Let's talk Scrunchies! 

The year is 1984, the leaves are falling gently from the trees (that part is embellishment. It might have been shit weather. I didn't ask my mom the details), a beautiful baby girl enters the world.

Fast forward ten or so years to an early stage of puberty, frizzy haired, tragically uncool Rachelle, not hip enough for Dr. Martens, Club Monaco Sweatshirts or anything else.  

After a 1987 patent was granted to Ronny Revson (the scrunchie was invented by Philips E. Meyers in 1963 but wasn't patented), the scrunchie took the world by storm. All of the coolest people were wearing them. In my state of uncoolness, I was not one of those people so I had very few scrunchies and the ones I did have, made very little impact on the fashion world (or rather, on my few friends).

The scrunchie retreated into obscurity for a couple decades and was even the target of ridicule during some of those cruel years. Then in the 2010s, it made a comeback and now they're everywhere!

Reader, let's talk about scrunchies!

I've taken the liberty of purchasing a few so I can tell you which ones are bitchin'. Here they are in order of lowest rated first to top rated last.

1 If you've never been on etsy.com, you've obviously been living under a rock. It's like the amazon of crafty and vintage items. Search scrunchies on Etsy today and you'll get 14,422 results. I ordered mine from https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/525072606/jersey-scrunchies-scrunchy-plain-colour?ref=shop_home_active_93&crt=1 'cause they had plenty to choose from. Downside, they ship from an independent seller in the UK so it takes way longer to get them than I would like and shipping is slightly more (CA$6.98) than the price of the of the scrunchie itself (CA$5.34) so buy bulk to make it worth it. I ordered 4. I also found the elastic inside just didn't have as much give as I'd like. I could not get this scrunchie around 2 cans of Great Western Original 16 beer (theNines is a licensed establishment. You can enjoy a rotating selection of drinks and cocktails while you get your hair done!)

2 Lululemon was a great place to get a scrunchie 'cause they ship really fast and they're priced at CA$8.00 with free shipping. Downside: they only come in few colors and the scrunchies itself isn't full and billowing like I want my scrunchies to be. But hey, it's an item that you can purchase from Lululemon that doesn't require a bank loan or thigh gap! Find one here: https://shop.lululemon.com/p/women-headbands-hats/Uplifting-Scrunchie/_/prod8760005?color=32507

3 On an impulse purchase in Canmore before my hair was even long enough for a scrunchie, I found this winner. https://www.cassiegowing.com/topknot makes cute, billowy scrunchies in enough colors to choose something fun but not so many that a person can't makes up their mind. They're just full and billowy enough. And Reader, these darlings have enough stretch to get around 2 cans of Great Wester Original 16 beer! (Did I mention the salon is licensed?). This TopKnot brand is the clear winner.

Reader, here's an expert tip: if you've got a finer texture of hair, a trustee scrunchie helps give the illusion of slightly thicker hair 'cause it adds some bulk around the ponytail rather than just a thin elastic accentuating how wee your ponytail is. 

As I type this, I was thinking about the pair of panties someone lost on the sidewalk near the salon. I'm not sure I mentioned it, but theNines is licensed! That being said, we will not let you drink enough that you run the risk of losing your underpants upon leaving. Taylor, my talented co-worker is busy cutting one of local plumber's hair (Riley, he's great and you can reach him at 306-841-7475. He's an excellent plumber and will gladly travel to surrounding areas) and he commented on the lost panties outside, wondering if I was playing with panties in the salon when he came in beacuase the lost panties outside and one of my scrunchies are almost the same fabric. No, I wasn't. We don't usually have undergarments out in plain view in the salon during regular business hours (which are Monday-Friday from 9am to whenever we finish).

If you're planning on wearing a scrunchie in your hair and really want a messy, undone look, we carry a couple of really great hairspray options to give your hair some grip and grab without too much hold. Come check out our Invisiblewear Undone Texture Hairspray or the Neon Sugar Tease, both Paul Mitchell, both CA$27+tax, both in stock right now. You can fit any of the scrunchies around either of the cans of hairspray. Come on in to the salon, buy a hairspray, have a drink (we're licensed! Minors are welcome in the salon but obviously not served), try a scrunchie in your ponytail and tell me if I'm finally cool enough to wear one (spoiler alert: Taylor and I are both wearing black scrunchies in our hair even if neither of us are cool enough).

xoxo,
Rachelle