"One bobby pin can definitely work alone, but most of the time they’ll need a buddy for that support and ultimate staying action," Taylor tells Allure. "If the grip is down or placed toward the scalp, you will get a stronger grip." Ridges aside, how can you ensure the best hold with bobby pins?ĭepending on the style you're trying to achieve and the type of hair with which you're trying to achieve it, there are a number of tips and tricks to keep in mind for the most secure result. "Ridges up helps keep the hair going in the same direction without crossing," Dear says. Ultimately, as unshakable as some opinions may be, you can get away with going in either direction as long as you keep the respective benefits in mind. "The point of the ridges is to be able to glide over and secure the bulk of your hair, while still keeping it as flush as possible." "The correct way to place a bobby pin is ridges up," he tells Allure. However, Fitzsimmons would beg to differ. Rivera agrees: "You always want to make sure that the ridges are placed down facing the scalp," she insists, adding that bobby pins should be placed close to the scalp. "I spent most of my life with ridges up, but recently discovered that they should be facing down for maximum security," stylist Annagjid "Kee" Taylor tells Allure. Remember how Dear said bobby pins, like Ruffles, have ridges? They're only on one side - the other is flat - and they're the source of a rather contentious (read: not really that big of a deal but I love drama) debate: Which side of the bobby pin faces the scalp and which faces up? That said, "non-bobby hairpins allow you to create and secure styles that aren't as tight, so they do offer that versatility." Settle the debate: Ridges up or ridges down? "Bobby pins are pretty seamless and easy to use, while other pins like U- or V-shaped pins take a bit of wrangling in order to secure the hair," says Fitzsimmons, who works with Khloé Kardashian and Martha Stewart. "Traditionally, they are seen with styles that are teased, and there is a lot of volume and texture in the hair."Īnd lucky for novices, stylist Andrew Fitzsimmons says bobby pins are a bit more cooperative than other types of pins. But there really is a distinct difference between bobby pins and other hairpins, starting with the shape: "Hairpins are open at the end and are typically used for different purposes when styling," says Gina Rivera, a hairstylist and founder Phenix Salon Suites in Encinitas, California. I can't be the only person who, for a long time, referred to literally any small bent wire intended to be placed in the hair as a bobby pin. What makes bobby pins different from other hairpins? And it turns out that while there are right ways to incorporate them into your hairstyle, there's also plenty of room for creativity. So I reached out to hairstylists to get their guidance on the most effective and stylish ways to use bobby pins. And if we're being honest, those helpful people were largely flying by the seat of their collective pants, too. Yes, there have been at least a few desultory bobby pins in my bathroom drawer for the last four decades of my life, but short of when I was a ' 90s teen, who used a couple to flank her middle part in a decidedly nonfunctional way, I’ve relied on the knowledge and skills of others to place bobby pins in my hair in any meaningful way. But it honestly wouldn't matter if I was able to produce them when I need them because, like so many people, I'm not actually entirely sure how the hell to correctly use bobby pins. It seems that truly everyone has a stash of the essential hair-securing trinkets at the ready - unless you're me backstage at the local playhouse five minutes before curtain, and then I can't find a single one. Bobby pins are easily one of the most ubiquitous beauty products known to the human race.
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