I wear a hat-size 7 & 3/8, and they were slightly too tight, so if you've got bigger than that, stay away. These locs are the darkest I've had, rivalling the super-darks you can get at the swap meet. They're aren't huge though, like the classics were, so if you've got a long face or you're a somewhat big person height-wise (6' and up) they might look small on you.