Tinsel is like fruitcake. People either love those thin silvery strands of plastic or they hate it. Susan Vollenweider is a foe. "I'm an anti-tinselist," says the Smithville, Mo., mother, who has ...

At the time, tinsel was a decoration that could only be attained by those of high financial status, as it was created using thin strands of real silver. Christmas trees with tinsel glistened as ...

A Historical Touch of Shine. The story of tinsel begins in Germany during the 1600s. Originally made from thin strands of ...

So where did it come from? Well, the idea of tinsel dates back to 1610 to a place in Germany called Nuremberg. Here, they used thin strands of real silver in their trees to reflect candlelight, as ...

Hair tinsel, a.k.a. thin metallic strands that sparkle when light hits, has proven to be the go-to hair accessory of choice for music lovers and concertgoers wanting to add some glitter to their hair.

The singer’s look featured iridescent strings of tinsel, made up of thin strands of metallic foil, gently tied into her then-honey-blonde hair. Now, TikTok has resurrected the trend, and it’s ...

The closer we get to the holidays, the more you’ll see things shimmer. And a lot of that sparkle is from the age-old decoration tinsel. Some think it’s garish, others love the tradition, which traces ...

Strands of tinsel are becoming a hot commodity in the hair space, a trend inspired by the Oscar-nominated film "Anora." While the glittering hair accessory has been around for years — it first ...

As of 2022, photos and instructions how to do it yourself — or do-it-with-friend — have been viewed more than 85 billion times on TikTok. There are different ways the thin strands of tinsel ...

People passing by do a double-take as they glimpse the light catching my strands of gold. No, it's not fairy dust —it's hair tinsel, a thin, lightweight ribbon that you knot into your hair part.

WASHINGTON (7News) — Have you heard of hair tinsel? Angie Mangus, owner of Maryland Fairy Hair, joined Good Morning Washington to talk all about the new fashion trend, her family-owned business ...