PlastikHaar/Dome/Issac-Cyberparlor Show-Off

Thanks, Julie.

Leia, I've wondered about Portia's hair, too. It's just so gorgeous and always has been. I believe she's from Australia, and I think extensions are quite big there (not that this means anything...). :)

Thanks, girls.

Of course, Gwen and Portia do have better jobs...and much more money, but hair is important too--LOL... :)

No problem, Kristin. Just BM me your address (I don't think I still have it), and I'll send you a sample of each--the Dome and the PH.

They've only been in since this afternoon, and I'm expecting that the wave will drop considerably in the next few weeks. So we'll see.

The hair was $13 a bag for the PH and $28 (I think) for the Dome. Then, there's shipping and everything, but I think the total for the hair that was actually installed (cause I ordered a bunch we didn't use) came to less than $100 (this would've been less, though, if I had done a full head of only PH, which probably would've totaled about $65 or $70). The application was $350, which is quite reasonable, imo, especially for New York.

:)

Mmmm-hmmm, of course all of the celebrities endorsing hair products are wearing someone else's hair. Somebody tell the FTC there is no truth in advertising.

Good job Jenny and Isaac !!!!!

I agree with Kimbearly, ditch the Debbie Harry pic and put up your own, your hot girl!

Ugh, I feel sooooo old right now

Thanks, girls. :)

Thanks, Scotchy.

Update: I slept with my hair in a low bun wrapped in a schungi last night, and it looks exactly the same today. With human, I usually found that the hair matted up and kinked overnight, but the synth isn't doing that so far. :)

ohhh nice!!!

we should go out together and wallow in the jealousy that is other girls

Jenny, your hair looks FABULOUS! Isaac does a great job doesn't he? He does my hair as well and I'm always impressed at the great job he does.

Thanks everyone--you girls are so sweet. Kalika, you cut me up! Thanks for all of your inspirational photos--I was hellbent on getting the hair after I saw how great it looked on you.

Fina: That thumbnail in the previous pic was not me--it was an old picture of Debby Harry. I've never had bangs, so the hair in the front and top are basically the way they've always been. I'll post another pic of my hair with no barrette in a few days. It's the biggest challenge I face in terms of styling--camoflaging all of the damage and thinness I have on top. If the braids go up too high, they're visible (especially on me, because the hair's so thin and so white), but if they're not high enough, I don't get enough fullness. I think Isaac has hit on a happy medium.

Teasing actually works OK, but I'm trying not to do that, since it just seems to damage the hair more. I also have a wacky cowlick in the crown (you can see it in my first photo), so the hair always wants to separate at that point. Grrr.....

Seriously, though, my real hair is a disaster! I had a few terrible extensions experiences (before the pinchbraids and Isaac), and I'm still growing it out from that. And then, of course, there's the bleach, which certainly doesn't help, as well as the fact that I just wasn't born with good hair. I've also gone throgh a few periods of shedding/hairloss (perhaps stress or nutrition-related?), so I've got lots of little baby hairs growing all over the place. Fortunately for me, though, I don't have a widening part or bald spots (if I did, I really don't think extensions would work at all).

Isaac actually took all the braids out at once this time (usually he replaces one with another), so I saw my hair for the first time in almost a year. It's actually growing back now, but it's going to be a slow, painful process, I'm sure. I really should've taken a before photo--you'd be amazed by how little hair I actually have.... :)

P.S.--Yeah, the prices are quite reasonable. It's obviously more expensive if he gets the hair for you (especially if it's human), and I really just get the ends trimmed; he sort of layered the bottom a bit as he installed them, then just razored the ends a bit. I'm sure it'd be more expensive, however, if there's more extensive cutting or coloring involved. Also, it's a completely dry application (as many extensions installs are), so there's no washing or anything like that, which cuts down on the time considerably. :)