The story of evita peroni hair clips

Alv is right when he says that you pay for quality. Case in point, there's a reason for paying so much for an evita peroni hair clip.

I started buying the figure '8' hair clip when I grew my hair long. it costs $9.90 which is quite a lot to pay for a simple plastic clip. I wear them at home as well, so when I see a colour I like, I buy to keep since they break after some use.

The other day, I decided to buy the copycat ones from chameleon just to try them out. you can tell the finish is not as good as the ep ones, but the copy only costs $0.80. I can buy 11 for the price of an ep one! (See photo: Genuine silver EP and copycat black one)

I bought two not-cheap-looking-coloured clips and tried them at home. And I realised why I pay so much for an ep.

The ep holds my hair up for quite a long time. But the cheapie starts to slide down after a while. So if I'd tied a ponytail at the middle of my head, soon it ends up near my neck. Plus the catch comes off rather easily.

Conclusion? I'll use the ep when I go out but the cheapie will remain for home use. Why do I buy ep, you may ask? That particular type of clip is the only one that holds my fine hair well. Clips with metal catches and pretty rubber bands become loose because my hair is so fine.

I guess another reason could be me trying to make up for what I didn't have in my teenage years. when I was in JC, most of the girls wore ep in their hair. I remember admiring the pretty clips fastening their ponytails or the little clips holding up their fringe.

But the ep was too expensive for me then. I only got $10 a week for pocket money which was just enough for food (this was the early 90s), let alone buying things for myself. I would go to the shops and look at all the ep clips, and wonder if I should spend $3.30 on a tiny clip. I never did.

So when I had worked for some time, I decided to buy myself an ep clip! Now whenever I buy one, I'm always thankful that I can just easily spend on one. It may not mean much to some but the fact I can buy one anytime I want without pinching my pennies is a little reminder of how much the Lord loves me and how far He has brought me.

-written on my e71