cheap and made cheaply too looks nicer quality than it actually is the metal bends [SEP] the thin cheaply made silver colored metal ornament of this hair tie bent under normal pressure from my hand the very first time i tried to use it i wanted to really like it as i wear a lot of silver it looks so much more polished and pretty in the hair than a plastic barrette or plain hair ponytail holder or hair tieit was a great idea and it looked good while it lasted but i need to keep looking for something pretty like this that will work for my thicker curlier fuller hair if you have average volume fine or straight textured hair and not too much of it in any regard this may work for you