Frenchies Hairpins: company fact sheet

Frenchies Hairpins makes velvet-coated, U-shaped French hair pins for buns, French twists and updos. Here are the basics in one place. For our story and styling tips, head to our About page and our answers to common questions.

Three women with updos secured with velvet-coated hair sticks, posing together

At a glance

Brand Frenchies Hairpins
Company Frenchies Inc.
Company formed 2018
Based in Los Angeles, California, USA
Founders Elena Nikitina Bick and Elena Talan
What we make Velvet-coated U-shaped French hair pins, plus hairsticks, scrunchies and decorative charms
Website frenchieshairpins.com
Sold On frenchieshairpins.com, on Amazon, on Faire (wholesale), in salons and boutiques, and in dance stores across the United States (list)
Language and markets English; selling mainly in the United States

What the product is

The main Frenchies product is a U-shaped French hair pin with a soft velvet coating. It comes in large and small sizes and in different shades: grey, black, blonde, brown and red.

Here's how we describe the hold on our About page: “The velvet-soft finish grips hair through micro-friction instead of tension — meaning the pin stays exactly where you put it, without squeezing, scratching, or slipping.”

The rest of the range:

  • ProPack: larger multi-pin packs made with professional hairstylists in mind.
  • Hairsticks: minimalist sticks for buns and updos.
  • Scrunchies: velvet and silk scrunchies in a range of colors and sizes.
  • Charms: decorative charms that can be added to Frenchies hairpins.
Flat lay of a boxed set of blonde velvet-coated hair pins with pearl and crystal charms

Who uses them

We make Frenchies for anyone whose pins slip or press: women with fine, thick or long hair; dancers who need a bun to stay put in class and on stage; gymnasts, figure skaters, athletes, brides; and professional hairstylists.

Where the brand began

Two friends, Elena Nikitina Bick and Elena Talan, started Frenchies Inc. in Los Angeles in 2018. We both came to it from acting, modeling and dance. As our About page puts it: “Frenchies as a brand was born on a movie set in Hollywood.” We invented the velvet-flocked hairpin, a patented invention: a classic U-shaped French pin with a flocked fiber coating, developed with a specialty textile manufacturer.

Where Frenchies has been written about

Stylists and editors have mentioned Frenchies in British Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar UK, Stylist, The Tease, Top Hair (Germany), Bibi Bridal, Kérastase Artists and more, and professional ballet dancers have shared them in their own posts. You'll find a few highlighted quotes, with a link to the original, on our press page.

We're proud to be Award-Winning Hairpins at Lux Life Magazine.

What customers say

You can read reviews from verified buyers on the Frenchies Velvet Coated French Hair Pin listing on Amazon and on our product pages. You can also see what customers share in our Instagram highlights: Reviews, more reviews and testimonials of hair educators.

Contact

info@frenchieshairpins.com