One Fantastic Review

How lovely 2010 is turning out to be for No Slippy Hair Clippy! We got wonderful new review from Nina Say of theonefantastical.com, a lovely young mom who recently tried out our hair bows. Here's an excerpt of her review:

"My daughter wore her bows all day while we were out, she wore them through three Christmas parties and she did not even mind that they were on her head. Usually my baby pulls everything off her head, my guess is because they are uncomfortable. That means, according to my daughter these baby bows and clips are almost unnoticeable while wearing them, that means A+++ for the creators and the company."

Read the rest of her super fun review here. Browse around her blog, too, if you like. She has a wide range of interesting topics.

Thank you so much for your review, Nina! And how amusing it is indeed that one of our bows is named like your beautiful Zoey!

The Boom Boom Room!

Just when I thought 2010 was starting out really well, we get invited to an exclusive celebrity gifting event next week! I can't imagine how much more exciting this year can get!

We recently received an invite to the Boom Boom Room's Pre-Golden Globe Awards Baby & Big Kid Wonderland Villa. To be held at a posh location in Beverly Hills, this is one BIG event that will gather together top baby brands to get the chance to directly gift A-list celebrities, leading press outlets and buyers from Hollywood's trendiest boutiques. This is definitely a HUGE marketing opportunity for No Slippy Hair Clippy's! An amazing chance to showcase our adorable hair accessories. We are so thankful to be part of it.




Now on its fifth year, this event was the brainchild of TV personality and glamor guru Jayneoni Moore. In previous years, it was attended by celebrity moms and dads like Tori Spelling, Denise Richards, Brooke Shields, Halle Berry, Patrick Dempsey and so much more. And it's been covered by People Magazine, Instyle Magazine, Entertainment Tonight, E! News Live and Insider, to name a few. Imagine, all of these big names trying out our hair accessories for themselves!

Truly, I cannot express how grateful we are to have been invited to this event. Especially to you, for your continued support contributed so much to our brand's success. We love you and all your little girls! You've helped make so many amazing things possible for No Slippy Hair Clippy! We can hardly wait to show off all our best hair clips, baby bows and head bands.

During the event, I will be tweeting about everything that's happening. So be sure to follow me on Twitter: iClippy. I promise to keep you updated on all the juicy stuff!

No Slippy Hair Clippy's Bowtique!

The new year always signals an opening of opportunities for change. Whether we commit to our New Year's resolutions or not (which is more likely), the hope of a new beginning is always refreshing. This is not to say that you should only have the drive to change your life on New Year's day. The chance to better yourself and open yourself to all the possibilities is offered to you at every waking moment---you just need to seize it!

And that is exactly what we intend to do with No Slippy Hair Clippy! We have been so blessed over the past years, especially with your continued support, which we are very thankful for. This year, we have plenty more in store for you. With the same dedication to bringing you the best quality of hair accessories possible, you can expect exciting new styles that you and your girls will love.

As our first offering, we have recently opened our very own store! Right in our beloved hometown at Vacaville, California, our Bowtique is the only place where our complete line of hair accessories are on display. Check out your all-time favorite styles, or our latest designs, plus in-store specials. We're sure you'll find something perfect for your girls. We invite you to come visit us.

At Bowtique, you won't miss out on our signature product, which is our guaranteed non-slip hair clips. All our adorable styles are on display, in the widest range of colors for whatever mood your little girl may be in. Wrapped in velvet for that secure hold that will never tug at her fine hair. In fact, a lot of moms have been telling me that their girls don't pull the clips out of their hair because they don't even feel that it's there!

Of course, our store also carries our lovely baby bows for all the girly girls out there. And since it's fast becoming a fashion trend, our entire line of headbands are on display for you to adore as well.

Allow me to take this opportunity to thank our friends at Earnshaw's Magazine, who featured No Slippy Hair Clippy in their Nov-Dec 2009 issue and for featuring the opening of our Bowtique in their lovely website. Check it out here.

Bowtique is located at 801 Alamo Drive, Vacaville, CA. Open from Monday to Friday, 10:00AM to 5:00 PM. All major credit cards accepted. Or you may contact us at (800) 466-7304.

We'll see you there!

Exclusively Clippy!

With the holidays kicking in within just a few days, I'm sure a lot of you has been caught up in all that gift-shopping madness. Some friends have even been telling me how ready they are for the holidays to be over---which is sad, because there may be a lot of stress involved, but I think there's always more about Christmas to enjoy and be thankful for. Don't let the rush rob you of the joy to be had during these festive times! Especially with great news from No Slippy Hair Clippy that will hopefully make your gift hunt easier.

I am very proud and thrilled to announce that No Slippy Hair Clippy has opened an exclusive "Bowtique"Headquarters in Vacaville, California! Read on for the rest of our official announcement:

"December 21, 2009: No Slippy Hair Clippy® - the clip that stays in® - has opened a special new store at their headquarters in Vacaville, California. Devoted exclusively to No Slippy®, Bowtique is the one place where the entire line of these unique hairclips and headbands is on display and available for purchase.

“We’re so glad we were able to move our business into our hometown last year,” says Annie Salyer, No Slippy®’s President & CEO, “This is a way for us to share what we do with moms here in this wonderful community.”

Bowtique will be open Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 5 PM. Located in a bank building once owned by US Bank/Liberty title, the store’s address is 801 Alamo Drive, Vacaville, CA 95688. Merchandise is priced at retail with in-store specials available on a regular basis, and major credit cards are accepted."

So go get your little darlings lovely new hair accessories to celebrate the holidays! This is THE place to be for all our Northern California shoppers who are looking for something pretty to buy for this special season. And also for all our devoted No Slippy Hair Clippy customers who want to see our line in person. See for yourselves the devoted care that we put in each hair accessory we make, all with your little angels in mind. We only use the best quality materials and produce the loveliest styles.

Oh, I am just sure that you ladies would love our hair clips, baby bows and headbands even more!

Do drop by and have a peek! Hope to see you there soon :)

December Darlings

It is officially December and what better way to start the month than with the No Slippy Hair Clippy's fabulous new Clip of the Month? See below and adore :)

Victoria Embroidery Bow






All pretty and dainty and just perfect for the holidays. You can choose from 14 colors.

Baby Gift Ideas for Christmas!

Barely a month to go before Christmas... The holiday season never fails to stir up the spirit of giving within all of us. Whether it's something as simple as a greeting card for an old friend or as grandiose as jewelry for a loved one, gift-giving is never as joyous as it is during the holidays.

But more than anything, and I’m sure you would agree, Christmas really is for the children. So don’t be a Scrooge this holiday season and spread some Christmas joy to them, too!

Here comes the hard part: what to give... While little kids are generally appreciative of anything they receive (I suspect it's the tearing of gift wrappers that truly excites them!), it's still better if your gift truly stands out. Here are a couple of tips:

Choose something unique. Do away with the cutesy stuffed animals and dolls! They'll likely get two or three of those come Christmas eve. If you have the time (and a little talent), get artsy and make a toy yourself. Or make something educational BUT fun at the same time, like making your own funny story or fairy tale into a book that mom can read to them.

Gear them up for the year ahead. How? By getting them a new set of clothes (do get their sizes right, of course). Little girls will always be in love with pretty frilly dresses. But don’t stop there: like any perfect gift, top it with the perfect bow! I've got just the thing for you. You'll love our adorable designs:

Pediped Clips (available in 5 styles)

And because I love you, for a limited time, you can choose any clip from our website which you can get for free when purchasing $25 or more from our regular offerings. Choose from over 20 super cute baby bows and hair clips!

The Alba's "Honor" us yet again!

Honor Warren, the beautiful one year old daughter of superstar Jessica Alba and hubby Cash Warren, has been seen sporting No Slippy Hair Clippy accessories more than a few times. We just love to see her in them! She is such a little doll face and her mother is one of the most down to earth celebs in Hollywood, not to mention one of the hottest! :) The below photos are courtesy of celebritybabyscoop.com. They are taken in Brentwood, another perfect day to soak up the California sun. Here the two happen to be on their way to a doctors appointment and they don't mind looking fabulous doing it!




Honor is wearing our Lucy baby bow in shocking pink. This is the very same clip that Salma Hayek’s daughter Valentina was spotted wearing last year. It certainly seems to be the popular clippy with all of the most famous little girls in Hollywood!

Thank you for loving No Slippy, beautiful Alba/Warren women. There aren't many who can make our clippies look as posh as you do!

The Ruffleblog gives NSHC two thumbs up!

The owner and founder of RuffleButts is Amber Schaub, a mother of one precious little girl named Aubrey and a busy entrepreneur. Her products are incredibly adorable and made from 100% cotton. Amber recently tried out some of our baby bows and here is what she had to say:



I met Annie Salyer from No Slippy Hair Clippy a few years ago out in LA. She was super sweet and really made a lasting impression on me. Her brand seemed really creative and I always heard others raving about her products. Well, that was pre my little cutie patootie, and now I have a whole new appreciation for Annie's creations!

Aubrey's hair is super fine, much like mine. She is not lacking for hair, just enough to hold in any kind of hair accessory. Of course I dress her pretty darn girly, but that still doesn't stop those random strangers from asking what "his" name is? What does a mom have to do??

So, No Slippy Hair Clippy to the rescue! After browsing through the TONS of styles available on their website (http://www.noslippy.com/), Aubrey's three adorable clips showed up in the mail this week. Seriously, she has not gone a day since without her Clippy! We have had them for less than a week, and I have had no less than three people ask where we got such cute hair accessories.

We have only taken pictures in two of them, but I'll be sure to post another picture soon of the cute little ribbon thing they are clipped to hanging in her room. And the best part is, since they are hanging and organized, they don't get lost!! Annie, you are one smart lady =)

And, by the way...the picture below is Aubrey entertaining herself in the office recycling while I got out a few late night emails!



Check out her awesome little boutique: http://www.rufflebutts.com/.
Check out her blog as well! http://www.rufflebutts.com/pages/RuffleBlog.php

Another glowing review for No Slippy.

A fantastic little blog called "Shop With me Mama" wrote a really sweet review of our clips and headbands recently. The woman behind Shop With me Mama is Kim, a stay at home Mom with two small children. As she says on her blog:

Yep, I'm honest :)

*NOTE: On ALL of my product reviews, I am honest and give my honest opinions on the product/s I am sent to review. If there is something about the product that I dislike, I will tell the company first, and if they still want me to review their product for them, I will post it, if not, I will not do a review on the product upon the companys request. So, if all you see on my website and blog is POSITIVE reviews, that is why*

So it really is wonderful to hear that she is so impressed with our products. Here is a snippet of what she had to say:

I noticed right away the difference these barrettes had between the ones on the market. The No Slippy Hair Clippies are just that, not slippery and don't slide out of hair unless you make them. What makes them so different? Well, they fully wrap each hair clip in the highest-quality Swiss Velvet, so it's always soft against your baby girls head, it will never tug on her fine hair, and they tuck a small, safe magnet under the velvet to create a secure, guaranteed non-slip clasp. How neat is that? I can tell just by the feel of these clips that they are indeed comfortable. My daughter is not one to keep things in her hair for very long, what 19 month old does? But, it did last a little longer with these cute barrettes. Still, when she was done, she was done, LOL! But in her fine hair, these did stay put and looked fabulous!

I recommend these to any Mom struggling with their little girls fine hair, trying to find barrettes that stay put! I next tried the adorable head bands. Super cute on and off. I am not sure if I noticed a real difference between the headbands and the headbands that are on the market now, but I did notice they are a lot cuter than most!

Here is a few photos of her adorable little girl wearing No Slippy:

Here Presley is wearing our Silk Flower Headband in Lavender.

Below, Presley is wearing our Audrey Baby Bow in Pink.

To read the entire review and others that Kim has written, visit her website:
www.shopwithmemama.com

A Perfect Pair!

What could be better than an adorable one of a kind No Slippy Hair Clippy? Why, a matching pair of shoes of course!! We are extremely excited to announce our collaboration with pediped™, an innovative company whose baby/children's shoes are becoming wildly popular across the U.S. and Europe. An excerpt from the official press release:

This fall, pediped™ footwear will introduce pediped™ hair clips by No Slippy Hair Clippy®. The launch represents a collaboration between the companies to create hair clips that complement pediped™ footwear’s best-selling styles: Giselle, Abigail, and Isabella. Infants and toddlers can now look even more adorable in these hand-crafted leather and grosgrain hair clips wrapped in Swiss velvet for a comfortable fit without tugging.

“This project was a joy to put together, “says Angela Edgeworth, President and co-founder of pediped™. “When we first thought of making hair clips, No Slippy was the first company that came to mind. We were impressed with No Slippy’s high quality, and felt that their clips offered our customer similar benefits in terms of quality construction, comfort, and appeal. We hope our customers have fun with them!”

pediped™ footwear is designed with your child's comfort and health in mind. Not to mention how incredibly stylish they are!

Today, pediped™ uses the latest technology, plus the highest quality materials and craftsmanship to create shoes for children that are designed to care for their feet from crawling, to those amazing first steps and into the toddler years. The philosophy of pediped™ has always been Comfort, Quality and Style, which is why pediped™ was one of the first children’s shoe companies the American Podiatric Medical Association awarded their Seal of Acceptance for promoting healthy foot development.

The Originals™ line for pre-walkers is designed to most closely mimic barefoot walking and the natural foot shape of a child. The Flex™ line combines everything she wanted for her daughters when looking for a rubber soled shoe; high quality, fine leather and a soft flexible rubber sole.

So how could we resist getting together with this amazing company and designing unique hair accessories to match their darling shoes? Check out all the different hip designs you can choose from!

So don't wait another moment, go to No Slippy Hair Clippy® or pediped™'s website and snatch up a few pairs of shoes and some matching clippy's in time for back to school! They are just perfect for baby gifts, birthdays or simply to spice up your sweeties wardrobe. The clips retail for only $8.00 and the shoes for $32.00! Now your little diva can sport matching clippy's and shoes and feel like the coolest girl on the playground!

August Birthdays

August Birth Stone: Peridot




August Birth Flower: Gladiolous




Origin of the month's name: The month August is named after Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, Julius Caesar's grandnephew. After Augustus defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra and became emperor of Rome, the Roman Senate decided that he should have a month named after him. Welcome August!



Celebrity Baby Birthdays in August:

- Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt, born August 5th 2001. Maddox is the son of superstars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

Photo from styletots.com

- Poet Sienna Rose Goldberg, born August 24th 2005. Poet is the daughter of Soleil Moon Frye (T.V's Punky Brewster) and television producer Jason Goldberg.

Photo from People.com


- John Edward Thomas Moynahan, born August 22nd 2007. John is the son of actress Bridget Moynahan and football legend Tom Brady.

Photo from Celebrity-Gossip.net


And of course we must not forget the most important... MY birthday! :) Yes I celebrate the day of my birth in August as well. So all around it seems August is a month to celebrate. That is why No Slippy Hair Clippy's clips of the month fit so perfectly! Birthday hair clippies honor this special month. Check them out! There are birthday cake clips, numbered candles, princess hats and more. I might even sport a few myself... what? I can combine a few numbers! :)

Another Celebrity Sighting!

Isla Fisher, the Australian born actress, most well known for her hilarious role of Rebecca Bloomwood in this years blockbuster "Confessions of a Shopaholic" was seen walking in West Hollywood this past week with her daughter Olive. Olive is just now 1 1/2 years old and her father is the always funny Sacha Baron Cohen best known for his comedy "Borat". Olive Cohen is seen here snuggling up to her Mommy wearing one of our clippies.




These images are courtesy of CelebrityBabyScoop.com.

A little Princess

The always precious Dannielynn Birkhead (daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead) was seen playing at a park in Beverly Hills this past weekend with her daddy. Some adorable shots of the two playing on a swing were found on Celebrity Baby Scoop. She is shown wearing a No Slippy Hair Clippy Whitney Princess - 3 ½ inch Princess Bow®. t




Doesn't she look like the perfect little Hollywood starlet with those pink glasses? What a doll.

July brings new clippies and patriotic festivities!

Welcome to July folks! This month brings the birth of our independent nation, stunning fireworks displays, yummy barbeque's and a whole lot of time outdoors. While enjoying all that blessed fresh air, there are two things you should try and remember:

1. Do not forget to slather on the sunscreen (liberally)

2. Accesorize with NSHC patriotic bows!

These clips are just too perfect for Independence Day and I recommend them for any little girls 4th of July weekend outfits.




Also for July, our new clip is featured! The Danielyn - Cross Knot Dot Baby Bows. I absolutely love this one, just the right amount of dainty! The Danielyn comes in four rich colors, Shocking Pink (as shown below) Citron, Pink and Lavender.


HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY AMERICANS! Enjoy the day's festivities and perhaps take a moment to be grateful for the wonderful country that we live in. :)

June 2009 NSHC Press

In this month's issue of Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine, No Slippy's Leah Frayed Flower Clip is featured. It is a wonderfully sunny clip that is perfect for spring and summer and easily warms up any babies outfit.

In the June 2009 addition of Earnshaw's Magazine, No Slippy's Shocking Pink Birthday Cake Princess Bow is featured in a "Life of the Party" segment that showcases birthday party apparel and accessories for children. Our clip is a festive way to adorn your little angel with birthday flair. In my opinion it makes paper birthday hats a gaudy wasteful thing of the past. Birthday barrettes are the future for children's birthday celebrations!

The Giggle Guide...

"...where it's always kiddie business!" Isn't that just the cleverest little slogan? Well this website is pretty clever all around and NSHC is taking advantage of the fruits of it's genius. The Giggle Guide is basically a melting pot of all things related to the children's market. You will find out who is who in the baby industry. You will find various new products like carriers and apparel, information on safety and parenting, blogs, articles about "mom's going green" and anything else you could ever hope for!

What?

The Giggle Guide™ is the ultimate online destination for information related to today’s children’s marketplace. Our site is home to thousands of categorized business profiles, feature articles, event listings, product announcements, blogs, and much more.

Why?

We think it should be easy for retailers, buyers and consumers to find information on the latest children’s products and services. We also don’t think a business should have to empty their bank account to get noticed in the marketplace. That’s why we’re here.

How?

Ready to get started? Excellent! To make the most of our site simply register for a free member account. There are many membership benefits including access to Gigglemarks and free business profiles. It only takes a second, then it’s time to explore…

My favorite section of The Giggle Guide is the "Chatterbox". Here you can read all blogs having to do with children's apparel, toys and accessories. You can also vote in fun little polls, post comments and even check out the classified section!

So sign yourself up ASAP to be part of this informative little community, and be sure to check us out there as well: http://thegiggleguide.com/blog/noslippy. Should be tons of fun.. hope to be giggling with you all soon!

NSHC Press Publications

Today is just one of those days. You know the ones... where your brain went home from work before the rest of you and you are left trying to cope... sans brain. Well, in an effort to spare you the forced dribble of a brainless blogger, I will leave you some cute No Slippy press publications to feast your eyes on instead.

Jodie Sweeten, you remember her don't you? She played Stephanie Tanner on Full House! She has long since grown into a beautiful young woman, a mother herself now. Here she shows off her adorable little girl, Zoie Laurel May, wearing our Polka Dot Bow Headband in Bubble Gum.


This bountiful arrangement of our clippies in Parenting Magazine makes me smile. I like the pink cupcake with sprinkles on top best... yummy enough to eat!


One of our more recent press publications. Seen here in Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine, this little member of the lollipop guild is wearing our Aimee Queen Bow. This girl has sweet taste in hair accessories (insert eye roll here) Hey I warned you, sans brain.. I can't be faulted for bad puns today. :)