Hair clip

Butterfly clips, late 1990s to early 2000s Tiny plastic and glitter butterflies, clipped in rows along a part or scattered over twisted sections of hair, were the cheapest way into the era's look and sold by the card at every drugstore and accessory store. By the late 2000s they had become shorthand for trying too hard. The clip came back in the early 2020s, helped along by TikTok and stars such as Billie Eilish, and the revival works when it is restrained: one or two clips holding back a front section look playful, while a full head of them still looks like a costume.