Original Blonde Hairagami,99910,multi-colored,One-Size

It is a bit pricey compared to a lot of similar bun makers here on amazon but I tried to go cheap and it didn't work out. This one is totally worth the price. I learned how to use this when I was in Jrotc. It takes a bit to get used to it but if you start to wear it regularly you will get muscle memory. At first when you use it expect to get a little frustrated but don't give up. When your hair grows a bit or gets cut, you will have to find that perfect point again though. Once you get the hang of it, this will be the best and easiest bun maker you find. I have tried at least 10 different types over the years and always come back to this type. This bun maker has lasted a couple of years, I just bought a new one. The ends started to tear on my old one, but it still works. As a side note I learned from a previous one not to use it with wet hair, it will cause it to break. I really wish it shipped prime.

Ugh. I was so excited to get this and now I'm frustrated beyond belief. I've been struggling with it for about an hour, maybe more. The stupid thing keeps snapping shut before I am done rolling my hair, and then I can't get them straightened out again! The one time I thought I was successful, but it sprang shut in an "O" shape, completely trapping my hair! It took 15 minutes to get it out. I decided to try it in my daughter's hair, hoping by being able to see what I was doing I would get the hang of it. Nope. I barely touch it and it springs shut. I'd return it, but they won't refund what I paid in shipping, AND I have to pay to send it back. I'd end up being out even more that I paid. It sucks.

We use these for my granddaughters for dance. Make great buns but can be frustrating if you don't start the turn in the right direction. Smaller sizes would be nice for my little one with baby fine hair.

This is two slap bracelets held together with blonde fabric, which sheds fibers. I noticed one ripped slit in the fabric and inside these are rusted pieces of the same metal that tape measures are made of. Although the edges were covered in masking tape (presumably to help guard against the sharp edges ripping the fabric or cutting in to your head), I did not feel comfortable using this on my daughter. Plus the buns never held up in her fine thin long hair. >>>>>UPDATE, a year later. So it turns out using this was mandatory for her dance competition team. I had to learn how to use it. I bought another one locally since I threw the ripped one from Amazon out, and I noticed that the one I got from a store was much nicer than the one I got here (no tears in the fabric, no exposed metal, did not shed fibers). I think I got a defective or old one from here originally. What can I say about The Snapper. I hated it until I loved it. It is a useful tool if you can figure it out. It is a torture device from hell until you figure it out. Using this is like riding a bicycle. It takes practice. I can't stress that enough. But once you "get it", it will be super easy to use and you can cleanly do the bun in under a minute at 4:45 am while your daughter sleeps with her face in a bowl of cereal before you have to leave for dance. It still sometimes snaps my fingers, but I've used it so often now that I am somewhat immune to the pain. My 8 year old cannot use this herself, but she's getting better at practicing with it on me. There is a MASSIVE LEARNING CURVE to using this, so buy one much earlier than you need to and start practicing now. Do not wait until the morning you need it to try to use it, or you will be taking it with you to meet your dance team and another mother will be putting it in your child's hair in the parking lot while you look on in shame. One helpful tip for anyone using the blonde one is to mark the "up" side of each half so you always know right away which end is up and which way it will snap closed. This saves you from needing to turn it over and redo it when you realize you have it turned the wrong way. I used a sharpie and put an X on the top of both ends. Once or twice the fabric has twisted around but it's easy to adjust. It's so hard to describe how to use this. Watch some youtube videos and read this description and hopefully something will click - When you place the snapper over the ponytail, aim for a few inches above the shortest hairs in the ponytail. You don't want this placed in the middle of the ponytail, you want it about 2/5 of the way up from the bottom. One way to think of it is imagine the ponytail is your arm from your fingertips to the elbow, where the fingertips are the bottom of the ponytail and the elbow is where you put the elastic. You want to aim for just above where the wrist would be on that ponytail. Weird, but it works for me. Then roll it up clockwise, towards the top of the head. Fold the loose ponytail ends and the ends that are falling out of the roll into the center as you do this so they get tucked in. When you get to the scalp, if you realize that the tool is now facing the wrong way to snap, unroll it slightly and pull the snapper down a teensy bit towards the bottom of the ponytail and then try again. Pull the hair tight when you do this to give yourself a bit more room. You may need to do this a few times, but pulling it tighter before rerolling it actually makes it a nicer bun. Then snap it closed in a circle, quickly fan out the hair, and LEAVE IT ALONE. Step back and look at it. If it looks decent, ask your child to move their head. If they say it feels secure, hairspray it and you're done. Don't fiddle with it. A correctly placed bun will be tight and wont wiggle, and you don't even need a bobby pin (but you can use one to hold the hairs together where they joined in the bun if you want). If your daughter has fine thin hair like mine does, apply some of the very sticky glue gel that comes in the yellow tube to her hair before rolling the bun, but don't go overboard. I have found that mostly dry hair wraps up much better than wet hair in this. Other moms claim wet hair works better for them, but their daughters have thicker hair so that may be why. It took a very long frustrating journey to get here, but I can use this with ease now. I'm giving this 3 stars because the first one I ordered from Amazon was either defective or too old and starting to disintegrate when I opened it. The one I bought from a local store was much better quality, even though it was the same exact product. Good luck!

WOW this is the best for when you need your hair pulled up quickly & easily. My daughter uses them for her thick curly hair to put into a bun when she wears her JROTC uniform for the last 3 yrs. She'll be starting ROTC in the fall, and we'll be sending her off with at least a 1/2 dozen of these amazing tools! HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Watch the video first on the company website or on YouTube until you get the hang of it. Fabulous! Looks so elegant and stays in all day long - not matter how busy or active she is. THE BEST :D

Does NOT work for curly hair. Works great on my mothers. :)

This is the handiest dandiest hair accessory I have ever had. It makes a perfect neat and sophisticated bun. It is easy to redo if you feel the need to freshen up later in the day. I would be lost without it. My hair is quite fine and shoulder length. So many accessories slip thru my hair but this holds it perfectly intact!

I have long thick hair and I can't get this to work. The bars click into a roll before I can get my hair pulled all the way out to start rolling up. I even tried to just go around the outside of the item instead of putting my hair in between and it didn't work either.