GAH! PH ring is here! PH ring is here!

Thank you to you know who that sent me this so I can order right
away!

My husband called out to me that he brought in the mail about, oh, 5
HOURS AGO but he didn't say I had a package! Turd!

Ok, so I want Blond and I want Esche and I want Champagne
Blond and I want Winter Blond and I want Weizen and I want
Mandel and I want Walnuss and I want Satin Blonde and I want
this...and I gotta have this...and I want...

Jenny_RR wrote: It starts so innocently, with just a single bag of hair....

...then you get hold of a color ring. Suddenly, the choices are endless..overwhelming...how can you possibly decide? And the textures...straight? Sexy 50mm wave? Loretta Lynn 28mm? The next thing you know, it spirals out of control. You're never satisfied...never content. Always planning the next install.
HELP!!!

Syren123 wrote: Always planning the next install. HELP!!!

My first order to PH was for enough hair to get me through one year planned out in theory... 

I'm under the impression that it's all silky at first, then as you wear it/wash it, it gets rougher, until you steam or blow-dry it and then it's almost as silky as it was in the beginning.

Yeah, Rae's the only one I know with the straight. :)

Definitely not steam--go for the velvet flocked rollers; they work much better than the Carusos, imo. If you just want to create those big, jumbo waves, go for the 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inch size. But for more flexibility, it's best to get one of those mixed sets with the various sizes. Personally, I like when they have the more substantials clips, rather than the pins, but whatever. Some of the newer ones heat up in only a few minutes. If you do a basic eBay seach, you'll find most of the major ones on the market.

The Velcro ones also seem to work well for Fina, with a drying hood or bonnet; I still haven't tried them myself.

I like the Brandywine wig spray; it's cheap and it kills frizziness on contact. But I have to revise my initial post about this: I do think the Dome Care works better as a detangler and general care product. Sara offers it on her site now, so you can get it there (rather than paying the outrageous Dome shipping.)

:)

amm wrote: Syren, the swatch says Dome wave. Really? If I wash it, it'll change?

It sure did on me. By second wash, I was one of those 1960s Barbie dolls with the dark frizzy afro..kinda like your old avatar, only past my shoulders. Not a good look. It caused stares and not good ones. Even blow drying didn't soften it.

I so pray 50mm lasts at least a couple of washes. And we so need to place an order ASAP cuz I'm back to being bald and am really depressed about it.

Edited by Syren123

Thanks Rae! I'm pretty jazzed about getting the 28mm on a custom
weft. I'm going over the colors and trying to decide.

How do I get to PH's area where they sell haar care products? I can
find the home page and wholesale area just fine but seem blind to all
else.

Oops. I mean 50mm! I got 28 on the brain.

hi there


for the care products:

click on hair.stuff and the care products


: )


sara

Hey Jenn,

I encourage you not to throw in the towel so soon. I had the same thoughts about the PH initially, but the hair is very "revivable," really. I don't think the fact that it's 28mm has anything to do with the stiffness of it; it's all the same hair, really, it's just been treated a bit differently at the manufacturing plant to give it that initial texture.

If you've blown it out straight, I assume all the initial curl is gone, correct? If so, you're basically dealing with straight PH anyway, not wavy PH.

Instead of taking all the hair out, I would recommend cutting an inch or so off the ends (remember to razor or "cut into the hair" with the scissors). Do this after you've washed the hair, left in a bit of fabric softener, and blown it out, following Doc's technique and using a brush that grips the hair well. At that point, add a little Biosilk and/or Dome Care, and wrap the hair up in Jumbo hot rollers. Leave 'em in till they're cool, remove, and finger-comb the hair. (Do this with both the WAWA and the PH). Wear it this way for a few days (don't wash), sleeping with it in a bun or braid and only occasionally detangling with a silicone product, wig spray, or Dome Care. When you're ready to wash, do so--the colder the water, the better--using only fabric softener on the length. Let the hair air-dry. When dry, spray with silicone or Dome Care again; if it's still a little frizzy leave it in a bun or braid for a half hour. If you need more curl, use the rollers again.

Hope this helps. :)