Not all stylist explout their customers. The ones I know are on their feet constantly and you can only imagine the wear and tear on their bodies. I used to work in Orthopedics and we had a TON of stylists patients that had severe knee and back issues because of this. I don't mind paying for good service for something that I don't have the patience or time to do myself. I do agree that some stylists are not there in the clients best interest but I wouldn't lump them all into that category.
I consulted with two local ladies for GL and "beauty locs"(microlinks) and both of them were charging over $700 just for the hair and then $120/hr for install but neither of them inspired confidence and then I went to Metalgirl who is an hour and a half drive from me and my cost for the hair was less than half(for the same amount of hair) of previous quotes. She said she does not mark up her hair(as so many do!) and she is honest about it. That makes all the difference IMO.
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Yes Malibu, I am talking fusion. My hair is too fragile for sewn in tracks. I know that I can do a whole head for under $400.00
I 'll be honest, I am an educated professional in marketing and I realize that these hair stylist are professionals but am not willing to pay them over 50 dollars an hour any longer, then they expect another 50 dollar tip. I have a masters degree and don't make 50 dollars an hour. The hair is not that expensive. Stylist are exploiting women's desires in vanity.
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Kelli, it's a really good idea. Are you referring to fusion? I wear sew in tracks so I don't pay that much for each install but when I wore fusion I could have really benefited from your proposal.
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Hello, I too have been wearing extensions for a while. In an effort to find a better and more cost effective means since I wear them all the time I have found a place for supplies on line and they carry real remy european hair. I propose that we help one another out and install each others extensions. It is really not that dddifficult and we could save ourselves at least 800.00 dollars for every time we have them redone. Please consider this proposition.
Karyn 941-928-4319 or elliott.kd@rock.com
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Good luck with your search. I consulted with a couple of people near me and then got the referral from many members on this board to make a trip to see MetalGirl in Shingle Springs and I am soooooooo glad I did. The other two I consulted with did only one method(one links, one GL) and neither of them really inspired confidence and then I met with Lisa and she does many different methods and was able to choose the one she thought was right for me and she was much more affordable so it is worth the hour and a half drive. Not to mention that she has been doing extensions for about 16yrs. I am getting mine done on Thursday!
There are lots of ways to find an extension stylist in your area, yellow pages, internet search......
When you interview stylists the #1 rule is ask for a portfolio of their work.
Get a referral from the stylist, and contact the person with questions.
Come in to watch your stylist at work. If they are good they should have no problem with you watching them.
Another rule of thumb is to go with the type of install your stylist suggests for you. Generally, they will pick a method that they are experienced in. The more experience the better.
Best of luck, and let us know how your new install works out.
Hi Everyone this is my first question on the forum. I have had two different types of extensions done professionally. I have had track sewn in extensions and Micropoint hair accents. I did not like either. Micropoint accents is what I have in now. The first time I had 100 accents put in and they fell out in a week and cost me 800.00$. The stylists said she would redo my hair for free than charged me 800.00$ again because she put in 240 accents.I spent 1600.00$ and my hair still looks terrible!! It looks stringy and uneven and half the extensions have fallen out. I am going for a consultation tomorrow with a new stylist that says he has been doing extensions for 18 years. How do I know if he is a good extension stylist and he will do a great job. The best my hair has ever looked is when I glued hair extensions in myself, although it really took a toll on my hair. Any advice for me finding a great extensionist in Sarasota,Fl???
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I am going for a consultation tomorrow with a new stylist that says he has been doing extensions for 18 years. How do I know if he is a good extension stylist and he will do a great job. The best my hair has ever looked is when I glued hair extensions in myself, although it really took a toll on my hair. Any advice for me finding a great extensionist in Sarasota,Fl???
Thank you
