I’m kind of hesitant to share this secret with you. I mean, it’s not like I hide it when I wear it, but I don’t go telling people about it, because for the past 6 years it has given me the opportunity to have the longest, most cascading ponytail ever– the kind where people constantly ask whether I have extensions. (wait, is that even a compliment?)…

So you’re wondering what the hell I’m talking about. Those of you in your third, and forth decades– you will cringe, I am warning you. My big secret… what this whole post is about… is (drum roll)… a banana clip. This is the point where I pause and look out among the audience waiting for a roaring applause, but you all stare back at me with a look of confusion and disinterest. Stick with me, girls… I don’t wanna see you x-ing out of this page until you continue reading, realize why it is a magical thing, and then try one out for yourself!

Now, I want you to listen– and listen real good… There are a few different types of banana clips. There is a bad version and a wonderful version. The bad version connects at the top by one side sort of clipping into the other side- like a male / female connection. Stay away from this one– it will constantly pop open and do a very poor job of ponytail holding. Trust me. The wonderful version is more of a wrap around each other connection… You’ll see what I mean…

BAD banana


GOOD banana


DO IT.. buy yourself a banana. And if you have no hair, buy your closest friend who does have hair, a banana. He or She will thank you for the rest of his or her life. Actually, don’t buy it for a Him. Jus sayin.