Just got Extensions--- Advice, Please..

 

Just a brief background--- I've always wanted long long big sexy hair! & I've been trying to grow out my natural, thin hair for years--literally! -- (it's like watching grass grow)-- It's now stalled at just slightly above the bra line --  I'm naturally dark and have been lightening it way up for years -- (so i know that the ole bleach is prob main source of my issue here)  But I digress.....)

 

I live in a relatively small city w/little to no extension options -- Recently I was turned on to a local gal who sews in the wefts --- I was ecstatic to find somewhere and decided that life's too short to have a bad hair day every day!  LOL --

 

We went w/18" wefts ---  After she styled my hair-- curling it -- I darn near cried b/c i felt so beautiful!!  Now my problem is this.... (aside from the tracks itching)-- The problem is that the extensions look very thin and spinly on the ends -- very thin --- and i know this is amplified b/c i'm not styling it as well as she did -- Any styling tips?   (i'm thinking of next time i go in to have her do more tracks to create thickness)---

 

Any advice GREATLY appreciated!

What type of hair is she using...human or synthetic?  Once you start reading this forum you will learn a ton of info about you new hair.

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Hope this helps..it took me awile...but Ifinally figured it out.

Good Luck!

 

Ya know, i totally feel like a kid in a candy store w/this website!  I've probably spent hours going through old posts ---

 

But overall...as a complete novice here, for long term usage, how do you think sewn-in wefts compare w/other methods?  I mean, this itching underneath the weft alone is drivng me NUTS!!  

Sometimes even human hair can be curl resistant, especially if it is "silky straight" in texture.

 

I also go a couple inches longer then what I want to end up with so I can trim off the thin ends....

 

Welcome to the addiction!!

 

Shiry

 

hmmm...i've read about the various extension methods:  shrinkies/etc....  perhaps that would be a better fit long term... I think i'll check around in my area ---  Oh, I live in CR IA ---  yep ---- out in cornfields   LOL

Welcome to the board and to the wonderful world of extensions! Addictive, no?

I had a tracks sewn in for about a year, but my hair lady got lazy and started doing shoddy work, so I took them out and stopped going. Anyway, I found in my year of hunting for the best hair and what worked and didn't work was the following:

- You should definitley have more than 4 tracks of hair in. I used to use two packs of the Hollywood Hi Yacky hair. It's expensive (about $140 a pack, but you can get it cheaper on line) but its good hair. I even tried the Bohyme hair that everyone on this board raves about....and frankly, was disappointed. It didn't last anywhere near as long as the Hollywood hair. I also used to curl it and straight iron it a lot, and it was amazing. Stayed beautiful and I even re-used it sometimes (I had my hair rebraided and sewn about every two months due to growth, but the hair always stayed looking great).

- The itching you experience is completely normal but horrible the first time. I freaked out my first time because I thought all my hair was being pulled out at the root! It wasn't of course. The more you have it braided and sewn, the less it will itch. Eventually it only itches a tiny bit. Even now, you will find that the itching will subside in a few days (if it hasn't already). Whatever you do, don't scratch! It can pull you own hair out at the root and leave you with bald spots. I found that taking an antihisthemine helped, too.

Good luck with your extensions!