Zodia Banana Clip

works like a champ

My hair is not as thick as it once was, but this clip worked with my shorter and very curly hair, smoothing it away from my face. It stayed all day with no additional bobby pins required. It's just the right length too.

Inconsistent quality

I like the texture of the clip. The brushed matte finish makes it less likely to slide like some other clips do. The texture also keeps the teeth from scratching my head. Now the not-so-great news. I bought different 3 colors. The ocean and black colors have a kind of spring closure. The black one has a wire sticking out of each side of the spring. I'm not sure what the spring is even for except maybe to hold it open while putting it in? The tortoise one doesn't have a spring. None of the three open wide enough to capture all of my hair. Overall, they're not what I had hoped for. I'm not sure it will be worth the cost of returning the 2 I haven't worn yet.

Not as advertised

Photos show a glossy high quality acetate plastic, the reality is a really cheap hair clip with a waxy satin finish that I could see gets scratched easily. The hinge and everything in general feels cheap quality and manufacturing, definitely seems like mass produced drop shipping, I could get the same quality from Ali express.