Shrinkie Installation

So on Doc's site the demo shows the pretip sticking slightly out the top of the shrinkie.  That's also how I installed my microrings.

But I've caught a few comments on here that seem to indicate that people have had better luck with shrinkies when the hair doesn't quite stick out the top of the shrinkie.  I seem to recall a similar comment on microrings.

So was I hallucinating all this when I was sorting through all 40 pages here for shrinkie info? 

Whats the consensus on relative placement of the hair?  And what's the reasonsoning?

thanks,
:)al

i was wondering if anyone tried to do these on their own? the salons are so expensive. if i bought the fusion iron, couldnt i have a friend do it...? or is it more involved then i am thinking? thanks for answering

i was going to try husband's shrink tubing from his shop....but after sleeping on it (the idea, not the tubing :P  ), we both decided that 'you get what you pay for' and i ordered Doc's starter kit today.

I can't wait to get them!

thanks for the answer mocha

you're using a looped brush at the scalp?

like I said I let my pretips stick out slightly (definitleyless than 1/8") on my microrings.  But then again I never brushed at my scalp.  Anyhow I didn't rip any out.

Is this what you are talking about? 

Are you using the Docs shrinkies?  they're pretty short right?

hmmmm

thanks
:)al

Nope no clients

Just want to both do the best thing and understand it.

That's curious about the matting.  I would have expected that sinc eyou can't really brush into each section that it wouldn't really affect the matting.

I wear microrings about 8 weeks at a stretch.  And I take them out because once they are that grown out they start to show especially when I need to pull my hair back.

Of course they tend to be chipped by that point too which makes them stick out a lot more.

I tried one row last night (I need the rest of my hair to arrive!) with Kristin's shrinkies and found it a little fiddly to get the shrinkie both close to my scalp and without the pretip sticking out.  Of course this is doing it totally by myself and with a straightening iron (also need my heat wand to arrive).

Anyhow just brushed with my new looper brush and was pleasantly surprised to actually be able to brush my scalp. -- party

thank you for the explanantions
:)al

Yay for your account!

Yeah I figured if and when I buy them again I'll get extendtubes. 

How big of sections are you making (either for pinch braids, or rings, or shrinkies) and how long do you leave them in that you were getting matting?  And exactly where ws the matting?  above or below the application device?  This is absolutely fascinating to me.

:)al

Kristins' site haircandy.net?  has a pic of the one I bought from her.

But basically instead of the tines sticking straight out they loop back into the brush base.  so instead of a bunch of sticks you have a bunch of loops.  they bend differently so they don't catch on your extensions near your scalp.

SOmebody please correct me if I'm wrong for I just recently learned.