My hair frizzes in the heat and humidity, and when that happens, all I want to do is pull it back and be done with it. Some days, I just grab a hair elastic and call it good enough, but lately I’ve been feeling more adventuresome, and I think this brass ponytail holder, for starters, is just so elegant.

I couldn’t decide which of these acrylic barrettes from Rachel Comey I liked best, so I just decided to show you them all.

This orbital hairpin is like a stylishly updated version of the hippie-ish leather ones (see below).

In the summertime, I go through these plastic hairpins like water, so I order them in bulk. They’re cheap and they get the job done.

Butterfly clips work well, but I don’t like how most of them look. This striped number is pretty fantastic, though.

This brass hairpin looks really streamlined and like it costs a lot more than it does.

Scrunchies have been enjoying such a comeback that I could easily just have done a post on them alone, but in the end, I decided just to show you this spiff plaid one and leave it at that. (OK, I also like this glittery specimen, as well as this set of five striped ones.)

This leather hairpin is very summer-camp-counselor-in-the-craft-shed, but I think in the black it gets kind of chic.

I like that the light snakeskin here works so well with the stacked wooden heel.

Here’s a classic: Rachel Comey’s Mars Mule, which also looks fantastic (and is marked down) in white and yellow.

A streamlined-but-ladylike pair with a very walkable heel.

This one from Frye is pleasingly clunky, for those of you who subscribe to the notion that the clunkier the shoe, the thinner the thigh; here’s a cheaper version from Madewell.

A pretty much perfectly flat pair perfect for weekends.

The shape here is both sexy and sculptural.

I couldn’t resist including this fun, furry Rachel Comey option.

A woven pair with a towering—but sturdy—heel.

And how fantastic are these? If I ever do a post on parties in a shoe, this would definitely be included.

I’d treat this chic snakeskin option like a neutral and wear it with everything, but it’d look especially good with all white.