Should I get/try extensions?(male)

Well for anyone that has seen my other posts you know that I'm going for the kind of sceneish/emoish hair not going past jawline and my hair right now is pretty much into my eyes, it is fully when I straighten it. My friend mentioned ot me instead of waiting forever to grow it out that long, why not try extensions? I had not given this a thought at all before he mentioned that and then I was like hmm no I don't think so. But, then I was talking to my friend and he was like oh I forgot to tell you I got extensions in my hair!! Look at these pictures!! It looked fabulous, it was pretty much amazing I have to say. I'll show you a picture of it here if you want to see what I would want probably it to look like or similar, maybe not as long I'm not sure. The main question I had was could I get short extensions? Because I know a lot of you women on here want it really really long so that is why you get extensions, do they come in shorter lengths? That is the question I mostly had. And then the second was where would I find a place that does it near me? I live in some little town outside of Boston, MA like a half hour away. We have nice salons around here, such as Marc Harris' salon which gets best salon in MA award yearly. But, I don't think they do extensions. Anyways, I am jsut hoping to get some more information on it, before I get completely sold with the idea. here is the picture by the way:
I think that is the longest I would go, and even that is kind of stretching it for me, well actually it is my mom that would be stretching haha. Thanks a lot girls, I appreciate it =]

Absolutely...you can get shorter extensions!! I dont know off hand of the salons in your area, but Im sure some of the other gals my chime in with some suggestions! Welcome to th board DJ...be careful, extensions are addictive!

Edited by sherrie215

DJ..if you have someone that can help you install the extensions, there are some very easy methods a DIYer can do. Then you could just go to a stylist that is experienced with cutting extensions for the cut/style!

You could check a few local salons that do extensions. That hairstyle probably wouldnt require alot of extension hair to be added, and also depending how much hair you already have it may not be that expensive.

I used hair extensions with shrinkies to make my pixie cut into a bob.  This was my hair with the extensions (pardon the top of my head cut off):



and this was without them, so you can see just how short it was:


(weird concentrating face)

It actually worked really well.  I could still ruffle up the back while I had hair in front.  Anyway, my hair continues to grow out just fine.

IMO, you'd do best finding the shortest extension hair you can (like 8"-10") because that way you'll save a ton of money.  In fact ... I actually have an untouched package of Premium Too 8" wefted hair in black (the stuff from Doc Locs) leftover from that hairstyle, if you're interested ... it only cost me $7 and I used barely a quarter of the second pack :)  

Wow that looks amazinggg =] Can you show me where you got them and possibly the guide you used?? Thanks it looks really amazing!

Yeah, DIY is also good for putting in colors without bleaching and
damaging. It's great.

With my extensions, I just wanted a few inches off the length so I just
went to whatever was open when I got out of work (it was like a super
cuts or something) and just told them that I had extensions, and what I
wanted cut. She was really good, and I don't think she had ever cut hair
with extensions before. So where you go normally would prob be fine, the
hair dresser just has to be a little more cautious!

Goodluck, like sherrie said becareful! They are fun and addicting!!!

I'm not sure if I know the DIY method, could someone please fill me in on what it is please? And I was looking/investigating shrinkies, and they look to be of good holding, but it looks like it requires precision and qute some time to do. Moffpoff you look amazing with your hair like that! Its amazing! Where do you find this protac tape and how do I use it? By the way, I'm looking to be able to flat iron and use a lot of products in the extensions, so I'll need something that holds really well and won't get in the way of that. I'm also looking for long male sides, not female sides, where you know it just happens to come down from the top of their head and go over the side of the face, I mean like from the side burn area that I'm growing out. To give you an idea of what I mean, this picture( which I apologize for the provokativeness, Andy is quite the character haha just excuse it =/):
Haha sorry about him having no shirt on and stuff =/ But basically I'm looking to do this with my extensions or the previous picture, so I jsut want to make sure I can do this fairly easily and make it look like this using a lot of products/ flat ironing/straightening them. Thanks for all your help, trust me its really appreciated =] I'm still just a little skeptical for some reason =/

Protac is super easy to use. Theres a demo here:
http://www.shrinkies.net/protacdemo.htm
Just make sure your hair is squeaky clean before you put it in. I use a pre-
bonding shampoo, other people seem to be able to get away with just an
ordinary clarifying shampoo, and dont wash your hair for 2 days
afterwards to allow the glue time to cure ( v. important) and keep
conditioner well away from the tape or youll be sorry!
You say your gf is good with hair so I'm sure she can more than handle
this. If I was you, I'd get some tape and some cheap bss hair and do a trial
run to make sure you get your placement right and to see how you want
to cut it etc since its your first try, and then invest in some better quality
hair after you get it down.
Imo though, for short styles like that I've always been able to get away
with using pretty cheap hair because tangling isnt such a concern. I like
Outre for my shorter styles which I always tend to rat up and overstyle
anyway so I dont really care if the hair gets a bit rough.
You can get pro-tac from www.shrinkies.net, I cut mine in half
lengthways and it doesnt show at all.

Very well put Dunebug!

Thank You D.J!:) btw I love that picture! and trust me i if i can do my own extensions, anyone can!^_^   Cheap B.B.S hair is perfect for me:D, cause i like my hair a bit messy and ratty xD