11 Reasons I Genuinely Need Scrunchies In My Life

They make anything fun.

I couldn’t help but think (sorry, couldn’t resist. You can’t talk about SATC and not do that) of the scene in Sex In The City when Carrie just knows the scrunchie-wearer will be from out of town? She and Berger disagree and it turns out the woman is a Southern Belle, not from New York, just passing through. What else could she be? She’s wearing a scrunchie!

But that was the 2000s. This is now. And scrunchies have long since shaken their daggy reputation. And I, for one, bloody love them.

Reasons I genuinely need scrunchies in my life:

They bring hair back without leaving that annoying kink half way down.
They come in a rainbow of colours to suit every mood (and outfit).
Not to mention fabrics. Velvet or silk anyone?
Speaking of silk, like silk pillowcases, silk scrunchies don’t damage your hair like an elastic does. So long, split ends.
Beauty hack: use a scrunchie to pile your hair in a high ponytail at night – super high, middle-of-your-head stuff – wake up to instant volume
Supersized, they can be a statement accessory in themselves.
They don’t cut off your circulation when you carry it on your wrist.
They make anything fun. Jeans and a white tee? Just add scrunch.
They’re the cheapest, cheerful-est outfit update.
The main image reminded us of our love for them. And that it might even be ok to wear two at a time.
Name a better hair tie.