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April

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I could never get all my hair to stay "held" until I found the Ficcare Maximas clip at Nordstrom.

https://shop.nordstrom.com/sr?.....re+maximas

It took me *forever* to take the plunge and spend this much on what is essentially a barette, but they are genius.

I use mine every single day when I'm in the kitchen.

5 years ago

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rachylou

Veteran

Beautiful!

5 years ago

Eliza

Veteran

Thanks for the tip. You describe the advantages of this investment hair clip better than the item details Nordstrom provides.

5 years ago

SarahD8

Veteran

As someone with long, very thick hair, I'm quite tempted.

How does it do on fine/slippery hair, do you know? And which size did you purchase?

Thanks for the tip!

5 years ago

Active Member

I bought some invisibobble scrunches and they work well for thick hair too. They have the spring wound invisibobble thingy inside the scrunched, which hold way better than just a plain elastic.

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5 years ago

nemosmom

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Thanks for the lead! Another great accessory is the Spin Pin by Goody. Works great for buns!

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5 years ago

April

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K2 and NM -- thank you for additional suggestions!

SD8 -- it's not marked, but I can only imagine that I got the largest size they have. Go big or don't bother. I can't speak to the fine/slippery hair issue, but what this works well for is when someone has a lot of hair to manage. Like I would guess if it was fine and slippery but long enough to wind around a couple times before clipping, you'd be good to go with this barette. (Do people still say barette?)

5 years ago

Anonymous

Love them and wish my hair was still long and thick enough to need!

5 years ago

Kathie

Veteran

I splurged on the less expensive “Ficcarissimo” style, in the 5” size, and love it! Great hold, without crushing my hair, and it makes me feel a bit more formal/polished than a scrunchy. I’m definitely planning to purchase one of the Maximas style, too. Thanks for the recommendation!

5 years ago

Gretchen

Veteran

Thanks for the recommendation -- looks much nicer than my "stick a pen through the bun" approach!

5 years ago

Murph11

Veteran

I agree with you that the Ficcare clips are awesome! For the few years I had long thick, curly hair — picture Cowardly Lion post makeover — I used these almost daily.

5 years ago

April

Veteran

I broke my first one after years of heavy use and when we proved incapable of figuring out to reassemble it, I bought a second one. Such a fan.

5 years ago

Joyce B

Veteran

Thanks for the share. What size would you think might work for long hair but not superthick? I am thinking of the medium size for styling similar to what they show in the picture.

5 years ago

April

Veteran

JB -- I would say start with the smaller one and leave the tag on. Nordstrom is so wonderful with returns.

You'll know right away if the volume of your hair strains the capacity of the medium clip.

5 years ago

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Good tip. Thanks, April. Worth every penny.

5 years ago

Joyce B

Veteran

Thanks, April.

5 years ago

kkards

Veteran

I've had good luck finding barrettes and hair elastics at Target that are made for thick hair.

and back in the day, I had a scrunchie that was leather instead of fabric, and for some reason, that worked really well...then I cut my hair short...and I have no idea what happened to that scrunchie

5 years ago

ropeball

Active Member

So pretty!! Thanks to you, I put one on wishlist. I have to keep an eye out when I go to Nordstrom next time to try it.

5 years ago

Aquamarine

Veteran

No kidding...never heard of this but am really tempted. I have super thick hair and I’ve been growing it out. Kind of dreading summer and what to do with my hair to keep cool. Just put this on my wish list.

5 years ago

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