QuoteReplyTopic: Question re; Cinderella... Posted: December 21 2004 at 9:10am
A salon in my area does the Cinderella extensions, and I am a bit blown away by the price. Hair is $136 a bag, and they said generally two bags are required, while putting them in is $50 an hour... they said it would only be a couple hours, max. After paying upwards of $1200 for my GL, I am amazed. Is this typical for Cinderella extensions? In he back of my head, I keep thinking, "You get what you pay for...."
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Also, I read on the Cinderella site (http://www.cinderellahair.com) that one bag of hair is 25 strands. They said two bags would be neccessary... Can 50 strands really do a head? That sounds a bit off to me.... If I do decide to go through with it, should I insist on more hair?
First off, Cinderella hair is horrible!!! It looks great for about a week or so because the producers of it put a silicone layer on it. A few washes later and the layer is gone and the hair mattes up horribly! I would know, I’ve had them
Secondly, 50 strands would definitely not be enough for a full head unless you have long hair to start with and are just looking to add thickness.
I use to buy direct from the Cinderella Company and the hair was sold in bags of 25 pieces for about $38 (The length for that price was either the 18” or 20”, I can’t remember which one for sure). Anyways, they've tacked on a lot of money for the hair.
My advice for you is to try something else or even better, try doing it yourself. There are lots of posts on this site with some great DIY information.
Hmmm.... I actually don't think Cinderella hair is bad; the batch I had held up quite nicely. I don't think it's quite as good quality as Great Lengths, but GLs are so outrageously expensive, you'd get better value with Cinderella. I don't think the price is all that cheap; $50 an hour is a reasonable rate in my opinion. It's just that GLs are so expensive, they make everything (excepting hairlocs, eurolocs, and a few other methods) look cheap in comparison.
That said, Kristin is quite right: 50 strands ain't gonna' cut it--you'd need at least 150 strands and probably closer to 200 for a whole head, depending on your head and the style you want. I don't know what they were thinking when they told you 50 strands! So if you bought 200 strands, that would make the price per strand about $5.50 for a grand total (on the hair) of more than $1,000. And it definitely isn't worth that price!
I agree with Kristin: Try a DIY method or look for another extensionist. Where are you located?
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Oh yeah...and I wouldn't use Cinderella unless your hair's quite strong and thick to begin with (but then again, I wouldn't recommend GLs for anyone with fine hair, either).
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I'm in NB, Canada.... I really don't have a lot to choose from, so I was psyched to hear that there was a new extensionist in the area. *L* My only other options are GL (very costly; had them once, not such a terrific experience), and sewing, which is out of the question because my hair's very fine. I've heard great stuff about the Cinderella hair, and I've heard an equal amount of horrible stuff... So I'm not sure what direction to go. I'm wondering if they will put a few in and let me wear them for a few weeks, to see how they take with my hair...
Also, when I removed my GL (maybe a month ago), they were terribly matted, and quite a few had to be cut out. That left my natural hair an absolute mess.... so this is of huge concern to me. I wonder if there's any chance that they will apply different hair for me, if I were to buy somewhere else? If I did go that route, can anyone recommend a decent brand? Straightness is important, as well as tanglelessness. And it has to be available in Canada. ;)
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Hmm.... The actual extension hair tangled a lot? I'm suprised, because I actually think the GLs hair is pretty good; my problem with them is the price (which is WAY too much to pay) and the damage it does to fine hair. Cinderella is much more reasonably priced, but I don't think you'll get any less damage--the "bond" is actually a softer and gummier than GLs, so if anything, it will probably be more damaging (at least that was my experience).
The salon I went to had to cut quite a few (of both kinds) out, too, because the removal was so painful. The "remover" just doesn't break down the shell effectively, and at least in my case, the extensionist ended up "pulling" them out (my own hair with them). It got to the point where it was so painful and I was losing so much hair anyway, that it was like, "Just cut the rest out." So, I hear you about this.
I also had a lot of matting at the roots, although that happens regardless of the extension method, imo. That's part of the reason why I never go more than three months before retightening them. I've gone only two months before, and there's a lot less matting then (but of course, that gets costly).
A strand test is always a good idea, although my feeling is that if you had damage with GLs, you'll have damage with Cinderella, too. If this concerns you, you may want to try pinchbraids (if you can find someone to do them) or see if your stylist would be willing to do Shrinkies; the application is pretty simple and requires only a heat clamp, the supplies, and the hair, all of which you can purchase online.
Anyway, good luck with Cinderella, but don't feel like you're trapped with fusion if it's damaging your hair. There are other options.
I just wanted to address the matting at the roots issue.
If you take care of the extensions, they should not mat at the roots over the 12-16 weeks of wear.
I instruct my clients to take a soft bristle brush and in light downward strokes, carefully brush the root area 1-2 times a day. Also, I tell them to feel the root area daily, and if any extensions feel as if they are trying to mat together, gently pull them apart.
The clients who do this religiously don''t have the mat issue, but I''ve seen clients that haven''t followed the routine become matted.
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In my opinion, even if you brush religiously up near the bonds (and I've done this), there will always be a little matting after three months or so with any extensions method (and I've had about five of them now). The fact is, you shed hair into the bonds, and those shedded hairs get caught in the bonds, etc.
That said, the extensions shouldn't actually matt together (I've only experienced that once or twice ever, and I think that's because the hair was crappy). The matting is actually at the root of your hair, where it is attached to the bond. The only time this has been painful to remove, for me, is when a glue bond was used Glue can be a nightmare to remove (e.g., Great Lengths, Cinderella, Mega Hair, etc.), particularly on matted hair.
I am not fond of Cinderella, I am not sure what it is but the hair just feels strange and dries out fast
I have been using icyhair pretipped extensions The quality is awesome, the bond holds up well, plus the price is very affordable. you can icyhair.com to get more information,
has anyone else heard of these extensions?
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I've heard the name, but I've never used them before. I think it's refreshing, though, that they admit pretipped extensions can be damaging:
This is from the Icy Web site: Q. Will this method damage my hair? A. Usually no, however for the hair bonds not to damage your hair we recommend only applying these hair extensions to healthy med fine-Medium - coarse hair textures. We do not recommend applying these extensions to extremely thin hair, over processed damaged hair or hair that has alot of hair shedding. Very fine and over processed hair can cause the hair to break very easy with wearing the bonding method. Hair that sheds alot would not be good either. The excessive shedding can cause the bonds to fall out with the normal shedding process.
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