Why Day Rate Hairpins Are Made in the USA

Why Day Rate Hairpins Are Made in the USA

By Aviva Jansen Perea

Making our pins domestically wasn't the cheaper choice. It was the one that let us control the quality.

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Why We Color-Match Every Hair Pin We Make

Why We Color-Match Every Hair Pin We Make

By Aviva Jansen Perea

A pin that matches your hair disappears into it. A pin that doesn't becomes the thing people notice.

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Elegant Hair Accessories That Do Not Look Cheap

Elegant Hair Accessories That Do Not Look Cheap

By Aviva Jansen Perea

What makes a hair accessory look expensive isn't the price. It's whether it disappears into the hair.

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How to Style Fine Hair Without Slipping

How to Style Fine Hair Without Slipping

By Aviva Jansen Perea

If your style slides out by lunch, the problem usually isn't your hair. It's what you're pinning it with.

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Meet the Min Pins: Subtle Hold for Shorter Hair and Delicate Styling

Meet the Min Pins: Subtle Hold for Shorter Hair and Delicate Styling

By Aviva Jansen Perea

Not every job calls for a big pin. The Min Pins are built for the smaller, more precise ones.

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Hairpin Hairstyles for Travel and Second-Day Hair

Hairpin Hairstyles for Travel and Second-Day Hair

By Aviva Jansen Perea

Second-day hair isn't a problem to fix. It's an advantage, if you have the right pin.

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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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