Barrette, Tortoiseshell Black & White

The Barrette in Tortoiseshell Black & White from Last True Angel is a proper considered hair clasp — 2cm wide by 7cm long, and the bigger, more considered sister to the diddy little Hair Clip. Where the hair clip is for a quick twist-and-clip, this barrette does the proper fastens-the-hair-back business.

The Black & White tortoiseshell pattern is a genuinely lovely neutral — the classic tortoise mottling in a monochrome palette that works with absolutely everything in your wardrobe. Warm outfits, cool outfits, prints, plains, all your knits, all your blouses — this barrette is a proper wardrobe-workhorse neutral.

The hair-out-of-face moment: this is the piece you reach for when you need your hair properly off your face — the school-run, the dog-walk, the working-lunch-when-your-fringe-is-in-your-soup moment. The 2cm x 7cm scale gives it proper grip to hold a real chunk of hair firmly rather than the tokenistic hold of a smaller clip.

Elegant enough for elevated moments — the classic tortoise pattern is the sort of detail that reads considered on a low chignon or a French twist as easily as it fastens back a working ponytail.

Fabulous — Hil's word, not ours (well, hers). A small proper piece to elevate every-day hair with a considered neutral finish.

Last True Angel is a UK-designed accessories brand quietly perfecting the small elevated pieces — hair accessories, jewellery, the little things that finish an outfit properly.