crease-free twistband [paisley]

Twistband: the crease-free hair tie

I recently subscribed to Birchbox and I love it! [Bridesmaids, if you have figured out this is me, don't get your own subscription yet :)]  I've only received one box so far and one of the many things inside is this Twistband that Birchbox has been pushing.  I first thought it was pretty lame: a hair tie, really??  I thought maybe I could do my hair some cool new way with it, but no, it's just a normal hair tie.  So why is it so cool that it requires me to write this post (i.e. my first product post in a while)?  No creases.  At all. 

Case #1:  If you are anything like me, you throw your hair back at work.  I tend to twist my hair around my finger when really focused, so a pulled-back hair is my way of keeping up the professional front.  Plus twisting your hair isn't good for your hair either.  Now, I can let my hair down after work without any creases!  Hello pretty-haired happy hour!

Case #2:  I have long hair and don't like to sleep with it down because it mats to my face or gets tangly (lovely description of the mess that my fiance gets to wake up to).  My hair has a decent curl to it, so I shower at night and let the curls form with a touch of product and air drying.  I regularly pull my hair back while sleeping and am forced into a pony tail all the next day due to the awful creases.  Now, I can go to bed with my semi-dry hair pulled back and can wake up with crease-less curls.

The site advertises that they look good on your wrist when not in use, however that is not a look I can typically pull off as a twenty-something professional.  The Twistband stands up to a moderate workout, but it might not hold a ponytail for a long bouncy run--I've yet to give it that test and will update this post if it proves to be a reliable running buddy.

Twistbands are a bit expensive at $2 a pop or $10 for 6.  For some like me, that's a small price to pay for a hair tie that doesn't leave creases and doesn't pull out your hair. 

full disclosure: I am so not getting paid for this Twistband endorsement.  It's just that cool!  The Birchbox link does get me referral points, but that is not the focus nor the motive for this post.

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