Suggestions on Hair Extensions

Hi, and welcome!

What's best for you really depends on several factors, including your real hair (fine/coarse, thin/thick, straight/wavy/curly, color-treated, damaged, healthy, short/medium/long, etc.), and the look you want to achieve.

If you can provide photos of your hair currently and how you would like it to look, that would be helpful--if not actual photos of you, then Internet screengrabs that look similar to your hair now and the hair you want.

In addition, how much do you want to spend? Do you want to do it yourself or get it done at a salon? What are your top priorities--versatility, security, length, thickness, no damage, etc.?

I would recommend that you begin by reading these threads, which will give you a basic overview of the various methods used as well as related links:
http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/viewthread.asp?forum=AMB_AP934431446&id=2549
http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/viewthread.asp?forum=AMB_AP934431446&id=2633

I've had Hairlocs, microrings, and extendtubes (the last two are basically the same thing, but different manufacturers), and I would really NOT recommend Hairlocs. There are tons of threads here that outline the problems many women have had with them. Of the loc-ing/linking options, extentubes (from hairpiece.com) are the best chioce, imo.

That said, there are many other methods that may be worth exploring, too.

Good luck! :)

Well, pretipped hair doesn't have the best reputation, unfortunately. You'll get better quality if you buy in bulk or weft, then tip your own. You'll also have more flexibility in terms of textures, lengths, and even colors.

If you want an Angelina Jolie look, I assume you want quite long hair with a loose wave. Straight off the bat, you should know that getting a good wave with human hair is hard! (Ironically, getting stick-straight human hair is also hard.) Amm has had some success with Glamourhair and a few other wavy brands, I think, and Rose and she are in the process of ordering Bliss, but the jury's still out on that.

The problem is, with human hair, the waves aren't generally those loose big-barrell waves--the hair may look like that when it's new, but after washing it usually looks more like an S-wave, which is fine if that's what you want.

If you're interested in synth, I would definitely recommend PlastikHaar or Dome.

As far as the Tube-x, I've never used them and they were only just introduced a few months ago, if that. So I'm not sure if you'll be able to find anyone who has used them. The best shrink option at this point looks like Doc's shrinkies, applied with Doc's heat wand, Liquid Gold, and standard drugstore nail glue.

Good luck! :)

Yeah, I've heard of Ultratress, too. To my knowledge, they're fairly standard miniwefts; I'm not sure how the price compares with other comparable products. :)