heres the thing that gets me....they tell you that you cant have longer length becuase your hair is bleached, dyed and isnt very strong, yet use a fusion method to attach extensions?
Yeah, I think shrinkies or extendtubes are both good choices for DIY, and there's plenty of info. here, including tutorials, for each technique. Shinkies have the advantage of being a bit more undectable, plus you have a little more flexibility with the pretipping because the shrinks are large enough and flexible enough to shrink to size. You should make sure to do test strands first, though, for best results. Good luck! :)
Good idea about the photos, I will try and find some photos of hair like mine.
The girl at the salon glued the extensions in with a glue-gun thingy, sorry I don't know what the method is called though, I am still a bit dense when it comes to extensions, but I am trying to learn! I have been reading on the thread about shrinkies and they seem to be the way to go for DIY or am I wrong?
The extensions were a birthday present a couple of days ago so I don't know exactly what they cost, but I have had enough hints to know it was a lot!
Yeah, you can always post photos of the back of your head or white out your face or something. Or, you can just point us toward some Internet photos that look like your hair.
Do you know what method the salon used? How much did they charge?
Hi Jenny_RR, Thanks for the quick reply! The girl who did my hair wasn't exactly talkative but I think it is monofiber. That's why I would rather do it myself if possible, I can have it the way I want it, you know? The cost aspect as well, the salon was ridiculously expensive for what they did and they were not keen to answer my questions.
I will study the threads and links you suggested. I don't know about posting 'photos, I am really reluctant to do that on an open forum, but then again it's difficult for people to give advice when they can't see me!
Do you know what kind of synth it is? Is it monofiber, like ProStyles, Dome, Trimco, or PlastikHaar?
1. It's hard to say without seeing your hair, but sometimes the shorter styles blend better with shorter hair and are easier to maintain. I do think, however, if you wanted a layered style, that would certainly be possible. Again, it's hard to say without seeing your hair. 2. I don't think the colors fade in the sun (although I could be wrong), but the shine does fade after a few washes. 3. It all depends. Some techniques, such as extendtubes, shrinkies, or pretipped fusion, are pretty easy for a beginner to learn. It also helps if you have someone to assist you with the back of your head, although you could do it yourself. Other techniques, such as heat sealing or pinchbraids, are a lot trickier to learn, imo. Hand fusion would fall somewhere in between. As far as expense, it all depends on what you want, but high-quality synth hair is very inexpensive (from $40 to $60 for your whole head, including shipping); start-up supplies for shrinkies (including the pretipping glue) would probably run you about $150; for extendtubes, around $100. There are ways to cut corners and do this even cheaper, but that's a general guide anyway.
For a list of tutorials and sellers, check out the Extensions 101 and Bridget threads at the top of the page.
I had extensions (synth) put in for the first time a few days ago to sort out a stupid short hair mistake. Anyway the girl who was doing it said that because my hair has been bleached and then dyed red again it isn't very strong, plus it is only about 5-6cm at the longest so for now I can only have short extensions - so I have a bob. Which I am okay about, but I would like to go longer.
My questions are: 1. was she right about keeping my extensions short for now? 2. stupid this, but do synth extensions fade in the sun? 3. how difficult and expensive is it to do your own extensions? That really appeals and a lot women on here seem to be doing their own.
I am going to be sticking with extensions for a while until my natural hair grows out, so thanks to anyone who bothers to read this and reply.
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