Sidewinder Hair Holders

I was super excited to receive the little yellow package from the post man. I tore it open immediately! Its contents held several small plastic zip top bags with pink, clear and gold accessories. The website claims these little gems to be an alternative to beads. I wanted to find out if the claims were true. Sidewinder Hair Holders are unique items to add to the ends of little girl’s hair to make it swing and look fabulous. Let's see how they stack up.

Here is the first style I tried on my two year old with SIDEWINDER HAIR HOLDERS:

First, the Sidewinder Hair Holders are so adorable. I loved they way they looked in my daughter’s hair. If this review had been written the moment after completing the hairstyle I would have given the product an A+.

The application however was not quite as easy as the video depicts (check out site to view). On most of the braids it took several tries to get the accessory to stay put (granted my child was moving around all the while), but the amount of time it took to apply the garnish was more than I can spend (with her at least).

The item is, like it states, a very good alternative to beads which look pretty, but have to be secured with elastics that could potentially damage the ends of hair.  She loved swinging her head and hearing them clank around.

she is shaking her head to hear the Winders clank together

Also, the colors are very vivid. I ordered them in hot pink, clear and gold, but there are a plethora of colors to choose from, a plus for the company. It just makes it hard to decide which colors you will select as choosing multiple “sets” could get pricey.

Speaking of pricey, each set at $4.99 sounds reasonable enough, but one “set” consists of one 3 inch winder, two 2 inch winders and two 1 inch winders. Now, as you can imagine that won’t get you very far on a hairstyle.

below is one set

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http://hairholders.com/hair-beads-alternative

I purchased the three color combo for $35.00 (yep, 35 smakeroos)

3 color combo

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http://hairholders.com/hair-beads-alternative

I will reiterate that the Sidewinder Hair Holders are super cute and I could create endless styles with this tremendously creative accessory. It may even be great for my older daughter (whom I have not tried the product on yet). Truly, the one  and only con that would cause me to caution against purchase is the fact that this embellishment could become a choking hazard!

she had begun to unwind the Winders on the sides

See the missing Winder? That one was the first to go!

Within about thirty minutes of completing her hair style, my daughter had already removed  about 1/3 of the Winders. By the end of the afternoon, none remained on her hair. The scary part was although she willing brought most of them to me and placed them in my hand. Her sister and I had to fish more than a few out of her mouth. I am a pretty anal mom about keeping things out of her mouth and always watching to thwart disaster. There were no unfortunate mishaps on my watch as I saw her every time she put a Winder in her mouth. But even a super mom has to turn her back for a moment from time to time and that is why I offer a word of caution to users.

In fairness, I did review the Sidewinder Hair Holder site again for disclaimers of caution or choking hazards and have not gleaned any as of yet…maybe I missed it. There were however photos of children as small as my own with the accessory on their hair, so maybe I am the only one who has had an issue. It is of course my  responsibility to take care of my own children, given this fact, if I would have been aware of the ease in which these items could be removed by two year old fingers, I probably would have thought twice before putting them on her hair. She will be a better candidate for Sidewinders when she is a little older.

I am not writing the product off by any means. I actually like it and I would even endorse it for older children. I feel my older little girl possess the maturity to maintain a hair style with the Sidewinder Hair Holders. I will try them out on her and see what we get.

Here’s a recap:

Pros:

-          Very pretty product; helps to create awesomely unique looks for your little girl

-          It comes in an array of beautiful colors

-          It is a super alternative to beads

-          Durable; does not break easily

Cons:

-          Expensive

-          Potential choking hazard for small children (especially the 1 inch size)

-      A little tricky to apply

As with any product you choose to use there are pros and cons. Always exhibit caution when putting ANY hair accessories in the hair of small children.

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