I bought this to keep my hair out of my eyes during social isolation, and also planning on it taking awhile to get back in with my stylist after salons can open back up. My hair is short (usually - haha!) and I was worried about the elastic bit being visible, but as of right now, it's fine. I chose the highlighted color to help visually blend in my darker roots and it looks good! The worst thing I can say is that it is shinier than my hair, but it looks better than any other headband I have!