Is 613 the lightest human hair color?

Hi!

I am new to the forum, but have been reading through the posts on this board, for what seems like hours!

My twin sister and I wear extensions. We we born with lovely DARK brown hair, but we love being platinum blonde. My sister has a couple rows of wefts and fusion extensions (22") installed by a 20 yr extension veteran. Her extension hair is absolutely gorgeous and the right color (seems lighter than any 613 I've seen), but the extensionist won't tell her where the hair comes from. I guess if you have something REALLY, REALLY good you tend to guard it, right?! He says it is European hair, I think specifically Italian. Is there a secret supplier of the best hair in the world that I should know about? I think I have quite possibly every extension supply website bookmarked by now.

I have been wearing what I have come to realize are very cheap extensions. I started with Raquel Welch clip-in extensions (wore them for about 6 months straight, then had to throw them out-matted and tangled ALL THE TIME), then went to Sepia clip-in extensions purchased from www.hairandextensions.com (wore them for sometime only 2 days before they tangled and matted up). I always order 613, but I'm not sure if there is a distributor of good quality human hair in a lighter shade. My hair is maybe 1 shade lighter than 613. I am hoping to take the plunge and go for a couple rows of wefts and fusion strands in front.

A few questions for you pretty blondes (or those in the know about the light colored extensions):

1. What is the lightest human hair color readily available for purchase on the internet? I am not really concerned with price...I really just want A++++++ grade light hair.

2. For weft installation, do you think hand-tied or machine wefts are noticably different in their relative bulkiness (I have always had machine-weft extensions)? I notice that most hand-tied wefts are cut into 10" weft sections....this seems really long to me...I think I would only need like 8" max. Does folding over the weft if it is too long make more sense than cutting it?

3. Does purchaing pre-tips save time or money vs. cutting hair off a weft? Don't you have to cut off all the old glue anyway off pre-tips? Are there re-usable pre-tips? Is Keratin the preferred bonding glue for fusion extensions?

4. I have seen the polls listed on this forum talking about the best human hair brands. I can't seem to locate any LUSH hair in pale blonde or 613 equivalent. Bohyme seems to be one of the brands that forum members have found to be of good quality, and they are one of the only brands I can find in 613. Am I missing any other good brands?

I have been wearing my clip-ins for 2 years....hoping to take the plunge this week with a more permanent application.

Any help is appreciated! Thank you!

Oh crap!!!

I saw platinum (lighter then 613) remy human hair the other day, some link from deep in google search, but I cant for the life of me remember where.

The color your looking for is either a 101 or 102, if that helps at all.

# 614 is a tad lighter and less yellow...I've read through posts here Boyhme can vary from batch to batch. amm did have platnum in her Lush line...though I'm not sure if there is any left. The Elite line on her page is the same as EP. It's definately worht checking out!

As far as fusion, I like this method and have yet to have problems with it. Pertipped hair is more expensive...however I find pretipping to be a horrible, messy, time consuming chore. Again, check out www.shinkies.net her prices on the Elite EZ fusion tips are fair and the hair is very good quality. I've only used the EZ plugs...(so I'm curious to hear any feedback)

Hope that helped!

ive seen lighter blonde hair it was almost white it was called platinum but i dont remember where and i dont know if it was good quality

613 is the lightest in most brands

hey sherrie im using the lush 613 and finding it to be a little more on the yellowy side then i expected.. do u think if i used the shimmer lights it would help give it a more white/platinum tone to it?

thanks

yea.. but they didnt have any left when  i ordered :(

The shimmer lights is definitely worth a try. It worked very well for the lady I used it on. It will definitely tone down the yellow-ness. The only thing Id be concerned about is the shrinkies turning purple (if you are using shrinkies) I remember a long time back there was a post with someone using the shimmmer lights and the shrinkies turned purple. Im not sure if all shrinkies are the same, but I think they were the shrinkies from Doc Locks.....Amms shrinkies werent around back then!

Try searching for #60. Most extension companies that carry 613 also carry 60 that is a "true" platinum. I on the other hand am a platinum who wants my hair more like the 613 golden blonde and having a hard time matching it. If anyone has a depositing color formula that will get me closer to this I'd love to hear it.

Thank you.

YESSS there is an extension in 808 and 909 hair that is lighter than 613... they have about 5 shades of blond I am personally lighter than a 613 and when ordering from 808 i get color 22. Its all blond its 613 but toned different example, people bleach there hair generally goal for 613 which is great but for those of us who tone with a ash and violet or a neutral end up with what i like to call a pearl platinum blond.

Now check this out http://visionhairextensions.com/clip-inhairextensions.aspx has 808, 909 however those two dont come in wefts so if your looking for clip ins they have those to and in a color 60 which is lighter than 613 imo. I have not tried the other brands they offer so for the colors they have i have no comment. With the ones i have tried those colors match perfect.

There are some other human hair extensions are lighter than 613. and 613 is very popular in this field.

Edited by Karen Shelton - July 17 2012 at 10:21pm