Good luck, Jess--from the looks of it, you're already pretty close to reaching your goal. Keep us posted; we'd love to see pics of you with your new clip-ins. :)
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WOW! I didn't know Jessica had extensions. I'm going to try and get custom clip in ones to look hot for my 21st birthday. I think I'm either going to buy them from glamourhair.com and get my stylist to color them or order them from hairextensions plus. I LOVE Jessica's hair and am slowly working to be that blonde. :) This is how blonde I am now:
Just wanted to mention...Jessica has clip ins, she was featured on VH1
and they were styling her hair ~ I had always assumed hers were
extentions...but they are actually clip-ins made from human hair.
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As a warning, regardless of the type of hair or installtion method, if you wear your hair up much the bonds will start to show through faster when it is up compared with when it is down so you might not get a full three months if you need to be able to wear your hair up a lot.
That said with professional installation that should be less of a problem cause a pro should be able to place them in order to minimise this effect.
Yup--they should last you about three months. The hair could last even
longer if it's good quality and you take good care of it, but the
extensions will have grown too far from your roots and that point, so
you'll need to have them "tightened" or removed (this is true of every
extensions method, by the way). You can use either synth or human hair
for it; it's your choice. :)
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Well, I go to Cyberparlor, so I would recommend them. The guy's name is
Isaac, and the website is http://cyberparlor.com/ A full head of
human-hair pinchbraids will probably cost you around $700; for synth,
it'd probably be more like $450 or $500.
Again, though, I would do some more research on the different methods before you make any decisions.
:)
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Is there anywhere in NYC that's really good but not like celebrity priced? I turn 21 in a couple of months and I'll be going there right before my birthday...it would be an early birthday present!
Ah...Austin! I used to live there, just south of the bridge, just east of Congress. I love that town.
Unfortunately, I didn't have extensions when I lived there, but if
you're interested in pinchbraids, there are two HairPolice affiliates
there. I have no firsthand knowledge of their work, but they may be
worth a try:
Michelle Coleman
Micky Kibbe & Penny Boone
(You can get their contact info. on hairpolice.com)
One of our members, FinaFina, is from Dallas and recently had
heat-seals done somewhere in Texas, but that technique is generally
done with synthetic hair, so it may not be appropriate in this case.
Nevertheless, she gave the stylist a great review, the price was very
reasonable, and perhaps they do human-hair pinchbraids and other
methods, too.
Again, Jess, there are a lot of methods for extensions, each with their
own advantages and disadvantages, so I would recommend doing as much
research as possible before you choose a method, a brand of hair, and a
stylist.
Good luck! :)
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Looks very possible to me, Jess. You're already more than halfway
there. I think you can achieve this look with either clip-ins or a
3-month method. It's really up to you. The only thing is that you may
have to layer your own hair every so slightly, because if the bottom is
too blunt, it can be hard to "blend" the real hair with the extensions.
Then again, this may not be necessary at all. I'm not a stylist, so
I'll leave it to others to advise you on that.
I think the problem here is that you really have a lot of options to
choose from. If you want human hair, that's fine. Whether you choose
clip-ins or a 3-month method, it'll cost you between $250 and $500
(just for the hair) I'd say, for decent quality (hair that'll hold up
for at least three months), but if you only want the hair to last for a
few weeks, you could go with something cheaper. Some of the best
quality are Glamourhair Remy, Bohyme, HisandHer Cuticle hair, and
Extensions-Plus.
Anyway, as I said before, check out the "Bridget, Your Question Is
Here" thread above; it'll give you an overview of the basic methods,
and lists some of the advantages and disadvantages to each. Then, when
you've narrowed your options, let us know, and we can point you in the
right direction. If we know where you're located, we may even be able
to give you some stylists' names, if you don't want to go the DIY route.
Good luck! :)
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haha...this is what I want my hair to look like...when I get my next touchup in 6 weeks I would like my eventual color to do this and then add the extensions for the summer:
Well, again, I think you should read the intro threads. There are so
many different kinds of extensions and many, many possibilities with
them. The advantage of non-clip-ins is simple: They're always in,
usually for up to three months. The advantage of clip-ins is that they
require less commitment, usually work out to be cheaper, and put less
stress on the hair than virtually any method.
I would suggest posting a pic, or an Internet link, of what you'd like
your hair to look like, and maybe we can point you in the right
direction. The good news is, you have very nice hair, and a good amount
of it, so you really have quite a few options.
With synth, it wouldn't really be advisable to flaitron it every day,
although it's not out of the question given the new thermo fibers.
Human is a good option too; it just costs more, really.
:)
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Sorry to be so difficult. I know NOTHING about hair extensions so that's why I sound so stupid. Basically, my hair is several different colors of blonde and brown. I want to be able to buy a lighter set of extensions and lowlight it a little to match my brown. I put a picture at the bottom of this message of my hair. I also have VERY curly/wavy/frizzy hair (that I straighten with my chi every day) so I wanted something that I could straighten or curl a little with my curling iron to match my own hair...I didn't think you could do that with fake hair. What are the benefits of the clip ons? Can you wear your hair up in a pony tail, etc or are the extensions easy to see and might fall out? The other type of hair extensions that last a couple of months, what advantages do those have over clip ins?
Thanks guys!!!
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I'll assume that by natural you mean not only natural colored but human hair.
Lets say you have shoulder length hair now and you want to have
brastrap length (I'd call that 18"). Word on the street is that
you'd need the equivalent of 2 wefts.
There are a lot of different quality options but since I don't use
human hair I'll go with what many people here seem to like and that's
bohyme hair. From superhairfactory.com the hair is going to cost
between $200 and $260 (lighter colors are more expensive).
Cost of installation is really something you'll have to invesitgate locally.
I do my own so I'm relatively clueless
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Listing the prices of everything could go on for years. Do a bit
of reading on the various methods of extensions, so you can tell us
more accurately what you want. The more info you can give us, the
better responses we can craft for you.
By natural hair, do you mean human or just natural colors? There
are very realistic synthetics that are much cheaper than human hair
(which ranges in quality from useless to tolerable). What do you
mean by add color? Do you want to color your own
extensions? If so, why?
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