PlastikHaar/Dome/Issac-Cyberparlor Show-Off

Hey Jenny.....you have inspired me to finally look into synth!! I never thought this day would come.
I LOVE THE WAVES!!

You have a mix of PH and Dome. Which one do you think is the better quality hair. I know it will take some testing to really answer this question, but just from look and feel what would your pick be between the two?
Thank You.....this forum is pretty darn kewl!!

WOW WOW WOW Your hair looks fantastic Jenny, I can't believe you didn't post a picture of yourself when you had all that trouble with a person I'm not going to mention she would have eaten her words for sure, you are certainly a stunner!!!!! Great hair xxx

Hey Mer,

My real hair is extremely thin, fine, straight, and fragile (think Tom Petty). I bleach it (obviously), which causes some damage, but that's actually a new thing. For years, I only used peroxide and got a very light color from that, but not quite this white-ish, and it was still damaging (some of this is due to unintentional overlapping when I did my roots).

My real color is a light brown/dirty blonde (very ashy, not gold); I haven't really seen it for years, though. Most hairstylists seem to think it's about a Level 6 or 7, and I can achieve a level 10 quite easily with a home peroxide dye, like Loreal Preference, probably because it's so thin. On the downside, even before I dyed it, it was never very strong or healthy-looking.

A few years ago, my hair was fairly long from the ears down, but even then, I could only wear those baby barrettes. The entire head of hair, in ponytail diameter, was like the size of a dime.

:)

kimbearly, a pinchbraid is a small braid used to attach the hair. it is almost like this http://community.webshots.com/photo/100809390/103954149cijQkl

but not wrapped. string is incorporated in the braid and then tied off at the end to keep the braid from slipping. here is a HOW TO http://www.hairalchemy.com/tutorial/index.html

Thanks Bridget.

I had some shrinkies in before, and I do think they're a good method (especially for DIY). But I don't think I shrunk them down quite enough or something. I definitely need to experiment more.

Ideally, I would prefer not to have any glue in my hair at all, just because my hair is so, so porous and hard to deal with. But perhaps next time, I'll try a topmost row of shrinkies or even extendtubes. I do think they would be easier to conceal around the part than braids and would possibly enable us to go a row higher. :)

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. :)

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.

ohhh nice!!!

we should go out together and wallow in the jealousy that is other 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. :)

Thanks, girls. :)