, the problem isn't your technique. It's the pin.

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The Best French Hair Pin for a Chignon

The Best French Hair Pin for a Chignon

By Aviva Jansen Perea

A chignon looks effortless when it's done right. The pin you choose is most of the work.

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Meet the Petite Power Pin

Meet the Petite Power Pin

By Aviva Jansen Perea

People assume this is our pin for fine hair. It's actually the one I'd hand almost anyone.

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