Recieved my FreeTress synthetic today!

I finally got it! I ordered the freetress futura from http://store.goldenmartbeautysupply.com/yhst-2519492840586/frfun.html
It is very soft and silky. But the color is way too light for me right now. I just redid my extensions yesterday...and went a little darker! I normally wear color#613. What I put in is #22. But this set is only temporary.

Anyway, the package says it is yaki texture, but its the softest silkiest yaki Ive ever seen. I think it would blend beautifully. I did some experimenting with curling, since this hair claims that it can be curled with regular irons, etc...I curled it with a regular curling iron on hot and it took curl quite well. A little looser than how human hair curls. I think you would want a smaller barrel with synthetic then what you'd use on human. It curled really well and the ends look fine...but I think I would be concerned about the ends drying out, but I also did not trim the ends to a blunt cut. The hair is kinda layered, which was different. To look at it you would never see it. The hair is long and thick. But when I wrapped the strands around the iron, the shorter hairs were more visible. Like I said, to look at it you cannot tell it, but this hair does have a light 'layering' to it. Which is actually perfect for me. I lightly layer mine, to blend better. You dont see the layers when I wear it straight, but when its curled it gives me a fuller look.
So after I curled the hair, I washed out the curls and let them airdry and the curls stayed. The curls actually looked prettier after I washed them , the hair fluffed up more and the hair looks more real.

I havent tried blowdrying the hair yet. I am eager to do some more experimenting with this hair. And maybe Ill get at least a few strands onto my haed to test out.

Its actually difficult to describe this texture. At sight and light touch it seems silkier than the prostyles. But if you rub the strands in your fingers you can feel a slight coarsness to it. It is defintely less tangle-y than prostyles. I notice with movement and playing with the hair the prostyles gets a little tangl-y on the ends(nothing major, it combs right out with your fingers) but this freetress stays more separated.

I have played with the curls that I washed and run my fingers through the curls over and over and the curls are holding. I am impressed with the curls!
I will see if I can get some pictures up in the next couple days. My daughter has a digital camera. My web cam is crap!

Em the freetress is pretty silky too. I was shocked to see how soft and silky it was. When it was still in the package and I seen that it said yaki I thought 'oh no'. then when I took it out I was surprised to feel how soft it was. And it doesnt 'look yaki'. This #613 is a very pale light blonde. Definitely more platinum than my own. I would have to put a toner on my own hair to get it to blend.

Jenny re-bm me! I lost your message! LOL

I got the pictures up. This is the freetress that I curled then washed the curls and let them airdry. I have fingercombed these alot to see if the curl would come out.

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Edited by sherrie215

Wow, gorgeous hair and I love the color too. It looks like it took a curl way better than the Futura I got from Sally's.

Looks awesome huh! But Im not gonna get to excited yet. I plan on doing some more experimenting, maybe some test strands actually on my head. I still think for $15 it wont hold up for long.....

This is for Sherie,  sorry I am new and butting into this conversation very late, but I am trying to find some good synthetic, and wonder how long the installs you have had in the past have lasted in terms of weeks.  Also my curling iron has diffent heat settings, but from 1-10.  Could the hair you used stand a very hot iron?   I have posted today about this pro 10 - http://lfhair.com/xcart/customer/home.php?cat=781&XCARTS ESSID=41bcd67c584ffe23297277b0f39a3533

also claiming to be able to withstand heat.  My search for tangle free hair is becoming obsessive, and I tried a regualr brand of synth. hair which was yaki and looked great for around 4 days then the ends became thick with frizz.  How is the heat resistant stuff with frizz.  Sorry for all the questions, but as Kalica said in another thread, to avoid the pitfalls of a bad batches of human hair, this is the best option. 

Thank you Sherrie for your reply.  I have read some stuff on here regarding synthetic, and I was unaware that some synth. hair could handle heat from curling irons itc.  I am getting fed up with bad quality human, so I am researching into synthetic, it seems to have been good to you so I may try wawa.   One other thing though, I don't usually buy more than 14" and even then I cut that, so it usually rests around 3-4 inches past my shoulder blades at the back.  When you cut synthtic the ends can look far too blunt, do you know any tricks on that

Thank you

 

The main thing though Sherie, does it tangle or frizz from rubbing your clothing?   and should I get at least 6 weeks from it?

Sorry more questions being fired again.

Edited by remilover