coating flakes off after use [SEP] the clips do well in holding up hair however the color of the hair clips appears to be delivered with some coating that does not hold up well at allafter the first use of placing in hair the coating started to come loose and chip off near the opening tips of the teeth i thought this flaw may have only impacted one of the clips but every single one i have used had done thisi would have returned these but the return window closed on the item before i had a chance to check a one