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Bobby pin
A bobby pin (US English, known as a kirbigrip, kirby grip or hair grip in the United Kingdom) is a type of hairpin, usually of metal or plastic, used in coiffure to hold hair in place. It is a small double-pronged hair pin or clip that slides into hair with the prongs open and then the flexible prongs close over the hair to hold it in place. They are typically plain and unobtrusively colored, but some are elaborately decorated or jeweled. Bobby pins became popular in the United States in the 1920s to hold the new bobbed hairstyles.
The main use of a bobby pin is to hold hair in place. In addition to bobbed hair, bobby pins are often used in up-dos, buns, and other hairstyles where a sleek look is desired. To use a bobby pin in hair, hold the hair in the desired position and push the bobby pin (straight side up) into place.
Bobby pins can also be used to hold head coverings such as headbands, bandannas, and yarmulkes in place.
They can be used as decorative elements in hair.
Attributes, such as the clipping action or having a readily available thin, flat piece of metal, mean the bobby pin can be used in other ways as well:
Like barrettes, decorated bobby pins are sometimes meant to be noticed in hair. A decorated bobby pin can have beads, ribbons, or other details and is usually worn to pull back front sections of hair while looking decorative.
Bobby pins may also be tinted a hair color, such as blonde, brown, or red to blend better into the hair.
Some are made without the wavy rigid side and instead are smooth and curved. They are made this way to help with the grip factor and to stay closer and more tightly attached to the hair that they are pinned to.
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Bobby pin
A bobby pin (US English, known as a kirbigrip, kirby grip or hair grip in the United Kingdom) is a type of hairpin, usually of metal or plastic, used in coiffure to hold hair in place. It is a small double-pronged hair pin or clip that slides into hair with the prongs open and then the flexible prongs close over the hair to hold it in place. They are typically plain and unobtrusively colored, but some are elaborately decorated or jeweled. Bobby pins became popular in the United States in the 1920s to hold the new bobbed hairstyles.
The main use of a bobby pin is to hold hair in place. In addition to bobbed hair, bobby pins are often used in up-dos, buns, and other hairstyles where a sleek look is desired. To use a bobby pin in hair, hold the hair in the desired position and push the bobby pin (straight side up) into place.
Bobby pins can also be used to hold head coverings such as headbands, bandannas, and yarmulkes in place.
They can be used as decorative elements in hair.
Attributes, such as the clipping action or having a readily available thin, flat piece of metal, mean the bobby pin can be used in other ways as well:
Like barrettes, decorated bobby pins are sometimes meant to be noticed in hair. A decorated bobby pin can have beads, ribbons, or other details and is usually worn to pull back front sections of hair while looking decorative.
Bobby pins may also be tinted a hair color, such as blonde, brown, or red to blend better into the hair.
Some are made without the wavy rigid side and instead are smooth and curved. They are made this way to help with the grip factor and to stay closer and more tightly attached to the hair that they are pinned to.
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