This $2 Hair Accessory Unlocks Instant Elegance—Just Ask Lily-Rose Depp and Elle Fanning

Please tell me I’m not the only one still swooning over Lily-Rose Depp’s Nosferatu press tour hairstyles. The retro curls! The deep side parts! The gothic baby braids! Bryce Scarlett (the celeb stylist behind the ‘dos), you are truly a tress master. Each artfully crafted style just exudes elegance, and I cannot wait to copy them all this year. That said, as I am decidedly not a pro artist like Scarlett, I’ll start with the easiest project of the bunch: a subtle, strategically placed bobby pin. Ahead, discover why this $2 staple is bound to become the hottest accessory of 2025.

To be honest, I’ve never been a bobby pin type of gal. In fact, I’m one to steer clear of hairstyles that involve pins of any sort—just way too much precision for my shaky fingers. But all this one requires is a simple tuck of a face-framing section of hair. It not only secures hair away from your face but also makes you instantly look polished, especially if you pair it with a side part and old Hollywood updo like Depp.

It looks even more effortless if you use a pin that matches your exact shade of hair. Depp and Elle Fanning—who wore a humble bobby pin with her soft, side-parted lob at a London press event for A Complete Unknown—both sported dark blonde pins that become somewhat camouflaged into their strands. Depp’s pin appears a tad wider than Fanning’s, but both are quite humble in design, which makes each tuck appear even more sophisticated, as opposed to donning a crystal-bedecked barrette (which, to be fair, is also an easy way to elevate a hairstyle).

Loud, maximalist hair accessories are certainly having a moment in 2025, but there’s something to be said for pairing high-glam, polished strands with an unassuming pin. The juxtaposition just oozes cool.