Barrettes, like many trends we loved in the '90s, have definitely made a comeback. You can think of them as the sleek older sister to butterfly clips, and they can be worn a multitude of ways. They can be used to secure an updo, to pull back your hair on one side (as shown above), or to top off a ponytail with a miniature adornment.
When Were Barrettes Popular?
Barrettes are like a more glamorised version of the bobby pin, and they became popular in the '80s but were bigger must haves in the '90s, when we liked to "decorate" our hair with cutesy clip-ins.