QuoteReplyTopic: hair extension advice needed please! Posted: June 19 2007 at 5:42am
I had hair extensions installed in march this year and loved them! My hair is curly naturally and very frizzy! My hair is healthy but just naturally very big and frizzy. I had curly extensions installed in March and with the use of products I managed to blend the extensions well with my natural hair. However now the summer is here and its very humid my own hair is a nightmare!! Its so frizzy and really not blending with the extensions, the humidy is making it rise.
Someone suggested that I have a weave done. I believe this is the main extension method used on afro hair. My hair is very simiilar to afro hair to the point where i normally hair it cut and treated in an afro salon.
Can anyone advise me if hair weave is a good method of extensions? I believe my own hair would be plaited and hidden and the new hair sewn in on the weft. Im a big worried that it would look a bit unnatural with my hair plaited to my scalp as my hair is very big.
ANy advice would be really appreciated. I know if i ask in my local salon they would probably say yes to get my business!
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Weaves, which are also called sew-ins, can be done on all hair types. its been getting very popular lately on these forums as well.
There are two types, a full or a partial. A full sew-in weave means you're entire head of hair is plaited or braided down in cornrows that lay flat on your head, then the extensions are sew-in into those braids to give the apperence as a full head of hair. This is done more often in the black/african american community. It sounds like this is what has been suggested to you, and considering your concern with heat and frizz (Which I totally understand I have pretty curly hair myself) might be a good option. Any type of hair can be sewn-in, straight, wavy, curly, whichever you desire which is a good benefit.
Since it is corn-rowed down, a good braider would be able to create a pattern that would not have it look unnatural. Big hair is primarily volume, not always thickness so it wouldn't pose a problem for either a full weave or a partial.
A partial sew-in is primarily done to create length, a track is cornrowed across the scalp and a weft is sew-in to that track.
Looks like BubbyWabbit has it all covered.. I want to add that I too have VERY thick hair, and once it's all braided up it is not bulky at all.. You will be fine on that score.. I'm a stickler for making sure that my weave looks natural, and a good stylist can help you acheive this..
The thing you have to decide if you are doing a full weave is whether or not you will be leaving out some of your own hair on top to blend or if you will use one of the many techniques available to close off the top of the weave..
Do you have a stylist in mind yet??
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