Well, you wouldn't necessarily have to have them be heat-seals; my
point is that they're so un-piecey because they're so small.
Teeny-weeny pinchbraids would have the same effect.
Right now my two bottom rows are weaves and the rest are pinchbraids. The only reason I have weaves on the bottom is for the extra length on the human hair and because I have this habit of constantly picking my hair out of my pinchbraids. I agree with all the comments about weaves damaging your hair more and also being more difficult to style. I still wear my hair in pigtails and ponytails, but I'm not really concerned with concealing my extensions, but I do prefer pinchbraids showing instead of wefts. Even with the HairPolice technique, where extra hair is added to the cornrow and it's anchored in spots, it can still cause damage...especially on bleached hair. Personally, I prefer the piecey look on myself...I get frustrated when the weft parts wont separate like the rest of my hair.
Jenny: I think your hair looks great, and I agree that making the braids smaller would probably help. :)
Jenny, your hair does look great and Issac is awesome!
But, I have to admit that I'm not a big fan of pinchbraids. They are too big. Bridget used to do my hair years ago with loose human hair using the 4 box braid, spirit gum, and heat sealed it with synth. Then I got my hair done by hairpolice and I'm not as crazy about string as much as I am with the heat seal.
Jenny, the upside is that pinchbraid is retightening and reusable; whereas heat seal is disposable hair. So basically it is what's most important to you.
I vote heat seal over string {my hair, my opinion}. Plus synth hair is soooooo cheap!
Also...keep in mind that everyone seems to do their own different sizes on pinchbraids, box braids, etc. You can ask to have them made smaller and your stylist should be able to make them as small as you like...it'll just take a bit longer. I'm sure if you ask, your stylist would work with you to figure out what works best for you...pinchbraids don't have to be big. :)
-Heather
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I know I sound really stupid for asking because it was probably already answered =P but what type of hair do u have in in these pictures and what methods, etc. =) I would really like to know it looks AWESOME =). Im experimenting with extensions and wanted to know what you had because my results from experimenting are nothing that great. So anyway it would be wonderful if u could help =) oOo, I ddont want u 2 answer if u dont want 2 and also where does your natural hair fall? This is the best install Ive seen and I cant even tell slightly where your hair might be. Thanx, AlexiA
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Gosh! Im so going to install PH in my own hair! I can't believe how beautiful the hair looks at 9 weeks as its much better than standard HH would look like around 9 weeks.
Only 1 thing. Whats involved in a blow out?
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Shel: Actually, when I said "blow out," I was just talking about
blowing the ends of the synth hair smooth, which is really easy and
you'll probably find helpful at some point while wearing synth. Doc's
tutorial is excellent: http://www.drlocks.net/straightsilkybraid/index.htm
Alexia: It's 50% Dome and 50% PlastikHaar, although I just got a new
install yesterday of 100% PlastikHaar (will post photos soon). My real
hair is a total mess: It's anywhere from 2 to 6 inches long, depending
on the part of head, but I had massive damage after hairlocs and GLs,
and now my hair underneath the braids is growing out well. (The hair on
top of my head has always been much more prone to breakage and is a
nightmare.)
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thanx for the info =). Also, I prolly sound stupid again btu how did u install the PH? what method? Im clueless, sry if u hav answered this b4. thanx =)
Well, I get pinchbraids, but you can use virtually any method with it:
heat-seals, shrinkies, or extendtubes. Whatever you prefer. If you're
getting them done in a salon, I would opt for pinchbraids or
heat-seals. If you're DIY, I would order shrinkies or extendtubes.
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mochachip wrote:
; whereas heat seal is disposable hair. So basically it is what's most important to you.
