Some recent <<pictures>> of my hair

not a problem Kristin, the Aleenes Stop Fraying is actually a product used for fabric, and you can find it in any fabric store, craft store or anywhere that you can buy sewing or craft supplies. Its a glue that is similar in consistancy to Elmers glue. You work in samll sections applying the glue and using an orange stick to push the glue into the weft, let it dry flip the weft over and do both sides. If you push the glue into the weft you get a good seal. The Aleenes dries in about an hour, but it takes 5 days to cure before you should get it wet. The wefts will dry flexible, unlike some other adhesives that dry stiff.

actually there is a product that EP uses to seal there wefts that they keep top secret. The hair manufacturers may know what it is.

yes I believe so, I use machine wefts and sealing wefts is a relatively new DIYer task that I learned from Divavocals. I dont have much experience with handtied wefts, so maybe Divavocals will better advise on that question. Or i will ask her and give you the answer.

msfitns72 wrote: Wow...that really does look awesome! I just had my D-Lux installed ( 22 inch) last week with the pinchbraid method...so I can say that I do not get ANY shedding with that method. I love my pinchbraids.... However, I am not used to straight hair at all...and I hate the way it looks without curling it. I read somewhere that this hair is somewhat wavy when it dries...but not my batch, at least-- It is surely straight! My own hair is shoulder length and fine/wavy...so my layers seem to poke through when this hair isnt curled. I am the lead singer in a band so when I curl it, it doesnt last through the end of the night with the hot lights and me sweating bullets. I am trying to figure a way to make the curl last...any suggestions at all? I curl it with a tourmaline curling iron and it looks lovely as long as I don't get on that damn stage! Would hot rollers hold longer? Maybe a setting lotion will help?

Hey M, I'm also a lead singer and wore the straight hair on stage as well though my own is a bit wavy. True, it's just us: everyone else thinks it's totally invisible . However when I washed it it got tiny little waves and it made it look a bit more ROCK AND ROLL!! I'll post some pics of it later on. Yes the sweat is incredible, but don't we look good??!! LOL

Believe me it looks gooooood so don't worry about it...

Thanks Frenchie

can you get an idea with a color ring?

I have straight hair that gets curly w/ humidity, but it doesn't look nice.

Darling Niikki-- I really think you should go with bodywave....mostly because you will be onstage, like myself, alot. I'm telling ya girl....this hair holds curl really well...but NOT when you are flinging it around and sweating profusely. It goes right back to being straight. I think alot of it must be the humidity. I am in NC....so that may be why it won't hold long. I curled it yesterday, went jogging late afternoon and every curl was GONE. Don't get me wrong-- the hair is nice....it's just pretty straight and if your hair has a bit of body ( yours sounds identical to mine-- straight on top...gets wavy on the ends) then go for the bodywave hair girlfriend. You will be curling this hair constantly. I personally like "get up and go" hair. Most bodywave hair also drops some of the wave after it's been washed several times so you still have the "body" in it....but it won't be too curly. Also -- another thing to factor in is the origin of the hair. I have realized that Indian/Italian hair "processed" as silky sraight will generally have some wave to it still. But if it's Asian ( D-Lux hair is)....silky straight is pretty straight and coarse. The good thing is that Asian hair is pretty durable to abuse ( heat styling) because of it's texture so it should last quite awhile.

Maybe I should have been more patient with my last install. It was Indian remy bodywave... maybe I should have it longer. I keep hearing all this good stuff about Bohyme and d-lux, though. They say it's real soft and stuff....
But your advice sounds good...

So, what kind of music are you into?

Last time I bought Indian Remy on the net. When it arrived it was all soft. They put oil on it for safe travelling. After I gave it a wash it became a bit "jumpy", you know, like the hairs all sort of separated and didn't form a wavy togetherness. Don't get me wrong: it looked quite beautiful, but a bit boring.
Their colors are all dark. I still have a lot of it left- the install that I did came out too easy: my fault and I've learned . There just wasn't enough glue on the tips. I pre tipped them myself, but not enough. Luckily I managed to save almost all of them, so I can use them again.

I had no idea that d-lux is Asian hair. Everybody seems to love Bohyme though... . I'd love to try it.
Do Wagman Primus have a website?

Hey Nikkie, Msfitnes is right the Body wave does fall after it's washed a couple times (I don't know of any body wave that doesn't). If you want something between the pictured Bodywave and the straight hair you would like the Bodywave after it's been washed.