so did your stylist give directions for smoothing the ends with a hairdryer? are you gonna sleep with it up in a bun or in a braid? when are you supposed to "redo" - 2-3 months? are you gonna go back to atlanta?
beautiful!
p.s. don't think i didn't notice the y'all - wears off on you doesn't it?
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Yes it took two people. There is *no way* that Dome/Pro Hair can be done with only one person. Since my hair is so fine, some of the little tiny braiding points in the front can show pretty easily. But I really don't care -- I think they look kinda cool. . .It is AWESOME that you gals are taking the class. I highly recommend this method
The lady who did it left virtually *none* of my hair "sticking through" in the back. In other words my hair is completely in those braids. She said that would protect my hair which as you can see is QUITE damaged from the years of Great Lengths. She said that as time goes on and my hair gets healthier she would be able to leave more space/hair in between the rows.
Regarding washing - the reason I got that 28mm is that I wanted it wavy AND I didn't want to have to treat it with kid gloves. I LOVE MY HOT SHOWERS and I've washed it in just normal shower-temperature water. After washing I condition my scalp area/my hair with regular conditioner, and I spray a fabric softener/water mix on to the synth hair. Then I rinse the whole thing.
Pro Hair makes a "conditioning spray" that is supposedly also OK for real har, and I spray with that post-shower (I'm accustomed to some kind of post-shower treatment as we all are having worn human hair.)
I kind of comb the little bit of my hair that's visible, dry it, and let my scalp/synth hair dry naturally for a while. Then I dry my scalp with the dryer.
The synth hair dries quite quickly, and I kind of finger toss it, and brush it when it's dry. It is *VERY* responsive to brushing and just kind of twirling it around your hand or whatever. . . I didn't want it to be this curly forever but it sure is easy!!
Does this answer questions for now?? Bring 'em on!
-Fina
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Fina that is absolutely drop dead freakin' GORGEOUS hair! I LOVE IT!
Im curious about the 28 mm wave too, cause thats what I bought. Ive just been concerned about the curl dropping out. I want wash and wear hair! I dont want to have to curl it everyday!
Oh my gawd, you look so HOT!!! I absolutely LOVE it--amazing. I'm so glad you're back, Fina!
So that's the 28mm? And you've washed it twice and it hasn't dropped at all? This is so cool....
Did you wash it in cold water? If that's the 28mm, it's got much more staying power than the 50mm--which is good news for all you curly-haired girls out there.
When you get a chance, Fina, tell us everything, okay? I need to know what you're doing (or not doing) to keep it looking fabulous...products, heat, washing, brushing, the whole nine yards!
OK. The process took 7 hours for her to install the hair. She put in about 4 bags of Plastikhaar. (Birke, Blonde, Platinum Blonde, and WinterBlond). So far it has not relaxed AT ALL and I've washed it twice. . .I put in a few strands of Wa Wa 613 but have been finding that it does *not* curl. I think I need to try the bigger barrel. Thanks Jenny for your experiments on curling.
I had to put shrinkies in around the front & crown to get it to get it to blend and I'm still working on that.
My befores are AWFUL (so bad I had to hide my face -- it was just TOO ugly) but I really want y'all to see the miracle of this:
Before - Back
After - Back (after being cut also)
Before - Front ( I am smiling because I'm about to get my hair!!!)
After - Front - Pre-cut or style or anything: (I left it like this for about 10 minutes...)
After - after styling, shrinkies, and washing:
This is *completely* wash and wear hair. I do NOTHING to it, just work with my own hair to get it to blend.
The stylist gave me a bottle of Pro-Hair spray. Apparently Pro Hair and Dome are the same, but the two founders parted ways. She used a macrame stitch and heat sealed it with a small amount of glue on the synthetic hair.
I'll write more later -- just wanted to get these out there!
A synth convert -- at least for now --
Fina
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oH M'GAWD do I HAVE pictures and stories to tell!!
Just got back from Atlanta, unfortunately my kid was sick (strep again) so I had to go get her from school right from the airport and I've not been able to download my pics. . .they are coming tonight!!!
How's that for a tease?? I'll post in about 2 hours. . .missed y'all!!
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