QuoteReplyTopic: shrinkies v. microrings Posted: January 31 2005 at 6:39pm
You are genetically blessed; your hair is so lovely!
Not to lecture you at all, but please, please be supercareful with any methods you use going forward--test everything thoroughly before you install. I've lost a lot of hair to extensions, but I had crappy hair to begin with so it's not as heartbreaking as it would be for someone like you.
That said, it sounds like you're using extendtubes and shrinks, which should be fine. (I get nervous when I see anyone with hair as nice as yours wanting to enhance it in any way, so forgive me....).
Yep, Jenny, 90% of that is my real hair. I have never had short hair in my entire life. I'm just really really careful with the bleach and I'm a conditioning fiend. Also, I only bleach the top portion, so even if I fry it, I just need layers. The underneath part is minimally processed (and the only way I can tell what my natural color is!).
Now I've learned it's way easier (and less harsh) to do extension highlights, so the only time I'll damage my hair is when I lighten the entire top layer. I get bored easily. =)
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thanks for posting the pictures...you are so pretty! You have beautiful hair! Glad the shrinkies are working out for you and glad I could return the favor!
So I had mircoring highlights, which were great. In three weeks, I only had one that slipped; then I took them all out to dye my hair. After I colored on Tuesday, I put four back in, this time with my new smooth pliers. The next day, I put in about 5 shrinkies (as my samples had arrived from Sherrrie--yay!). Thursday I put in more shrinkies, then washed my hair. One of the microrings slipped. I took it out and replaced it with a shrinkie. Then on Friday, I was brusing my hair and another microring fell into my lap, attached to a blonde streak. (Horrors! I quickly wrapped it up and stuck it in my purse.)
It seems so odd that a method that worked so well before is now just falling off my head. I have two theories: 1) The smooth pliers aren't applying as much force and I'm just not clamping them hard enough; or 2) coloring my hair made it more slippery (true) and the microrings just can't get a good grip. It might also be a combination of the two, but I think I'm converting to shrinkies. Not one of them has budged.
I think I'll return my pliers to Sears and put that $10 towards a jar of shrinkies.
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