That is a hard question. I think I have had almost every method in my hair, even wore very great European hair before.
For me, I prefer wefted methods over strand methods because wefts look less stringy in thin hair. So, for wefts, the seamless wefts are great, as is Mark Barrington's Micro Tab extensions.
I loved the seamless, and they did not damage my hair. It was the Ultratress seamless with Indian hair. The micro tabs were from MB and made out of European hair which was super silky, so that was probably the best. I still have my European hair micro tabs in my hair closet some place, but the length of them in only 17"-19" and I' wearing my hair longer than that these days.
I really like this synth stuff too. The color choices are too fun! So for my permanent install, I'm thinking about getting micro tabs made out of Plastik haar.
Right now I"m still wearing the plastik haar clip ins, because it's been 95-100 degrees here practically all summer, and it's nice to take off the hair sometimes!
Im not sure what method of install would be my dream method but for hair I would have to say I would love some blonde Great Lengths hair. Ive only sampled GL hair and the blonde GL is some amazing hair. The best hair Ive ever seen
I buy the seamless wefts through either www.Gemtress.com or www.newconceptshairgoods.com You must be licensed and have an account with both of these companies to buy from them.
The Micro Tabs can only be purchased through Mark Barrington (the originator of the Shrink Link system) and you must be licensed and certified via taking their class to buy them.
The Micro tabs are very similar to the seamless, except they come in widths of 2" and they are very dense. I can send Mark Barrington any type of hair in any length I want and have him make it into the micro tabs wefts, which is nice for customization.
Why don't we all just meet up in Vegas for the weekend and get Metal girl to certify us one day then party down by a pool or some such whatnot. WHat do you say?
I wonder what the hair is like for the seamless weft from hairpiece.com. The price is reasonable, do you think there is enough hair there in that pack for a full head Metalgirl? x
I have not bought the seamless hair from hairpiece, so I can't say what the quality is like.
One pack is usually not enough for a full head. I almost always buy two packs for a client. I sandwich their hair between two pieces of the seamless and use a special hair piece adhesive.
I cut the seamless down into more managable widths, like 3-4 inch pieces so it's easier to work with.
Marie- I don't work for MB so I don't have the power to certify anyone, but I'd be down for a trip to Vegas!
Metalgirl, how long do you usually find the seamless wefts last for? Do you use a hair piece adhesive that is available to us non-licensed individuals? :) I'm interested in the seamless wefts, I'm assuming they arent re-usable... ?
I find that I can use the seamless wefts over for 2-3 installs. With care, you could probably get 4 installs out of them.
The hairpiece adhesive that I found I like using with the seamless is called Vapon No Tape, and anyone can buy it. I usually get it from www.adventhair.com It's not cheap, with shipping and handling it usually runs me about $30 per tube. I can usually do 2-3 installs per tube. I like it because it has a good hold for 6-8 weeks (wefted extensions usually don't stay in the hair as long as strands do) and with the C-22 solvent, it's fairly easy to get out of the hair when it's time to take it out.
Amanda-
The Ultratress seamless comes in 4 strips that measure 12" in width. Now I sandwich the client's hair between 2 pieces of the weft (that I cut into widths of 3-4 inches so it's easier to work with). If the person already has fairly long hair but just wants fullness, than probably one package will be enough. For most clients who want fullness and length, I use 2 packages.
I heard from SAS that Gemtress soon may be offering the Ultratress in 24" lengths, because right now it's only available in 18" lengths. They do offer yaki textures and curly seamless wefts too.
Metalgirl, the liquid adhesives on that site, would they work in place of liquid gold for pre tipping. Do you know if they don't get as goopy as LG. All sorts of adhesives I have never seen on that site! Which have you tryed?
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Why don't we all just meet up in Vegas for the weekend and get Metal girl to certify us one day then party down by a pool or some such whatnot. WHat do you say?
I have never tried pretipping with any of those adhesives, so I don't know how they would work for something like that. I don't worry about pretipping because when I do shrink links I just use the perma plug hair, which is nice because I don't have to fool around with trying to do it myself.
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