Beauty Reporter: Beauty 101.(Barrettes)

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Barrettes

A grown-up take on a cutesy hair accessory. ?By Catherine Piercy

Most women have a checkered past with barrettes: If a pair of plastic rabbits didnit turn you off as a child, a teenage tryst with rhinestones probably did. But the current, elegant clips may erase those memories. When done right, barrettes can give the hair polish and elegance,I says hairstylist Guido Palau, who uses Louis Vuitton combs and barrettes to create a refined style. First, choose a clip made of metal or covered in velvet, rather than a fussy, glittery thing. Tortoiseshell, leather, and chrome look modern and clean,I explains hairstylist Frederic Fekkai of the Frederic Fekkai Salon. Where and how theyire fastened is equally important. Rather than yanking strands austerely away from the face, the new approach is to treat the barrette as decorationogently framing the face or sitting pretty above a bun. Just know that size really does matter. The bigger the barrette is,I says hairstylist Jimmy Paul of Bumble and Bumble, the farther it should be from the face.I With that advice, itis easy to see a promising future.

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To help a barrette grip fine hair, rub a ...