by BR Tabatha
Watching trends from my youth come back round is both bizarre and beautiful. On one hand I'm loving seeing kids strut down the street dressed as I once did; it tickles me no end. On the other hand seeing some of the trends that I thought were done and dusted for good (shimmERy blue eyeshadow) leaves me wondering where we've gone wrong. HOWEVER, one trend I'm loving seeing come back round is the return of the claw clip (also sometimes called a claw grip).
image: Mita Acetate Light Tortoiseshell Rounded Wide Claw Clip
On first glance, one might see it as humble, unassuming even, but the claw clip is the ultimate hair accessory for a variety of reasons. First of all, it doesn't have to be humble. The claw clip can come in a range of colours, from simple tortiseshell or plain black, to gold or glittery, or in shades of pink, purple, blue, making it easy to mix and match a claw grip with whatever your outfit of the day is. They also come in a range of sizes, from itty bitty butterflies that you can use to clip down twists of hair in true 90s style, to chunky sizes that will hold up the heaviest locks.
Style wise, it's not just the 90s skinny hair twist that a claw grip's great for, they're perfect for holding a french twist, or for creating a casual half-up half-down look. They can hold a bun in place, or you can use it as a statement piece when creating a low, slick ponytail.
In the past I used my claw grips to hold my hair back when I was colouring my hair at home and waiting for it to develop. When my long, silver clip that I use to section my hair when I'm straightening it goes missing, a smaller claw clip does a good job of holding the bulk of my hair away from the section I'm working with.
Not only are claw clips great as a hair accessory or tool, they are also fantastic when you find yourself needing to clamp something down. Bag of frozen peas in danger of opening up, causing the little green suckers to roll around the bottom of your freezer? Grab a (clean) claw clip and and close it up. Open bag of macaroni always tipping over sending the little elbows of goodness scattering? Claw clip it! Don't want that bag of chips to go stale? Break out the trusty claw clip.
Even better, if and when the claw clip orbits out of hair accessory style once more, you'll still be able to continue to use them in a kitchen capacity, so they won't end up gathering dust or end up as landfill. Brilliant!
So, are you a claw clip fan? Have you rocked them in the past? Will you rock them in the future? Or is the claw clip a fashion fail for you? Chat below!
I find trends so interesting, my sisters just gotten into claw clips recently