too short [SEP] as many have already stated the colors of these elastic ribbons are really nice i got the winter assortment because i tend to still wear darker colors even in summer but the spring assortment is lovely too the ribbons themselves are also very attractive with a satiny side and a matte sidemy problem and the reason i returned is that the ribbons were just too short to stay on my head even after i lengthened as much as possible i think i do have a larger than average size head or perhaps it is my fine hair whatever they did not stay on very well and the tightness also made my hair stick out all around the ribbon in an unattractive way will now try longer ribbons that allow me to play with getting just the right length