Review title is It is nice and hard [SEP] This one does the job for my daughter hair in ballet class. But two ends that will clasp together is hard to push to close  or pull to open. It is working for the price very good compare to 10$ softer model that you can find in dance supply store in USA.<br />I have bought this item coupe of time from amazon. Not that they break but my doughter loose them more often.