HELLLPP I have fusion extensions.

Well,

I  introduced  myself  on  another  board  but  I  am  a  bit  of  a  ham  at  times  so  I'll  bite.

My  name  is  Simona.

I  am  a  Professional  African  american  woman.  I  have  two  daughters.  They  are  16  and  18  y/o.

I  have  Cosmatology  in  my  bloodline.  In  my  family   Every  generation  has  a  stylist,  braider,   or beautician.  I  am  a  Kitchen Beautician.  My  Career Profession  is  Registered Nursing.

When  I  speak of  ethical  practices,  and  professionalism,  I  see  parralel  lines  drawn,  between  the  two.

In  what  ever  line  of  work  we  are  in  we  must  remeber  that  we  are  an  agent  to  the  consumer.  Let  us  not  forget  how  many  other  places,  or  people  who  offer  our  services  and  maybe  for  less  money  and  still  offer  excellence.  As  an  RN  I  take  great  pride  in  my  craft.  I  treat  people  the  way  I  want  my daughters,  father,  mother, etc to  be  treated. 

Sure,  I  understand  that  no  one  is  going  to  literally  die  if  a  stylists  fails  miserably,  but  the  issue  is  one of  trust.  Let's  face  it  dinero'  is  hard  to  come  buy.  We  alot  ourselves  a  certain  amount  for  health  and  beauty,  we  don't  want  some  body  just  slappin'  any  ol'  thing  on  our  heads  and  sashaying  away  with  our  hard  earned  dough.  I  know  I  don't. 

I  have  been  learning  to  "do"  hair  sinse  I  was  old  enough  to  hold  a  comb  straight,  but  when  I  was  in  Nursing  School  and  doing  odd  jobs  for  money,  I  learned  how  to  style  hair.  My  specialty  is  braiding.  I  have  had  "temporarily  unsatisfied customers"  I  worked  until  they  were  satisfied.  I  have  had  other  nursing  students,  kinda'  broke  ask  me  to  braid  thier  hair.  There  were  times  I  said  no.  If  I  was  not  confident  or  excellent  with  a  certain  style,  or  if  I  knew  I  did  not  have  time  to  do  an  outstanding  job.  I  have  difficult  patients,  as  well  as  difficult  "hair"  clients,  I  always,  always,  always  do  what  is  in  reason  to  satisfy  thier  expectations.  No  I  can  not  make  my  5'4  neighbor  look  like  Beyonce ,  but  we  consult  and  hash  things  out  before  hand.  This  way  it's  a  win  win  situation.

Well  You  all  get  the  point.  I  am  glad  I  found  this  haven  of  hair  and  beauty. 

Peace

Simona

Edited by Anomis

hi anomis -

i like your style. i agree, the issue for me with all of this is what you pay for what you get.... for the amount that GL stylists typically charge (and look, i know that GL has a certain amount they make stylists charge, or a certain volume they have to do before they can provide GL's yadda yadda) the stylists should be calling the clients and seeing how they are.

it seems to me so many people come here having gotten expensive fusion bonds and are happy with them overall (some horror stories, mainly revolving around removal or leaving them in too long) and then figure out that DIY (or i should add a stylist that doesn't mark up so much) is often just as beautiful if done properly at a fraction of the cost...but still, for everyone who tries the expensive route once..that's still quite a lot of dough going into the stylists pockets.

you sound very professional and committed and i bet your return rate for new installs is a heck of a lot higher because of that.

Edited by ccross6032

Yeah, but yours are perfect so i would trust you!!! :O)

Sherrie215  You should do mine for me since you are near by me// Would you be interested? What wouldy ou charge?

MoxieFox wrote: If you are on a budget do not see a stylist outside of your budget. Realize your professional extensions are an investment.

Precisely why God invented Pro-Tac strips. Because He knew that real estate was a better investment for me than hair extensions, and He knew I wanted to have both.


Edited by Syren123

Thanks! I am having them taken out after Florida. Around April 19th or so.  I had them in since Jan 18th.

First of all, losing a few is NORMAL for any strand by strand method.

Second, Leaving any extensions in for 6 months is VERY bad for your hair.  Read this :  http://www.cybermane.com/HairExtensionFAQs.html

You could end up with permanent hair loss.  Your stylist may not have any visible problems with hers now, but she will in time. Is it really worth it?  You seem very concerned about the few that are coming out, so it sounds like you care about the condition of your hair!

When I had great lengths of course my stylist told me they last 6 months.  Well he turned out to be a crook (almost ended up in a lawsuit) and not someone who could be trusted in general.  Not that all GL stylists are bad, but if they are telling you it lasts 6 months, they are either not knowlegable themselves are they are scamming you.   If I trusted every extensions stylist I've been to (and I've been to many) I probably would have no hair left!

I should state that only those near the very back bottom (3) were hanging on by a tiny hair and they came out.  All the rest are secure and are holding on by a lot of hair.

Sherrie is right about not leaving them in so long. It may seem like it's fine but you're putting too much weight on your own hair. Hair sheds! So after several months, the bond is holding on to much less hair. I think the GL people are taught that it's fine to have them in for six months. Every time I've considered GL, they tell me they last six months. They're so expensive that it seems crazy to take them out before three months. That's why I would recomend a safe DIY method, ie: clip-ins, pro-tac.

I just talked to her and asked all my questions.  She said it is normal to lose a few. I explained that when I put my fingers in there that the ones near the bottom came out. She told me it is normal, and explained that my hairs release of there.  She said she will look at them on April 13th, make sure they are all attached correctly etc.  I told her that I may want to take them out Around april 18 and she said "oh really, I am sad that you want to take them out already, are you sure" She said she kept hers 5 months with no problems.  So we will see when I have her look at them and she can tell me how they look.