Your opinion on tinsel in pony hair?

[Esbayne]

I'm just curious what the Arena's opinion on tinsel pony hair is.

For me, I really hate it. It's pretty hard to tame and in my opinion, looks a bit tacky except on a rare few ponies. With G4's I usually sit there for an hour or two and try to pluck most of it out but with the older generations I don't want to do anything irreversible I might potentially regret a few years down the line, who knows.

What do you think?

(everytime I come back from a hiatus I remember about the pony emoticons, they're just so cute and I love using them at every chance I get, lol)

[Twilight Pink]

In general I don't mind it. Well not on G3s, I can't detinselize em because they're not made anymore 
When a G4 has tinsel, I get to detinselizing em ASAP :/ I don't like it...

So overall, I dislike iridescent tinsel, it gets all crinkly and raggedy when heat is applied to it, but I LOVE colored tinsel. MLPs that have colored have no problems when it comes to heat c:

Probably didn't make any sense...I'm kinda outta it O.o

[Violet CLM]

Groucho Marx put it best

[rosierjay]

rawr! that's how i feel about it.
me no likey.
i don't hate it, but i avoid ponies with tinsel, unless it's braided and completely pinned down. no likey.

[cutest-curtsey]

I actually really like ponies with tinsel  hair, in fact, most of my collection has tinsel hair. Even when it's crinkled, I still like the look and feel of it

I dunno why I like it so much, it feels kinda princessy to m *shrugs* I've never felt the need t de tinsel a pony, though i have been annoyed with g4 tinsel in the past, it (like most things I tend to dislike) grew on me.

[hilamb]

I like it alot. :3

[Aerora]

I can't stand G3/4 tinsel, it's so hard to tame. I have one G1 Princess and even though her tinsel is crinkled a little bit, it's much nicer to handle.

[mopthebunny]

I only like it when it's new and straight

[goddessofpeep]

I'm generally ok with it.  In some ponies I even actively like it.  I'm not a fan of the iridescent stuff you see in a lot of the G3s.  That stuff's impossible to tame.  I do like really mint tinsel though.  The G1 princess ponies had some nice tinsel, and a mint Rapunzel is a wonder to behold.

[Miniature Sheep]

It depends on the pony. I like the iridescent tinsel in G3 Cloud Climber's hair, as it looks quite elegant against that really dark shade of purple, but on Desert Palm it looked kind of tacky to me, so I de-tinselled him and he looks much better. G1/2 tinsel irks me a little overall because it is difficult beyond belief to keep tidy, although I do like the look of coloured tinsel in ponies' hair.

[prancingstag]

In terms of G4, the thick iridescent 'Canterlot' style tinsel annoys me. It frizzes and curls and sticks out every which way and doesn't want to be tamed at all! The G4 bodies are already so tiny with such an unruly length of hair, they don't need any more help being messy. I always have to tightly braid it away to make it look tidy. I have one G3 pony, Candy Cane, and she has thick tinsel of a similar kind to the G4s. I managed to straighten her out with some careful cold watering and I'm afraid to handle her too much and ruin it.

The thinner, coloured tinsel is alright though. A quick run under boiling water, a comb and a cold rinse straightens it out nicely, and it doesn't frizz from combing or light play. I have Ploomette displayed with her hair loose and her gold tinsel actually looks very nice. It annoys me on the main characters because it looks stapled on as an afterthought, I'm not keen on the bolder colours like navy blue or pink unless the pony's colour scheme is built around incorporating that particular shade.

If Hasbro has to put tinsel somewhere, I wouldn't mind it if more 'special' ponies had metallic tinsel accents in their hair. Princess Gold Lily would have looked fine in gold, and Princess Sterling in silver. I'd like to see ponies with bronze, copper or white/pearly tinsel too. The G2 unicorns with magic wings all look so beautiful in metallic accents, I'd like to see another line like them.

[Shenanigans]

I used to hate it, but since collecting the G1 princesses I've grown rather fond of it Though I don't like crinkled tinsel. I like it new and straight like they were just taken out of the box!

I think G3 Strawberry Reef looks especially pretty with her red tinsel

[mlp4me]

I like it.
I like to put it in customs too!

[lilgryphon]

I hate it with a fiery passion!

[divalei]

I like it but then again I don't like it. Wild, unruly tinsels...