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    Posted: May 17 2005 at 5:49am
Well, the 50mm stays pretty silky, imo. I'm not sure the straight would ultimately be silkier, but there may be other advantages to using the straight, as it's probably easier to handle in terms of blending, etc. I like using the 50mm because I can rock that initial wave for the first five days or so, then rock the loosened wave after another 5 days, so I've got 10 days of no styling at the beginning. But after that, I always do have to reset it. I may try the straight at some point, too. :)
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I've wondered the same thing myself (about the silky PH vs wavy). If it's a blonde moment we're all having one, lol. For what it's worth my wawa feels softest right after I steam it totally straight, but crunchier after it's waved - even if I do it with steam. So curling silky PH may do the same thing. Just a guess, though.

 

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I was thinking the same thing Sherrie, but I have no straight
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LOL Sherrie - I am thinking as you and I was born with almost black hair - (but I think I have some blonde roots hiding in there someplace ).
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Well I was just thinking....that if it goes straight anyway, wouldnt we be better off to start with a silkier PH to start with? Would it stay silkier and nicer, longer? Or would 'setting' a wave in the straight "F" up the soft and silkier straight hair? Am I having blonde moments here or does anyone follow my train of thought here.......
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Good one Sherrie - that's something to think about. 

When I get my PH, I have to razor cut it, right?  How do you do this?  Remember I only wear one piece on the bottom of my head and I usually cut my pieces straight across.  What do I do with the PH?

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ok....I have a question. Mochachip says the PH straight is silkier than the wavy. And I already knew that the 50mm felt better than the 28mm in softness. Since the wavy goes straight anyway, and then everyone 'resets' their curl by either rollers, boinks, braids etc..... would we be better off just using the straight PH?
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I've definitely noticed that the superlong PH can tangle when you're blending it, or even separating a chunk from the rubber band. But in terms of wearing it, I have very little tangling, and my hair's quite long, like 30 inches.

I've had much more tangling with human hair actually, and human-hair tangles are different than synth ones, imo. With human, it takes a long time to carefully detangle the hair and not damage it. With synth, I find that it doesn't really tangle per se; it just bunches up a bit every so often, so I spray it with the Dome Care, and use a wide tooth comb, and it's tangle-free in no time. I find synth a lot easier to care for. :)
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I've been using PH on my clients for a couple of months now. No complaints from them at all.
I do notice that it tangles quite easy due to the length of it, so I usually cut about 4-5" off which makes it more managable when blending. My clients aren't really "butt length" types anyway.
I'm in the process of installing my own first set with PH, so we'll see how that goes.
I've had every brand of good synth hair so far.

Synth never feels like human hair at all but looks much better in my opinion.
Plus with the color options, you can't beat it.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote MERGUTHRIE Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2005 at 8:34pm
my hair is pin straight too, but it only goes to my chin so i can totally wear the wavy.
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thanks everyone.I will definitely give it a go.Who knows maybe I'll like it enough to wear a whole head of it.

 

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the straight PH is silkier than the curly.  So that might help
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my hair is stick straight.It looks like what others have to use a straight iron to get.Except I hate it and love curly hair,lol.You always want what you dont have.
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Yes, Blowdrying makes all the difference, i learned this week.

Yes, she never would have said it was ratty if she thought is was my real hair lol.

(and this is a posh mall. $70 for what she calls the "good" synth.hahahaha)
I'm like, yea, I know about fake hair beotch, hahahaha

edit: she asked where i was from bc people in ct do not 'have this hair' hahahaha



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I love the stuff.  And at the difference in price you have nothingn to lise by trying out some for highlights.

Steaming it or blow drying does make a huge difference on how it feels too. 

How curly/straight is your hair?
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I agree: It's definitely worth a try. I'm going on 8 weeks with my current batch, and it's in wonderful shape. :)
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I don't think it's scratchy, but that's because I only wear synth (and for a while, I wore lower-quality synth than PH). I will say I don't think it's so much "scratchy" as it is "stiff". If you compare PH to cheap human that's been washed a few times and frizzed up, then the human will definitely feel like steel wool, but PH will just feel a little heavy. So, you know, good synth is definitely better than bad human.

I'll readily admit that it doesn't feel quite the same as human, but it's still worth a try. Doing some highlights in PH is a great idea; you'll only have to buy one bag's worth, so it's no big loss if you don't like it.

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that was pretty brave of her to tell you so.I would have been so mad. If your hair isnt looking up to par you dont want strangers pointing it out,lol.And $70 for any of the clip on pony's is crazy.There either made from crappy bss human,or crappy synth. I did once experience synth wet once.Believe me it was an experience.I was wearing a wig cause I shaved my head(STUPID HOME BLEACH).So anyhow I went swimming.I love swimming,But there was no way I was going bald.So dummy me went with the wig on.It felt like seaweed as soon as it got wet.And it never got better after drying.It was a cheap wig to begin with.I guess I was just hoping that maybe the better synth would be different.
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No, really. It does feel nice. It doesn't scratch my neck at all and it
feels great on bare shoulders and against your back, imo.

I'll always have PH and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. Matter of
fact, I just placed another order last night. It's time to kick up the
blonde!
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I don't feel any scratchies unless you don't take care of it. It's only when it's wet it is like straw.
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