As some of you noticed last week, I spent a bit of time running around wearing Hair Flairs‘ gold hair tinsel.

(Yes. I just said hair tinsel.)

I haven’t finished testing out the product yet, but I wanted to split this review into two parts. Why? Erm, pretty much just because I’m really impatient, and these are too exciting to stay stashed away in my Alex for weeks on end before being run as a feature on theNotice!

Hair Flares makes tinsel in 22 different colours – I hope I counted that right – varying from Glow in the Dark, to Sparkle Light Pink, to Sparkle Kaleidoscope, to Sparkle Jet Black. The selection is honestly enormous, and as if there weren’t already enough choices, they also make “Hair Crystalz” (it kills me to add a “z” onto that word) and Feathers (which, I’ll admit, are a little too weird for me.)

I suppose I should start off with a few disclaimers…

• Women will literally stop you and ask “what on Earth you have in your hair,” even if you’re complete strangers.
• This is always followed immediately by one of two things: “oh my god, I love it,” and/or “oh my god, that is so cool.”
• (True fact. I counted. Over a span of 36 hours, seven out of seven friends and strangers agreed.)
• They will also sometimes ask to touch it.
• If you’re planning on tying these in all on your little lonesome, you may want to rethink your decision – they are really hard to tie in on your own!
• When properly tied in, though, these strands last 2-6 weeks. Be prepared to have devastatingly awesome hair until this time elapses.

A couple more fun facts: no heat is required to attach these (feel free to check out the tutorial on the Hair Flairs site if you’re interested), though you can still use hot tools when wearing them. It’s nice to know that they won’t melt into your hair, yeah? Oh, and a package of 100 strands will only run you $11 for a hundred 36″ strands, if you plan on tying them in yourself.

The verdict? I’m still undecided on my final thoughts, which is why there will be a part two. I absolutely adore the effect that these impart, but I’d like to let you know just how long they do last when tied in properly – and I’ll need another few weeks before I’m able to do that ;)

Stay tuned for the next post, which will include wear time, more photos, and close-ups of a few of the shades!