Backstage at the Emmys with Desi Lydic, a low twisted bun, and the Min Pins that secured every section of it.

This is the pin I reach for most, and the one most people end up living in.

Thick and or heavy hair can break poorly made pins. Here's what a pin actually needs to be made of to successfully hold your hair...

Most hair accessories are plastic that's designed to wear out. Here's what a better material actually looks like.

The right bun pin depends entirely on how much hair you're actually working with. Here's how to choose.

Making our pins domestically wasn't the cheaper choice. It was the one that let us control the quality.

A pin that matches your hair disappears into it. A pin that doesn't becomes the thing people notice.

What makes a hair accessory look expensive isn't the price. It's whether it disappears into the hair.

If your style slides out by lunch, the problem usually isn't your hair. It's what you're pinning it with.

Not every job calls for a big pin. The Min Pins are built for the smaller, more precise ones.

Second-day hair isn't a problem to fix. It's an advantage, if you have the right pin.

Claw clips are fast, but they're not always the best tool for the job. Here's what to reach for instead, and when.

The French twist looks complicated but the right pin makes it one of the fastest updos there is. Here's the technique I use on set.

Bridal hair has to survive a much longer day than most styling, and that changes what a pin needs to do.

Hero Pins do what bobby pins were always meant to do, just better.