Does The rise of the Barette Mean The Demise of the Hair Slide?

04/05/2019

No of course not! Because they are the same thing, with a different name. In my day we called them hair slides, hair-grips and clips. Today we use the American/French term and we call a hair slide a barette !

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The Barette

According to the Cambridge English Dictionary:

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Like this….!

Hair accessories are a huge trend that is growing week on week. Does this mean that long hair is also on trend, surely you need a certain length of hair to hold a barrette? My hair is long and fine, very often a large barrette will not stay in place and quickly slides out of my silky soft locks!

Cos Hair Accessories:

Here are a few simple but elegant suggestions for you, I love to shop at Cos the quality is superb and I think you may find these prices are surprisingly acceptable

1. Smokey Tortoiseshell Barette £12

https://www.cosstores.com/en_gbp/women/hair-accessories/product.smokey-tortoiseshell-barette-brown.0707953001.html

2. Silk Hair Tie

Designed to simply knot or tie as a bow in your hair, this tie has a curved rubber-coated metal structure in the centre and long, fluid silk ties fixed at either end.

3. Brushed metal hair clip £7

A clean design, this hair clip is made from brass with a brushed finish and classic fastening to the back.

4. Curved hair Barette £12

Lightweight and wide, this hair clip has a curved profile in glossy plastic and it is finished with a gold-toned steel clip fastening.

5. Coloured Hair Clip £10

This rectangular hair clip is made from lightweight steel with a matte-textured coating and a slightly curved profile.

6. Slim Hair Barette Gold £12

Simple and elegant, this metal hair clip has a curved shape and is secured with a clip fastening.

More Summer 2019 Hair Accessories From And Other Stories:

Not so much a barette slightly softer and very feminine. Superb Summer hair accessories!

hair barrette and accessories from And other Stories

1. Woven Straw Headband

Cinched woven straw hairband with an elasticated easy-wear band.

2. Water colour Knotted head band

Watercolour hairband with an elastic band and a knotted detail.

3. Pink Satin Hair Scrunchie

Shiny satin hair scrunchie. Elastic

4. Orange Beaded Headband

Knotted hard hairband with beaded detailing.

5. Printed Voluminous Headband

This voluminous headband features a chic twisted design and an elasticated fit.

6. Multi coloured tie hairband

Soft hairband tie in a multicoloured stripe pattern.

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A little note to add:

The hair slide I am wearing is pretty. but it broke very easily, and was more expensive than some of my suggestions above! So I won’t recommend this one to you. It did come in handy as a pretty pocket accessory!