These are the most phenomenal hair accessories/tools ever, and extremely easy to use. My hair is well past my shoulders and now medium thickness after using Ojon products for more than a year. We had been living in a very hot, tropical country for over a decade and I was always looking for decent pins/clips/etc to hold my hair up, which inevitably broke. My search ended when we came back to Canada and after having the same thing happen - clips breaking, bands snapping and tearing my hair out - I saw these advertised. It actually took me quite some time to find a store that stocked them, so by the time I did, I didn't care much about shelling out the $6.98 tax, although they are pretty pricey for just 2 to a package. I was just happy as a booger to finally have them :-)

I forgot when I bought them to check the package for directions because I was in such a rush to get them home and try them, but I have never had a problem with them staying in or even getting them in. I have found them very simple and straight forward to use. I use only 2, but will be buying more in case they ever take them off the market. The way I use them: pull my hair back like I would for a pony tail and then twist this hair starting at the scalp until it starts forming a bun all by itself, which I completely wrap around in a circle. I then screw one in close to the scalp and grabbing the edges of the bun going from the top to the bottom and then one from the bottom of the bun to the top. You can also twist one in from each side, intertwining. Never fails to work for me. If you've got thick hair, try crossing them so they intertwine within the middle of the bun and hold your hair more securely. I have never had them come out, not even when I have been sleeping. They definitely stay put!

They get even better :-) What I love even more about them is that they are completely invisible because they are buried deep in my hair leaving a perfectly smooth bun, and also keep my hair from being damaged by elastics, hair bands, etc. I also use far less hairspray to keep my hair in place, and when I take them out, my hair is perfectly wavy and beautiful looking, even at the end of the day. I also often go to bed with my hair damp and use these to keep my hair securely up during the night. When I wake up, I brush it all out into gorgeous, voluminous waves. Pretty impressive, with absolutely no effort. I can't even remember the last time I used a curling iron, which rarely worked for me anyways.

Well worth the price. I'll be buying at least another 8 to 10 packages of these because I can't ever see myself stopping using these. I would suggest stocking up on this product before they one day disappear. Like all great products, they undoubtedly will :-(

I was very excited to try these the first time I saw them. I have very thick and quite long hair. I'm always putting my hair up in buns using elastics because bobby pins were WAY too much work and they always ended up getting stretched anyway. I also needed like 80-100 to even keep an updo in place.

I find these pins work great! I really do believe that they have the strength of 20 bobby pins. I don't mind the cost considering how well they work. They're about $6-7 but a pack of decent bobby pins (that you'll need to replace right away anyway if you try to do an updo with them) is the same price.

One thing I found I had to do was use 4 spin pins. I have too much hair and 2 just does not do it. Sometimes stray strands come out but I just pin those into the middle of the bun with regular bobby pins. But I think the more practice you have getting it right, the less you'd have to do this. I don't do the "spin" bun, I just scrunch my hair and screw them in there. They can work for a variety of styles! They also work better if I curl the ends of my hair first with a curling iron. My hair just cooperates a little bit more!

They also make your hair a little curly/wavy when you take them out so I'm sure if you used them after a shower you'd have great body and curls.

There is kind of a learning curve with these pins! It took me about 3-4 tries to figure out what works for my hair and what does not and I am still finding ways to perfect it as I go. But once you figure it out, it's easy and quick! Not to mention looks great.

All in all, I love Spin Pins because I can finally do a lovely updo for nights out, formals, weddings, etc with very little time and effort. I use them at least a couple times a week!

I have very long and very thick hair. When I try to style my hair in an updo I end up using a lot of bobby pins and they actually bend out of shape from the weight. These spin pins are amazing, just two of these and my hair can be up in a bun in seconds. The only downside is that the Goody branded ones are quite expensive considering you can pick up cheap ones on ebay for like 5-10 pins for a dollar.
If you want to try them I suggest buying them off ebay

These were given to me as a gift, so I can't complain about the price!
The spin pins are hit and miss with me... I wish they had better directions how to use them effectively. I have long thick hair and still need to use bobbypins and elastic bands to hold my hair into place - oh, and also shellack it with copious amounts of STRONG holding hairspray. I really want to like these and use them, they seem so easy.
Maybe I'm using them wrong, or maybe they're not good for thick hair?
But, like I said, these are hit and miss. Some days I get my hair just right and they hold, but not for long.
I certainly won't recommend for thick-haired girls.

THESE PINS ARE AMAZING! they are advertised as being the power of 20 bobby pins and they really are! No longer do i have to poke and prod bobby pins into my head to make the perfect "ballerina bun." These pins are inexpensive, durable, and easy to use! If i can use them, anyone can! Youtube a tutorial for how to use these pins because it is so hard to explain without confusing you. But seriously, you need to buy these!!!