Claw clip, crocodile clip, what's the difference and how to choose?

Jaw clips are the most common hair accessories for women, even more than hair ties. Most women with hair long enough to be tied up to take a shower have at least one in their bathroom. This functional item is the easiest way to hold hair effortlessly.

You may name it claw clip, crocodile clip or any other name, the main difference lies in the design and the quality. As this accessory has most of the time a practical purpose, one can be really tempted not to invest much money. There are thus plenty of low-range and cheap products, whose short lifetime involves frequent renewals. In the end, there is an economical cost as much as an environmental one.

Even to use it only within the bathroom, it is better to invest in a quality product whose spring can be changed to extend its lifespan.

Which jaw clips for thin hair?

For thin hair, we recommend small-sized jaw clips, up to 6 cm. To find them on our website, your can type the following terms in the search bar: ACCS/ACCB ou ICC45/ICCB/ICCXS.

Which jaw clips for thick hair?

Our ACCL (11 cm) and ICCL (10,5 cm) jaw clips are really suited for thick hair.

However, smaller versions can also be used to style thick hair, either alone or with several.

How to put a hair jaw clip?

First gather your hair into the hairstyle you want to achieve. Hold it with one hand, open the jaw clip with the other hand, tuck one side's teeth in your hair then release delicately the jaw clip into your hair.

How to tie your hair with a hair jaw clip

Hairstyles for women with a jaw clip

You can perform many different hairstyles with a hair clip :

• Half-up style: gather the upper part of your hair at the back of your head, above ear level. Hold with a jaw clip.
• Low half-up style: gather the upper part of your hair at the back of your head, down in your neck. Hold with a jaw clip.
• Braided half-up style: spare one lock on each side of your face, split each in three parts and braid it. Gather both braids at the back of your head and hold then with a small jaw clip.
• High ponytail: gather your hair into a high ponytail. Twist it slightly upwards and set the jaw clip below. Release your hair over the clip.
• Low ponytail: gather your hair into a ponytail down in the neck. Twist it slightly and set the jaw clip over.
• Ballerina chignon: gather your hair into a low or high chignon and hold it with two small jaw clips, one on each side.
• French bun: gather your hair into a low ponytail. Twist it upwards then push the ends inside the chignon. Hold it with one medium jaw clip or several small ones.

Hairstyles for girls with a jaw clip

You can perform pretty hairstyles for girls with small jaw clips, such as:

• A side lock: take a lock at the side of the face - you may braid it or not- and hold it backwards with a jaw clip.
• Braided half-up style: spare one lock on each side of your face, split each in three parts and braid it. Gather both braids at the back of your head and hold then with a small jaw clip.

How to repair a hair jaw clip ?

At Alexandre de Paris, the change of your hair jaw clip's spring is covered during one year after its date of purchase.

Afterwards, such repair can be performed in our workshop with a 20€ fee.