# Hair ties that stay in

Source: HiveTried, https://hivetried.com/beauty/hair-ties/stay-in/
Category: Beauty > Hair ties. Updated 2026-10-08. Based on 225 counted first-hand reports from Target shopper reviews, May 2022 to Sep 2026.

**Question:** Which hair ties stay in?

**Short answer:** Gimme Beauty Comfort Fit Medium Bands have the best record for staying in: 21 of 22 reviewers said the bands held their hair all day without slipping. Gimme Beauty Fine Hair Bands follow at 14 of 15. The best pick sold on Amazon is Kitsch Nylon Elastics at 20 of 25, which is also the weakest record here, with 22% of its reviews saying it stretches out.

**What stands out:** Stretching out is the complaint to watch. It shows up in 19% of the Gimme Beauty Fine Hair Bands reviews and 8% of the Gimme Beauty Comfort Fit Medium Bands reviews, and slipping shows up in 8% of the Gimme Beauty Thick Hair Bands reviews.

## Ranking (buyers who said whether it worked)

| Rank | Product | Stays in | Share | Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gimme Beauty Comfort Fit Medium Bands | 21 of 22 | 95% | no |
| 2 | Gimme Beauty Fine Hair Bands | 14 of 15 | 93% | no |
| 3 | Kitsch Nylon Elastics | 20 of 25 | 80% | yes |
| 4 | Gimme Beauty Thick Hair Bands | 17 of 21 | 81% | no |
| 5 | Kitsch Spiral Hair Ties | 7 of 8 | 88% | yes |

Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% Wilson confidence interval, so a product needs a high share and enough reports to rank high. An Amazon link is shown only when at least 60% say it works.

## Product notes

### 1. Gimme Beauty Comfort Fit Medium Bands

Nearly every reviewer who said how it held was happy, at 21 of 22, and the brand's own site agrees at 9 of 9, which we show but don't count. 52% say it holds all day, 25% say it holds thick hair and 10% say it keeps its shape.

- Praised for: No snagging (58%), Holds thick hair (25%), Keeps its shape (10%)
- Complaints: Stretches out (8%), Too expensive (5%)
- Reports counted: 40

### 2. Gimme Beauty Fine Hair Bands

A smaller group weighed in, and 14 of 15 said it held all day. 67% praise the hold and 10% say it keeps its shape, but 19% say it stretches out.

- Praised for: No snagging (67%), Keeps its shape (10%)
- Complaints: Stretches out (19%)
- Reports counted: 21

### 3. Kitsch Nylon Elastics

More reviewers weighed in on this set than on any other here, and 20 of 25 said it held. 50% praise the all-day hold, but 22% say it stretches out and 10% say it slips out.

- Praised for: No snagging (38%), Holds thick hair (13%), Keeps its shape (8%)
- Complaints: Stretches out (23%), Too expensive (5%)
- Reports counted: 40

### 4. Gimme Beauty Thick Hair Bands

The reviews back up the thick-hair label: 38% say it holds thick hair and 44% say it holds all day. 17 of 21 said it stayed in, and 8% say it slips out.

- Praised for: Holds thick hair (38%), No snagging (26%), Keeps its shape (13%)
- Complaints: Too expensive (8%)
- Reports counted: 39

### 5. Kitsch Spiral Hair Ties

Just 8 reviewers said how these held, and 7 of 8 said they stayed in, so the record rests on a small group. 35% praise the hold and 15% say they keep their shape, but 10% say they snapped.

- Praised for: No snagging (30%), Holds thick hair (15%), Keeps its shape (15%)
- Complaints: Snaps (10%), Snags or pulls hair (10%)
- Reports counted: 20

## Questions

**Which hair ties stay in?**

Gimme Beauty Comfort Fit Medium Bands have the best record (21 of 22), followed by Gimme Beauty Fine Hair Bands (14 of 15) and Kitsch Nylon Elastics (20 of 25). Stretching out comes up in 22% of the Kitsch Nylon Elastics reviews, against 8% for Gimme Beauty Comfort Fit Medium Bands.

**Do Kitsch hair ties stretch out?**

Some reviewers say so. 22% of the Kitsch Nylon Elastics reviews say they stretch out and 10% say they slip out. For Kitsch Spiral Hair Ties, 7 of 8 said they stayed in, and 10% say they snapped.

**Which hair ties hold thick hair?**

Gimme Beauty Thick Hair Bands and Gimme Beauty Comfort Fit Medium Bands both get repeated praise for holding thick hair, at 38% and 25% of their reviews. 17 of 21 said the Thick Hair Bands held, and 21 of 22 said the same about the Comfort Fit Medium Bands.

**Do hair ties slip out during the day?**

For some people, yes, but it is a minority complaint. Slipping shows up in 8% of the Gimme Beauty Thick Hair Bands reviews, 10% of the Kitsch Nylon Elastics reviews and 5% of the Gimme Beauty Comfort Fit Medium Bands reviews.

## Method

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