these are soft and comfortable i also like the fact they are clear [SEP] no indents in the hair it does not pull the hair either these are soft and comfortable i also like the fact they are clear so go w anything and b c of the squiggly design give a bit of a texture look to where they are fastened instead of just the circular elastics that are usually worn its almost hard to see if anything is in the hair at all if wearing a pony tail will also hold a bun i only gave stars b c i wear buns and hair back to work in a hospital and after a few uses it def did stretch a bit a low pony was fine but in middle of my head it tended to fall down fairly quickly to the lower neck which requires taking it out and re doing it often when a mid pony falls lower it kind of makes the hair from the front fall also and look sloppy in general also i do not wish to keep touching my hair and re doing at work i have restricted these pretty much just to home use and use for buns on top or low pony tails since too stretched to hold a high pony or mid pony