hair extension information please help

Hi there!

Clip ins are a great, cost effective way to wear extensions.  We have a thread here somewhere where I detailed how I make clip ins stay in my crappy, fine, thin hair without slipping. Anyway, I'll restate it here again.

• Part your hair where you want to place the clip in weft.
• lightly spray a tacky, cheap hair spray (I use Aqua Net in the pink and white can) along your part  line
• With a brush or fine tooth comb, tease the sprayed hair along that part line.  What you are doing is making a 'matted ' base to give the clips something to clip into.
• I spray that teased hair again with more hair spray, blast it with a hair dryer for a few seconds to firm up the sprayed, teased hair.
• apply your clips, anchoring the teeth into the matted, teased areas you created
• You would follow this procedure for each 'row' of clips ins you are applying.  I start with my bottom most row , apply it, and work up my head.  I have a total of 4 rows, 8 ounces of 22" hair.

I have been wearing clip ins for 3 years now and with this method they do not slip out of my hair.  Now, sometimes when I'm brushing my hair , I'll hear a clip snap open, but I just push it closed again- no problem.

Now, to get your hair to blend in with the clips ins, you need to place your first row of clip ins are far up on the head as you can conceal .  You want only a minimal amount of your natural hair on top.  This helps conceal the 'mushroom head' look.

Also, it is very important that you are using enough clip in hair.  You absolutely must match your natural hair's density if you want a seamless look.  If your hair is thick, I would guess you would need at least 6-8 ounces of extension hair to get a seamless look.