Great Lengths

When she removed them, did she apply a solution to the bond, try to crack it and then slowly slide out the extension? if not, then she was trying to pull them out and that is why your hair got damaged. All great lengths certified stylists are supposed to use gentle care when removing the bonds.

Oh my! You had a fair amount of hair. It looks fine to me but a decent amount of it and it was clearly below shoulders. It’s very pretty. You almost didn’t need extensions in my opinion. But none of us NEED them and they are fun heheh.

You don’t need to shave your head but you do need to cut off that scraggly length as that is totally shot and uneven. It will just keep breaking off most likely. I would take all that off and you might need to layer it a bit. Then allow it time to grow out. 3 months will make a world of difference. The nice thing about hair is it does come back.

I would take out your wefts though as I can’t imagine you trying to wear them with your hair in that condition right now. You said they didn’t look that good anyway. I’m afraid I would recommend you go short for a while until you get some healthy new growth.

That was right after and it was combed out. I would not let her touch it after that though.

I have had them for about 1.5 years. She only took them completely out once i think. She would usually just leave what was left in and add 3 bundles. I was not aware that they were all suppose to come out until I started looking at this website...I didnt know a lot until I found you all. I have known this person for 22 years, so I thought I could trust her... hahaha

no i didnt have it bleached. When I asked her what color she said a 7...

wow....i didn't realize you had them in for 1.5 years. No wonder they look matted. GL should be removed every 3 months and done as a fresh install to keep the integrity of the hair intact. I can't believe your hairdresser let you keep them in that long.  As your hair grows and sheds the hair holding the extension is less and less and therefore needs to be replaced. If you have hairlocs/eurolocs, then you remove the link add more hair and re-install. there should always be enough hair to hold the extension.

I am so sorry you had such a bad experience but I would not attribute it to GL but more to the fact that ANY hair extension system that is strand by strand that is left in for 1.5 years without any maintenance or removal WILL definitely DAMAGE your hair. It sounds like she just kept filling in what would fall out and never bothered to make sure your hair didn't matt up.

Even so, sometimes the hair can be preserved in severe matting cases if you are really gentle with removal. Ms Honey can go longer with her extensions b/c she has been doing it for a while and knows what to look for and how to maintain them. Most lay people don't and therefore are advised to remove them or reinstall (depending on the method) after 3 months of wear with monthly maintenance.

My problem is that I went in to see her practically every month and would call her with all my concerns. I am not a stylist and do not know much about hair extensions. It was, in my opinion, her job to tell me what I needed to know and to make sure my hair was not matted etc. I would think that a reputable stylist would make sure she is doing the best for her clients.. She would tell me my hair was fine and not to worry... She should have completely removed them every 3 months but she did not..

it was a box from hair u wear and it was wrapped in tissue paper that said great lengths... She did not use any template guide at all. she just plopped them in my hair...