Plastikhaar vs, Dome

I have walnuss and weizen. They blend quite nicely, even though I was worried when I first pulled em out of the bag, and said NOOOOO! But, blending them subtly is actually quite pretty.

Really REALLY pretty!

edit: wanted to follow in syrens boot kissing, saras hair really is quite fab. I was shocked at how beautiful it is. My other half gave me the same response, "you mean, it isn't real?" but then again, long term wear is the real test, and PH seems to pass that too.

Yeah, but at $13 a bag, I'll get new hair every single installatiom cuz God knows I'll be sick of the colors after a month or two.
Did that come off as boot licking? I didn't mean it to! I'm just thrilled is all. Thrilled at the potential.
edit:I'll get these codes down one of these days.

Edited by Syren123

I don't think it's the camera, Jenny. It's just the nature of the beast. Even printed photographs aren't accurate enough as anyone who has ever been hornswoggled by the pictures on a haircolor box knows. And your pictures are great - they give an excellent overall impression of the huge range and color saturation of the PH hair.
I have 3 bags of PH just waiting for the right time: pfefferschwarz which is a dark, rich #2, mahaghoni which is a half shade lighter touched with red, and muskat, all in 28 mm, and sometimes I just take them out of the bag, drape them on a chair and just LOOK at them! I can't imagine such beautiful natural hair yet they look totally natural. When they came in the mail, I whipped one open and handed it to my bf and he said, "Is this someone's hair?" I told him it was mine now, and he said it was really beautiful...had NO CLUE it wasn't human hair. None.
If the quality of Dome isn't 10,000 times better, I can't imagine paying the price + shipping when PH is just so awesome. And as Jenny said, Sara is a delight to work with - she's responsive and helpful and as I said earlier, she had my order sent to me while she was in Japan and invoiced me when she got back - and she doesn't even know me except from here. She's a great gal, sells a great product at a reasonable price and offers great service. What more could a person ask for? Okay, maybe wefts for no additional charge.
You girls thinking about synth should pull the trigger and get both PH color rings. You will not be sorry.

Jenny, if you are really interested, you can look into Adobe photoshop, you can change the hue, the color depth, the saturation, the contrast, etc etc, until it looks right. Although I guess each monitor is different too, so I guess we are screwed in this aspect.

Edited by SqueezetheShaman

lol delin you sound like me. I was able to dye my hair to the exact color of the main color I got though, so no worries this time. But I totally need a color ring before the next order....

Yup. I've been wearing the PH 50mm and the Dome Classic for over a month now, and the quality is exactly the same as far as I can tell. Some of the strands I have are blended (Dome and PH within one strand), and others are just Dome or just PH, and you'd never know which were which. Both are slightly shiny when you get them, but the shine depends more on the color you get than the brand, imo, and the shine fades real quick. They respond to heat-styling and products the same; the only thing I'm not sure of is how well each one would melt down for heat-seals, so if you're doing those, there might be a difference, but for pinchbraids, shrinkies, extentubes, etc., they're almost identical, imo.

As far as price, Dome is about $28 a bag, while PH is about $13. Dome is a minimum of about $20 shipping per order, which is a hell of a lot to pay if you're ordering a few bags; delivery is quick, though. PH's shipping is much more reasonable, and they offer a few shipping options. Dome comes about 28 inches long, while PH is about 40. So, given all of those factors, it makes a lot more sense to order from PH, imo.

Also, PH has wefts as well as a lot of different curl patters, beyond their standard straight, 50mm, and 28mm, that you can special-order; Dome has no wefts and only offers the Classic and Wavy textures. The only reason I used Dome was because I thought PH didn't have a color I needed. Well, I just got my PH color rings today, and as it turns out, they do have the color I need, so once I finish up my Dome (I have a few more bags to go), I'll probably go 100% PH. Also, PH's customer service is second to none, so I love dealing with the company. That said, I've never had a problem with Dome; I'd just prefer to buy from PH.

One possible difference: The Dome Classic (which is comparable to the PH 50mm) is definitely a bit wavier when you get it, but the wave in these monofibers washes out rather quickly (also, they're not too different--I had both in my hair and they looked fine together). One assumes the same would hold true for the PH 28mm and the Dome Wavy. But again, the initial texture doesn't really last so you need to reset it, and at that point, it'll all be the same anyway.

PH has a zillion colors, but it's really hard to tell from their website. I really recommend getting a color ring or asking around before you order. The Dome site's colors are a bit more accurate onscreen, but they don't have nearly as many (all the blends thy order are Prolin, which is a total rip-off, since you only get 1/4 of the hair for the price of a bag of standard monofiber).

But even with all the PH colors, which are many, you may need to blend a few to get a perfect match.

:) 

 

PS--You might want to ask Rae and Mer, too; they've both worn PH and Dome together, I think.

Edited by Jenny_RR

I really love everything about the Plastikhaar except for the colors I chose.  They are lovely in and of themselves, but don't match my own hair at all. (my own fault).

Yes, a color-ring would be mandatory, but I was too impatient and didn't want to wait for that to ship from Sweden and then order the hair and wait for that shipment.  It was hard to determine from the computerized image swatches and the names what I was actually getting.  The Dome website has a more English language-friendly ordering process ...ie light brown vs. dinkel.  If someone has tried both, I was curious what the comparison was.  Is there a brand comparable in the US?