Curved toothed hairclip

Hairclip having first and second elongate branches with respective first and second inside faces, respective outside faces and respective first and second lateral edges, the first and second branches being hinged together at their first ends about a hinge axis enabling the first and second branches to pivot between a close together position in which the first and second inside faces are generally parallel to each other with their inside faces facing each other and a spaced apart position in which the first and second inside faces are angularly offset from each other, with retaining means for selectively holding the second ends near or in contact with each other in the close together position of the branches in which the first and second branches can grip a lock of hair between their respective inside faces, wherein each of the first and second branches has curved teeth extending laterally from the first lateral edge and curving towards the other of the first and second branches, the curved teeth of each of the first and second branches being interdigitated with the curved teeth of another of the first and second branches so that in the close together position the curved teeth pass through said lock of hair.