I loved this chili clip. It is bright colored and fun. I have thick hair and immediately knew once I got this product that it would absolutely not hold my entire hair up. I thought maybe it could be a good half up half down clip. Sadly it was still too small to hold up that much. I decided to put my hair up half up half down with a clear elastic and then hide it with the chili clip. This ended up working for me and people kept giving me compliments when I wore it out. I wish the clip was bigger but if you have thin or short hair it could maybe work better for you.