QuoteReplyTopic: The Synth Chronicles: Wash #1 Posted: February 17 2005 at 7:58pm
Jenny- I suggest sleeping with the hair in a braid every night. It really reduces tangling!
Also, yes, you can blast synth with a high-heat curling iron. You can even use some weak curling or flat-irons on it. Just nothing ceramic- those get too hot. If you're unsure about a heat tool, you can just test it on a scrap piece of hair. And steam is always fine.
not sure if this will help any, but i used synth a few times when i was trying some new colors and i bought a "Steam Setter"...this little conter-top steam machine that you heat one roller at a time on....i used it on my synth and it worked GREAT...
Oh you know I actually have one of those! Cool. *runs off to find it* With my luck, i chucked it since I never used it.
edit, yup, it is the caruso. Very cool! Nice to find hidden treasures lol
not sure if this will help any, but i used synth a few times when i was trying some new colors and i bought a "Steam Setter"...this little conter-top steam machine that you heat one roller at a time on....i used it on my synth and it worked GREAT...
Kim: I don't know if I'd say it looks like Barbie hair exactly (mine's bleach blonde, so it's more "Barbie" than most), but the hair does look like synth. I've worn a fair amount of human hair and many synth falls, and I can certainly tell it isn't human. Then again, I can spot human extensions a lot of the time, too. The biggest tip-off with the synth is the shine.
I do think that the shininess depends somewhat on the color you order (I've found this with PH and Dome), and I think blending is a must for more realistic results, but I don't think it really looks human.
You totally completely ROCK. . .I love your work. . .I'm thinking of coming to Seattle to have you do my hair!! I'd gladly help you with the back of your hair!!
Yep, that's what the synth hair does. I *like* when the wave drops out, just has a bit of body and looks like real hair. If you have layers, it does bounce up more, all one length tends to lay flat.
You can set it on hot rollers, that's what I do. Take a not so small section of hair, twist it then roll on hot rollers. Gives a good wave that doesn't drop too fast.
I'm embarking on starting my head today, woe is me. I hate doing the back of my head. I'll post pics when it's done, probably a few days. haha.
I sure hope it's good stuff when it's worn all together. So hard to tell with just a few strands in but my head is FULL of shrinkies and I have no more space to test drive more. The ends are looking like typical synth after several washings. ::keeping fingers crossed::
Jenny, IMO I think your hair looks super in the after pictures too! Hard to tell from your pictures but does the hair look like Barbie hair? From the sample I got from Sara the hair looked a bit fake to me.
AMM updated last night on her thread about finding the synth hair holy grail. Recall that she had said that Wa Wa *could* be curled using a curling iron. She says it's holding up well, although she only has about 6 strands in.
I'm waiting for mine to get here and am going to a lot of it so I'll keep you posted.
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