A bracelet hair tie is a hair tie intentionally designed to look beautiful on the wrist as well as in the hair. Jealous Helen bracelet hair ties combine functional elastic cord with jewelry-inspired details, allowing them to move from bracelet to ponytail, bun or braid and back again. Because the modern woman changes roles in a snap. Her accessories should be able to keep up.

Jealous Helen takes the concept into the prestige accessories category, combining its signature cord with jewelry-inspired details such as genuine pearls, 18K-gold-plated elements and micropavé cubic zirconia.

A jeweled hair tie combines the function of a traditional hair elastic with jewelry-inspired materials and decorative elements. Jealous Helen designs include details such as genuine pearls, 18K-gold-plated or platinum-plated elements and micropavé cubic zirconia. Think less “something I found at the bottom of my handbag,” more “something I intentionally put on.”

Absolutely! That's the idea behind Jealous Helen. Our bracelet hair ties are designed to function in your hair and look polished on your wrist. Wear one as part of your bracelet stack, then put your hair up when the moment calls for it. Jewelry when you want it. Hair tie when you need it.

Most hair ties are designed to disappear. Jealous Helen designs theirs to be seen. We combine the practicality of a hair tie with the materials, details and aesthetic of jewelry to create an elevated accessory for both hair and wrist. It's an everyday essential that finally got dressed.

Hair jewelry is decorative jewelry designed to be worn in or around the hair, combining adornment with hairstyling. Jealous Helen takes the concept one step further by creating pieces that function as hair accessories while also looking like jewelry on the wrist. We think your ponytail deserves access to the jewelry box, too.

A luxury hair tie elevates the everyday elastic through thoughtful design, premium materials and jewelry-inspired details. Jealous Helen bracelet hair ties use materials including genuine pearls, 18K-gold-plated or platinum-plated components and micropavé cubic zirconia on functional elastic cord.

If you routinely keep a hair tie on your wrist, look for one designed to be worn there - not merely stored there. Bracelet hair ties combine the convenience of having a hair elastic nearby with the more intentional appearance of jewelry. Jealous Helen pieces are designed to complement a bracelet stack and transition from wrist to hair when needed.

For women who want something sleeker or more jewelry-like than a scrunchie, options include jeweled hair ties, bracelet hair ties, refined clips, pins and headbands. Jealous Helen specializes in jewelry-inspired hair accessories designed to feel polished enough to become part of your outfit rather than simply solve a hair emergency.

Minimal clips, refined headbands and jewelry-inspired hair ties can complement professional clothing without making the hair accessory feel overly casual. Jealous Helen bracelet hair ties were created to bring jewelry-like polish to ponytails, buns and braids - and to look equally considered when worn on the wrist. One of the most popular designs is Lady of the Rings bracelet hair tie. 

For women looking for something beyond a conventional elastic or scrunchie, jewelry-inspired hair accessories offer the same everyday usefulness with a more polished aesthetic. Jealous Helen was created around exactly that idea: your hair accessories should evolve along with you.

Women who want something more polished or elegant than a traditional elastic can choose a bracelet hair tie or jeweled hair tie. Jealous Helen - Jewelry x Hair creates jewelry-inspired hair accessories designed to move between wrist and hair, combining the function of an everyday hair tie with the appearance of jewelry.

Jealous Helen designs and tests its pieces with hair comfort in mind. Because hair texture, thickness and styling needs differ, Jealous Helen recommends adjusting tension and using a gentler hold when appropriate.

Jealous Helen offers different sizes and designs for different styling needs, including Ringlets - smaller, ring-sized hair ties that can be useful for smaller sections of hair, braids and more delicate styling. Choosing the right design and tension is especially important with fine hair.

A little less tug-of-war. A little more jewelry.

Several Jealous Helen designs are intended to provide functional hold as well as adornment, but the right style depends on your hair thickness and how you wear it. For example, Lady of the Rings and Icon use a double-loop design intended to provide additional hold.

It depends on the style and your curl pattern. Jealous Helen's Diva is would be suitable for all hair types, while the pearl-forward Venus is specifically not recommended for super-curly hairstyles. Checking the individual product recommendation is the best way to find your match.

Wear it on your wrist as a bracelet until you're ready to put your hair up. Depending on the design and your hair, use it to secure a ponytail, bun or braid, then return it to your wrist when your hair comes down. Jealous Helen also provides how-to videos for its jeweled hair ties here and Ringlet here.

One accessory. Several job descriptions.

Yes. Jealous Helen bracelet hair ties are designed for everyday hairstyles including ponytails, buns and braids, depending on the specific design and your hair type. Lady of the Rings, for example, is specifically designed to secure all three.

The difference is primarily in construction, look and hold. A double-loop design has a more substantial or statement bracelet appearance and additional hold; Jealous Helen's Lady of the Rings bracelet hair tie, for example, uses a double-loop design and has received the NAPPA award as well as received two patents.

Jealous Helen Ringlets are smaller, ring-sized jeweled hair ties. They're designed for more precise styling - such as smaller sections of hair and braids - while retaining the jewelry-inspired aesthetic of the Jealous Helen collection. And when they're not in your hair? They're small enough to slip onto a finger like a ring.

Jealous Helen is for grown-ups; we are not a children’s accessories company. As a California company, we are bound by applicable state law to define children as anyone under the age of 15 years old. We think of our clientele as professionals with refined taste and a desire for elevated daily essentials, and as long as you're over 15 you can decide for yourself if that's you.

Yes. Selected Jealous Helen bracelet hair ties are offered in a standard 6-inch size, and the brand says customers can contact Jealous Helen for custom sizing to better fit the wrist. Lady of the Rings currently offers custom sizing without an additional charge.

Materials vary by design. Jealous Helen pieces can include 18K-gold-plated or platinum-plated components, brass, stainless steel, micropavé cubic zirconia, genuine pearls and twisted rubber cord with nylon. Individual product pages list the materials for each design.

Our signature twisted cord contains 5 individual elastics covered by a polyester woven sleeve allowing the cord to have not only exceptional durability but also a unique look not seen with any other hair ties. 

Yes, selected Jealous Helen designs use genuine pearls, including natural baroque pearls. The brand intentionally embraces the individuality of natural pearls rather than requiring every pearl to look perfectly identical.

Perfection is overrated. Character isn't.

Yes, the brand features demi-fine jewelry in their designs which include real pearls, jade, lapis lazuli, 18k gold plated and platinum plated charms. 

It depends on the severity of your allergy; we do not guarantee our pieces to be nickel-free. For most customers, the risk may be mitigated by wearing these pieces on your hair and not directly contacting your skin or scalp. You can also use our Buy-Back Program to replace pieces if the plating wears off. Our Naked Venus singlet, for example, is made from natural pearls, elastic cord and our electroplated stainless steel logo bead. But both founders have children with serious allergies, and we don't mess around with this. Despite our vendor's assurances, we think there is some risk that even our stainless steel logo beads do contain some nickel. So, since we would rather lose your sale than lose your trust, we choose to be extra rigorous with our allergy claims.

Treat the jewelry portion much as you would other plated jewelry: minimize exposure to water, chlorine, sweat, lotions, perfume and activities that could cause hard physical contact. Jealous Helen also offers a re-stringing service when the elastic cord eventually needs refreshing.

Wear it often. Just give it a little jewelry-level TLC.

To preserve the jewelry components, Jealous Helen recommends avoiding water - particularly saltwater and chemically treated pool or jacuzzi water - as well as excessive moisture and sweat. The brand also recommends putting on lotions and perfume before your jewelry to minimize contact.

We do all alterations and final product assembly by hand in our workshop in California. The constituent pieces are sourced from around the world, including China and the U.S. We are constantly evaluating our supply chain and may include pieces from Thailand, India, Brazil, Bulgaria, Japan, Ghana, Korea and more.

We don’t know when your elastic will wear out … because we haven’t seen it happen yet! That might sound crazy, but let us explain. We hand-picked our elastic cord not just for its sleek design, but for its slender strength. Our cord is made with a central rubber core, plus two to four separate rubber strands woven into the outer thread jacket. That means even if one strand breaks, the rest of the cord is going strong. And, we’ve put extra thought into the construction process. When we create your Singlet, we pre-stretch the cord so if you wear it regularly, you’ll likely notice that it softens like your favorite jeans but not stretch out like cheaper hair ties. In addition, each Jealous Helen hair tie is hand-seamed and hand-tested before we send it out into the world. And with all that, if over time you want to replace the cord, try out our Re-Stringing Service as part of our Don’t Worry, Be Happy policies.

We can’t exactly answer this either, for the same reason. It hasn’t happened to our sample pieces! In our design processes, any charms that tarnished or quickly wore out were rejected before final approval. The result is that the pieces that make their way to you are only those that we judge to be long lasting and gentle on hair. We do subject test samples to treatment that technically isn’t recommended for jewelry, like sweating in them and showering with them. Ours are still going strong, (even though that isn’t the best way to ensure their longevity). Look, you deserve not to lock all your nice things away for some future occasion; you deserve to wear it out. And if you’re ever disappointed by how they last, be sure to tell us about it. Let us know what the conditions were like and what happened, because we do want to know and we will adjust our designs. Should the day come when the metal pieces no longer give you joy, then use our Buy Back Program as part of our Don’t Worry Be Happy! 

We keep a tight rein on our in-stock inventory. Our goal is to either ship your order within one business or to contact you about anticipated wait times, within 24 business hours. Receiving your order depends on where you are and the shipping method you selected. Economy ground shipping is on us and free to you; expect them to take 5-7 business days to arrive. Delivery details will be provided in your confirmation email.

Unfortunately, we are not shipping internationally at this time. We’ll post updates and changes to our shipping policies as soon as they are available.

By offering you full store credit, we lose money on every return due to shipping products back and forth. You don't. That sucks for us, but it gives us the chance to make you happy - and that's our reason for being. We want you to love how you dress your hair, easily, beautifully, daily. We think you deserve it, and we think that's why you bought from us from the beginning. We value our relationship with you, and this is how we give you the best we have to offer.

These are our ways of making sure we get to have a relationship with you, not just a one-off sales transaction. We have a 14 day return policy for store credit. We have an open door policy to let you tell us what you think and what you want, whenever you want. We offer a Re-Stringing Service to replace the cord, and all you’ll pay is the shipping. We’ll contribute the replacement cord and the labor for free. Under our Buy Back Program, we’ll pay you to let us recycle any tarnished or worn out charms. We found a metals recycler in Los Angeles that works with brass, and silver, and even zinc alloys that have been plated. We want you to love your hair accessories, for them to make you happy whenever you pick them up and put them on any day of the week. And we want to have an ongoing conversation with you about how to make that happen.

The name is a playful reference to Helen of Troy, historically described as an extraordinary beauty. Jealous Helen turns that concept of beauty on its head: today's definition of beauty is broader, more individual and more empowered. If Helen could see today's multifaceted, multiphenated women, she'd be “jealous of us all.”

In other words: Helen had the face. Modern women have the opportunities and agency.

Jealous Helen is a women-owned prestige accessories brand creating jewelry-inspired hair accessories, including bracelet hair ties, ring-sized hair ties, headbands and tiny hair clips. Founded in Southern California, Jealous Helen - Jewelry x Hair is elevating the everyday hair essentials through jewelry-inspired design. Jealous Helen creates jewelry that works in your hair.

You can keep coming back to see what’s new, or you can join our newsletter and have the updates delivered to you for your convenience. Something we plan to announce in the coming months: a completely new, patent-pending design for a hair tie that holds securely, looks gorgeous, and gives you unprecedented flexibility. We’ll also be rolling out beautiful new colorways for our entire family of hair ties and expanding our collections of Ringlets and Barcitas. We will be launching a unique collection of symbolic charms, as well as collaborations with other jewelers. Come back to Jealous Helen for beautiful jewelry and hair accessories you will never find anywhere else!

You can contact us through our contact page! We will be happy to assist you.